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Government funding plan collapses as Trump makes new demands
4 days, 23 hours ago

Government funding plan collapses as Trump makes new demands

Associated Press  

▶ Follow live updates on federal funding negotiations as a government shutdown looms. WASHINGTON — President-elect Donald Trump abruptly rejected a bipartisan plan Wednesday to prevent a Christmastime government shutdown, instead telling House Speaker Mike Johnson and Republicans to essentially renegotiate — days before a deadline when federal funding runs out. AP AUDIO: Government funding plan collapses as Trump makes …

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High-speed rail financial crisis could get worse under Trump
5 days, 18 hours ago

High-speed rail financial crisis could get worse under Trump

LA Times  

The future of California’s decades-long dream to one day connect Los Angeles and San Francisco via high-speed rail is again under threat as a Trump administration redux looms. Musk said earlier this year that billions of dollars have been spent on high-speed rail “for practically nothing.” And U.S. Rep. Kevin Kiley, who sits on the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee, …

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Trump’s first term brought world-changing vaccine. His second could bring retreat
2 weeks, 1 day ago

Trump’s first term brought world-changing vaccine. His second could bring retreat

LA Times  

President Trump once celebrated the COVID-19 vaccines released at the end of his first term as “one of the greatest achievements of mankind,” echoing the sentiments of mainstream medical officials who praised their rapid development as pivotal in combating the then-raging pandemic. There’s Robert F. Kennedy Jr., Trump’s pick to lead the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, who …

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California’s protections for transgender care could be tested under Trump
1 month ago

California’s protections for transgender care could be tested under Trump

LA Times  

Mars Wright, a transgender artist and streetwear designer, sits in his Los Angeles apartment in November. But experts and advocates said that even in California, access to gender-affirming care could be undermined by federal action as Trump takes office for a second time, pledging to stop “left-wing gender insanity” and calling gender transition for minors a form of child abuse. …

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10 actions Donald Trump vows to take on day one of his second term: Will he deliver on these promises?
1 month, 1 week ago

10 actions Donald Trump vows to take on day one of his second term: Will he deliver on these promises?

Live Mint  

Former US President Donald Trump, who is now President-elect, has outlined a comprehensive set of actions he intends to take immediately upon returning to the White House. On Day One, Trump would likely use an executive order to open federal lands for oil drilling and halt Biden-era green energy regulations. Terminate Biden’s electric vehicle mandates On Day One, Trump intends …

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Cranbrook School accused of refusing to hand over child safety review to federal education department
1 month, 2 weeks ago

Cranbrook School accused of refusing to hand over child safety review to federal education department

ABC  

The federal education department has revealed Sydney's prestigious Cranbrook School is refusing to hand over a review into its handling of child safety and other issues, claiming legal professional privilege over the document, as the government's investigation into the institution blows out to almost eight months. Cranbrook refuses to hand over report Days after the ABC stories aired, the school …

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Trump has sweeping plans for a second administration. Here’s what he’s proposed
1 month, 2 weeks ago

Trump has sweeping plans for a second administration. Here’s what he’s proposed

LA Times  

Donald Trump has promised sweeping action in a second administration. Trump argues that lawmakers’ budget actions “set a ceiling” on spending but not a floor — meaning the president’s constitutional duty to “faithfully execute the laws” includes discretion on whether to spend the money. When he mentioned unions, it was often to lump “the union bosses and CEOs” together as …

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Puerto Rico Might Elect Its First Pro-Independence Governor
1 month, 3 weeks ago

Puerto Rico Might Elect Its First Pro-Independence Governor

Huff Post  

LOADING ERROR LOADING VEGA BAJA, Puerto Rico — Eliezer Concepción worked for years at his roadside mechanic shop to save enough money to buy a piece of his hometown before it was too late. Juan Dalmau, the gubernatorial nominee from the once-marginalized Puerto Rican Independence Party, is now in second place, and polls show the race tightening amid the island’s …

