State, Federal, and Local Representatives Mark California Flood Preparedness Week to Highlight the Importance of Flood Readiness
DWR Deputy Director of Flood Management and Dam Safety Gary Lipner, DWR Director Karla Nemeth, Sacramento Area Flood Control Agency Executive Director Rick Johnson, United States Army Corps of Engineers Lieutenant Colonel and Acting Sacramento District Commander Kevin Arnett, and Central Valley Flood Protection Board President Jane Dolan Extreme weather […]
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Biden-Harris Administration Powers Federal Facilities in Arkansas with Locally Supplied 100% Clean Energy | CEQ
U.S. Government’s sustainable procurement will drive new clean energy projects, create jobs, and make communities healthier WASHINGTON –In a historic first, the Biden-Harris Administration announced a whole-of-government commitment to power federal facilities in Arkansas with locally supplied 100 percent carbon pollution-free electricity (CFE) under a first of its kind 24/7 CFE contract with utility Entergy Arkansas. […]
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Boston City Council to vote on amended Mass and Cass tent ban Wednesday | #citycouncil
Ricardo Arroyo will ask his City Council colleagues to vote Wednesday on an amended anti-encampment ordinance he’s filed, saying that the changes strengthen the legality of what the mayor proposed in late August for the Mass and Cass zone. The amendments would eliminate a monetary, or $25, penalty for people who refuse tent removal, and […]
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Pittsburgh Mayor Ed Gainey walks Downtown with KDKA-TV
PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — Since the pandemic, Downtown Pittsburgh has been in a state of crisis, with emptied-out buildings, a growing population of people experiencing homelessness, open drug dealing and instances of violent crime. Critics have accused Mayor Ed Gainey of being slow to respond. But now, the mayor says Downtown is bouncing back, becoming cleaner, […]
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HSI San Diego welcomes California DOJ to multiagency task force to target fentanyl trafficking
SAN DIEGO — On Oct. 18, Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) welcomed the California Department of Justice as the newest partner to the Fentanyl Abatement and Suppression Team (FAST). The HSI-led task force targets fentanyl trafficked through the southern border and into San Diego County. California Attorney General Rob Bonta made the announcement at a fentanyl […]
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Mike Rogers will not back Jim Jordan for Speaker of the House, would work with Democrats | #republicans | #Alabama | #GOP
Rep. Jim Jordan (R-Ohio) won the Republicans’ second secret-ballot speaker contest, defeating Rep. Austin Scott (R-Georgia) 124-81. However, according to a report from NBC News, he needs at least 217 votes to secure the gavel and one member of Alabama’s Congressional delegation appears to be standing in the way. The Republicans have a thin majority […]
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California Water: A status report from Jenn Bowles – Capitol Weekly | Capitol Weekly
Podcast by CAPITOL WEEKLY STAFF posted 10.23.2023 CAPITOL WEEKLY PODCAST: We are joined today by Jenn Bowles of the Water Education Foundation, or WEF. WEF was founded in 1977, in the midst of a deep drought, to facilitate a better understanding of water resource issues in California and the West, and to give context to […]
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Arkansas tourism booming, boosting state economy
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. – Arkansas is hitting record numbers for tourism, impacting the economy all over the state. Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders made an announcement Monday about Arkansas tourism numbers and where the state is headed. “We are back, and we are better than ever,” the governor said. Arkansas tourism on post-pandemic $9.2 billion upswing, […]
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Facts Irvine Voters Should Consider (But Weren’t Provided by the City Council) Before Voting to Adopt By-District Elections | #citycouncil
I write to oppose the current effort to divide the city into voting districts, which the City Council argues will give a greater voice to minorities in elections, ostensibly to comply with the California Voting Rights Act (CVRA). According to the City Council, under the current system of at-large voting, “Councilmembers and the Mayor are […]
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California Gov. Gavin Newsom visits China and says state will always be a partner on climate change – Orange County Register
Visiting California Gov. Gavin Newsom, center, poses for a group photograph with guests following the fireside chat at the Hong Kong University in Hong Kong, Monday, Oct. 23, 2023. The Governor of California said on Monday his state will always be a partner on climate issues no matter how the U.S. presidential election next year […]
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