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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California guns: Industry fears ‘expiration date’
In summary Gov. Newsom just signed a tax on firearms and ammunition, among other new gun control laws. California’s remaining gun manufacturers wonder if they have a future. HUNTINGTON BEACH — There are two decisions about the future of gun rights in California that the employees at Rifle Supply are closely watching these days. Like […]
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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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How an end to federal COVID child-care funds will affect California
Sirens are sounding for American families that on Saturday the nation will fall off a “child-care cliff.” That’s when $37 billion in child-care pandemic relief from the federal government will expire. Across the nation, providers have used that money to pay their teachers more, buy cleaning supplies and food amid rising inflation, and keep their […]
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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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Republican debate puts California policies in crosshairs
California is a frequent foil in modern-day Republican rhetoric, and presidential hopefuls seized the opportunity on Wednesday to throw shade at the Golden State’s policies ‒ from clean energy to sanctuary cities to crime ‒ during the second GOP presidential primary debate. The debate ‒ broadcast by Fox News from the stage at the Ronald […]
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City Council angered by lack of notification on state audit letter | Local News | #citycouncil
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California-based EV maker Lucid opens first-ever auto plant in Saudi Arabia
Romain Maurice/Getty Images for Haute Living MIAMI, FLORIDA – MARCH 27: A Lucid car seen at Haute Living Celebrates Cover Star Francisco Lindor Together With Lucid Motors at Zucca Miami on March 27, 2023 in Miami, Florida. (Photo by Romain Maurice/Getty Images for Haute Living) CNN — Californian EV-maker Lucid has opened the first ever […]
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Pilot error led to Alaska crash killing billionaire Petr Kellner, NTSB says | #alaska | #politics
An undated handout picture shows Czech billionaire Petr Kellner, who was killed in a helicopter crash in Alaska, posing for a photograph. PPF Group/Handout via REUTERS/File Photo Acquire Licensing Rights WASHINGTON, Sept 27 (Reuters) – The March 2021 helicopter crash in Alaska that killed billionaire Petr Kellner and four others was likely caused by pilot […]
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