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Dec 27 2023
News
Packers Suspend Alexander One Game After Coin Flip Flap
The Green Bay Packers suspended cornerback Jaire Alexander for one game on Wednesday after he crashed the pre-game coin-toss at Carolina on Sunday and nearly botched it. After the Packers won the toss, Alexander made what coach Matt LaFleur called "a big mistake" when he told referee Alex Kemp he wanted to be on defense, rather than saying he wanted to defer the choice. Deferring allows the
Barron'sDec 26 2023
News
Georgia expanded public health insurance. Few have signed up.
Democrats have long tried to persuade red states to expand the federal Medicaid program and bring health insurance to more of their most vulnerable residents. The Biden administration sweetened the pot in 2021 with additional federal money, but GOP officials, including Kemp, have been reluctant to take the offer unless they can tie benefits to employment. The slow uptake in the Georgia program
PoliticoJan 10 2024
News
Boebert's Ex-Husband Arrested, Facing Apparent Charges Over Weekend Incident
Colorado Republican Rep. Lauren Boebert's ex-husband, Jayson Boebert, was reportedly arrested on Tuesday and is facing charges of misdemeanor assault and criminal mischief apparently related to an altercation he and the lawmaker had on Saturday night, according to CBS News Colorado Investigator Brian Maass. After dinner at a restaurant in Silt, Colo., Boebert's ex-husband told police that he
The MessengerJan 09 2024
News
Multiple candidates file on first day for W.Va.'s May 14 primary
BLUEFIELD — Monday was the first day to file for political office in West Virginia, and multiple candidate filings were reported. The candidate filing period for the May 14 primary election in the Mountain State continues through through midnight January 27. In Mercer County, a number of day one candidate filings were reported. Alan Christian filed as a Republican for sheriff of Mercer County
Bluefield Daily TelegraphDec 28 2023
Opinion
Restoring deterrence should be America’s most urgent task in 2024
The coming of the new year is an appropriate time for retrospection.
I’ve been thinking about December 2001. Like many Americans, I was traumatized by the horrific images of the Sept. 11 attacks.
And like many Americans, I wanted to do something useful in response.
I was pretty sure I wouldn’t make the cut for Delta Force. But, with help from former U.N. Ambassador Jeane
Washington TimesJan 09 2024
News
Colorado Congresswoman Lauren Boebert's ex-husband arrested, facing charges
Colorado Congresswoman Lauren Boebert's ex-husband has been arrested and is facing charges, CBS News Colorado Investigator Brian Maass has learned. Jayson Boebert was arrested on Tuesday, according to court records, apparently in connection with an altercation that happened Saturday with Lauren Boebert who is currently the Republican representative for Colorado's 3rd Congressional District.
CBS News (Online)Jan 09 2024
News
Arrest Made in Baltimore Shooting Investigation
BALTIMORE, MD – In a significant development, Baltimore Police Department announced the arrest of 39-year-old Brandon Fullard on Jan. 5, in connection with a shooting incident that occurred last year. The arrest took place around 3:50 p.m. in Baltimore. Fullard is suspected in the shooting of 31-year-old Brian Richardson, which took place on Nov. 12, 2023, in the 3300 block of Garrison
Shore News NetworkJan 10 2024
News
The Last Gasp of the Iowa Kingmakers
In early November, Brian Lohse, a Republican representative in Iowa’s state legislature, held a meeting with about thirty-five of the most influential people he knew. They gathered in the basement of his home outside Des Moines and took seats among memorabilia from his beloved Iowa Hawkeyes. He offered them treats from a local bakery—red-velvet, chocolate, and champagne-flavored cupcakes—
The New YorkerOct 06 2023
News
Georgia's governor continues rollback of state gas and diesel taxes for another month
ATLANTA (AP) — Georgia's state taxes on gasoline and diesel will be suspended for another month after Gov. Brian Kemp extended the tax rollback in a Friday executive order. The suspension of the taxes, at 31.2 cents per gallon of gasoline and 35 cents per gallon of diesel, had been scheduled to end next Thursday but will now run through at least Nov. 11. The Republican governor last month
Stamford AdvocateOct 06 2023
News
Georgia's governor continues rollback of state gas and diesel taxes for another month
ATLANTA (AP) — Georgia's state taxes on gasoline and diesel will be suspended for another month after Gov. Brian Kemp extended the tax rollback in a Friday executive order. The suspension of the taxes, at 31.2 cents per gallon of gasoline and 35 cents per gallon of diesel, had been scheduled to end next Thursday but will now run through at least Nov. 11. The Republican governor last month
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