Biden administration restricts oil and gas leasing in 13 million acres of Alaska’s petroleum reserve | #alaska | #politics
JUNEAU, Alaska – The Biden administration said Friday it will restrict new oil and gas leasing on 13 million acres (5.3 million hectares) of a federal petroleum reserve in Alaska to help protect wildlife such as caribou and polar bears as the Arctic continues to warm. The decision — part of an ongoing, yearslong fight […]
Read MoreArkansas Senate approves seven potential bills to regulate cryptocurrency mines • Arkansas Advocate
The Arkansas Senate cleared the way Thursday for lawmakers to take up several potential amendments to a 2023 law that limited the state’s ability to regulate cryptocurrency mining operations. Act 851 of 2023, or the Arkansas Data Centers Act, was introduced just over a week before the 2023 legislative session ended and passed both chambers […]
Read MoreRapert tries to block funding for libraries suing Arkansas over 2023 obscenity law
- Google-News-Wire
- February 10, 2024
- Act 372
- American Library Association
- Arkansas Library Association
- arkansas state library
- censorship
- central arkansas library system
- craighead county
- crawford county
- Dan Sullivan
- jason rapert
- jennifer chilcoat
- lgbtq+
- libraries
- library books
- library funding
- national association of christian lawmakers
- shari bales
- timothy brooks
- Trend – LGBTQ Attacks
The Arkansas State Library Board voted unanimously on Friday to give public libraries their allotted quarterly share of state money after former state Sen. Jason Rapert tried to suspend funding for the libraries suing the state. The board authorized the disbursement of almost $1.4 million over the next couple of weeks, State Library Director Jennifer […]
Read MorePublic libraries vs. quorum courts: an ongoing local conflict throughout Arkansas
- Google-News-Wire
- December 26, 2023
- Act 372
- American Library Association
- Arkansas Library Association
- censorship
- craighead county
- crawford county
- Dan Sullivan
- dana scott
- FOIA
- lgbtq+
- librarians
- libraries
- library books
- library funding
- Local governments
- Marion county
- matt brumley
- millage
- obscenity
- patty hector
- quorum court
- saline county
- Trend – LGBTQ Attacks
YELLVILLE — Dana Scott hasn’t received a pay raise since the start of 2021. Scott, a librarian with 17 years of experience, has run the Marion County Library in North Arkansas for nearly seven years, and the library board of trustees has approved a merit pay raise for her every year. For the third year […]
Read MoreTuberville 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, […]
Read MoreAlaska Native leaders, US senators back major oil project | #alaska | #politics
JUNEAU, Alaska (AP) — Alaska’s Republican U.S. senators and several Alaska Native leaders on Tuesday urged the federal government to approve a major oil project on the petroleum-rich North Slope, casting the project as economically critical for Indigenous communities in the region and important for the nation’s energy security. The Biden administration “damn well better […]
Read MoreColorado Dem threatens to hold Pentagon nominees over Space Command HQ | #republicans | #Alabama | #GOP
WASHINGTON — Republican lawmakers spent the last year stalling President Joe Biden’s defense nominees, but the latest threat to filling the Pentagon’s top jobs is coming from the president’s own party. Sen. Michael Bennet, D-Colo., said he’s threatening to delay the six remaining Pentagon nominees because Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin refuses to meet with him […]
Read MoreSenate GOP faces politics vs. policy battle on marijuana | #alaska | #politics
The omnibus package is on the path to passage, but the expected exclusion of marijuana banking reform has spawned a battle in the Senate GOP. For months, top Democrats and a number of Republicans had high hopes that legislation allowing banks to offer services to cannabis businesses in states where it has been legalized would […]
Read MorePeltola beats Palin, wins Alaska House special election | #alaska | #politics
Democrat Mary Peltola won the special election for Alaska’s only US House seat on Wednesday, besting a field that included Republican Sarah Palin, who was seeking a political comeback in the state where she was once governor. Peltola, who is Yup’ik and turned 49 on Wednesday, will become the first Alaska Native to serve in […]
Read MoreSurprise Senate vote would overturn Biden environmental rule | #alaska | #politics
WASHINGTON – In a surprise victory for Republicans, the Senate on Thursday voted to overturn a Biden administration rule requiring rigorous environmental review of major infrastructure projects such as highways, pipelines and oil wells — a victory enabled in part by Democratic Sen. Joe Manchin of West Virginia. Manchin, a key player on energy and […]
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