Day: March 2, 2024

Alabama

Trump comes out against Alabama IVF ruling as national Republicans scramble for distance • Michigan Advance | #republicans | #Alabama | #GOP

Former President Donald Trump called on Alabama lawmakers Friday to “find an immediate solution” to remedy a state Supreme Court ruling that threatened the availability of in vitro fertilization, and national Republicans running for Congress sought to distance themselves from the Alabama decision as well. In a post to his social media site, Truth Social, […]

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California

Gavin Newsom picks California fast food council members after facing Panera exemption backlash

California Gov. Gavin Newsom on Friday night released his appointments to a state fast food council that will help decide workplace standards starting this month. The governor made the quiet announcement after receiving backlash for a bakery restaurant exemption that appeared to exclude Panera Bread from the council’s policies and a new $20-per-hour minimum wage […]

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City Council

Courtney Daily selected as new Bloomington City Council District 5 representative | #citycouncil

Local activist Courtney Daily will serve as the new District 5 representative on the Bloomington City Council.   Eight Monroe County Democratic Party precinct chairs voted to select a candidate for the vacant seat on the city council during a caucus Saturday at City Hall. Daily ran against former Bloomington Fire Chief Jason Moore and […]

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Mayor

Barbara Mayor – Dominion Post

Barbara Susan Mayor went to sleep in death on Feb. 25, 2024. She was born Nov. 22, 1953, in Morgantown, the daughter of the late Charles and Helen Mayor.Barbara worked for Massachusetts Mutual for fifty years as a secretary and later as an agent. She was a faithful member of the Morgantown Congregation of Jehovah’s […]

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California

In a rural California region, a plan takes shape to provide shade from dangerous heat

MECCA, Calif. (AP) — When Limba Contreras moved to the desert community of Oasis, California, about 50 years ago, her family relied on a water cooler to keep temperatures inside their home comfortable. Other times, they sprayed each other with a hose outside. But when the heat topped 100 degrees Fahrenheit (about 38 Celsius), the […]

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Alabama

Trump comes out against Alabama IVF ruling as national Republicans scramble for distance • Louisiana Illuminator | #republicans | #Alabama | #GOP

Former President Donald Trump called on Alabama lawmakers Friday to “find an immediate solution” to remedy a state Supreme Court ruling that threatened the availability of in vitro fertilization, and national Republicans running for Congress sought to distance themselves from the Alabama decision as well. In a post to his social media site, Truth Social, […]

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California

New California bill, AB 2560, seeking to expand affordable housing in wealthy neighborhoods along coast

SAN DIEGO (FOX 5/KUSI) — A new bill is looking to expand housing accessibility in California’s coastal neighborhoods by eliminating these areas’ exemption from a state law allowing developers to increase density in exchange for adding a certain number of affordable units. The tradeoff has been an option for developers in other residential areas since […]

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California

California’s minimum wage exemption is pure political graft

There’s a common perception that politics is all about serving the public interest, a noble arena in which, in the words of David Brooks, people “develop the highest virtues.” This is bollocks. The truth is that politics is largely the art of doling out favors to friends and special interests. This idea has been explored […]

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City Council

Laken Riley might still be alive if it wasn’t for NYC’s sanctuary city laws under ex-Mayor Bill de Blasio, lefty City Council members: critics | #citycouncil

Metro exclusive details By Rich Calder Published March 2, 2024, 4:49 p.m. ET Murdered Georgia nursing student Laken Riley might still be alive if it wasn’t for sanctuary city policies pushed by former Mayor Bill de Blasio and left-wing extremists on the City Council — who have “blood on their hands,” critics told The Post. […]

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Mayor

The semi driver rescued dangling from a bridge had been struck by an oncoming vehicle: mayor | World News

LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — A tractor-trailer that was knocked dangling off a bridge over the Ohio River — prompting a dramatic rescue of the driver — was struck by a vehicle that had crossed into opposing traffic, Louisville Mayor Craig Greenberg said Saturday. HT Image {{^userSubscribed}} {{/userSubscribed}} {{^userSubscribed}} {{/userSubscribed}} Breathtaking photos and video captured the […]

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