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Tuesday's Line 3 pipeline replacement discussion was spearheaded by Minnesotans for Line 3 and United Piping Inc. CEO Bob Shoneberger ; Cub Foods owner Chris Quisberg representing the Brainerd Lakes Chamber of Commerce; and Grand Rapids resident DeeDee Tollefson.
Good morning, CIOs. If one mega tech trend combines with another, what do you call the ensuing marketplace development? A hyper mega trend? We may find out, as blockchain technology and 3-D printing converge in the supply chain.
Today, a court-appointed facilitator, Ariel Belen, issued a report on community-generated reforms to New York City Police Department stop-and-frisk and trespass arrest practices that were developed as part of the Joint Remedial Process.
The activists who stopped an oil barge from entering into Kinder Morgan's Harbor Island facility have left the blockade. The activists were protesting Kinder Morgan's Trans Mountain pipeline expansion which would increase tar sands tanker traffic in Washington waters by seven fold.
Reacting to news that Gina Haspel has received support from Democratic Sen. Warner for the role of CIA Director, Daphne Eviatar, Director of Security with Human Rights at Amnesty International USA stated: "Due to the overwhelming public evidence suggesting Haspel's participation and compliance with crimes including torture, enforced disappearance, and obstruction of justice, Haspel's nomination is an affront to human rights. This country has not held any officials accountable for the use of torture, so it's even more outrageous that the government is considering someone to the chief intelligence position in spite of her alleged participation in that clearly illegal and immoral activity.
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For years, the governor and lieutenant governor campaigned for office separately, which occasionally led to the odd situation of different parties holding the offices, instead of the lieutenant governor being a junior governor and part of the governor's team. In the 2012 general election, 56 percent of voters approved a constitutional referendum to allow the lieutenant governor to be elected on the same ticket as the governor.
Those Senate incumbents are John Yudichak, D-14, Plymouth Twp.; Lisa Baker R-20, Lehman Twp.; and Sen. John Blake, D-22, Archbald. Frank Scavo was the only Republican on the ballot for Blake's 22nd district.
The former Wall Street investment banker from Palmer Twp., Northampton County, celebrated his 55th birthday Tuesday by defeating two other candidates to win the Republican U.S. House nomination in the redrawn 8th Congressional District. His victory sets up a showdown in the Nov. 6 general election against incumbent U.S. Rep. Matt Cartwright of Moosic, who was unopposed for Democratic nomination.
MARK MORAN / THE CITIZENS' VOICE U.S. Sen. Bob Casey listens as he's introduced by Wilkes University President Patrick Leahy at Wilkes University in Wilkes-Barre on Friday. U.S. Rep. Lou Barletta, R-Pa., Republican primary candidate for U.S. Senate, smiles during a lunch gathering, Tuesday, May 15, 2018, in Scranton, Pa.
Detectives of SPD/SIU have been conducting an investigation into the sales of meth at 4818 N Lincoln in Spokane. Detectives were told about subjects selling meth from the house.
George Scott survived a tight, four-way Democratic primary to win the right to challenge U.S. Rep. Scott Perry for a seat in Congress this year. That's the real question now that retired Army officer-turned-pastor George Scott escaped from a four-candidate Democratic primary with a narrow win over York-based political ingenue Shavonnia Corbin-Johnson.
The second of at least two gun rights groups submitted a letter Tuesday to the Department of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives in opposition to a proposed ban on bump stocks. Gun Owners Foundation and Gun Owners of America filed petitions with the agency, making points toward the continued legality of the apparatus which allows a semi-automatic rifle to rapidly fire.
Monday, May 14, 2018, the day before the Pennsylvania primary where he faces two other Republicans, Scott Wagner and Laura Ellsworth. . Paul Mango, right, Republican candidate for Pennsylvania Governor, attends a campaign rally with lieutenant governor candidate Diana Vaughn, in Canonsburg, Pa., Monday, May 14, 2018, a day before the Pennsylvania primary wher... Idaho Lt.
Barbour County has been awarded $7,858 in federal funds made available through the Department of Homeland Security/Federal Emergency Management Agency under the Emergency Food and Shelter National Board Program.
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Midterm primaries in Pennsylvania, Nebraska, Idaho and Oregon cast their ballots Tuesday night, giving a peek at the candidates who will be up for several Congress and Senate seats in November. In Pennsylvania, six women won their primary challenge, including four Democrats and one Republican, making it all but certain that the state's all-male congressional roster will end in November.
U.S. Sen. Kirsten E. Gillibrand is urging Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue to help dairy farmers withstand an ongoing financial crisis by issuing emergency funds as soon as possible. “This is a crisis right in our own backyard and we need to solve it now,” Sen. Gillibrand, D-N.Y., said during a conference call Tuesday.
Crowdpac, a Palo Alto , Calif-based political technology company, states its mission is "to help more people participate in the political process through running for office," by giving the a way to raise money through grassroots efforts on its platform. And although the company's co-founder and CEO Steve Hilton is a vocal supporter of President Donald Trump , Crowdpac's platform has been popular among candidates opposed to Trump, too, making it appear to be non-partisan way for candidates of varying ideologies to participate in the democratic process.