Iowa senators introduce bill to overturn California livestock welfare bill
Iowa’s Republican U.S. senators are continuing their campaign against a California farm animal welfare law, introducing a bill that would prohibit states from regulating agricultural products that come from outside the state. The bill, dubbed the Ending Agricultural Trade Suppression (EATS) Act, is aimed at California’s Proposition 12, a law regulating the conditions of livestock […]
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Ex-New York Mayor de Blasio ordered to pay nearly $500,000 for campaign security
June 15 (Reuters) – A New York ethics board on Thursday ordered former Mayor Bill de Blasio to pay a record $474,794 for using city funds for a security detail during his long-shot 2019 presidential campaign, finding that he violated conflict of interest laws. The city’s Conflicts of Interest Board said de Blasio had required […]
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More Sane 2024 Arkansas Football Slate Means 1 Thing for Expectations
photo credit: Nick Wenger / Arkansas Athletics BREAKING: Irrefutable evidence has proven that God not only exists, but it turns out she’s from Arkansas. Mark it down. For the first time in SEC history, conference decision-makers did NOT shove a red-hot poker up the backside of Big Red. The Hogs will not play Georgia and […]
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Columbus City Council President condemns anti-LGBTQ bills, calls for unity amid Pride | #citycouncil
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) — Columbus City Council President Shannon Hardin called for unity — and criticized what he described as anti-LGBTQ+ bills backed by state lawmakers — as the city prepares for its annual Pride festival this weekend. Hardin, the first openly gay council president in city history, sat down with NBC4’s Colleen Marshall on […]
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Will homeowners’ insurance crisis upend home sales in California? – Orange County Register
FILE – A firefighter hoses down hot spots from a home in the aftermath of the Coastal Fire on May 12, 2022, in Laguna Niguel, Calif. Two insurance industry giants have pulled out of the California marketplace, saying that wildfire risk and the soaring cost of construction prompted them to stop writing new policies in […]
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Governor Newsom Proclaims California State Parks Week
SACRAMENTO – Governor Gavin Newsom today issued a proclamation declaring June 14-18, 2023, as “California State Parks Week.” The text of the proclamation and a copy can be found below: PROCLAMATION Our state parks are a source of pride and inspiration for Californians and visitors from around the world. The California Department of Parks and […]
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How much will Mayor Deegan’s team be paid?
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — Mayor-elect Donna Deegan’s top officials are individually set to earn as much as $275,000 per year – with only one of the top positions making less than the corresponding member of the current administration. Deegan announced a large part of her executive team Wednesday morning as a bipartisan group with varying experience […]
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Alabama lawmakers turn up the heat on Air Force in escalating Space Command fight | #republicans | #Alabama | #GOP
But proposals from Rogers and others likely won’t pass without resistance from Colorado lawmakers, who argue the command will become fully operational sooner if it stays at its temporary headquarters at Peterson Space Force Base in Colorado Springs than if it moves to Redstone Arsenal in Huntsville, Ala. Rep. Doug Lamborn, a top Armed Services […]
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California power struggle leaves bitter aftertaste in the Legislature
Gov. Gavin Newsom sucks up a lot of the oxygen in Sacramento, and he’s far and away the most recognizable political figure in California to the national audience he often courts. But the Assembly speaker is one of the most influential politicians in the state — a role once filled by towering figures like Willie […]
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27 medical marijuana laws voided in Arkansas | What to know
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. — On Wednesday, June 14, an Arkansas judge voided 27 medical marijuana laws that were deemed ‘unconstitutional’ in relation to Amendment 98 (Arkansas Medical Marijuana Amendment), which legalized medical marijuana in Arkansas in 2016 after voters approved the measure. The ruling, which was made by Judge Morgan “Chip” Welch, determined that […]
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