California county OKs $3.5M to shield illegal aliens from Trump’s deportation efforts
The California County Commission voted this week to invest $2.2 million in taxpayer funds to protect foreigners from President Donald Trump's deportation efforts. During a meeting of the Alameda County Board of Supervisors on Tuesday, members voted unanimously to invest millions of people in providing legal services and other resources to the area's immigrant communities. […]
Bed Bath & Beyond stores to return as Kirkland’s OKs $25M investment
The Bed Bath & Beyond Retail Store is back, but it's a smaller shape than the customers are used to. Kirkland's Inc. has successfully completed the conclusion of its $25 million investment agreement with Beyond, the parent company of Bed Bath & Beyond, Overstock, Zulily and BuyBuy Baby. As part of the agreement, Kirkland will […]
Biden OKs another $4.28B in student debt relief for public service workers
President Biden signed yet another student loan forgiveness package on Friday, giving $4.28 billion to about 55,000 public servants. The Department of Education has canceled loans for students who have made more than 120 monthly repayments as part of the Public Service Loan Forgiveness (PSLF) program, which encourages employment in public sector jobs such as […]
Biden administration preliminarily OKs $6.6B loan to EV maker Rivian
The Biden administration previously announced it would provide electric vehicle maker Rivian with a $6.6 billion loan to build a factory in Georgia. The administration said the loan will help Rivian build a facility to produce up to 400,000 “mass-market” electric SUVs and crossovers. Specifically, the company plans to help build Rivian's R2 and R3 […]
San Francisco OKs $212M revamp of train system run by floppy disks
San Francisco's transit authority has approved a $212 million overhaul of its aging train control system, which for decades has operated on data stored on floppy disks. The City Transportation Authority Board, which oversees the city's light rail network, has approved a new contract with Hitachi Railway to upgrade the existing train control system, which […]
Biden administration OKs major Nevada power project
The Biden administration announced Monday that it would approve large-scale electric transmission and solar projects in Nevada. The Green Link West Transmission Project will create a new transmission line system from North Las Vegas to Reno that, when completed, will be able to transmit enough electricity to power 4.8 million homes. While transmission lines can […]
FDA OK’s Elon Musk’s Neuralink to implant brain chip into second patient
The Food and Drug Administration is expected to allow Elon Musk’s brain chip company Neuralink to implant its device in a second patient as early as next month, according to reports. The federal agency appears satisfied with Neuralink’s proposal to correct an error reported in Neuralink’s first patient, 30-year-old Noland Arbaugh. Noland Arbaugh is a […]
Portland, Oregon, OKs new homeless camping rules that threaten fines or jail in some cases
Homeless people who camp on public land in Portland, Oregon, and refuse offers of shelter could be fined up to $100 or sentenced to up to seven days in jail under new rules unanimously approved by the City Council on Wednesday. may be imposed. If shelter is not available, similar penalties apply for blocking a […]
California city OK’s $1M per unit homeless housing project after audit found state wasted billions on crisis
Santa Monica city officials approved a multimillion-dollar apartment complex for the homeless last week, days after California released an audit that found it did not account for the $24 billion it spent on the state’s burgeoning homelessness crisis. . The 122-unit building for the homeless will include a mix of studio, one-, two- and three-bedroom […]
AL high court OKs death penalty for man convicted of delivery driver’s killing
The Alabama Supreme Court on Wednesday approved the execution of a man convicted of killing a delivery driver who stopped at an ATM. Two inmates killed, five injured in Alabama van crash on their way home from work The justices granted the Alabama Attorney General’s request to approve the execution date for Keith Edmond Gavin, […]