House Subpoenas 15 Biden Agencies on Assistance to Local Election Officials
House Administration Committee Chairman Brian Steil (R-Wis.) said Thursday he had subpoenaed the Biden administration for documents related to President Joe Biden’s March 2021 executive order directing federal agencies to work with local election officials, calling the order an attempt to “tip the tide of battle for 2024.” Steil posted on Thursday X: Biden’s executive […]
Con pocos dólares y alza de precios de la canasta familiar, sector privado de Bolivia invierte en desarrollo local
El Alto, Bolivia — With an investment of $15 million, INTI Pharmaceutical Industry has inaugurated the week’s intermediate location, the largest logistics center in Bolivia, developed with European technology and capable of maintaining the quality of more than 1,300 types of products. The announcement of the center, which is good news for Bolivians, comes in […]
Canada Imposes 5% ‘Contribution’ on Netflix, Other Online Streamers to Pay for Local Broadcasting
The Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC) announced on Tuesday that it will require online streaming services such as Netflix, Hulu and Amazon Prime to “donate” five percent of their Canadian revenue to fund local broadcasting. The CRTC estimated that the payments would generate about $146 million in annual revenue for Canadian broadcasters. “Today’s decision […]
Mary Mahoney’s on the hook for passing off frozen, imported fish as local
Something fishy was going on at a popular seafood restaurant in Mississippi. Federal prosecutors have charged that Mary Mahoney’s Old French House, a popular restaurant in the fishing hub of Biloxi, misrepresented foreign frozen seafood as local from the Gulf Coast for years. Mary Mahoney’s pleaded guilty Thursday to falsely labeling seafood and wire fraud, […]
Local solar program proposed in Pennsylvania
(The Center Square) – Connecting to solar power remains unaffordable and technically impossible for many across Pennsylvania. That’s why one Erie County legislator says he’s reintroducing legislation to bridge the gap for renters and homeowners unable to invest in their own rooftop panels. Sen. Dan Laughlin, R-Erie, sponsored a plan on Thursday that would establish […]
House passes bill to ban noncitizens from voting in local D.C. elections
The House of Representatives on Thursday approved a bill that would ban non-Americans from voting in local elections in Washington, D.C., once again taking aim at the nation’s capital through legislation. The four-page bill, which passed 262-143, would ban non-citizens from voting in municipal elections, polls and referendums. Federal law prohibits noncitizens from voting in […]
Wisconsin local news crew captures driver crash into parked van, injuring 57-year-old man in hit-and-run
Reporters in Wisconsin captured the dramatic moment a reckless driver crashed into a parked minivan, abandoning his teenage accomplice and injuring a man sitting inside the vehicle. Local Milwaukee media outlet TMJ4 reported on Sunday’s fatal shooting on the city’s south side. A speeding gray sedan crashed directly into a parked minivan to avoid oncoming […]
Catholic hermit who underwent ‘sex-change’ comes out as ‘transgender’ with support from local bishop
A Catholic “brother” living in a hermitage in Kentucky recently came out as “transgender” with the support of the local bishop. “I’m not a Muslim,” said Brother Christian Matson, a 39-year-old hermit from the Diocese of Lexington, earlier this month. religion news service“This Sunday, on Pentecost 2024, I plan to come out publicly as transgender.” […]
Primary ballots give Montana voters a chance to re-think their local government structures
Montana’s primary ballots being considered this year will provide voters with a unique opportunity to audit the structure and powers of city and county government. This review of local government is listed at the end of the ballot as a “Committee Question.” Most urban voters will see two entries for him. One is the city […]
New Caledonia ‘under siege’ says local official, as unrest claims another life | New Caledonia
New Caledonia is “under siege”, the mayor of the capital Nouméa said, with new deaths recorded in the Pacific region, taking the death toll to six after almost a week of unrest. The person was killed in a gunfight at one of the many improvised barricades blocking roads on the island, a French security official […]