California university shuts down historic railroad for good
After burning to the ground in the 2020 CZU Lightning Complex wildfire, attempts to restore a historic railroad in Santa Cruz County have failed — and it will be shuttered for good. The decision, made by Cal Poly, has been met with anger and frustration by a group of volunteers who have been fighting to […]
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Arkansas Supreme Court Blocks Regulators from Revoking Medical Cannabis Cultivation License
DENVER, Dec. 5, 2022 /CNW/ – PRESS RELEASE – Schwazze, a vertically integrated, multi-state operating cannabis company with assets in Colorado and New Mexico, announces the grand opening of its adult-use dispensary, R.Greenleaf, located in Los Lunas, N.M. The new store, located at 2245 Main Street in Los Lunas, officially opened its doors for business […]
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California’s Life Sciences Industry Generates $376B Per Year: Report – Commercial Observer
Money is flowing in and out of the life sciences facilities expanding throughout California. The state’s lab and biotech industries provide 435,693 jobs that generate $376 billion in total economic output, according to a new report from Biocom California, an association representing life sciences companies and research institutions. Joe Panetta, the association’s president and CEO, […]
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Budget and parking ordinance on Wilkes-Barre City Council work session agenda | #citycouncil
WILKES-BARRE — At its upcoming work session, City Council will give Mayor George Brown’s $53.2 million balanced budget a final look before voting on it Thursday. The budget that does not contain a property tax increase is included in the agenda for the work session scheduled to begin at 6 p.m. Tuesday in Council’s chambers […]
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New Haven Mayor Justin Elicker Runs for Re-Election – NBC Connecticut
Current New Haven Mayor Justin Elicker announced Monday that he’s running for re-election. During the announcement, Elicker highlighted his administration’s work to improve access to affordable housing and their efforts to open more youth and community centers. “I can’t express how excited I am to run for another term. If you look at what’s going […]
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DA’s office moves to dismiss sex abuse charge against former Alabama lawmaker | #republicans | #Alabama | #GOP
MONTGOMERY, Ala. (WSFA) – The Montgomery County District Attorney’s Office has filed a motion to have Perry Hooper Jr.’s sex abuse charge dismissed. Monday’s filing comes two weeks after the former Republican state representative was indicted for first-degree sexual abuse. Since then, the alleged victim has publicly called for the charge’s dismissal, saying the “turmoil […]
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Capitol Journal – December 2, 2022 | #elections | #alabama
December 4, 2022 • News, This week on Capitol Journal – A Montgomery farewell for Senator Richard Shelby who is retiring after more than 40 years in Congress. More leadership positions are getting filled in the Alabama House of Representatives. Karen Goldsmith reports on innovative education techniques in Talladega County that could be a model for […]
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Lawyer Michael Avenatti sentenced to 14 years in California fraud case
SANTA ANA, Calif. — Incarcerated lawyer Michael Avenatti was sentenced to 14 years in prison on Monday in Southern California and ordered to pay more than $10 million in restitution after admitting he cheated four of his clients out of millions of dollars. The sentence should run consecutively to the five years in prison he is currently […]
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Arkansas Governor Hutchinson breaks ground on a new facility at North Arkansas College
HARRISON, Ark. (KY3) – North Arkansas College (NAC) held a public ceremony to signify the groundbreaking of the new Center for Robotics & Manufacturing Innovation (CRMI). Governor Asa Hutchinson, one of the project’s lead supporters, was in attendance Monday as the featured speaker. “This is a culmination of what we dreamed of and what we […]
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AB 257: Fast food pushes to halt California wage law
Businesses and restaurant trade groups said Monday they have submitted enough voter signatures for a ballot measure to overturn a landmark California law that could raise fast food workers’ wages to $22 an hour — signatures that labor advocates allege were obtained fraudulently. The fast food industry coalition, called Save Local Restaurants, had until Dec. […]
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