Day: September 9, 2022

Alabama

EXCLUSIVE: Pentagon Funded Former Chinese Government Employee, CCP Member’s Nuclear Warfare Research | #republicans | #Alabama | #GOP

The Department of Defense funded at least two former Chinese government employees — one of whom was also an undisclosed Chinese Communist Party member — through grants to conduct research on nuclear warfare, the Daily Caller News Foundation found.  The former Chinese government employees completed the DOD grants at the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace […]

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California

UPDATED 9/9/2022: Blue Shield of California Offers Assistance to Members Affected by Wildfires In California | Blue Shield of California

September 09, 2022 Updated Sept. 9, 2022 There are numerous fires underway throughout California. We are working hard to ensure the safety and care of all Blue Shield of California members during this difficult time. If you’re a Blue Shield of California member in one of these affected areas, you may be eligible for assistance. Here […]

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Alabama

The court case that could transform U.S. elections- POLITICO | #elections | #alabama

People line up to cast their in-person absentee ballots in South Carolina in 2020. | Michael Ciaglo/Getty Images INTERPRETIVE DANCE — One of the biggest cases on the Supreme Court’s docket next term is Moore v. Harper. At its core, it is yet another fight over North Carolina’s congressional maps. But this is one that […]

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California

California Politics: A sleeper bill on Newsom’s desk to keep an eye on

SACRAMENTO —  Thousands of bills pass through the California Legislature each year, a whirlwind of proposals that typically wind their way through committee hearings and debates on the Senate and Assembly floors. By the time the final night of legislative action arrives, reporters know which bills they are keeping an eye on to see whether they […]

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Alaska

Reporter’s Notebook: What Palin’s loss in Alaska means for November | #alaska | #politics

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Special elections in August for Alaska’s at-large House seat usually aren’t the best metric to help predict major, domestic political trends. Alaska is a massive state with a tiny voting population. Things impact Alaska differently than they do the rest of the U.S. When it comes to […]

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City Council

City Council Republicans turn hearing into anti-vaccine mandate circus | #citycouncil

A quartet of conservative City Council members turned a hearing on the municipal government’s soaring vacancy rates into an anti-vaccine mandate spectacle Friday amid buzz that Mayor Adams could be on the brink of peeling back some of New York’s remaining coronavirus restrictions. The hearing in the Council’s Civil Service and Labor Committee featured testimony […]

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Mayor

Woman who killed former mayor on highway will serve 244 day

Brenda Hafemann swerved over the fog line, hitting and killing former Lakeland Shores Mayor Randy Kopesky in November 2019. STILLWATER, Minnesota — A photo montage brought tears to the eyes of the friends and family of Randy Kopesky, who filled a Washington County courtroom to share the impact the death of the former Lakeland Shores […]

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California

California Secures Federal Assistance to Support Response to Mosquito Fire in El Dorado and Placer Counties

Published: Sep 09, 2022 SACRAMENTO – Governor Gavin Newsom today announced that California has secured a Fire Management Assistance Grant (FMAG) from the Federal Emergency Management Agency to help ensure the availability of vital resources to suppress the Mosquito Fire burning in El Dorado and Placer counties. Driven by temperatures in excess of 110 degrees, wind gusts […]

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Alabama

Column: Republican senators in a squeeze on same-sex marriage bill | #republicans | #Alabama | #GOP

“They said the same thing about Roe.” That was Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer’s response last week to the notion that a federal law protecting same-sex marriage isn’t needed. Some Republican senators have been grousing about the Respect for Marriage Act for weeks. “I don’t think that’s a pressing matter,” said Sen. Marco Rubio, R-Fla., […]

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California

California Governor Signs Landmark Legislation That Gives Bargaining Power to Nonunionized Fast-food Workers | McDermott Will & Emery

On September 5, 2022, California Governor Gavin Newsom signed landmark legislation aimed at further regulating the working conditions and wages of California’s fast- food workers. This bill has immediate impact on certain employers and franchisors doing business in the Golden State. Assembly Bill (AB) 257, also known as the Fast Food Accountability and Standards Recovery […]

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