Florida’s next governor and other state leaders would get sizable pay bumps under a House budget proposal that advanced Wednesday. The House Appropriations Committee approved a budget “conforming” bill (PCB APC 24-04) to increase the annual salaries of…
‘Exceptionally frustrating’: GOP rep’s ‘bipartisan negotiations’ leave Republicans divided
US Senator James Lankford can’t catch a break as he attempts to strike a bipartisan US border deal with Sens. Chris Murphy (D-CT) and Kyrsten Sinema (I-AZ). Although Lankford was appointed by Sen. Mitch McConnell (R-KY) “to lead bipartisan negotiations…
‘Exceptionally frustrating’: GOP rep’s ‘bipartisan negotiations’ leave Republicans divided
US Senator James Lankford can’t catch a break as he attempts to strike a bipartisan US border deal with Sens. Chris Murphy (D-CT) and Kyrsten Sinema (I-AZ). Although Lankford was appointed by Sen. Mitch McConnell (R-KY) “to lead bipartisan negotiations…
Strike at 11 German airports starts, grounding flights on Thursday
Travellers planning to fly into or out of 11 major German airports on Thursday will have to make alternative arrangements. Airport security staff at the airports in Frankfurt, Hamburg, Bremen, Berlin, Leipzig, Düsseldorf, Cologne, Hanover, Stuttgart, E…
With new farm bill in the works, Illinois farmers go to Washington to urge investments in environmental justice
A group of Illinois small farmers are meeting with members of Congress on Thursday in Washington to discuss their hopes for “transformational investments” in the next farm bill, which governs policy in the agricultural sector. As they see it, the new l…
1 student killed, 2 others wounded in shooting near Chicago high school
CHICAGO — Three Senn High School students were shot, one fatally, during a shooting in the Edgewater neighborhood on the North Side Wednesday afternoon, according to authorities. The three victims, CPS students between 15 and 16, were walking in the 12…
California Dems Introduce First-Of-Its-Kind Reparations Legislation
California Democrats introduced a reparations package on Wednesday, becoming the first state in the nation to do so following a task force’s recommendations, according to Politico. Democratic Gov. Gavin Newsom created the California Reparations Task Fo…
Ohio Community Struck By Toxic Train Disaster Has Mixed Feelings On Biden’s Visit
Residents of East Palestine, Ohio, have mixed feelings about President Joe Biden’s renewed promise to visit the community that was struck by a toxic train derailment nearly one year ago, the Daily Caller News Foundation has learned. The White House ann…
Uttarakhand Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami launches Garhwali film Rikhuli
Dehradun (Uttarakhand) [India], February 1 (ANI): Uttarakhand Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami launched the Garhwali film Rikhuli at the Mukhya Sevak Sadan located at the Chief Minister’s residence here on Wednesday. While congratulating the artists …
“Arrangements have been made but…”: Advocate Sohan Lal Arya over Varanasi Court’s order on Gyanvapi Mosque
Varanasi (Uttar Pradesh) [India], February 1 (ANI): After Varanasi Court allowed Hindu devotees to offer prayers inside the Gyanvapi mosque complex, advocate Sohan Lal Arya said that arrangements have been made but Vyas Ka Tekhana has not been opened f…