The Porterville Chamber of Commerce has named its 2025 Nonprofit of the Year, honoring The Exchange Club for its commitment The post Exchange Club named Porterville’s 2025 Nonprofit of the Year appeared first on The Business Journal.| The Business Journal
Federal funding cuts to medical research and new rules for grants are dismantling projects at the University of California, San Francisco, and the San Francisco Veterans Administration Medical Center, two of the nation’s leading research hubs. The post Effects of Research Funding Cuts Ripple Through San Francisco Labs, Clinics and Lives appeared first on San Francisco Public Press.| San Francisco Public Press
Einstein Bros. Bagels cut the ribbon at its newest Fresno location near the convention center in Downtown Fresno, marking the The post Downtown Fresno makes Einstein Bros. Bagels’ franchise trifecta appeared first on The Business Journal.| The Business Journal
Fresno County District 4 Supervisor Buddy Mendes announced his intention to retire on Wednesday, and is endorsing former Sherriff Margaret The post From Sheriff to Supervisor? Retiring Mendes endorses Mims for Fresno County seat appeared first on The Business Journal.| The Business Journal
With Congress missing the midnight deadline to fund the federal government, leaders from across the business community are warning of the significant economic consequences a shutdown would have on employers, workers, and families. From delayed contracts to shuttered national parks, industry groups say the disruption would ripple through Arizona’s economy and beyond. Arizona Chamber of […] The post State and national business community warns of consequences of government shutdown appeared ...| Chamber Business News
A new report from the Common Sense Institute Arizona (CSI) and the Arizona Chamber Foundation warns that dozens of bills introduced in the 2025 Arizona legislative session could have placed the state’s decade of economic growth at risk, threatening jobs, incomes, and overall competitiveness. The 2025 Arizona Job Killers report identified 88 bills that, if […] The post New report warns of legislation threatening Arizona’s economic momentum appeared first on Chamber Business News.| Chamber Business News
Dozens of new laws passed during the 2025 legislative session will take effect tomorrow, including several priorities championed by the Arizona Chamber of Commerce & Industry. “As these laws take effect, Arizona employers can count on policies that reflect their priorities,” said Arizona Chamber President and CEO Danny Seiden. “From keeping vital economic drivers in […] The post Business community prepares for new Arizona laws boosting competitiveness to take effect appeared first on ...| Chamber Business News
Gov. Ned Lamont’s summer favored events that put a gloss on nearly seven years in office that have defined the one-time darling of the left — the anti-Iraq war candidate […]| Hartford Business Journal
Milwaukee-based developer Cobalt Partners is exploring a 210-acre mixed-use development in the Pabst Farms area, spanning parts of both the City of Oconomowoc and the Village of Summit. The project site would straddle both the north and south sides of I-94, west of the interchange with Sawyer Road. Currently, the entire site is undeveloped, but construction […]| BizTimes – Milwaukee Business News
Digital out-of-home ad revenues grew by 9.2% y-o-y in Q2 to reach 36% share of sales.| Marketing Charts
As federal agents detain more immigrants in San Francisco, and activists protest and sometimes intervene in arrests, records shed light on the limited training that local police receive to address at times volatile confrontations. The post SFPD Training for Responding to ICE Activity Is Sparse, Records Show appeared first on San Francisco Public Press.| San Francisco Public Press
Gov. Ned Lamont and governors from 17 other states are calling on congressional leaders to extend federal subsidies that help more people afford health coverage through state-based insurance exchanges like […]| Hartford Business Journal
The “endangerment finding” is a seemingly nondescript term for what is arguably the most critical regulation in the U.S.’s climate change-fighting arsenal. It allows the federal government, under the authority […]| Hartford Business Journal
In this episode, David, Mark and Chris speak with Peter Paul van de Wijs about populism's impact on sustainability and finding better narratives to reporting and disclosure, among other topics.| GlobeScan | Know your world. Lead the future.
