Biden swipes at MAGA Republicans over firefighter, conservation jobs | #alaska | #politics
WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden on Thursday said “extreme MAGA Republicans” are holding the U.S. economy “hostage” in the debt ceiling standoff and threatening environmental spending in exchange for lifting the ceiling on the nation’s debt. Speaking in the White House Rose Garden, Biden bemoaned “a time when some of the nation’s most dedicated conservationists […]
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Ousted Chicago City Council Finance Committee Chair Says He’s ‘Disappointed’ | Chicago News | #citycouncil
The ousted chair of Chicago City Council’s powerful Finance Committee is speaking out. Ald. Scott Waguespack (32nd Ward) was an early supporter of Mayor Lori Lightfoot in 2019 and got the coveted position to lead the committee, taking over from then-indicted Ald. Ed Burke (14th Ward). Burke had helmed the post for more than 30 […]
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Supreme Court Upholds California Law on Humane Treatment of Pigs
The Supreme Court on Thursday upheld a California law that sought to address cruelty to animals, saying the state could require pork sold there but produced elsewhere to come from breeding pigs housed in spaces that allow them to move around freely. The decision was badly fractured and featured competing rationales, but the basic vote […]
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Mayor Nicholls holds press conference ahead of Title 42 ending
UPDATE (3:45 PM): Mayor Nicholls has released the letter directed to President Biden to issue a Federal Emergency Declaration. UPDATE (3:31 PM): Mayor Nicholls mentioned Border Patrol will begin releasing migrants into sections of Yuma starting Friday morning. Releases will not be in neighborhoods, but in commercial areas where migrants will be able to get […]
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Bans on Transition Care for Young People Spread Across U.S. | #republicans | #Alabama | #GOP
Ten states in the past three months have passed laws prohibiting what is known as gender-affirming care for young people, in a rapid effort by Republican lawmakers across the country. The laws ban or significantly limit the use of puberty blockers, cross-sex hormones and transition surgery for people under 18. Last week, Indiana and Idaho […]
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Tuberville appears to defend white nationalists in the military | #elections | #alabama
When it comes to Sen. Tommy Tuberville’s troubled political career, some of the most serious controversies surrounding the Alabama Republican involve things he’s done: The GOP senator’s first vote on Capitol Hill, for example, was to reject the results of the 2020 presidential election. More recently, Tuberville’s blockade against U.S. military promotions has drawn bipartisan […]
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Central Arkansas mayors, US Postal Service come together to Stamp Out Hunger this weekend
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. – Officials from Little Rock and North Little Rock are coming together along with the Arkansas Foodbank for the annual Stamp Out Hunger Food Drive this weekend. Little Rock Mayor Frank Scott Jr. and North Little Rock Mayor Terry Hartwick met with officials from the food bank, the National Association of Letter […]
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Governor Newsom Announces New Flood Investment Proposals
WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW: Governor Newsom’s revised budget proposes another $290 million to support flood response and projects to protect communities from future floods, on top of the Governor’s $202 million proposed in January – a total of $492 million. Governor Newsom also announced that the state is providing funding to raise a levee […]
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Environmental group sues to block oil wells near California homes
Comment on this storyComment SACRAMENTO, Calif. — An environmental group sued Thursday to block nearly two dozen new permits for oil and gas wells in California, arguing Gov. Gavin Newsom’s administration did not properly consider how the drilling would affect the environment. A lawsuit filed by the Center for Biological Diversity says the California Geologic […]
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Philly prison escape prompts City Council call for hearings | #citycouncil
Philadelphia City Councilmember Sharon Vaughn introduced a resolution calling for hearings on the city’s correctional system after two men escaped from the Philadelphia Industrial Correctional Center Sunday night. Their disappearance wasn’t discovered until Monday afternoon. Vaughn called the incident “predictable,” adding, “These men passed two unmanned security posts and left through a hole in the […]
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