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Steven Bailey, a Republican candidate for California attorney general, will address the Redlands Tea Party Patriots when they meet 7 p.m. Thursday, April 5, at Mill Creek Cattle Company, 1874 Mentone Blvd., Mentone. Bailey, a veteran of the U.S. Marine Corps, was an El Dorado County Superior Court judge until he retired in 2017.
Utah Hispanic lawmakers condemned the decision by President Donald Trump's administration to include a question about U.S. citizenship status on the 2020 census. House Minority Assistant Whip Angela Romero, D-Salt Lake City; Reps.
Mayor Doug Nicholls and City Administrator Greg Wilkinson recently visited Washington, D.C., to promote issues that are important to Yuma. Accompanied by Ron Hamm, the city's legislative consultant, Nicholls and Wilkinson met with the Congressional delegation representing Yuma and various federal agencies to discuss the city's priorities for fiscal year 2018-19.
An internal FBI report about former FBI Deputy Director Andrew McCabe's firing includes a testimony from his former boss James Comey that shows a "discrepancy" with McCabe's public statements over his contact with the Wall Street Journal , according to a new report by CNN . Former FBI Director James Comey told internal investigators at the Justice Department that he could not recall McCabe telling him about having authorized FBI officials to talk to a reporter about an ongoing investigation, the sources said.
Does CNSNews.com managing editor Michael W. Chapman still hate the LGBT community with a passion ? You betcha! Chapman grumbled in a Feb. 13 blog post : In a stunning example of moral sanity and common sense, the Department of Education will now reject any cases dealing with bathroom complaints by transgender students, reported BuzzFeed , and which leftist Rep. Nancy Pelosi addressed in a tweet with #ProtectTransStudents. The story noted that the Trump administration, back in February 2017, rescinded Obama-era rules that said public schools should allow transgenders to use the bathroom of their choice, e.g., a male student who imagines he is female may use the ladies room.
Another candidate signaled plans to enter the race for Senate District 19 on Wednesday, about a month after the San Antonio Democrat who currently holds the seat was convicted of 11 felonies. Former U.S. Rep. Pete Gallego, a Democrat, has filed paperwork to declare a treasurer in a campaign for the position.
On Dec. 22, President Donald Trump signed the $1.5 trillion Tax Cuts and Jobs Act, the most significant levy reduction since 1986. Even Trump's critics conceded that Republicans ended 2017 on an unexpectedly high note, with their free-market banners flapping smartly in the tail winds.
About 200 demonstrators squared off with police in riot gear overnight in Sacramento, California, and more protests are planned for today, after an autopsy on Stephon Clark contradicted the police account of the shooting of the unarmed black man. Waving signs and chanting the 22-year-old's name in unison, the protesters gathered at city hall before marching into the Old Sacramento part of the city, filled with bars, restaurants and tourists.
Assuming he's re-elected to a sixth term - and he hasn't ever really been challenged - Glenn Thompson will continue to represent Warren County in the U.S. House of Representatives. The Commonwealth of Pennsylvania recently ran a public notice in the Times Observer detailing the specifics of what - effective next year - will be the 15th Congressional District.
The Contra Costa Republican Party and a gubernatorial candidate spoke out today in favor of the Contra Costa County Sheriff's Office's practice of publishing release dates and personal information of jail inmates. "I'm proud that ... Sheriff David Livingston has decided to prioritize the safety of Contra Costa's residents and visitors over the perverse political agenda of the Democratic Party leaders in Sacramento," Matt Shupe, chairman of the Contra Costa Republican Party, said in a statement this afternoon.
The top things you may have missed about policing this week News and opinion from outlets across the country compiled by Policing the USA Check out this story on USATODAY.com: https://usat.ly/2Gn8CPh Newer technology is being used to smuggle contraband into prisons across the nation, and prison systems are lagging in their ability to stop it from happening. Drones have delivered everything from cellphones to drugs, pornography and tobacco onto prison grounds.
Carlton Chewning plays bass guitar in a bluegrass band, the Restless Rebels. Lilton Moore does handyman work around his sister's house and watches court shows on TV.
When I spoke at the Patriot Movement Arizona rally in early March , I heard a lot of people say "Make California America Again." A former Navy seal who later ran for Congress made the same joke to me when he was out of state.
An attack on 18-year-old Cuban-American and Parkland activist Emma Gonzlez for not speaking Spanish by an Iowa Republican congressman's campaign staff highlights the pressures U.S.-born Latinos face on language. "This is how you look when you claim Cuban heritage yet don't speak Spanish and ignore the fact that your ancestors fled the island when the dictatorship turned Cuba into a prison camp, after removing all weapons from its citizens; hence their right to self defense," read a meme with Gonzalez's photo that was posted on Rep. Steve King's campaign Facebook page.
U.S. Rep. Elizabeth Esty, an outspoken advocate for the #MeToo movement, has found herself in the awkward position of apologizing for not protecting female staffers in her Washington office from alleged violence, death threats and sexual harassment by her former chief of staff. The Democrat has issued press releases calling for tougher harassment protections for congressional staff and was among those demanding that then-U.S. Rep. John Conyers of Michigan resign amid allegations of misconduct with staff.
AFTER failing for a year to approve a plan to fund teacher pay raises, Oklahoma lawmakers finally got the legislation to Gov. Mary Fallin's desk last week. So, what happens next? Teachers, who will receive raises averaging about $6,000, plan to follow through Monday with a walkout and rally at the Capitol that has been planned for weeks, to make their case that more funding for common education is needed.
After successful strikes in West Virginia, teachers in Kentucky, Oklahoma and Arizona threaten walk-outs, demanding pay raises and better benefits Teachers are striking all over. What is going on? After successful strikes in West Virginia, teachers in Kentucky, Oklahoma and Arizona threaten walk-outs, demanding pay raises and better benefits Check out this story on jacksonsun.com: https://usat.ly/2Giy1JQ Rebecca Garelli, a seventh grade science teacher at Sevilla West School in Phoenix, speaks during a #RedForEd rally at the Arizona State Capitol in Phoenix on March 28, 2018.