EIR AL-BALAH, Gaza Strip (AP) — The warning came as Israel pressed ahead with the initial stages of its latest major offensive, in famine-stricken Gaza City.| RNS
Experts warn that federal funding reductions would jeopardize in-home support, block access to care and drive more patients to ERs.| San Francisco Public Press
State House results show Northern Minnesota leans red, but precinct-level data reveal a mix of red, blue and purple, offering a fuller picture of the region's politics.| KAXE
Food banks expect lines to grow longer after Congress approved a $186 billion cut to SNAP — the larges in the food stamp program’s history.| San Francisco Public Press
Meanwhile, Attorney General Charity Clark and an advisor to Treasurer Mike Pieciak were mum on those Democrats’ 2026 plans.| VTDigger
Jack Link’s has poured $2.3 million into Trump campaigns to ensure its meat snacks stay eligible for SNAP and school nutrition programs.| Investigate Midwest
Cohen has spent 26 years as a judge, joining the state’s highest court in 2019.| VTDigger
Hamilton County Mayor Weston Wamp is proposing a one-time investment to strengthen EMS and volunteer fire departments across the county.| WDEF
In this episode, Lt. Gov. Garlin Gilchrist II explains why he's running for governor and how his engineering background could help.| WDET 101.9 FM
Six months into her tenure, Brooke Rollins has reduced USDA staff, sidelined science, shifted agency culture, and expanded DOGE’s influence.| Investigate Midwest
Politicians who violate existing insider trading laws are often difficult to convict in court, but that shouldn't stop journalists from pursuing these stories.| The Reynolds Center
TES Staffing’s Brian Harding and Hedonist Chocolates’ Jennifer Posey honored by SBA during Monroe County’s Small Business Week celebration.| Rochester Business Journal
In this episode, Chris, David, and Mark discuss some fresh polling of U.S. consumers views on sustainability and shifts they see in the sustainable business agenda.| GlobeScan | Know your world. Lead the future.
The fourth annual ROC Youth Community Resource and Employment Fair for area youth ages 14 to 21 will take place Saturday.| Rochester Business Journal
After demolishing Parking Structure 3 to make way for affordable housing in 2022, Council will debate the conversion of two more parking facilities on Tuesday night. Item 11A on the agenda asks to declare several pieces of public property as “surplus land” and begin the application process for developers hoping to build housing on those| Santa Monica Daily Press - Santa Monica's trusted source of essential news fo...
The layoffs of roughly 7,000 IRS probationary workers beginning this week likely mean the end of the agency's plan to go after high-wealth tax dodgers and could spell disaster for revenue collections, experts say. The majority of employees shown the door at the federal tax collector are newly hired workers focused on compliance, which includes| Santa Monica Daily Press - Santa Monica's trusted source of essential news fo...
While Harris seems to have underperformed in major metro counties, Trump appears to have expanded his 2020 lead in rural and exurban counties.| Georgia Recorder
Republicans flipped three key swing districts in the Minnesota House, making the party breakdown an even 67-67 between Republicans and Democrats, according to preliminary election results. If the results stand, this would mean an end to the two-year Democratic-Farmer-Labor trifecta control of state government. At least two House Districts, 54A in Shakopee and 14B in […]| Minnesota Reformer
This story was updated at 1:20 p.m. on Saturday, Nov. 2, 2024. Vice President Kamala Harris has put access to reproductive rights at the center of her presidential campaign, and in 10 states, the issue is literally on the ballot this year. But in a state like Georgia, where the state constitution does not allow […]| Georgia Recorder
Former First Lady Michelle Obama hosts voting rally in Atlanta, Georgia ahead of Nov. 5 presidential election.| Georgia Recorder
Georgians voting absentee urged to avoid mail delivery and use drop boxes in their county.| Georgia Recorder
Former president Donald Trump was back in Georgia Monday for a faith summit and rally just over a week ahead of the Nov. 5 presidential election where he faces Vice President Kamala Harris.| Georgia Recorder
Republican vice presidential nominee JD Vance came to Atlanta Saturday to make the case for his running mate, former president Donald Trump, in the frenzied final stretch of a tight presidential race against Vice President Kamala Harris.| Georgia Recorder
Democratic Kamala Harris holds Oct. 24 presidential election Get out the Vote campaign rally in Georgia as she faces GOP Trump on Nov. 5.| Georgia Recorder
Gov. Brian Kemp announced plans for a new tax rebate of $250 for single tax filers, $375 to head-of-household filers or $500 to married couples filing jointly, adding up to $1 billion, according to the governor’s office.| Georgia Recorder
The nation’s first second gentleman came to Georgia this week in an attempt to upgrade his title to first gentleman.| Georgia Recorder
Republican Congressman Jim Banks easily earned a promotion to the U.S. Senate Tuesday night after he secured 57.7% of votes in the race.| Indiana Capital Chronicle
U.S. Rep. Angie Craig, an east and south metro Democrat, won a commanding victory over Joe Teirab Tuesday, winning a fourth term with ease after a series of narrow victories since 2018. Minnesota’s congressional delegation will likely remain unchanged for the next two years, with two Democratic senators, four Democrats and four Republicans in the […]| Minnesota Reformer
