Newsom signs bills to close Inglewood Oil Field and increase fines on idle wells
Gov. Gavin Newsom has intensified his fight against the fossil fuel industry, signing a bill Wednesday that will shut down the vast Englewood oil field by 2030 and raise fees companies must pay to cover the costs of cleaning up 40,000 idled oil wells in the state. Standing on a Los Angeles football field with […]
Flagstaff Announces Minimum Wage Increase
Open the audio article player City of Flagstaff Text-to-speech audio articles made possible by a Yavapai College Quest Grant. Tuition-free industry certifications to help you in your career. Starting Jan. 1, 2025, the minimum wage in the city of Flagstaff will increase to $17.85 for all workers, and $16.85 for tipped workers. Flagstaff City Hall […]
Measure A flier omits a key fact: Ballot proposal is a tax increase
Election fliers arriving in mailboxes around Los Angeles County tout a ballot measure that would mandate “a new approach to expanding programs proven to prevent homelessness and improve housing affordability.” The measure, which will be on the November ballot, would “repeal the existing approach.” Nothing in the bill states that the measure is a tax, […]
Hundreds Of Business Groups Warn Of ‘Largest Tax Increase In American History’ If Trump Cuts Allowed To Expire
More than 500 industry groups issued a collective warning Thursday, urging the next Congress and administration to avoid enacting what would be the largest tax hikes in U.S. history. Potential tax increases could come when the Trump administration's Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017 (TCJA) expires at the end of 2025, letter The coalition […]
BONNER COHEN: Trump Has A Plan To Fix The Electricity Grid — Increase Supply
Former President Donald Trump said on September 5 that the U.S. needs more power to keep the artificial intelligence (AI) sector growing and keep the U.S. tech industry ahead of China. He vowed to issue it in his second term. “Declaration of a national emergency to dramatically increase the nation's energy supply” But expanding domestic […]
Coconino County planning education outreach for expenditure limit increase request | Local News
Voters who are unsure about the specific details of a proposed increase to Coconino County's base spending limit will receive help this fall. Tuesday night's Coconino County Board of Supervisors meeting featured presentations focused on the education outreach and communications efforts that county staff will be conducting ahead of the general election on Nov. 5. […]
Hantavirus cases continue to increase in Coconino County
Coconino County health officials reported an increase in hantavirus cases over the past 15 months, with two deaths. The respiratory virus is linked to wild rodents, specifically deer mice, health officials said in a news release Friday. The last case in Coconino County dates back to 2016, officials added. Hantavirus causes a potentially fatal illness […]
News Flash • Increase in Hantavirus Activity, Two Deaths Re
Coconino County is experiencing increased hantavirus activity. Three cases of hantavirus infections have been reported in the past 15 months, two of which have been fatal (67% mortality rate). The last reported case of hantavirus infection in Coconino County was in 2016. Hantavirus activity is also increasing in Arizona. Between January 1 and July 1, […]
California Highway Patrol presence in East Bay will increase four-fold starting next week
Oakland — Gov. Gavin Newsom announced he would quadruple the number of California Highway Patrol officers on shifts to Oakland and deploy California National Guard prosecutors starting Monday to crack down on organized crime, carjackings and sideshow acts. The announcement comes five months after the department initially sent 120 highway patrol officers to Oakland as […]
7 Things: Iran ignores Biden, fails to hurt Israel; online sales tax increase is still a tax increase; and more …
7. Alabama's failing non-elite non-mainstream traditional media Worried No such concerns were raised by low-wage labor groups about Alabama's failed attempt to keep former President Donald Trump off the ballot, despite concerns about the state not placing President Joe Biden on the state's ballot. Washington For example, as stated in a letter to the Democratic […]
