Author: Ethan Johnson
The following week, mainland China's coast guard I got in and searched. Taiwanese cruise ship near Kemoi. Two Taiwanese fishermen were also detained on March 18, and one of them was extradited. The other person remains detained on the mainland after being identified as a Taiwanese soldier.Given Kemoi Island's proximity to the mainland, Taiwan would likely have a hard time reinforcing Kemoi Island if the Chinese government launched military operations or decided to impose a blockade.There are reports that the US military is training with the Taiwanese military on remote islands such as Kemoi Island and Penghu Island, but Admiral…
Local government jobs fueled job growth in San Diego County last month, with the unemployment rate dropping to 4.4% in March, state labor officials reported Friday. The county's figure is lower than the state's tax rate of 5.3 percent, but higher than the U.S. average of 3.9 percent for the same period. This was also down from the local rate of 4.8% revised in February. This story is for subscribers We offer our subscribers exclusive access to the best journalism.Thanks for your cooperation. “While it's encouraging to see that (the unemployment rate) is down compared to last month, there are…
The Salem City Council is scheduled to vote Monday on a $195,000 settlement for a woman injured in a 2017 car crash with a Salem police officer. Read it: agenda On Monday prior to the council meeting, councilors will meet as the Salem Housing Authority and Urban Renewal Authority board of directors. participate The City Council will meet in person on Monday, April 22 at 6 p.m. in the City Council Chambers (555 Liberty St. SE, Room 220), and the meeting will also be available to watch online. The meeting will be livestreamed on Capital Community Media's YouTube channel, with…
The U.S. Department of the Interior on Friday announced new rules restricting future oil and gas activity in the 23 million-acre Alaska National Petroleum Reserve. The rule modifies existing federal regulations that the Bureau of Land Management uses to protect protected areas from environmental damage and gives the agency authority to curtail oil and gas development.The agency will not issue new oil and gas leases on its 10.6 million acres of reserves. The agency will more rigorously evaluate 13.6 million acres of existing leases before approving new oil and gas projects. For example, the agency will delay or deny new…
West Virginia will not face repayment of $465 million in federal COVID-19 relief funds, alleviating concerns raised by state lawmakers during the March legislative session.by Leah Willingham Associated PressApril 19, 2024, 6:43 PM ET• 3 minute readCHARLESTON, W.Va. — Gov. Jim Justice announced Friday that West Virginia will not face a rollback of $465 million in COVID-19 relief funding from the U.S. Department of Education, and the state House of Representatives will not face a rollback of $465 million in COVID-19 relief funding from the U.S. Department of Education. Allayed concerns raised by lawmakers. March session.The Republican governor said in…
Kansas government officials are now releasing new economic and tax revenue estimates, but it's unclear how those projections will affect Gov. Laura Kelly's decision on a massive tax cut.Kelly has until April 25 to decide whether to sign, veto, or pass without his signature the package of income, property and sales tax cuts included in House Bill 2036. There is a need. Congress has a bipartisan supermajority that could override a veto.Here's what you need to know about the new earnings forecast and how it could affect Kelly's decision.What do the new revenue projections show for Kansas?Kansas government uses consensus…
Listen to this episode in the player below or subscribe for free on YouTube or your favorite podcast app: Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Audacy, Audible.When Neil Cook took over as chief data officer at the Texas Department of Information Resources in 2022, generative artificial intelligence (GenAI) wasn't on the horizon. This role focused on data governance and collaboration with state agencies and oversaw a shared open data portal. It's tempting to say GenAI changed everything, but it's a bit too clicky. However, that would be factually incorrect. In fact, all the behind-the-scenes work on data management and governance has gone a…
William F. Pepper was the central figure in a controversial decades-long effort to prove that the Rev. Martin Luther Jr. was killed not by a lone gunman but by a vast government conspiracy. This position made him kind of. A prominent figure in the country's many conspiracy theorist subcultures died on April 7 in Manhattan. He was 86 years old.His wife, Mina Gwenpepper, said at the hospital that the cause of death was pneumonia. He lived in Manhattan.James Earl Ray shot and killed Martin Luther King Jr. in Memphis on April 4, 1968. He was arrested two months later at…
Lansing, Michigan (CBS Detroit) – It's been an eventful week for government transparency in Lansing, as both Michigan's attorney general and secretary of state testified in favor of a series of bills that would increase government transparency and accountability. “I know that so many Michigan legislators are dedicated public servants, driven by a sense of duty to their communities and a desire to improve the lives of their constituents,” said Michigan Secretary of State Jocelyn Benson. “I'm doing it,” he said. “However, these bright lights are often dense with dark clouds of corruption that thrive in the shadows, permitted by…
California has lost hundreds of thousands of taxpayers for several years in a row, largely due to a lack of overall affordability. Basic programs like education, public health, and public safety are failing. California has the highest or near highest costs in the nation for housing, rent, electricity, gas, transportation, and even food. If single-payer health care in California wasn't already a pipe dream, it is now. The enormous cost of such a plan is so vast that it would be politically incorrect to even dream of it when the state faces a nearly $70 billion budget shortfall. There have…