WHAT THEY ARE SAYING: Governor Newsom’s Package to Build More Clean Energy, Strengthen Grid
SACRAMENTO – Last week, Governor Gavin Newsom and the Legislature reached an agreement on the Governor’s package to build more clean energy, faster and make our grid more reliable to help achieve our 100% clean electricity goal. Since then, environmental, labor and clean energy leaders from across California have echoed their support for the Governor’s […]
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California Assembly Approves Psychedelics Legalization Bill With Amendments, Sending It Back To The Senate For Final Passage
The California Assembly has approved a Senate-passed psychedelics legalization bill, sending it back to the opposite chamber for concurrence on recent amendments before the measure potentially heads to the governor’s desk. The Assembly cleared the legislation from Sen. Scott Wiener (D) in a 42-11 vote on Wednesday—a significant victory for advocates after an earlier version […]
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Arkansas blogger files suit seeking records related to Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders’ travel, security
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) — An Arkansas attorney and blogger has filed a lawsuit against the Arkansas State Police that accuses the agency of illegally withholding public records he requested related to Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders’ travel and security. Matthew Campbell, who runs the Blue Hog Report website, filed the lawsuit Tuesday challenging the State […]
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Heber City Council selects new police chief | #citycouncil
Mayor Heidi Franco approved both Sever and Branden Russell, a lieutenant in the Heber City Police Department, for the role, leaving it up to the city council to select the new chief. Sever received the council’s unanimous vote. Sever has been approved for the role on the condition he completes Utah’s Peace Officer Standards and […]
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Hamden Delegation endorses incumbent mayor for reelection
HAMDEN, Conn. (WTNH) – News 8 is your local election headquarters! The Hamden Delegation endorsed incumbent Hamden Mayor Lauren Garrett (D) on Wednesday in her bid for re-election at the capitol. Democratic challenger Walter Morton and Republican Rival Crystal Daley later joined together for a news conference. During the conference, the mayoral candidates alleged that […]
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Donald Trump is willing to debate Meghan Markle | #republicans | #Alabama | #GOP
WASHINGTON − Donald Trump found someone he’s willing to debate: Meghan Markle and Prince Harry. “I’d love to debate her … I disagree so much with what they’re doing,” Trump told radio talk show Hugh Hewitt after he broached the fantasy idea during an interview Wednesday. As for Trump debating his 2024 Republican primary opponents? […]
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Newsom wants to shape AI’s future. Can California lead the way?
California Gov. Gavin Newsom on Wednesday signed an executive order directing state agencies to examine the benefits and risks of artificial intelligence that can generate text, images and other content. The executive order sets the stage for potential regulation around what’s known as generative AI technology, which has already raised concerns about misinformation, plagiarism, bias […]
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California Governor Gavin Newsom signs executive order to study generative AI
The home state of some of the most influential AI companies has a new plan to confront the potential regulation of generative AI. California Governor Gavin Newsom signed an instructing agencies in the state to study potential risks and use cases for the technology. Under the order, state agencies are tasked with identifying “the most […]
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Ribbon cutting held for Arkansas’ first milk bank
The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences celebrated the opening of the first milk bank in the state on Wednesday afternoon. Dr. Cam Patterson, UAMS chancellor, Dr. Misty L. Virmani, executive medical director of the UAMS Milk Bank and director of breastfeeding medicine, state Rep. Aaron Pilkington, R-Knoxville, and Donald R. Bobbitt, president of the […]
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Federal court panel overturns Alabama’s revised congressional redistricting plan – Ballotpedia News | #elections | #alabama
A three-judge panel of the United States District Court for the Northern District of Alabama ruled on Sept. 5 that the revised congressional district boundaries that the Alabama legislature enacted on July 21, 2023, were not in accordance with the Voting Rights Act. The state adopted the revised congressional map after the U.S. Supreme Court […]
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