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Apr 23 2024
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Biden rule grants overtime pay to 4 million US workers
The administration of U.S. President Joe Biden on Tuesday unveiled a rule extending mandatory overtime pay to an estimated 4 million salaried workers, going even further than an Obama-era rule that was struck down in court.
The U.S. Department of Labor rule will require employers to pay overtime premiums to workers who earn a salary of less than $1,128 per week, or about $58,600 per
ReutersApr 20 2024
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San Diego sees a steep decline in murders in 2024
The number of homicides in major American cities is falling at its quickest pace in decades — especially in San Diego. Why it matters: The nation is on track to see one of the lowest levels of violent crimes and homicides since former President Obama was in office, following huge pandemic-era jumps in homicides. By the numbers: Homicides declined by nearly 20% in 204 cities during the first
AxiosJan 07 2024
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Obama joins in on rousing Biden campaign ahead of election
Former president Barack Obama has advised President Joe Biden to pick up the pace of his campaign. Three sources, cited by the Washington Post, confirmed conversations between Obama and Biden, along with Obama and the president's re-election campaign team. Obama reportedly reminded Biden of his own campaign strategy, and offered counsel from his former campaign aides. WHITE HOUSE CHEERS MEXICO
Washington ExaminerApr 29 2024
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The Confusing Candidacy of Robert F. Kennedy Jr.April 29, 2024
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AllSides StaffApr 19 2024
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I-70 and I-71 construction around Columbus to extend into the 2030s, according to ODOT
It was summer 2010. President Barack Obama was less than two years into his first term. Popular boy band One Direction had just formed. Children worldwide packed theaters to see "Toy Story 3." And Ohio Department of Transportation construction crews started their work on Interstates 70 and 71 in Columbus. Now, almost a decade and a half later, the work on ODOT's "Downtown Ramp Up" project is
The Columbus DispatchApr 15 2024
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Throwback Tulsa: Tulsa tea partiers rail against taxes at rally on this day in 2010
On this day in 2010, Tulsa tea partiers observed their least favorite day of the year (tax day) with two rallies. One at Expo Square was hosted by KRMG radio personalities Joe Kelley and Rick Couri. Several thousand people and a fair dose of office-seekers, including Republican gubernatorial candidates businessman Roger Hubbard and state Sen. Randy Brogdon, railed against government. A second
Tulsa WorldApr 18 2024
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How centrist Josh Gottheimer helped NJ Democrats hire Neal Katyal in controversial ballot case
A prominent New Jersey Democrat who wants to be governor quietly helped enlist Neal Katyal, the former acting solicitor general in the Obama administration, to defend a controversial state balloting system that gives outsized control of elections to powerful party bosses. Rep. Josh Gottheimer, a leading centrist in Congress, is maneuvering to defend what’s known as the “county line” system,
Yahoo NewsFeb 11 2024
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Ramaswamy: Dems planning to ‘sideline’ Biden after special counsel report, ‘trot in’ Michelle Obama
Former Republican presidential candidate Vivek Ramaswamy joined in on the speculation that Democrats now have no choice other than to pull the plug on the malfunctioning Joe Biden and predicted who will replace him. The 81-year-old career politician’s hopes of staying in the White House for another four years took a major hit with the release of the report by Special Counsel Robert Hur who was
Bizpac ReviewDec 28 2023
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Obama-Appointed Judge Rules In Favor Of Republicans In Georgia
A federal judge, appointed by former President Barack Obama, upheld Republicans’ redrawn congressional maps in Georgia, on Thursday. U.S. District Judge Steve Jones had ordered new congressional maps to be drawn back in October, following the U.S. Supreme Court’s ruling on a case concerning black voters and the Voting Rights Act of 1965. The judge found the new maps to be in compliance. “The
The Daily WireJan 07 2024
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Biden campaign "aligned" with Obama, despite his reported criticisms
President Biden's principal deputy campaign manager Quentin Fulks said Sunday that Biden and former President Obama are "aligned" in their thinking about Biden's re-election campaign. Why it matters: Fulks' remarks come in response to many high-level Democrats, including Obama, expressing concerns that Biden and his re-election team are too complacent about the threat of losing to former
Axios