Osseo City Council Votes to Increase Firefighter Pay | #citycouncil
4:55 PM | Friday, December 16, 2022 The Osseo City Council voted this week to increase pay for firefighters, addressing a concern some council members had about recruitment and retention efforts. Paid-on-call firefighters will see their pay increase to $17 per hour, a $2-per-hour increase over what was originally proposed. Council member Juliana Hultstrom began […]
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Mayor Ginther calls for bipartisan support for gun legislation, flavored tobacco ban
The mayor said the use of flavored tobacco among youth in the city is a crisis that is in desperate need of action. COLUMBUS, Ohio — Columbus Mayor Andrew Ginther said Friday that locals know best when it comes to implementing health and safety measures to protect the people of Columbus. “The state legislature really […]
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Jan. 6 panel could refer House members to Ethics Committee | #republicans | #Alabama | #GOP
Wiley Rein counsel Robert Walker, former chief counsel for the Ethics committees in both the House and Senate, said referring matters from the Jan. 6 select committee to the Ethics Committee would “test the dynamics” of a panel that typically operates by consensus. Most issues surrounding the investigation into the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on […]
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Energy & Environment — California cuts incentives for rooftop solar
California OK’ed plans to reduce incentives for rooftop solar installation. Meanwhile, the Energy Department announced it will buy back up to 3 million barrels of oil for the Strategic Petroleum Reserve. Plus: The Energy Department has vacated a decades-old decision surrounding “the father of the atomic bomb.” This is Overnight Energy & Environment, your […]
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Governor Asa Hutchinson’s Public Schedule: December 18 – December 24 : Arkansas Governor Asa Hutchinson
Press Releases « Go Back For Immediate Release 12.16.2022 Governor Asa Hutchinson’s Public Schedule: December 18 – December 24 LITTLE ROCK – The following is a list of public appearances by Governor Asa Hutchinson from Sunday, December 18, 2022, through Saturday, December 24, 2022: Sunday, December 18, 2022 MEET THE PRESSNBCCheck your local listings LITTLE ROCKChabad […]
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Judge to halt provision making challenges to California gun laws costlier
SAN DIEGO (AP) — A federal judge on Friday said he will block a provision in a new California law to take effect next year that gun advocates argued was designed to hinder anyone from challenging the state’s famously restrictive gun laws. U.S. District Judge Roger T. Benitez said he would issue the injunction requested […]
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Tampa City Council advances charter changes for voters | #citycouncil
TAMPA — Three proposed charter changes approved unanimously this week by City Council members look likely to be sent to Tampa voters in March. One charter amendment would limit Council members from serving more than four consecutive terms. Only one member, Charlie Miranda, who has held his seat since 2007, currently has served four terms. […]
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Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot tests positive for COVID-19 again
For the second time this year, Mayor Lori Lightfoot has tested positive for COVID-19. Lightfoot’s office announced her latest diagnosis Friday afternoon as coronavirus cases and hospitalizations rise once again across Illinois heading into winter, which officially arrives next week. “I am thankfully not experiencing symptoms, which I attribute to being vaccinated and fully boosted,” […]
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Youngkin joins GOP governors in banning TikTok on state devices, wireless networks | #republicans | #Alabama | #GOP
Virginia Gov. Glenn Youngkin (R) has become the latest in a series of Republican governors in banning TikTok on state government devices and wireless networks. Youngkin issued an executive order on Friday to ban applications owned by the Chinese internet companies ByteDance Limited or Tencent Holdings Limited — like TikTok and WeChat — on those […]
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San Diego judge to halt provision making California gun suits costlier
A federal judge on Friday said he will block a provision in a new California law to take effect next year that gun advocates argued was designed to hinder anyone from challenging the state’s famously restrictive gun laws. U.S. District Judge Roger T. Benitez said he would issue the injunction requested by gun clubs as […]
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