California Gov. Gavin Newsom signs law to raise minimum wage for fast food workers to $20 per hour
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — California fast food workers will be paid at least $20 per hour next year under a new law signed Thursday by Democratic Gov. Gavin Newsom. When it takes effect on April 1, fast food workers in California will have among the highest minimum wages in the country, according to data compiled […]
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Columbia City Council releases funding recommendations for ARPA stimulus | #citycouncil
COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Columbia City Council will vote Monday to award $25.2 million in American Rescue Plan Act funds. The city listed the recommended funding in a news release Thursday, with affordable housing set to receive the most money at $8.6 million. Organizations intended to receive some of this funding include the Columbia Housing […]
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California’s Bold Move on Climate Disclosures | Vinson & Elkins LLP
As public companies anticipate the Securities and Exchange Commission’s (“SEC”) final climate disclosure rules, which are expected to be released sometime fourth quarter of 2023, California has beaten the federal government to the punch. On September 12, 2023, the California State Senate passed the Climate Corporate Data Accountability Act (SB 253) (“CCDAA”) which could quickly […]
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Biden to announce library in honor of longtime friend John McCain in Arizona | #alaska | #politics
William Thomas Cain/Getty Images John McCain. Washington CNN — President Joe Biden on Thursday will announce the construction of an Arizona library in honor of his longtime friend, the late Republican Sen. John McCain. The McCain Library will boast “a new multi-purpose facility to provide education, work, and health monitoring programs to underserved communities in […]
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Does your California red wine taste like an ashtray? Here’s why and what’s being done
ALPINE, Ore. (AP) — The U.S. West Coast produces over 90% of America’s wine, but the region is also prone to wildfires — a combustible combination that spelled disaster for the wine industry in 2020 and one that scientists are scrambling to neutralize. Sample a good wine and you might get notes of oak or red fruit. […]
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California 2024 election: Republicans take center stage
California is at the center of the political universe this week — at least in Republican circles. Wednesday night at the Ronald Reagan presidential library in Simi Valley, seven GOP presidential contenders showed up for the second televised primary debate. But one very large elephant wasn’t in the room — former President Donald Trump, who […]
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4 things to watch in Biden’s offshore oil plan | #alaska | #politics
The Biden administration is barreling toward a self-imposed deadline to release its plan to guide drilling for oil off the nation’s coasts for the next five years. But what President Joe Biden will approve — allowing new oil sales or imposing a moratorium on leasing — remains a mystery. If the program includes new offshore […]
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Foley City Council greenlights historical revamps with new grants | #citycouncil
Foley, Ala. – (OBA) – On September 21, 2023, the Foley City Council approved two new grants aimed at enhancing the city’s historic downtown. The grants are part of a program designed to improve historical buildings exteriors. The South Baldwin Chamber of Commerce building on North Alston Street received a grant of up to $14,820. […]
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Rep. Griffith turns his attention to Hawaii’s wildfires | #alaska | #politics
The congressman from Southwest Virginia on Thursday will turn his attention from Hiwasse and Hurley to Hawaii. Rep. Morgan Griffith, R-Salem. Official portrait. More specifically, U.S. Rep. Morgan Griffith, R-Salem, will chair a congressional hearing into “what role, if any” electric utilities played in the deadly fires that swept the Lahaina community on the island […]
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California’s unhoused population struggles with sky-high rent: ‘Once you get behind, you just can’t get up’
In parts of San Francisco, unhoused Americans like Anthony, a former restaurant worker, regularly move street to street as city officials come in to clean up their encampments. Anthony, who asked not to use his last name due to privacy concerns, says he has been living in a tent on the street for three years. […]
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