Leaning into his chair, Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg smirked as he fielded questions about electric vehicles from the GOP-led House Oversight Committee on Thursday. In particular, he demolished a complaint from Rep. Aaron Bean (R-FL) about whether tax rebates on electric vehicles “were just too expensive.” “If you think this is too expensive, wait until […]
Jun. 24—Representatives from the Federal Emergency Management Agency are in Rogers County, and the agency will open a local relief center soon. FEMA declared the May 25 tornado a disaster on June 14. This made individual assistance available to help tornado victims rebuild their homes; the deadline to apply is Aug. 13. To apply, visit […]
Jun. 6—A local lawmaker has introduced legislation that he says would close a gap in state law that grants immunity to teachers and school librarians who peddle obscene materials to students, though there is no indication the problem actually exists according to the state’s top education union. “We already have obscenity banned in general, daily […]
Polk County’s four members of the U.S. House of Representatives reacted promptly to Thursday’s announcement that a jury in New York had found former President Donald Trump guilty on 34 counts of falsifying business records related to his presidential campaign in 2016. “It’s a dark and stunning day in America,” Rep. Scott Franklin, R-Lakeland, posted […]
A former DuPage County prosecutor was arrested and charged with threatening two Illinois state representatives in a social media post earlier this year, federal prosecutors announced. Authorities also connected Samuel J. Cundari with another social media post imagining someone leaving a bomb at an LGBTQ event in the state capitol. Cundari, 30, of DuPage County, […]
Last week, while Rep. Blake Moore was in Washington, D.C., fulfilling his congressional obligations, his wife Jane called him from Utah, complaining about a leak, so they had to ask a plumber to come in. “The most productive people in our communities are the plumbers and electricians,” he told the Deseret News over the phone […]
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Rep. Greg Murphy (R-NC) made a bizarre claim Thursday, insisting that he has “evidence” to support his allegation that President Joe Biden was “jacked up on something” during the State of the Union address. He even offered to show his so-called proof to Fox Business Network host Maria Bartiromo “offline.” The MAGA congressman’s wild accusation […]
May 10—An area Republican lawmaker wants to make it easier to protest the candidacies of people running for office after his Democratic opponent’s candidacy managed to survive an official review from the local board of election despite not following the laws to a T. Under current law, only Democrats can challenge the candidacy of Democrats, […]
GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. (WOOD) — On this ”To The Point,” Democrats are back in the majority and ready to tackle the budget and one Republican believes Democrats want to do more than that. State Rep. Christine Morse, D-Texas Township, says she is interested in funding priorities for people’s needs. “I really have no doubt that we’ll […]
GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. (WOOD) — This week on “To The Point,” a look at what legislators are working on and how the budget may come together in Lansing. Democratic Rep. Kristian Grant of Grand Rapids is focused on housing. “This is going to take more than just dollars, right? This really is a systematic issue […]
GOP Rep. Mike Turner said Sunday that Russian propaganda has taken hold among some of his House Republican colleagues and is even “being uttered on the House floor.” “We see directly coming from Russia … communications that are anti-Ukraine and pro-Russia messages, some of which we even hear being uttered on the House floor,” Turner, […]