SALT LAKE CITY (ABC4) — The Utah Education Association Board of Directors voted unanimously to oppose a proposed Utah Constitutional amendment, UEA said in a statement Thursday. UEA said the amendment, S.J.R. 10, aims to open the state income tax fund currently dedicated to education, children, and individuals with disabilities to fund “other state needs,” […]
© Copyright 2024, Des Moines Register and Tribune Co. A majority of Iowans support legislation that would extend Medicaid coverage for low-income mothers to a full year after giving birth, according to a new Des Moines Register/Mediacom Iowa Poll. But the poll also found most Iowans oppose lowering the ceiling on income levels, which, combined, […]
A battle between front-line workers and business owners could land on Ohio’s statewide ballot in November if the Raise the Wage Ohio campaign manages to collect 413,000 valid voter signatures by July 5. So far, backers have collected 350,000 signatures, according to Raise the Wage Ohio spokesperson Mariah Ross. Opposition to raising the minimum wage […]
© Copyright 2024, Des Moines Register and Tribune Co. More Iowans oppose than favor Gov. Kim Reynolds’ plan to require transgender Iowans’ birth certificates to designate both their sex at birth and their current gender identity, a new Des Moines Register/Mediacom Iowa Poll finds Reynolds, a Republican, drew widespread condemnation from LGBTQ advocacy groups when […]
Washington (AP) — Many voters in South Carolina’s Republican primary on Saturday want a United States that is less willing to openly challenge Russia – a sign of how the Cold War-era GOP establishment has given way to former President Donald Trump’s “America First” ethos. On the second anniversary of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine and […]
RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — Influential labor groups announced Tuesday they are opposing efforts to move two professional sports franchises from the nation’s capital to northern Virginia, citing in part an apparent inability to reach a satisfactory deal for union workers on the construction projects. The opposition of the Northern Virginia AFL-CIO and member unions including […]
RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — Influential labor groups announced Tuesday they are opposing efforts to move two professional sports franchises from the nation’s capital to northern Virginia, citing in part an apparent inability to reach a satisfactory deal for union workers on the construction projects. The opposition of the Northern Virginia AFL-CIO and member unions including […]
Anti-fascist activists have gathered in Hungary’s capital to oppose an annual commemoration held by far-right groups. The rally also underlines diplomatic tensions between Budapest and Rome over the detention of an Italian citizen in a Hungarian jail. Hundreds of activists marched through central Budapest alongside a heavy police presence, and called for “freedom for every […]
Russia’s Central Election Commission (CEC) has registered three more candidates for the upcoming presidential election in addition to incumbent dictator Vladimir Putin. Source: RIA Novosti, a Kremlin-aligned Russian news outlet Quote: “As a result of today’s CEC meeting, it became clear that there will be four candidates on the ballots in the presidential election.” Details: […]
Jan. 30—The proposed expansion of a memory care center on a residential street has torn a rift through a quiet neighborhood on Santa Fe’s south side. Calle Vera Cruz residents, many of whom have lived on the street for decades, say they fear the expansion of the Vista Hermosa assisted-living facility will strain its septic […]
WASHINGTON ― For months, Republicans have shouted from the rooftops about a migrant crisis at the U.S.-Mexico border and how President Joe Biden needs to act to address it, insisting the flow of migrants isanurgentnational security threat. Now many on the right are urging their party to reject the very same things they said were […]
Jan. 23—MORGANTOWN — A few dozen people aired their views to the Public Service Commission Monday evening regarding the Mon Power /Potomac Edison proposal to cut in half the net-credit for customers who use home solar energy. The hearing ran nearly two hours, and not a single person supported the proposal. A few common themes […]