By Jennifer Shutt, Georgia Recorder U.S. Capitol Police Chief J. Thomas Manger sought to ease concerns from the lawmakers in charge of his agency’s budget on Wednesday, saying the department is preparing for major upcoming events—including another potential Jan. 6—by trying to grow the size of its force and overhauling its intelligence gathering activities. During an hour-long hearing in front of the House Appropriations Legislative Branch Subcommittee, Manger argued the agency is far better...
Pickaway County – A Pickaway County Sheriff Candidate challenged the Pickaway County elections and demanded a recount after a discrepancy in the unofficial results and the official results were announced. On March 28, 2024, the Pickaway County election office will met to confirm the official results from the March 19th primary elections and to review […]
Biden administration hopes funding will spur enduring cuts to planet-heating emissions no matter who is in White HouseAmid rising global temperatures and a looming election against an opponent who has indicated he will gut his climate policies, Joe Biden’s administration is shoveling billions of dollars into efforts it hopes will spur enduring cuts to planet-heating emissions, no matter the occupant of the White House.In recent weeks, large tracts of funding has been announced by the...
Storms are in the forecast for Wednesday with some severe storms possible.The Storm Prediction Center has placed Northwest Florida under an Enhanced Risk (leve
The security deal with Beijing agreed by PM Manasseh Sogavare is under the spotlight ahead of the 17 April voteChina’s rising power in the Pacific explained in 30 secondsChina’s influence in the Pacific is being scrutinised as ally Solomon Islands prepares to hold elections this month, with two candidates indicating they would seek to review a controversial security pact between the two countries.Ties between China and Solomon Islands have deepened under prime minister Manasseh Sogavare, who is...
A severe storm system sweeping across\u00a0Texas and the Gulf Coast is expected to bring severe weather to North Florida late Wednesday into Thursday.
LGBTQ activist Ashley Brundage, 43, runs a company offering DEI training and seminars on how to overcome 'unconscious bias'. But the transgender mother-of-two was showered with praise by Florida Governor Ron DeSantis who told her to 'keep up the great work!'. The Democrat hopes his glowing testimonial will help win over Republicans as she bids to become the first transgender official elected in the state
Utah Gov. Spencer Cox opened his TED talk, which he delivered from Canada on Wednesday, with a quote from former President Ronald Reagan: “Freedom is a fragile thing, and it’s never more than one generation away from extinction.” Cox said he, like many others, has used that quote many times — but he confessed he didn’t actually believe it. That is, until the “first cracks in my confidence came” when he was Utah’s lieutenant governor, and that was when he showed up to what was supposed to...
Utah Gov. Spencer Cox opened his TED talk, which he delivered from Canada on Wednesday, with a quote from former President Ronald Reagan: “Freedom is a fragile thing, and it’s never more than one generation away from extinction.” Cox said he, like many others, has used that quote many times — but he confessed he […]
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Election Day is one week away and staff at the Erie County Elections Office are busy putting the final touches on everything for the big day. The director of elections Tonia Fernandez said Tuesday was the last day to apply for a ballot to vote early and the last day to submit an application for []
A bill that would ease student voting access and reallocate prisoners in the Census could affect St. Cloud, which has 10,000 college students and about 1,000 state prisoners, in future elections.