Dem Lawmakers Urge Biden To Seize Control Of Texas National Guard

Two Democratic House members on Wednesday called on President Joe Biden to federalize the Texas National Guard. Texas Republican Gov. Greg Abbott issued a defiant statement after the Supreme Court ruled that the Biden administration could cut the bellows wire it installed along state borders, and the National Guard also He said it was one […]

‘Have The Courage’: Parent Rights Advocates Urge GOP Lawmakers To Overturn Dem Governor’s Veto On Trans Bill

Parental rights groups are calling on Republican lawmakers to overturn Democratic Louisiana Gov. HB648 Prohibits physicians from providing gender reassignment treatments (such as puberty blockers, heterosexual hormones, and sex reassignment surgery) to children under the age of 18. Doctors who do not comply with orders risk having their medical license revoked. and statement Explaining his […]

Arizona official, others, urge U.S. Senate to renew economic development fund

WASHINGTON – When a Navajo power plant closed in 2019, costing hundreds of jobs, a project funded by the Economic Development Agency helped ease some of the pain, Chris Fetzer said Wednesday. , told a U.S. Senate committee. Fetzer, executive director of the Northern Arizona State Council of Government, joined other local officials from across […]

Arizona official, others, urge Senate to renew economic development fund

Local officials have urged senators to reauthorize the Office of Economic Development, which will mitigate the impact of the 2019 Navajo plant closure and allow for other anticipated coal-fired plants in the region, such as Coronado. He said it was helping him prepare for the shutdown. upper station. (Photo credit: James R. Eastwood/SRP) WASHINGTON – […]

Blackie Onassis, drummer for ’90s band Urge Overkill, dies

John Rowan, drummer for 90s Chicago rock band Urge Overkill, who performed under the name Blackie Onassis, has died. A spokesperson for the band confirmed his death to The Times. The cause of death has not been disclosed. Onassis backed Urge Overkill during the 1990s era of alternative rock’s rise, playing on the band’s version […]

Officials urge Arizona campers to be cautious about fires

Flagstaff, Arizona — Most of the snow is disappearing from Flagstaff’s San Francisco Peaks, but what remains is a faint reminder of what winter has brought. “We had a really nice wet winter,” said Capt. Dylan Guffey of the Flagstaff Fire Department. Wet winters and springs contributed to the fire hazard. “It’s great that the […]