California High-Speed Rail gets $3 billion from Biden Administration, its biggest boost yet
Rendering of a train car for the California High-Speed Rail project. The California High-Speed Rail has received its biggest boost from the federal government yet, being awarded more than $3 billion in grant funding through the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law. The announcement was made Tuesday and was confirmed by California Sen. Alex Padilla and Rep. Nancy […]
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LA City Council adopts limits on rent hikes in 640,000 rent-controlled units – Daily News | #citycouncil
Renters rally in downtown Los Angeles on Tuesday, July 25, 2023. The Keep LA Housed Coalition held the rally to urge Mayor Karen Bass and the L.A. City Council to protect tenants unable to meet an Aug. 1 deadline for repaying back rent from eviction. (Photo by David Crane, Los Angeles Daily News/SCNG) By JOSE […]
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It’s unanimous: Travis Coggin is Vail’s newest mayor
Travis Coggin and Barry Davis were appointed as the mayor and mayor pro tem of Vail at the Tuesday, Dec. 5 Town Council meeting.Kari Mohr, Town of Vail/Courtesy Photo On Tuesday, Dec. 5, the newly sworn-in Vail Town Council unanimously appointed Travis Coggin as the town’s mayor for the next two years. Barry Davis was […]
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Tuberville lifts holds on almost all military promotions | #republicans | #Alabama | #GOP
Alabama Sen. Tommy Tuberville on Tuesday lifted his holds on more than 400 senior military promotions, paving the way for their confirmation after a 10-month logjam that infuriated military leaders and lawmakers alike. Tuberville’s move allowed the Senate to quickly confirm roughly 440 nominees that had been in limbo. A further 11 nominees, all four-star officers, […]
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Runoff election needed to determine Alabama House District 55 representative | #elections | #alabama
Monica Nakashima and Maddie McQueen 2 months ago FILE – A bin of “I Voted Today” stickers rests on a table at a polling place, Sept. 13, 2022, in Stratham, N.H. (AP Photo/Charles Krupa, File) BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (WIAT) — The special election for House District 55 concluded Tuesday night with a future runoff election due to […]
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Barge stuck on Arkansas River
Barge stuck on Arkansas River Updated: 5:28 PM CST Dec 5, 2023 A barge became stuck on the Arkansas River between Fort Smith and Van Buren Tuesday, according to a spokesperson with the U.S. Coast Guard.The barge got stuck at about mile marker 296, which is near Lock and Dam 13.Crews were able to free […]
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Alaskans get a $1,312 oil dividend check this year. The political cost of the benefit is high | #alaska | #politics
JUNEAU, Alaska (AP) — Nearly every Alaskan will receive a $1,312 check starting this week, their annual share from the earnings of the state’s nest-egg oil fund. Some use the money for extras like tropical vacations but others — particularly in high-cost rural Alaska where jobs and housing are limited — rely on it for […]
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$3 billion federal grant OK’d for Las Vegas-to-California high-speed rail – Daily Bulletin
A rendering of the high-speed rail train proposed by Brightline West in a view along an overpass of the 15 Freeway heading north. The company has laid the groundwork with state agencies to also build an extension of the high-desert line down the Cajon Pass into Rancho Cucamonga. (Courtesy image) The federal government is backing […]
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Dunes and native plants to sprout next year on a California’s harbor beach
Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain A relatively low-budget project has received a $57,000 state grant to restore sand dunes and native plants next year to spots along Oceanside’s North Strand and Harbor Beach. Protected from erosion by a long jetty and replenished by annual harbor dredging, the beach is probably Oceanside’s widest, about 500 feet from […]
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Crystal River official ends City Council bid for School Board run instead | #citycouncil
One of the oddest chapters in Crystal River politics took an abrupt turn when Councilman Ken Frink announced he was dropping out of a March Special Election and instead running for Citrus County School Board. Frink notified Citrus County Supervisor of Elections Maureen “Mo” Baird to remove his name from the March 19 City Council […]
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