Outside groups backed by labor unions and wealthy individuals are spending big to defend the Democratic-Farmer-Labor Party’s control of Minnesota state government, according to the latest batch of data from the Minnesota Campaign Finance Board. This latest data from the state board is the last look Minnesotans will get into how much candidates, parties and […]| Minnesota Reformer
The no votes were leading Tuesday night on a proposal to overhaul the state’s tax system by banning property taxes based on assessed value.| North Dakota Monitor
North Dakota Republican U.S. Sen. Kevin Cramer is set to serve in the Senate for another six years after voters stamped his return ticket to Washington.| North Dakota Monitor
FORT YATES, N.D. – Voter turnout in rural North Dakota isn’t always a measure of how many people want to cast a ballot. Sometimes it's a measure of how many people have access to a vehicle.| North Dakota Monitor
Gov. Eric Holcomb and other state officials cut the ribbon on part of a new $70 million addition to the Indiana Law Enforcement Academy.| Indiana Capital Chronicle
Longtime health care leader Scott Tittle has been tapped to be the next president of the Indiana Hospital Association.| Indiana Capital Chronicle
Indiana Attorney General Todd Rokita gave wide-ranging comments, including about an inquiry into Hoosier voter registrations, on Thursday.| Indiana Capital Chronicle
Do wage garnishments and traffic violations for a political candidate sway voters casting their ballots on Election Day?| Indiana Capital Chronicle
Officials are examining the citizenship status of about 585,000 registered Hoosier voters — more than one in 10 residents on the voter rolls.| Indiana Capital Chronicle
Libertarian Donald Rainwater — and the Indiana Democratic Party — accused the Indiana Republican Party of getting desperate.| Indiana Capital Chronicle
Republicans outraised and outspent their opponents in the latest campaign finance reports filed with the Secretary of State's Office.| Indiana Capital Chronicle
His letter comes as lawmakers, supported by an AG opinion, indicate they're interested in limiting early coal plant retirements.| Indiana Capital Chronicle
Mike Braun, the GOP candidate for governor, has repeatedly emphasized the control he'd hold in the constitutionally weak office.| Indiana Capital Chronicle
Attorney General Todd Rokita Rokita has positioned himself as a "fighter," while challenger Destiny Wells has proposed a restrained approach.| Indiana Capital Chronicle
Rokita said that IURC is duty-bound to prevent early retirements. But the Statehouse, he added, could make action mandatory.| Indiana Capital Chronicle
Jennifer McCormick defeated the last statewide elected Democrat in 2016. Could she be the next one and reverse 20 years of Republican control?| Indiana Capital Chronicle
The Democratic Governors Association says Indiana gubernatorial nominee Jennifer McCormick "has a real path to victory."| Indiana Capital Chronicle
In night two of back-to-back debates, Indiana’s three candidates for governor shared the same stage for the first time.| Indiana Capital Chronicle
A federal judge last week blocked a plan to remove alleged noncitizens from the voter rolls and ordered the secretary of state to notify people of it.| Alabama Reflector
Montana Attorney General Austin Knudsen took the stand Wednesday to explain to the Commission on Practice that the inflammatory language he used in documents during a 2021 court spat between the Legislature and Supreme Court was only used because that was the position his client, the Legislature, was taking during the time during what he described as a “constitutional emergency.”| Daily Montanan
Montana Attorney General Austin Knudsen’s hearing before a Commission on Practice adjudication panel regarding the 41 counts of professional misconduct he faces will proceed as scheduled and start on Wednesday morning after the Montana Supreme Court on Tuesday denied Knudsen’s latest request to have the hearing vacated and the five-member panel replaced.| Daily Montanan
Elon Musk said he'll give $1 million to a registered voter every day until the election. Experts say that's illegal.| Pennsylvania Capital-Star
The Oklahoma State Department of Education has amended its request for proposal for 55,000 Bibles to place in classrooms.| Oklahoma Voice
An Oklahoma state lawmaker has asked the attorney general to weigh in on the legality of using legislatively-appropriated funding to place Bibles in public school classrooms.| Oklahoma Voice
The 2022 effort to cut Craighead County libraries' funding had more support in the rest of the county than in the city of Jonesboro.| Arkansas Advocate
Garland County Judge Darryl Mahoney on Friday ordered that a proposal to reduce the property tax funding the local library not be placed on the November ballot because the petition is deficient.| Arkansas Advocate
Many speakers said the ballot language would confuse people into voting for the measure even if they do not actually support defunding the library.| Arkansas Advocate
Gov. Kay Ivey asked Alabama Veterans Affairs Commissioner Kent Davis to resign over problems related to ARPA in a letter sent Thursday.| Alabama Reflector
Jeffrey Cartmell was appointed as the next executive director of the human services department Wednesday by Gov. Kevin Stitt.| Oklahoma Voice
Oklahoma voters on Tuesday sent three state lawmakers into early retirement.| Oklahoma Voice
