Birmingham Water Works reform bill passes House committee and is now waiting for final approval

The legislation aimed at restructuring the Birmingham Waterworks Board successfully passed through the Key House Committee on Tuesday and now awaits a decisive vote in the Alabama House of Representatives. Sponsored by Senator Dan Roberts (R Mountain Brook), the bill, known as SB330, fundamentally alters the governance of the waterworks board. It diminishes Birmingham’s sole […]

The impact of significant housing reform on home construction in California

California’s CEQA Reform: A Bold Move by Gov. Newsom This week, Governor Gavin Newsom addressed a controversial topic in California politics, aiming for shifts within the state’s home construction sector. Since the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) was enacted in 1970, Newsom has allowed the legislature to pursue what experts argue is a crucial reform. […]

REP. KEITH SELF: Whose Fault Is The Fiscal Mess? Time To Reform Everything

They say the worst time to go to the gym is in the first two weeks of January. The holiday season begins with Black Friday, named after retailers move towards profitable black inks. Similarly, the fitness season has seen a surge in gyms’ profitable memberships from December 26th to mid-January. Approximately 40% of Americans have […]

DAVID BLACKMON: Reconciliation Permitting Reform Will Make America Go Big Again

Congressional Republicans I’m installing a push Includes reform language permissions in the final version of the budget adjustment bill currently under consideration. Reforming the bloated environmental review process within the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) has gained top priority. Too long, there is a bloated review process for NEPA Constrained and critical infrastructure All Energy […]

Congress urged to reform TVA to improve transparency, decision making • Tennessee Lookout

Congress should reform Tennessee Valley authorities’ governance and energy plans as federally owned utilities face growing demand for electricity, a renewable energy organization released Thursday. It is stated in the book. Jonathan Geldoff, senior manager of the American Council on Renewable Energy, who prepared the report, said in a presentation Thursday that the TVA is […]

Maricopa County supervisor calls for reform to speed up election results | Arizona

(The Center Square) – Maricopa County Supervisor Thomas Galvin proposes an election reform plan to speed up future election results, claiming Arizona will be able to count 95% of votes on election night. did. This year, it took Arizona more than a week to report unofficial results for the 2024 general election in all precincts. […]

Why a liberal prison reform passed in Nevada and failed in California

Progressive prison reforms on the ballot this month in California and Nevada had vastly different results after the votes were counted. In California, voters chose to maintain the status quo, allowing “involuntary servitude” in prisons to remain legal. On the other side of the state line, voters in Nevada overwhelmingly passed a bill banning “slavery […]