Arkansas wagering sets a new record in September
A lot of folks in Arkansas are putting their chips in on the wide variety of sports betting, with wagers totaling a record $21.18 million in September, well above the previous record of $12.6 million in June, according to the Arkansas Department of Finance and Administration (DFA). Sports wagers may be placed at the state’s […]
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GR City Council to Consider Second Reading of Human Trafficking Ordinance | #citycouncil
GREEN RIVER — The Green River City Council approved the first reading of an ordinance amendment at its last meeting that addresses loopholes in the current state statues regarding human trafficking and prostitution. The Council will now consider approval of a the second reading of the ordinance. City Administrator Reed Clevenger said the issue with […]
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Mayor seeks to boost controversial project in Queens
Mayor Eric Adams was in an industrial pocket of Astoria on Monday. It falls within the footprint of the Innovation QNS project, a mammoth, $2 billion mixed-use development proposed for the area. What You Need To Know On Monday, Mayor Eric Adams toured the proposed site of the Innovation QNS project with community leaders who […]
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When is the time change in California?
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (KTXL) — It’s about that time to turn your clocks back an hour. Daylight savings time officially ends at 2 a.m. local time on Sunday, Nov. 6, and it will return at 2 a.m. Sunday, March 12, 2023. States that observe daylight savings lose an hour, making the day 25 hours and causing […]
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Katie Britt hammers Biden on ‘failed leadership’ in Madison campaign speech | #republicans | #Alabama | #GOP
The “Mama on a Mission” had lunch at a campaign rally in Madison on Monday and planned to work the concession stand at a middle school basketball game in Montgomery on Monday night. And, in eight days, Katie Britt is expected to be elected Alabama’s next U.S. senator. Related: Katie Britt: GOP will enjoy ‘year […]
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Ohio seeks to become the latest state to ban noncitizen voting | #elections | #alabama
COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Republicans in Ohio are promoting a measure on the Nov. 8 ballot that would prohibit noncitizens from voting in local elections, fighting back at what they see as a push for such access in liberal enclaves such as San Francisco and New York City. It would make Ohio the seventh state […]
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Border Patrol agents in California encounter ‘heavily armed’ suspected human smugglers
U.S. Border Patrol agents in California recently encountered a group of suspected illegal immigrants, including four who were “heavily armed,” officials say. On Oct. 25, agents were conducting routine patrol operations deep in the San Ysidro Mountains, about a stone’s throw from the U.S.-Mexico border in California. Just before 5 p.m., agents encountered four individuals […]
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Opponents of Arkansas ballot measure fear it will lead to full-time Legislature | Arkansas
(The Center Square) – An opponent of a ballot measure that would give the lawmakers the power to call for a special session said he thinks it is a step toward a full-time Legislature. Currently, the law only allows the governor to call for a special session and the governor sets the agenda. The resolution, sponsored […]
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Michael Tavoliero: Murkowski, queen of lies, promised to repeal Obamacare, then pulled a fast one on voters | #alaska | #politics
By MICHAEL TAVOLIERO Historically, voters may want to reflect on Murkowski’s actions and not the words of her current or earlier campaign rhetoric. Let’s review her history of what she said, and then what she did, leading up to her vote to not repeal Obamacare, the Affordable Care Act. During the 2010 U.S. Senate race, Sen. Lisa […]
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A stronger California heat stress rule could guide federal efforts: report | 2022-10-31
Washington — Enhancing California’s workplace heat standard could better protect workers in the state and guide current federal rulemaking on heat stress prevention, a new report from the Natural Resources Defense Council suggests. To assess the implementation of California’s 17-year-old heat stress rule, researchers analyzed nearly 500 fatal or catastrophic heat-related incidents from 2005 to […]
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