Top 4 Takeaways: Governor Newsom’s Proposals to Build More, Faster Heard in the Legislature
SACRAMENTO – This week, Governor Gavin Newsom’s ambitious infrastructure permitting and project review reforms to build California’s climate resilient future were heard by both the Assembly and Senate. The Administration made a clear case: without reforms, California will risk funding for critical infrastructure like safe drinking water and clean energy. Here’s U.S. Secretary of Energy […]
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Arkansas’s first cancer surgery center unveiled by CARTI, offering advanced technology
LITTLE ROCK (KATV) — Medical professionals, community members, and elected officials joined CARTI on Friday for the unveiling of the state’s first cancer surgery center. The 57 thousand-square-foot facility includes 6 large operating rooms, 14 pre-op and post-op rooms, 12 recovery rooms, and eight private overnight rooms. The CARTI Surgery Center also features an interventional […]
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Governor Newsom Announces Appointments 6.9.23
SACRAMENTO – Governor Gavin Newsom today announced the following appointments: Edward Swenson, of Palo Alto, has been appointed Chief Deputy Director at the California Department of Motor Vehicles, where he has served as Assistant Chief Deputy Director since 2021. Swenson held several positions at Cisco between 1991 and 2021, including Senior Director of Service Logistics […]
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Chillicothe City Council, Chillicothe – Livingston County 911 Advisory Board, and Chillicothe Municipal Airport Advisory Board to meet on June 12th and 13th | #citycouncil
The Chillicothe City Council, Chillicothe/Livingston County 911 Advisory Board, and Chillicothe Municipal Airport Advisory Board will meet next week. The meetings will be at the Chillicothe City Hall. The city council will consider an ordinance on June 12th at 5:30 to accept the results of the special run-off election on June 6th and declare a […]
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Miami Mayor Francis Suarez addresses potential Presidential bid, ethics investigation – NBC 6 South Florida
The rumblings have been heard for months – of Miami Mayor Francis Suarez considering a run for the White House. The decision day is quickly approaching. As I said, I went from considering it to strongly considering it,” he said in a one-on-one interview with NBC6 anchor Jackie Nespral. “We’re considering it, and you know […]
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Supreme Court Rules in Favor of Black Alabama Voters in Unexpected Defense of Voting Rights Act | #elections | #alabama
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court on Thursday issued a surprising 5-4 ruling in favor of Black voters in a congressional redistricting case from Alabama, with two conservative justices joining liberals in rejecting a Republican-led effort to weaken a landmark voting rights law. Chief Justice John Roberts and Justice Brett Kavanaugh aligned with the court’s liberals in affirming a lower-court […]
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California aims to follow New York in saving public transit – NBC Bay Area
Sadaf Zahoor has bucked California’s car culture by never owning one, yet she and other residents who rely on public transit worry its bleak financial outlook could soon leave them standing at empty train stations and bus stops. The agencies running the public transit systems, particularly in San Francisco and Oakland, where Zahoor lives, have […]
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Arkansas Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders responds to indictment of former President Donald Trump
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. – Arkansas Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders responded quickly to the news of her former boss, President Donald Trump, being named in an indictment. On Thursday night, Sanders posted to Twitter her take on the federal felony indictment of Trump, saying the Biden administration was weaponizing the Department of Justice to influence the […]
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Fact-checking DeSantis’ claims about immigrant benefits in California
While in Sierra Vista, Arizona, the 2024 presidential candidate held a roundtable discussion with sheriffs during which he shied away from discussing the flights but said it’s clear why California would appeal to people in the U.S. illegally. “A place like California, they give benefits. They give unemployment checks,” DeSantis said. “They do all that. […]
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City council president proposes new ordinance amid battle between Golfair community, liquor store | #citycouncil
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – A new proposed ordinance could change who decides where exceptions for liquor stores can be allowed after a long-standing battle between a community that is upset by the idea of a new liquor store being built in their neighborhood. People who live in the Golfair area of Jacksonville have met with city […]
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