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Mar 20 2024
News
Airport executive gets into firefight with federal agents
Bryan Malinowski, 53, is the executive director of the Clinton Airport in Little Rock, Arkansas. What did Bryan do Wednesday? He got into a gunfight with federal agents at 6 a.m. in the morning and was shot. He "was injured with gunshot wounds and treated on scene by paramedics before being transported to a local hospital," Arkansas State Police said in a statement, adding that his condition
Boing BoingMar 26 2024
News
State threatens to take back St. Louis-area road money if local governments don’t spend faster
Jim Wild, the council’s executive director, acknowledged a backlog among local government projects reliant on the federal grant money. But he said much of the issue stems from delays caused by the pandemic, such as staffing shortages and accessing the courts to acquire right-of-way. Plus, he said, rapid inflation drove up project budgets and forced local governments to find other local funding
St. Louis Post-DispatchMar 21 2024
News
Georgia Senate passes bill to punish local governments with loose immigration policies • Georgia Recorder
The Georgia Senate passed a bill Thursday that could result in law enforcement agencies and local governments losing federal and state funds and force elected officials to be removed from office if they fail to comply with undocumented immigrant reporting laws. The adoption of House Bill 301 on Thursday comes just days after a plea for Georgia legislators to pass a stronger immigration law was
Georgia RecorderMar 21 2024
News
Day 2 Kaneshiro, Mitsunaga trial: Government calls on former Mitsunaga employees
HONOLULU (KHON2) — Trial continues for former Honolulu Prosecutor, Keith Kaneshiro, and former businessman, Dennis Mitsunaga, and his associates. On Thursday, witness testimony centered around Mitsunaga’s company and interactions with the fired employee who sparked the investigation. In day two of the Kaneshiro, Mitsunaga and associates conspiracy and bribery trial, the government brought out
KHON 2Mar 26 2024
News
Local Drug Ring Leader Pleads Guilty In Federal Court
A local drug ring leader has pleaded guilty just before jury selection was scheduled to begin for his federal trial. U.S. Attorney Trini Ross announced that 38-year old Rocco Beardsley of Jamestown pleaded guilty before U.S. District Judge John Sinatra Jr. to narcotic conspiracy and distribution of fentanyl causing death. The charges carry a mandatory minimum penalty of 20 years in prison, and
WRFAMar 18 2024
News
'Government Overreach': Ocean City Opposes Endangered Species Rule
OCEAN CITY, NJ — City officials are opposing a potential new Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) rule that would allow the state to step in when endangered species are found in beach areas. "It's government overreach," said city Business Administrator George Savastano of the proposed rule. City Council recently unanimously adopted a resolution formally opposing the proposal. Under the
Patch.comMar 25 2024
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What Intel’s $8.5 billion federal subsidy means for Oregon: Beat Check podcast
Oregon’s largest corporate employer has been one of the biggest boosters calling for an infusion of taxpayer dollars into U.S. manufacturing of computer chips. Last week, Intel got its wish: an $8.5 billion check from the federal government. Mike Rogoway, who covers the chip industry for The Oregonian/OregonLive, spoke with business editor Elliot Njus about what this award means for Intel in
The OregonianMar 23 2024
News
Harris touts federal aid in visit to Puerto Rico
SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico -- U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris visited Puerto Rico on Friday as part of a whirlwind trip to tout the federal aid the U.S. territory has received following deadly hurricanes and attend a Democratic fundraiser. Her visit comes days after U.S. President Joe Biden launched a campaign targeting Latino voters ahead of the November general elections. While those in Puerto
Arkansas Democrat-GazetteMar 18 2024
News
Bashing Smotrich, coalition MK lambasts government as ‘worst ever’
Coalition MK Matan Kahana declares the current government “the worst and most terrible” in Israel’s history, accusing it of being “responsible for the most terrible tragedy that has befallen the Jewish people since the Holocaust.” The National Unity lawmaker’s remarks come in response to Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich’s attacks on the leadership of the IDF, which the far-right cabinet
The Times of IsraelFeb 28 2024
Opinion
Don’t Shut Down the Government
With the first of two government-funding deadlines coming up this Friday, a partial government shutdown is looking more and more possible.
The challenge facing House Speaker Mike Johnson is the same as the one that plagued his predecessor, Kevin McCarthy. Republicans control only one chamber of Congress, by a razor-thin margin, meaning that if Johnson cannot unite his caucus around a
National Review (Opinion)