U.S. House of Representatives voted unanimously on Saturday to provide back pay to federal workers furloughed by the Republican shutdown of the federal government
U.S. House of Representatives voted unanimously on Saturday to provide back pay to federal workers furloughed by the Republican shutdown of the federal government
The agreement has 29 chapters, and only five of them have to do with trade. The other 24 chapters either handcuff our domestic governments, limiting food safety, environmental standards, financial regulation, energy and climate policy, or establishing new powers for corporations.”
The US Treasury meanwhile warned of “catastrophic” consequences if there is no deal within weeks to raise the country’s debt ceiling
“They have shut down the government over an ideological crusade to deny affordable health care to millions of Americans.”
After a 2010 conviction was overturned due to an error by the Oregon State Police the Oregon Department of Justice has decided not to appeal a decision and the Coos County District Attorney will not re-try the case. This is a developing story and more will follow
One of the first things an elected official does upon taking office is to swear an oath to uphold and defend the U.S. Constitution. Unfortunately for local communities and the environment, the Commerce Clause, which gives Congress the power “to regulate commerce with...
A Malheur County circuit court judge has overturned the 2011 manslaughter conviction of Nicholas McGuffin in the death of teenager Leah Freeman. After a trial for post-conviction relief last August, Sr Judge Patricia Sullivan rendered a decision last Friday finding...
Sea level rise is threatening the majority of NASA’s launch pads and multi-billion dollar complexes
This is what climate change looks like. According to new data released by the NOAA, April 2014 tied the one in 2010 as the hottest April since records began.
Opposition to the Trans-Pacific Partnership—dubbed ‘NAFTA on steroids’—is receiving unprecedented popular opposition and nearly no news coverage by major outlets
Founder of Bold Nebraska: ‘If I was candidate on wrong side of this issue, I’d be worried’
What we learn is that emergency planning makes lots of assumptions regarding evacuations. For example, emergency plans assume that traffic flows normally and that all traffic lights are functioning. In the event of a nuclear emergency the number one likely cause is a loss of external power which would mean that traffic lights and a lot of other infrastructure necessary for emergencies are not functioning.
The Last Mountain is a documentary about a handful of people who stand up to save a mountain but more importantly it is about fighting back against the subversion of democracy, the assault on the public process at the local level that occurs everyday, all in the pursuit of profit for the very few.
He wants the County to reject state and federal funds, this would force massive cuts in public services. He also thinks the County Commissioners should defy state and federal law and dictate policy on a wide range of issues including resource management, crime, education, elections, business regulations, planning and public health. Some of his proposals would violate the legal authority of other local governments such as school boards and cities.
For Rob Taylor hating on Commissioner Cribbins is a chronic condition now aggravated by her reelection campaign. He has harshly criticized her in print and on the air for many years. Of course, the Rob Taylor Report has criticized many people. It is a forum of loud voices and personal attacks.