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Alaska

U.S. Sen. Murkowski of Alaska endorses Nikki Haley in presidential race | #alaska | #politics

By Anchorage Daily News Updated: March 3, 2024 Published: March 3, 2024 Sen. Lisa Murkowski spoke with news media members in her Anchorage office on December 22, 2023. (Marc Lester / ADN) U.S. Sen. Lisa Murkowski of Alaska has formally endorsed Nikki Haley as the Republican nominee for president ahead of the state GOP’s presidential […]

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California

California’s budget problem: Lawmakers propose $17B in cuts

Senate Budget and Fiscal Review Committee Chair Scott Wiener provided a warning about some of the hard choices ahead. CALIFORNIA, USA — California is facing an up to $73 billion budget deficit, and lawmakers are taking early action by announcing $17 billion in possible cuts. “We’re proposing to take an initial step now to reduce […]

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City Council

City Council offers take on Spokane’s $50 million budget deficit | #citycouncil

Despite not having a full understanding of the increasing inflation rates, council still had to make financial decisions. SPOKANE, Wash. — Spokane City Council is weighing in on Mayor Lisa Brown’s accusations of past administrations leaving Spokane in a $50 million budget deficit. City Council President Betsy Wilkerson said it came down to information, a […]

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California

Trump backs Kevin McCarthy protege in California special election for former speaker’s seat

LOS ANGELES (AP) — A California legislator backed by former President Donald Trump and a sheriff who promises to harden the nation’s porous borders are facing off in a special U.S. House election to complete the remaining term of deposed former Speaker Kevin McCarthy, which runs through January. State Assembly member Vince Fong, a onetime […]

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California

‘Early action’ plan to shrink budget shortfall

With the unveiling of their own initial budget proposal last week, Democrats in the state Senate aim to make a bad situation a little less worse. Depending on whom you ask, California faces an immediate budget shortfall that ranges from $38 billion, per Gov. Gavin Newsom’s projections in his January budget proposal, to as much […]

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Alaska

State lawsuit claims federal government owes Alaska $700 billion for quashing Pebble mine | Alaska News | #alaska | #politics

The federal government owes Alaska more than $700 billion in compensation for the 2023 Environmental Protection Agency action that blocked development of the massive and controversial Pebble Mine in Southwest Alaska, Gov. Mike Dunleavy’s administration claims in a lawsuit filed in a federal court. The lawsuit, filed Thursday in the U.S. Court of Federal Claims […]

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California

Marijuana legalization in California hurting livelihood of growers

Sol Spirit Farms sign Tax dollars have always been seen as one of the best parts of marijuana legalization. In a three-county region of Northern California known as the “Emerald Triangle,” the opposite effect has happened as marijuana legalization has spread across the U.S., and it’s threatening the livelihood of thousands of families. Hayfork, California, […]

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Alaska

Legislature fails to override governor on education mega-bill | #alaska | #politics

The Alaska Legislature, in a joint session on Monday voted 39-20, but it was one vote short of what was needed to override Gov. Mike Dunleavy’s veto of an education bill, Senate Bill 140, that started out as an internet bill for rural Alaska, but turned into the dream of the National Education Association Alaska […]

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California

California Noncompete Ban Extended in New Legislation

As we’ve previously written, California already takes a strong position against employee noncompete agreements. State law bans such agreements (with extremely limited exception) and imposes significant penalties on employers who nonetheless require workers to execute such provisions. Recently, the Golden State took steps to expand its restriction on noncompetes even further to enable California courts to […]

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California

Two years after child’s body found in suitcase, mother arrested in California

The mother of a 5-year-old boy, who was found dead in a suitcase nearly two years ago in Indiana, was arrested in Arcadia in connection with his murder, according to authorities. Dejaune L. Anderson was arrested Thursday by the U.S. Marshals Service on allegations of murder, neglect of a dependent resulting in death and obstruction […]

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