California is letting billions of gallons of stormwater wash out to sea each year, report finds
For too long, California and other states have viewed stormwater as either a threat or an inconvenience — something to be whisked away from cities and communities as quickly as possible. But as traditional sources of water face worsening strain from climate change, population growth, agriculture and other factors, those unused gallons of rainwater pouring […]
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Capitol View: Arkansas prepares for Super Tuesday
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. – With Super Tuesday approaching this week with a lot of races to watch. Capitol View host Roby Brock met with former state senator Joyce Elliot with Get Loud Arkansas and Bill Vickery with Capitol Advisors Group to break down the upcoming election day races. Presidential hopefuls gear up for Super Tuesday […]
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child labor – Daily News
Migrants wait for a border patrol bus after crossing the Rio Grande into the U.S. in 2021. Federal data shows that in the past two years, a growing number of young migrants wind up working as forced labor, hired by industries as diverse as poultry processing and hotels. The problem is particularly acute in rural […]
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California made primary elections boring with low turnout
Mail-in ballots are scanned and photographed at the Contra Costa County Elections Operations Center on Feb. 29 in Martinez, Calif. California used to have a reasonably workable primary election. It was in June of each election year, giving voters in the two major parties opportunities to select their candidates who would then face-off five months […]
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Don’t blame Prop. 13 for California’s mental health crisis – Orange County Register
Paul Gann, left, and Howard Jarvis hold up their hands as their co-authored initiative Propsition 13 takes a commanding lead in the California primary, in Los Angeles, June 7, 1978. (AP Photo) The tax-and-spend lobby loves to blame Proposition 13 for all of California’s woes. This has become so routine that we at the Howard […]
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Help! I’m being over-regulated to death in California – Orange County Register
Members of the California State Assembly meet at the Capitol in Sacramento. (AP Photo/Rich Pedroncelli, File) When it comes to our good friends in Sacramento (and other regulatory loving jurisdictions here in California), it is abundantly clear that the lunatics have taken over the asylum. As for our Sacramento friends, there are 120 of them […]
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California Senate primary could set up a blockbuster November race
CNN — Four years after he became the Democratic face of Donald Trump’s first impeachment trial, California Rep. Adam Schiff has become the front-runner for a new role: US senator. Ahead of the state’s open primary Tuesday, Schiff has maintained a small but steady lead in the polls, raised the most money and spent more […]
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Republican Rep. Steve Womack of Arkansas faces challenge from state lawmaker in GOP primary
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) — Months after batting down speculation he was considering retirement, Republican U.S. Rep. Steve Womack is running for reelection against a state lawmaker who is trying to portray him as not conservative enough for the northwest Arkansas district. Womack, 67, faces state Sen. Clint Penzo in Tuesday’s GOP primary for the […]
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Homeless crackdown gains momentum in California
Homeless tents are set up on a sidewalk in downtown San Diego, California, U.S., February 26, 2024. REUTERS SAN DIEGO — Seven months into a crackdown by the city of San Diego on homeless encampments, many of the tents that once lined downtown sidewalks are gone. Now two California state senators – a Republican and […]
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Public meetings roundup: College Place City Council to get legislative update | Governments | #citycouncil
The College Place City Council will get a legislative update at a workshop on Tuesday, March 5. Here’s the week ahead in public meetings: Monday, March 4 • Columbia County Board of Commissioners meeting, 9 a.m. 311 E. Main St. in Dayton Agenda available at bit.ly/42CA2XM. • Walla Walla County Board of Commissioners meeting, 9:45 a.m. […]
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