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Rep. Trey Gowdy doesn't "have a lot of patience" for Environmental Protection Agency head Scott Pruitt's ethical indiscretions. The House Oversight Committee chairman is probing the embattled EPA administrator as calls for Pruitt's resignation rise, a spokeswoman for the South Carolina Republican told CNN on Saturday.
The student organizers behind the "March for Our Lives" are planning a series of town hall this weekend and will use empty chairs to symbolize lawmakers who were invited but who don't attend. As of Friday morning, 33 Democratic lawmakers had pledged to take part in "The Town Halls for Our Lives" events in their home states.
The biggest news at the end of the 2018 session of the Georgia General Assembly was passage of an appropriations bill that for the first time in many years fully funds our schools. The final week of the session, the Governor's office raised by $194.7 million the revenue projection for the fiscal year that starts in three months.
Georgia's legislators gaveled things to a close last week and for the first time in a while, it was a session that provided some positive accomplishments for taxpayers. For the first time since at least 2002, Georgia will not have "austerity cuts" for K-12 public schools in the state budget for the new fiscal year.
North Dakota U.S. Rep. Kevin Cramer, considered Republicans' best hope of unseating incumbent Democratic Sen. Heidi Heitkamp, was greeted by throngs of GOP delegates at the state endorsing convention on Saturday with smiles, handshakes, and well-wishes. In 2012, Cramer, a longtime Republican activist who has served as the North Dakota party's director and chairman, bypassed the party convention and challenged the party's endorsed U.S. House candidate in a primary.
Rep. Ron Kind, D-Wis., left, and House Democratic Whip Steny Hoyer speaks to the media after touring Culimeta-Saveguard in Eau Claire, Wis., on Thursday April 5, 2018. Hoyer headed to Trump country this week in a last-chance campaign for the top spot.
Nine census tracts in Fairfield and Vallejo have been approved for the Opportunity Zone program created within the $1.3 trillion budget recently adopted by Congress and signed by President Donald Trump. The programs use three possible benefits from capital gains to encourage development in areas that meet a certain low-income standard and poverty rate.
Ohio Sen. Joe Schiavoni has spent more than a year crisscrossing Ohio, hoping to build a groundswell in his bid for governor. And as he's done so, the Democrat from Boardman seems to be universally liked - even by his opponents, who on the debate stage have largely spared him the brickbats they've hurled at one another.
Born in Centralia, Illinois in 1937, Burris attended Southern Illinois University and then got a law degree from Howard. Burris was a successful man, as his ridiculously braggart grave suggests.
Following Attorney General Maura Healey's call for an end to the competitive electric supply market, House and Senate lawmakers are gearing up to hold an oversight hearing to question companies cited by Healey about what she described as deceptive business practices. The Joint Committee on Telecommunications, Utilities and Energy, co-chaired by Rep. Thomas Golden of Lowell and Sen. Michael Barrett of Lexington, is planning the hearing, according to the committee, to "consider immediate protective measures and the implications of those actions," learn about best practices in other states and explore issues related to the market that Healey said were beyond the scope of her review.
Rep. Blake Farenthold, a Texas Republican who faced pressure to resign after sexual harassment allegations - but said he would retire at the end of his current term instead - unexpectedly announced Friday he would step down effective immediately. "While I planned on serving out the remainder of my term in Congress, I know in my heart it's time for me to move along and look for new ways to serve," he said in a statement.
Legislation aimed at prioritizing the testing of rape kits for possible DNA evidence is awaiting Republican Gov. Charlie Baker's signature before becoming law. The language was included in an omnibus criminal justice overhaul bill approved by the Massachusetts House and Senate this week.
If you're looking for the bad guy in the Avengers movie, check behind the camera. Director Joss Whedon may not be part of the cast, but based on his Twitter account, he's a pretty convincing villain in real life.
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Texas Republican Rep. Blake Farenthold abruptly resigned Friday, four months after announcing he wouldn't seek re-election amid sexual harassment allegations. "While I planned on serving out the remainder of my term in Congress, I know in my heart it's time for me to move along and look for new ways to serve," Farenthold said in a video statement, adding that his action was effective as of 5 p.m. In December, Farenthold had posted another video denying a former aide's 2014 accusations, including that he'd subjected her to sexually suggestive comments and behavior and then fired her after she complained.
If you follow the activities of Rep. Trey Gowdy , you could be forgiven for having no idea that he oversees the chief investigative arm of the legislative branch. The House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, which Gowdy chairs, is designed to be a watchdog for the American people.
Arizona teachers and education advocates shouts as they march at the Arizona Capitol highlighting low teacher pay and school funding Wednesday, March 28, 2018, in Phoenix. FILE - In this March 28, 2018 file photo, Oklahoma Gov. Mary Fallin speaks during a news conference following a vote on a package of tax hikes to fund teacher pay raises in Oklahoma City.
Hundreds of teachers have crammed into the Oklahoma Capitol for the second day to press demands for additional funding for the state's public schools. Arizona teachers and education advocates shouts as they march at the Arizona Capitol highlighting low teacher pay and school funding Wednesday, March 28, 2018, in Phoenix.
Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke acknowledges there is "a lot of opposition" to President Donald Trump's plan to open most of the nation's coastline to oil and gas drilling. Speaking at a forum on offshore wind energy Friday in Plainsboro, New Jersey, Zinke touted Trump's "all of the above" energy menu that calls for oil and gas, as well as renewable energy projects.
EPA Administrator Scott Pruitt is facing heat for his first-class travel, huge raises for top aides and the rental of an D.C. apartment from a lobbyist. EPA Administrator Scott Pruitt's ethical challenges piling up EPA Administrator Scott Pruitt is facing heat for his first-class travel, huge raises for top aides and the rental of an D.C. apartment from a lobbyist.