It is highly unlikely a state question seeking to raise Oklahoma’s minimum wage will be on the Nov. 5 general election ballot, a campaign spokeswoman said Wednesday.| Oklahoma Voice
A legislative watchdog agency will investigate concerns over spending at the Oklahoma State Department of Education.| Oklahoma Voice
Bixby Superintendent Rob Miller sued Oklahoma's top education official, alleging Ryan Walters defamed him in comments to news reporters.| Oklahoma Voice
The Harris campaign’s announcement said the proposals would “address some of the sharpest pain points American families are confronting and bolster their financial security.”| Pennsylvania Capital-Star
Donald Trump will return to Pennsylvania for a rally on Aug. 17, two days before the Democratic National Convention is set to kick off in Chicago.| Pennsylvania Capital-Star
U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen on Tuesday declined to answer questions about the pending $14.9 billion sale of Pittsburgh-based U.S. Steel to Nippon Steel of Japan. “We will look at it … as we would look at any transaction from a national security perspective and try to make a reasonable judgment, but I’m not able […]| Pennsylvania Capital-Star
Arkansans for Limited Government said it did not oppose the other two ballot question committees' motion to intervene.| Arkansas Advocate
Election officials said in response to questions from state Sen. Kim Hammer, R-Benton, that elections have not been "stolen."| Arkansas Advocate
Thurston was among the Republican elected officials who participated in the March for Life, Arkansas Right to Life's annual anti-abortion rally.| Arkansas Advocate
President Joe Biden wants Congress take up a constitutional amendment restoring criminal liability for U.S. presidents.| Arkansas Advocate
The North Dakota Industrial Commission voted unanimously Wednesday to select a candidate who made his career in the oil and gas industry to be the state’s top oil regulator.| North Dakota Monitor
The bills would enhance penalties for undocumented immigrants convicted of crimes and allow law enforcement to enforce immigration laws.| Alabama Reflector
A mother of two transgender children said that the brief is more about controlling women than protecting sports.| Alabama Reflector
Former Sen. Ray Holmberg’s guilty plea on a charge related to child sex tourism may prompt a review of rules governing lawmaker travel, House Majority Leader Rep. Mike Lefor said.| North Dakota Monitor
Congress is considering funding to add agents to the northern border as encounters from people coming from Canada have increased.| Alabama Reflector
The Alabama State Board of Education voted Thursday to take over the Bessemer City school system amid allegations of mismanagement by the school board.| Alabama Reflector
FARGO – Ray Holmberg, once a powerful state legislator, admitted in federal court Thursday he took multiple trips to Europe with the intent to pay for sexual contact with children. “The boys rent at around $60 (sex is extra),” Holmberg wrote in an email to a friend using the alias Sean Evans, according to prosecutors. […]| North Dakota Monitor
Both the overall number of abortions and the use of telehealth abortion care continue to increase in the United States, according to the latest #WeCount report released Wednesday.| North Dakota Monitor
And as families around the country begin hockey training camps and wrap up registration for fall leagues, health experts note that many ice rink visitors may be unknowingly suffering from lower-level exposures that can cause long-term damage.| North Dakota Monitor
Unlike other abortion-rights initiatives across the country, major reproductive rights groups haven’t backed the effort to restore access in South Dakota.| North Dakota Monitor
The unemployment rate climbed to 4.3% in July, up 0.2% from June, the Friday employment report from the Bureau of Labor Statistics shows, alarming some economists who believe the Federal Reserve has waited too long to cut interest rates.| North Dakota Monitor
A former North Dakota legislative leader who is scheduled to plead guilty Thursday to a child sexual abuse charge has violated conditions of his release, court records say.| North Dakota Monitor
Supporters say the expansion is needed to support the growth of oil truck traffic and increased population in western North Dakota. Some conservation groups have opposed the widening of the highway near the Theodore Roosevelt National Park North Unit and the Little Missouri National Grasslands.| North Dakota Monitor
The July 5 train derailment in central North Dakota that caused hazardous materials to spill and catch fire may have involved tank cars that regulators have long identified as flawed. A preliminary report released Thursday by the National Transportation Safety Board said some of the 17 tank cars that derailed were reported to include DOT-111 […]| North Dakota Monitor
A ballot initiative that would eliminate assessed value property tax was approved for inclusion on the general election ballot by the North Dakota Secretary of State’s Office on Friday.| North Dakota Monitor
The Industrial Commission held off on picking North Dakota’s next top oil regulator for another week to 10 days after public interviews of both finalists.| North Dakota Monitor
North Dakotans aren’t big lottery ticket spenders compared to other states, but ticket sales did generate nearly $10 million in revenue for the state for the fiscal year that ended June 30.| North Dakota Monitor
President Joe Biden dropped out of the 2024 presidential race Sunday, creating an unprecedented vacancy atop the Democratic ticket .| North Dakota Monitor
