Voters participate in the primary election on June 11, 2024, at the Bismarck Event Center. (Kyle Martin/For the North Dakota Monitor) North Dakota voters approved a ballot measure Tuesday that would limit the age of members of Congress, though it’s likely to face a court challenge. About 61% of voters supported the measure while 39% […]
SAN FRANCISCO (KRON) — San Francisco Mayor London Breed’s plan to bring giant pandas to the city’s zoo cleared another hurdle Tuesday. The San Francisco Board of Supervisors vote 9-2 to approve a resolution authorizing the city to solicit private donations to host the pandas from China. 7-bedroom house in San Jose hits market for […]
Judges in Louisiana could order surgical castration for people convicted of sex crimes against young children under newly-approved legislation. The state would apparently be the first with such a punishment if Republican governor Jeff Landry signs it into law. The Republican-controlled legislature passed the bill giving judges the option to sentence someone to surgical castration […]
Gov. Kevin Stitt says that Oklahoma’s 2024 legislative session was productive, but added he was disappointed by the Senate’s rejection of his appointees for several cabinet secretary positions and other roles. Stitt held a news conference the day after the legislature wrapped up its business and adjourned on Thursday. The governor’s nominations for several cabinet […]
Americans are mostly divided on whether they approve of the recent conviction of former President Trump in his New York hush money trial, according to a new survey. The YouGov survey found that about 50 percent of Americans agree with the jury on the members’ decision to convict the former president on 34 charges. In […]
After a price adjustment, Collier County will move ahead with the purchase of nearly 2,250 acres near Lake Trafford in Immokalee. On Tuesday, county commissioners unanimously agreed to pay $20.77 million for the land. The decision came after the sellers accepted a lesser offer, saving a few million dollars of taxpayer money. At a board […]
May 28—GOSHEN — Elkhart County Commissioners are moving forward with a plan to pave a portion of the PumpkinVine Trail north of Goshen. Commissioners received bids May 13 for the Community Crossings Matching Grant Paving Program. The package includes around 14 miles of roads as well as the PumpkinVine Trail between C.R. 28 and Ind. […]
Hess (HES) shareholders have ultimately given the green light for the energy giant to be acquired by Chevron (CVX). Yahoo Finance Senior Business Reporter Ines Ferré breaks down the latest on this merger and comments from Chevron after the Hess shareholders vote. For more expert insight and the latest market action, click here to watch […]
May 22—Aldermen voted unanimously this week to extend the deadline to complete a comprehensive study of Manchester city employees’ pay another year, despite a committee recommendation to scrap the effort. Members of the Committee on Community Improvement voted 3-2 earlier this month to receive and file a request from Lisa Drabik, the city’s human resources […]
California lawmakers in both houses this week voted to approve a pair of bills that would ban grocery stores and other retailers from handing out multi-use plastic bags to customers. California already bans stores from offering single-use plastic bags. But proponents of these two bills say that not enough has been done to curb plastic […]
BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — A Louisiana bill that would empower state and local law enforcement to arrest and jail people in the state who entered the U.S. illegally received approval from lawmakers Wednesday and will likely soon be on the governor’s desk. Amid national fights between Republican states and Democratic President Joe Biden over […]
The Penn State board of trustees approved $700 million in renovations to Beaver Stadium during a meeting Tuesday morning that was, at time, contentious. Many details of the $700 million makeover have been largely unknown to the public, and only a draft illustration of the exterior was shown in a presentation Tuesday. The design isn’t […]