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Newsom vetoes 2nd bill to help undocumented immigrants, this one about hiring UC, CSU students
3 months ago

Newsom vetoes 2nd bill to help undocumented immigrants, this one about hiring UC, CSU students

LA Times  

Students and supporters rally in May at UCLA to support the hiring of undocumented students at the University of California. Despite California’s “proud history” of expanding educational opportunities for undocumented students, Newsom said he was vetoing Assembly Bill 2586 because of legal risks to state employees who could be deemed in violation of federal laws against hiring undocumented people. Jeffry …

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Trump wants to shut down the Department of Education. Here’s what that could mean
3 months ago

Trump wants to shut down the Department of Education. Here’s what that could mean

CNN  

Washington CNN — President-elect Donald Trump has pledged to abolish the Department of Education. Here’s what the Department of Education does and how eliminating it could play out: Funneling money to states and schools Some of the Department of Education’s biggest jobs are to administer federal funding appropriated by Congress to K-12 schools and manage the federal student loan and …

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Lauren Boebert compares government funding bill to a 'Diddy freak-off'
3 months ago

Lauren Boebert compares government funding bill to a 'Diddy freak-off'

Raw Story  

Firebrand Rep. Lauren Boebert on Wednesday touted a doomed GOP-backed bill that would require people to prove their citizenship when registering to vote and blasted a proposed temporary funding measure by comparing it to parties held by accused sex trafficker and music star Sean "Diddy" Combs. Speaking to far-right former law clerk Mike Davis on Steve Bannon's "War Room" show, …

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ACT Labor launches campaign for seventh-straight election victory with promises of new Civic pool and housing funding
3 months, 1 week ago

ACT Labor launches campaign for seventh-straight election victory with promises of new Civic pool and housing funding

ABC  

ACT Labor has launched its campaign to win a seventh term in office, with former chief minister Katy Gallagher saying the party is not taking victory as a done deal. "To the broader Labor movement and all of our supporters right across the ACT, please be assured we will be working hard for you to earn the right to form …

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House Republicans push to link government funding to a citizenship check for new voters
3 months, 2 weeks ago

House Republicans push to link government funding to a citizenship check for new voters

LA Times  

House Speaker Mike Johnson is heeding the demands of the more conservative wing of his Republican conference and has teed up a vote this week on a bill that would keep the federal government funded for six more months and require states to obtain proof of citizenship, such as a birth certificate or passport, when registering a person to vote. …

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UC, CSU wary over legislation allowing them to hire undocumented students. Newsom to decide
3 months, 2 weeks ago

UC, CSU wary over legislation allowing them to hire undocumented students. Newsom to decide

LA Times  

Jeffry Umaña Muñoz, a Cal State L.A. graduate student, is at the precipice of a life-changing moment: the potential ability to get a campus job at one of California’s public higher education systems, even though he was brought to the country illegally from El Salvador at age 2 and has no legal work permit. But the passage last week of …

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Gun rights YouTuber Brandon Herrera gains momentum in race against U.S. Rep. Tony Gonzales
8 months, 3 weeks ago

Gun rights YouTuber Brandon Herrera gains momentum in race against U.S. Rep. Tony Gonzales

Raw Story  

"Gun rights YouTuber Brandon Herrera gains momentum in race against U.S. Rep. Tony Gonzales" was first published by The Texas Tribune, a nonprofit, nonpartisan media organization that informs Texans — and engages with them — about public policy, politics, government and statewide issues. Fuck you.” Brandon Herrera, Republican candidate for the US House for Texas’ 23rd congressional district, signs magazine …

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Election officials in the US face daunting challenges in 2024. And Congress isn’t coming to help
10 months ago

Election officials in the US face daunting challenges in 2024. And Congress isn’t coming to help

Associated Press  

Follow live: Updates from AP’s coverage of the presidential election. Michigan Secretary of State Jocelyn Benson said it was “demoralizing and disappointing” that the federal government hasn’t committed to investing in this year’s presidential election. “Administering free and fair elections is year-round work that takes planning and resources, and election officials on the front lines of our democracy need a …

