Increased consumer protections may be on the way for airline passengers after a Federal Aviation Administration reauthorization bill was passed by the Senate last week. Sen. Chuck Schumer announced the Senate’s passage of the five-year, $105 billion bill Friday. “It’s a win-win-win: a win for our Upstate NY airports, a win for safety and win […]
FAYETTEVILLE, WV (WVNS) — One of four levies on the Fayette County ballot, the fire levy, was a hot topic during election season. The fire levy has passed the general election. West Virginia AG Patrick Morrisey wins GOP primary in bid to succeed Gov. Jim Justice The levy would grant the departments in the county […]
The Democrat-controlled Vermont legislature has passed one of the strongest data privacy measures in the country aimed at cracking down on companies’ use of online personal data, which would let consumers file civil lawsuits against companies that break certain privacy rules. However, Republican Gov. Phil Scott has concerns about how part of the legislation could […]
Thousands of protesters rallied Tuesday in Georgia after parliament adopted a law to brand overseas-funded NGOs as groups under “foreign influence”, a measure Brussels has warned will undermine Tbilisi’s European aspirations. Lawmakers voted 84 to 30 in favour during the third and final reading of the law, which was widely denounced as mirroring repressive Russian […]
May 12—GRAND FORKS — The Senate passage of the Federal Aviation Administration reauthorization bill means good things for the region, according to members of the North Dakota and Minnesota congressional delegations. The legislation will next go to the U.S. House of Representatives for a final vote. “Passing this legislation provides support to the wide array […]
An amendment was made to the CROWN Act concerning protection against hair-based discrimination, but not before receiving pushback from some legislators. Passed on May 3, HB24-1451—Include Hair Length in CROWN Act is an amendment to the CROWN Act of 2020. Colorado’s 2020 CROWN Act prohibits discrimination on the basis of hair texture and hair type, and defines protection […]
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Senate has passed a $105 billion bill designed to improve safety and customer service for air travelers, a day before the law governing the Federal Aviation Administration expires. The bipartisan bill, which comes after a series of close calls between planes at the nation’s airports, aims to boost the number of […]
The Senate on Thursday passed a five-year, $105 billion bill that will reauthorize the FAA, after a bruising fight over whether to expand long-haul flights at Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport amid scuffling over adding unrelated amendments to one of the last must-pass bills that Congress will manage before the election. The measure, H.R. 3935, […]
May 8—LEWISTON — Councilors passed the city’s $64.75 million municipal budget Tuesday night, an increase that will run taxpayers 9.47% or about $5.6 million more than this fiscal year, which ends June 30. The council also approved the $111.47 million Lewiston Public Schools budget to go to voters. The increase runs 9.29% more, or $9.48 […]
Investigators say a Texas woman was sexually assaulted during a photo shoot she booked with a professional photographer. The woman, who officials have not publicly identified, scheduled the recent boudoir photo shoot with 48-year-old John Steven Lill, the Bexar County Sheriff’s Office said in a May 7 news release. When she arrived for her appointment […]
With the advent of warmer weather, Mansfield City Council decided to vote early to pass a bill prohibiting cruising on the Miracle Mile. Members voted 6-1 Tuesday to prohibit cruising in the designated area. Councilman Aurelio Diaz was the lone dissenting vote. Council initially planned to hold three readings of the bill and not vote […]
Vermont lawmakers passed a bill this week that is designed to make big fossil fuel companies pay for damage from weather disasters fueled by climate change. The legislation is modeled after the Environmental Protection Agency’s superfund program, which requires the companies responsible for environmental contamination to either clean up sites themselves or reimburse the government […]