On what was expected to be the final day of legislative business this week, state lawmakers passed provisions extending funding for child care centers and authorizing previously passed teacher raises to go into effect. After budget talks between the House and Senate broke down, Republican leaders in both chambers agreed to pass standalone bills that […]
The president of the Irish Air Line Pilots’ Association (Ialpa) has said the impasse to resolving its dispute with Aer Lingus “sits” with the airline. Mark Tighe, the president of Ialpa, which represents the pilots, described claims by Aer Lingus that it has “repeatedly sought” to engage with Ialpa as “not accurate”. The airline said […]
Jun. 7—Advocates for New Mexico downwinders and former uranium miners minced no words this week about House leadership not holding a vote to extend a law that provides compensation to people sickened by Cold War-era nuclear testing and production. The Radiation Exposure Compensation Act was set to expire Friday. “Shame on Speaker Mike Johnson and […]
The Shelby County Clerk’s Office location in Raleigh received a two-year lease renewal during Monday night’s Shelby County Commission Meeting. During committee meetings the week prior, Commissioner Mick Wright questioned Shelby County Clerk Wanda Halbert on the space and if she wanted to renew the lease. Halbert has repeatedly claimed the spaces the clerk’s office […]
Senate Appropriations Committee Chairman Lincoln Hough speaks during the budget debate Thursday in the Missouri Senate. (Rudi Keller/Missouri Independent) With passage of a $51.7 budget Thursday, the Missouri Senate beat the constitutional deadline by 24 hours after a debate that left Republican leaders exhausted but satisfied. A 41-hour filibuster stalled all work last week – […]
By Nidal al-Mughrabi, Steve Holland and Mohammad Salem CAIRO/WASHINGTON/RAFAH, Gaza Strip (Reuters) – The United States believes the remaining differences between Israel and Hamas can be bridged in negotiations over the Palestinian militant group’s latest ceasefire proposal, as talks resume in Cairo on Wednesday. Israeli forces on Tuesday seized the main border crossing between Gaza […]
Lakeville teachers have voted to go on strike after months of negotiations with the school district failed to result in a new contract. Teachers in the district want pay raises, benefit increases, and to continue having a say in whether the district can transfer them between teaching assignments. But with no agreement nearly a year […]
The Salem-Keizer Education Association, the union that represents about 2,300 teachers and other educators, declared an impasse Thursday in its contract negotiations with the state’s second-largest school district. The move is the first step in a process that could lead to a strike, which could begin as soon as April 1. If a strike occurs, […]
By Alexandra Valencia QUITO (Reuters) – Ecuadorean President Daniel Noboa snatched a legislative victory on Friday after his bid to raise value added tax (VAT) was able to proceed as lawmakers hit an impasse while trying to decide whether or not to allow the measure. Noboa has argued that raising VAT – alongside other tax […]
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden welcomes German Chancellor Olaf Scholz for talks Friday at a time of mounting anxiety in Europe over the White House’s ability to break an impasse in Congress that is blocking new aid to Ukraine for its war with Russia. Scholz arrived in Washington ready to amplify an argument Biden […]
The White House is ratcheting up its attacks on House Republicans over migration at the border, aiming to turn their opposition to a deal to address the crisis into a political anvil for them. In a memo expected to be released Wednesday, White House officials took aim at House Speaker Mike Johnson for holding up […]
Jan. 23—BEMIDJI — The past several meetings for the Bemidji Area Schools Board of Education have come with furor and a notable presence from district educators supporting a contract for the jobs they do. Andrew Dahlby, Bemidji Education Association’s negotiation team lead, has been among the faces and signs outside the district office rallying support […]