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Nebraska governor reverses course and says state will take federal funding to feed children
10 months, 1 week ago

Nebraska governor reverses course and says state will take federal funding to feed children

Associated Press  

Jim Pillen reversed course on Monday and announced that the state will accept roughly $18 million in federal funding to help feed hungry children over the summer break. “They talked about being hungry, and they talked about the summer USDA program and, depending upon access, when they’d get a sack of food,” Pillen said. The governor previously argued that Nebraska …

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As guns rise to leading cause of death among US children, research funding to help prevent and protect victims lags
10 months, 2 weeks ago

As guns rise to leading cause of death among US children, research funding to help prevent and protect victims lags

CNN  

CNN — More children die from guns than anything else in the United States, but relatively little funding is available to study how to prevent these tragedies. Decades of stalled progress When the Parkland school shooting happened in 2018, more than two decades had passed since Congress had dedicated federal funding to research firearm injury prevention. For Dr. Megan Ranney, …

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The electric rail to Las Vegas keeps rolling with new federal funding approved
10 months, 4 weeks ago

The electric rail to Las Vegas keeps rolling with new federal funding approved

LA Times  

People walk near a Brightline train at a station in Fort Lauderdale, Fla. A proposed high-speed passenger train between Las Vegas and Southern California got another boost on Tuesday, with the Biden administration approving $2.5 billion in tax-exempt bonds for the $12-billion project. The high-speed rail project between the Inland Empire and Las Vegas, scheduled to be complete before the …

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Some US states and NYC succeed in getting 2020 census numbers double-checked and increased
11 months ago

Some US states and NYC succeed in getting 2020 census numbers double-checked and increased

Associated Press  

Illinois is adding tens of thousands of people to its population total, and California is getting misplaced sailors on an aircraft carrier put in the right location, after successfully asking for a review of their 2020 census figures. New York City also appears to have gotten an additional 1,090 people added to its population total recently after asking the Census …

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Nine Queensland infrastructure projects cancelled, several others have federal funding paused
1 year, 1 month ago

Nine Queensland infrastructure projects cancelled, several others have federal funding paused

ABC  

Nine Queensland infrastructure projects have been cancelled and several others have had federal funding paused after a budget blowout on Commonwealth spending. Key points: The Commonwealth has axed 50 "high risk" infrastructure projects across all states and territories The Queensland projects include the New England Highway upgrade and the Mooloolah River interchange Five other projects will be put on hold …

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Congress approves temporary funding and pushes the fight over the federal budget into the new year
1 year, 1 month ago

Congress approves temporary funding and pushes the fight over the federal budget into the new year

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — Ending the threat of a government shutdown until after the holidays, Congress gave final approval to a temporary government funding package that pushes a confrontation over the federal budget into the new year. Sen. Patty Murray, the Washington Democrat who chairs the Senate Appropriations Committee, voted for the bill but said it would eventually “double the shutdown risk.” …

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Tennessee attorney general sues federal government over abortion rule blocking funding
1 year, 1 month ago

Tennessee attorney general sues federal government over abortion rule blocking funding

Associated Press  

NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Tennessee’s top legal chief says the federal government is wrongly withholding millions of dollars in family planning funds after the state refused to comply with federal rules requiring clinics to provide abortion referrals due to its current ban on the procedure. Earlier this year, Tennessee was disqualified from receiving millions of federal dollars offered through a family …

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Tennessee GOP is willing to reject millions in funding, if it avoids complying with federal strings
1 year, 1 month ago

Tennessee GOP is willing to reject millions in funding, if it avoids complying with federal strings

Associated Press  

NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Tennessee Republican leaders are escalating their calls to reject millions of federal dollars rather than comply with requirements over LGBTQ+ rights, abortion access and other hot-button issues. “Typically, there’s a fight for federal funding and states are more than eager to accept money,” Kahn said. “When you take federal government money, their philosophies and what they want …

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