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Dec 06 2023
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MTA board set to vote on congestion pricing recommendations to charge most cars $15 to enter Manhattan's Central Business District
NEW YORK -- MTA board members are scheduled to vote Wednesday on the latest congestion pricing recommendations that would charge most cars $15 to enter Manhattan's Central Business District. The board will look at the plan drafted by the Traffic Mobility Review Board and decide whether it's the best option for New Yorkers. Congestion pricing supporters, including Gov. Kathy Hochul and MTA
CBS News (Online)Dec 16 2023
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Alex Jones Offers to Pay Fraction of $1.5B Owed to Sandy Hook Families
Conspiracy theorist Alex Jones on Friday offered to pay $5.5 million annually for 10 years to the families of the 2012 Sandy Hook school shooting victems—a mere fraction of the $1.5 billion he was ordered to pay, reported. The families had agreed to cut a deal for a minimum of $85 million last month. Friday’s offer was “the first time that Alex Jones has revealed any sort of plan to pay the
Daily BeastDec 15 2023
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Colorado wolf reintroduction to move forward as ranchers’ legal effort fails
The reintroduction of wolves in Colorado this month will proceed as planned after a federal judge on Friday denied ranchers’ request to stop the state’s efforts to allow for further environmental analysis. U.S. District Judge Regina Rodriguez denied a request by the Colorado Cattlemen’s Association and Gunnison County Stockgrowers’ Association to halt the reintroduction of the controversial
The Denver PostDec 18 2023
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Georgia to pay $1,000 year-end bonuses to state workers, public school employees
Georgia’s government will put a little extra jingle in the pockets of state, university and public school employees, paying them a $1,000 year-end bonus, Gov. Brian Kemp announced Monday. The Republican governor also said he would propose a permanent $104 million yearly allocation for school security going forward, enough to provide $45,000 to every Georgia public school, as he makes further
The Telegraph (Georgia)Feb 10 2022
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U.S. truckers planning protest convoy, perhaps starting in L.A. for Super Bowl, DHS warns
The Department of Homeland Security is warning U.S. law enforcement agencies that a group of truckers is planning a protest of COVID-19 vaccine mandates that could start as soon as this weekend in Los Angeles, site of the Super Bowl.
The bulletin, obtained by CBS News, says the convoy could then head east, perhaps reaching Washington, D.C. in time for President Biden's State of the
CBS News (Online)May 14 2020
Fact Check
McConnell’s claim that Obama left behind no ‘game plan’ for the coronavirus outbreak
“They claim pandemics only happen once every hundred years but what if that’s no longer true? We want to be early, ready for the next one, because clearly the Obama administration did not leave to this administration any kind of game plan for something like this.”
— Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.), in an online discussion hosted by the Trump campaign, May 11, 2020
Washington PostMay 12 2020
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MLB owners approve plan to start season in July, reports say
(CNN) - Major League Baseball (MLB) owners have finalized a plan that may allow the 2020 season to start on Fourth of July weekend, according to multiple outlets, including the New York Times and ESPN.
The season, which was set to start on March 26, was delayed due to the coronavirus pandemic. MLB owners and league management have agreed upon an 82-game regular season, down from the
CNN (Online News)Dec 06 2023
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Dane County Judge Issues Final Ruling on Wisconsin’s 1849 “Abortion Ban”
Yesterday, Judge Diane Schlipper issued her final ruling on Wisconsin’s infamous 1849 feticide law, deciding that it does not apply to consensual abortions. This afternoon, WORT News Producer Faye Parks spoke to Michelle Velasquez – Planned Parenthood of Wisconsin’s Chief Strategy Officer – and Dr. Kristin Lyerly – one of the medical providers who joined the lawsuit. Velasquez says they’re now
WORTFM.orgDec 18 2023
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Georgia's governor says the state will pay a $1,000 year-end bonus to public and school employees
ATLANTA (AP) — Georgia’s government will put a little extra jingle in the pockets of state, university and public school employees, paying them a $1,000 year-end bonus, Gov. Brian Kemp announced Monday. The Republican governor also said he would propose a permanent $104 million yearly allocation for school security going forward, enough to provide $45,000 to every Georgia public school, as he
Associated PressDec 16 2023
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East Coast prepares for major storm bringing high winds and torrential rain
Cities across the eastern U.S. are preparing for a major storm system that will damper weekend plans when it brings torrential rain, high winds and severe thunderstorms to the East Coast. The system will develop in the Gulf of Mexico Saturday and become a prolific rain and wind maker as it travels toward the eastern seaboard, with impacts expected to last through Monday. There are already
NBC News (Online)