A bill aimed at reforming Sewerage and Water Board of New Orleans customer bills passed in the Louisiana House on Tuesday, April 16.
WASHINGTON — Facing a divided party and pressure to act, House Speaker Mike Johnson rolled out three bills Wednesday to provide assistance to Israel, Ukraine and Taiwan, with the hope of holding final votes on Saturday. The bills represent a major test of Johnson’s ability to navigate a thicket of political and global challenges with a wafer-thin majority. And it comes as Johnson, R-La., faces a serious threat to his gavel from Reps. Marjorie Taylor Greene, R-Ga., and Thomas Massie, R-Ky....
Hamilton, Halton, Niagara and area news from CHCH - Hamilton, Halton, and Niagara news.. The government of Alberta announced sweeping changes to legislation regulating municipal government and elections. It would formally introduce political parties at the local level and give the province more power to overrule bylaws and remove elected councillors. Alberta’s minister of municipal affairs says the changes are meant to improve accountability and trust in elections, but […]
Just like Tokyo Olympics golden girl Hidilyn Diaz-Naranjo, the Filipino athlete bringing home the bacon in the coming Paris Olympiad stands to gain a house and lot bonanza.
Republican House Speaker Mike Johnson announced Wednesday that his chamber will finally hold a vote this weekend on passing additional foreign aid including support for Ukraine, Israel and Taiwan, as well as $481 million to assist refugees in the U.S.But after releasing text of the funding measures—which are split into three separate bills—Johnson is once against facing pushback from members of his own party, who have withheld authorizing supplemental funding for months.Drafts of the legislation...
A vacant site on Genesee Street is targeted for a ten-unit senior citizen apartment project. Miracle Missions Full Gospel Church, located at 406 Sycamore Street, is seeking to buy three City-owned parcels at 440-450 Genesee Street to construct the $2 million project. The church is working with Karen Hargrove of Loguen Development Corporation on the []
MPA and CPWB chairperson writes to Punjab home secretary, seeking support
Lawmakers in Alabama passed legislation that could lead to the prosecution of librarians under the state’s obscenity law for providing minors with “harmful” materials. The bill, approved 72-28 by the Alabama House of Representatives, will now move to the state Senate. It removes existing exemptions for public libraries in the state’s obscenity law and is
With Los Angeles facing a $469 million budget deficit, Mayor Karen Bass made significant spending cuts in her proposed budget for the 2024-25 fiscal year, including to her Inside Safe program.
The House of Representatives on Saturday passed a $95 billion package that will provide aid to Ukraine, Israel, and Taiwan after months of standstill and tensions within the House Republican conference. The four separate bills will provide foreign aid to Israel, Ukraine, and Taiwan, and include a new measure to force the sale of TikTok after […]
The House of Representatives has voted to advance four separate bills that include two on funding for Ukraine and Israel. NBC News' Ali Vitali has details on what comes next for the legislation as Speaker Johnson discusses the vote with reporters.
The proposal from Wooten appears to mirror a plan outlined by Gov. Sarah Sanders in a letter she sent to state employees in March.