Congressman David Scott to deliver D.C. update
Congressman David Scott, D-Atlanta, will address local professionals at the Cobb Chamber of Commerce's Smyrna Area Council on June 1 from 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. at Vinings Bank, 4135 Atlanta Road SE.
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California US Senate choice could come down to 2 Democrats
This Nov. 2012 file photo shows California Attorney General Kamala Harris speaks during a news conference Friday Nov.16,2012 in Los Angeles. Harris is running TV ads in Spanish in Southern California and touting her support from union icon Dolores Huerta in a low-key strategy to drive fellow Democrat Loretta Sanchez out of the race for California's open U.S. Senate seat.
Sanders fails to oust Clinton backers from convention roles
Democratic officials have rejected Bernie Sanders' request to remove two high-profile Hillary Clinton supporters from leadership positions at the party's summer convention. Sanders' presidential campaign said in a letter Friday to the Democratic National Committee that Dannel Malloy, Connecticut's governor, and Barney Frank, a former Massachusetts congressman, couldn't be relied upon to perform their roles "fairly and capably while laboring under such deeply held bias."
Sanders Campaign Calls for Committee Leadership…
The Bernie Sanders campaign is calling to remove Connecticut Gov. Dan Malloy and former Massachusetts Rep. Barney Frank from leadership positions on Democratic committees at the national convention, arguing that their allegiance to Hillary Clinton will compromise their neutrality. In a letter to the Democratic National Committee, Brad Deutsch, counsel to the Sanders campaign, called Malloy and Frank "aggressive attack surrogates for the Clinton campaign."
Congress breaks with unfinished work on budget, Zika, Puerto Rico, with summer nearing
Congress is racing toward its summer break, but like a procrastinating college kid it has tons of work to catch up on to avoid a report card laden with grades of incomplete or even worse. An abbreviated work period this month produced mixed results at best -- Congress exited Washington without acting on funding the battle against the Zika virus, for starters -- and a full plate awaits when lawmakers return next month from a weeklong Memorial Day recess for a six-week sprint to political convention season and the traditional August vacation.
Paul Ryan on Trump: GOP ‘Further Down the Unity Path’ Than Democrats
House Speaker Paul Ryan said Saturday that he and Donald Trump are still speaking about how to "get on the same page" when it comes to principles and policies the Republican Party can unify under, but insisted that Democrats and the ongoing battle between Hillary Clinton and Bernie Sanders for the party's presidential nomination are much more divided. "What we're trying to do is unify around common principles and policies," Ryan told CNBC's Larry Kudlow on his radio talk show Saturday morning.
Sanders moves to boot Barney Frank from DNC committee
Democratic presidential candidate Bernie Sanders has moved to oust two high-profile Democrats from their posts as chairmen of important committees at the national party convention. Sanders dubbed Connecticut Gov. Dannel Malloy and former Mass.
Early voting ends next Saturday
Early voting started Thursday at the N.C. Cooperative Extension Office on Caroline Street in Rockingham and runs until June 4. This election is for the the Republican primary for the 9th District of the U.S. House of Representatives and the nonpartisan N.C. Supreme Court Associate Justice, according to Connie Kelly, county elections director. Unaffiliated voters may choose to vote in the Republican primary, but Democrats and Libertarians can only vote the nonpartisan ballot, she added.
We’LL Reform it, not Repeal it:
A Posssible Republican Truce on Obamacare : The latest GOP health-care proposal doesn't repeal the Affordable Care Act. That's not an endorsement, or even an opinion.
The reinvention of the American South
As quietly as if a church mouse did it, the Georgia state holiday known for decades as Robert E. Lee Day this year became the decidedly more generic "State Holiday." In a state where the "Dukes of Hazzard" once careered around in a Confederate flag-emblazoned Charger named the General Lee, the decision by Gov. Nathan Deal to scratch the Southern war hero from the official celebration list should have elicited at least a few rebel yells, surely.
Sen. Joni Ernst Honors Veterans for Memorial Da…
Ernst, who is the Senate's first female combat veteran and a member of the Senate Armed Services Committee, said to "push past" a "divided America" this holiday weekend. "Unfortunately, all too often folks hear in the media talking about a divided America," she said.
Capital City Sunday
Another company that has received millions of dollars in tax credits from the Wisconsin Economic Development Corporation has since outsourced Wisconsin jobs overseas. MADISON -- Another company that has received millions of dollars in tax credits from the Wisconsin Economic Development Corporation has since outsourced Wisconsin jobs overseas.
Lunch with Congressman David Scott
Congressman David Scott, of Georgia's 13th District, will speak with local professionals over lunch on Wednesday, June 1, from 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. The congressman will discuss updates from Capitol Hill as well as address his views of the future of Cobb.
OKlahoma House & Senate pass $6.9 billion budget, now goes to Fallin’s desk
Oklahoma House passed $6.9 billion budget in 52-45 vote Oklahoma Senate passed the $6.9 budget in 26-17 vote Budget now goes to Gov. Mary Fallin's desk "The budget passed today jeopardizes Oklahomans' health, safety and economic wellbeing because it fails to adequately fund basic core services," said Jess Callahan, OPEA President. "We will have fewer troopers on our highways, citizens will have to wait longer for DHS benefits and access to mental health services will be restricted.
NY Democrat: Trump should return money to 9/11 recovery fund
A Democratic New York congressman says Donald Trump is "a small man" for accepting $150,000 from a federal fund for small businesses hurt by the Sept. 11 attacks.
Oklahoma fails to make doctor-performed abortions a felony
Doctors who perform abortions in Oklahoma won't be guilty of a felony after the state Senate adjourned for the year without trying to override Republican Gov. Mary Fallin's veto of a bill to make it a felony crime. The Senate ended the session Friday before state Sen. Nathan Dahm tried an override on his bill to remove an exemption from the law for licensed doctors .
New Charter School Study: Millions In Federal Grants Wasted In Ohio
In downtown Columbus Thursday, a new study based on years worth of work shows millions of federal tax dollars intended for high-performing charter schools have actually gone to some of Ohio's worst. More problematic was the news that many millions went to other charter schools that never even opened.
Senator: Why is the US backing India’s NSG membership?
Making nuclear exemptions for India, says Senator Edward Markey, 'only infuriates Pakistan and leads them to further increase their own nuclear capacities.' Aziz Haniffa/ Rediff.com reports from Washington, DC on a lively exchange in the US Senate over the Obama administration's decision to back India for NSG membership.
Movie review: a Weinera documentary frighteningly honest
House Speaker Dennis Hastert molested high school students, Senate Whip Ted Kennedy drove off a bridge and left a woman to die, Sen. John Edwards funneled campaign funds to provide for his baby mama and self-righteous Sen. Larry Craig sought male companionship in public restrooms.
Federal judge rules out third party in MOX suit, while Senate…
This week a federal judge rejected a third party wanting in on the legal battle between the state of South Carolina and the U.S. Department of Energy over the construction of the Mixed-Oxide Fuel Fabrication facility at the Savannah River Site. And just one day after the judge's order, a scathing letter obtained by the Aiken Standard sent from the U.S. Senate Armed Services Committee to Energy Secretary Ernest Moniz outlined a number of concerns with the lack of progress over MOX.