California Senate OKs Bill For Striking Workers Access To Unemployment Insurance – Deadline
Getty Images A bill that would make striking workers in California eligible to receive up to $450 a week in unemployment insurance benefits passed in the state Senate on Thursday by a vote of 27-12. Senate Bill 799, which passed in the state Assembly last month, now heads to the desk of Gov. Gavin Newsom, […]
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NWA-Based Nonprofit Apple Seeds Expands to Central Arkansas
Arkansas consistently ranks in the top five states for diet-related diseases and childhood food insecurity. For 15 years, Fayetteville-based nonprofit Apple Seeds has been on a mission to impact these statistics by inspiring healthy living among students through hands-on, garden-based nutrition and cooking education. Now, Apple Seeds has announced its expansion into Central Arkansas, made […]
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Thomasville neighbors concerned with latest city council proposal | #citycouncil
The city is deliberating on whether to use a downtown building, with a 5 year lease, as a temporary office space. Thomasville residents are concerned about where the money to pay for this will come from and taking away commercial real estate from downtown. Check out the video above to find out what residents had […]
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Nashville runoff election live updates: Mayor, council seats decided
Nashvillians head to the polls Thursday to elect a new mayor and four at-large council seats, while some voters will also elect a new council member for their district. A total of 68,319 voters cast their ballot early for the runoff, over 11,000 more than those who early voted in the August general election. Sixteen […]
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California Senate Approves Unemployment Pay for Striking Workers – Variety
Los Angeles Times via Getty Imag The California Senate voted on Thursday to grant unemployment benefits to workers who are on strike. The bill passed with a 27-12 vote. The Writers Guild of America and SAG-AFTRA have each expressed support for the bill. If approved by Gov. Gavin Newsom, the bill would take effect on […]
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California bill to pay striking workers unemployment benefits passes
California workers on strike could be paid unemployment benefits under a bill lawmakers sent to Gov. Gavin Newsom on Thursday. The measure, SB799, would make striking workers eligible for unemployment payments after two weeks on strike. “For me, it’s critical that for the worker and the economy to have security and, to have a seat […]
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City Council OKs spending another $34.5 million on burgeoning migrant crisis | #citycouncil
With no end in sight to Chicago’s migrant crisis, the City Council agreed Thursday to throw another $34.5 million into what is becoming a bottomless pit for Chicago taxpayers. In companion votes that rubbed the same old wounds, alderpersons authorized a $33 million federal Homeland Security grant for the care and feeding of asylum-seekers and […]
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Condoms, bathrooms, suspension: Changes to come in California schools
SACRAMENTO — Condoms, gender-neutral bathrooms and an end to some suspensions? These are three ways California lawmakers want to make schools a haven for all. Here’s what you need to know about three education bills that lawmakers passed this week and are now heading to Gov. Gavin Newsom. He has until Oct. 14 to sign or […]
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‘Go back to Cumberland’: Fall River mayor loses temper on panhandler
FALL RIVER, Mass. — Fall River Mayor Paul Coogan is defending his actions after losing his temper last month during an interaction with a woman and her children, who were asking drivers for money on the street. The woman initially told the mayor they were raising money on Plymouth Avenue for “cheer and youth sports,” […]
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Lathan named chair for DeSantis campaign in Alabama | #republicans | #Alabama | #GOP
In just under six months, Alabama voters will head to the polls on Super Tuesday to make their pick in the 2024 GOP presidential primary. In even sharper focus, an official GOP debate, still yet unconfirmed, is expected to be held in Alabama next month. Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis announced today a familiar official will […]
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