California lawmakers kill plans to ban some offshore drilling
SACRAMENTO — Facing fierce opposition from California’s powerful oil industry and trade unions, legislation to close down operations on three offshore oil rigs off the Orange County coast failed Thursday to win passage in a state Senate committee, seven months after a major spill fouled the beaches and wetlands around Huntington Beach. Senate Bill 953 would […]
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Philly City Council passes resolution naming Joel Embiid MVP — “Most Valuable Philadelphian” – ProBasketballTalk | #citycouncil
Every week in City Council meetings across the nation, there are resolutions passed that fluctuate between honorary or celebratory and frivolous — congratulating a local business on its 25th anniversary, honoring the person that has run the women’s shelter for decades but is stepping down, giving someone a “key to the city,” or renaming a […]
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The Recorder – Greenfield City Council begins budget discussion, nixes raise for mayor
GREENFIELD — City Council began discussion Wednesday night on the proposed $58.3 million operating budget for fiscal year 2023, a figure that represents a $3.9 million or 7% increase over the current operating budget. While most budgets were approved as requested, City Council ultimately voted to reduce the total wages line item in the mayor’s […]
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Alabama’s gubernatorial candidate profiles: Dean Odle | #republicans | #Alabama | #GOP
MONTGOMERY, Ala. (WSFA) – Republican gubernatorial candidate Dean Odle has been a pastor for 35 years. He says his campaign is all about protecting freedoms. “There’s just a lot of things in our country where the federal government is now overreaching, and they are taking authority they don’t have, that the Constitution does not give […]
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Deadline to possibly keep California’s last nuclear plant alive is extended
Operators of the Diablo Canyon Power Plant, the last remaining nuclear facility in California, have more time if they want to apply for a portion of a $6 billion rescue program offered by the federal government. Applications for the Civil Nuclear Credit Program were originally due on Thursday but the U.S. Department of Energy has […]
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Alaska lawmakers pass budget package to end session | National Politics | #alaska | #politics
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By BECKY BOHRER – Associated Press JUNEAU, Alaska (AP) — The Alaska Legislature in the waning hours of a four-month session has approved a state spending package that would pay residents about $3,200 this year after a vote that would have boosted the payout to about $3,850 narrowly failed in the House. The approved amount […]
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States Led by California, Texas Spar Over Ending Lax Trump Auto Pollution Rules
Commuters navigate early morning traffic as they drive towards downtown in Los Angeles, California, U.S., July 22, 2019. REUTERS/Mike Blake/File Photo California and 19 other U.S. states and the District of Columbia on Thursday backed efforts by President Joe Biden to restore the most populous state’s ability to set its own strict tailpipe and zero-emission […]
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California gas prices break new state, US records, pass $6 per gallon
The average price of a gallon of gas has officially surpassed $6 for the first time in California — and U.S. — history. The Golden State set a new record Wednesday with an average per-gallon cost of $6.05, though the price climbed as high as $7 in remote Mono County, according to AAA. The national average, […]
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Airbnb operators urge Pittsburgh City Council to tweak legislation on short-term rentals | #citycouncil
Airbnb owners urged Pittsburgh City Council members Thursday to tweak proposed legislation that would regulate Airbnbs and other short-term rental properties. The legislation was introduced after two teenage boys were killed and eight others injured in a shooting at an Airbnb rental property in the city’s North Side early on Easter Sunday, though council members […]
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Mayor Adams Announces Confirmation of David Do as TLC Commissioner, Chair
May 19, 2022 NEW YORK – New York City Mayor Eric Adams today announced the confirmation of David Do by the New York City Council as commissioner and chair of the New York City Taxi and Limousine Commission (TLC), with no votes against his confirmation. “David Do understands that a strong taxi and for-hire industry […]
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