A member of the state Assembly’s security detail on guard on the chamber’s floor at the Capitol in Sacramento. Photo by Miguel Gutierrez Jr., CalMatters Last spring, Assemblymember Isaac Bryan received a letter calling for him to be lynched because of a bill he introduced to change how ballot measures are presented to California voters. It’s not the
The Oversight Commission on Alabama Opioid Settlement Funds announced Tuesday its statewide investment plan. The Commission, chaired by Representative Rex Reynolds, R-Huntsville, and Senator Garlan Gudger, R-Cullman, held four public hearings after the 2023 Regular Session and in the 2024 Regular Session, hearing from 44 agencies and associations that provide services related to prevention, treatment
When homeless residents request housing assistance from Keene, the city must help, even when shelters are full. As the number of New Hampshire’s homeless has grown, that has become increasingly expensive. During the fiscal year that ended in June 2023, Keene spent $568,000 to provide housing to people who could not get a shelter bed,
Nebraska lawmakers spent hours talking about property tax relief Wednesday night. Gov. Jim Pillen supports a proposed bill to tackle the issue, but it’s still unclear if senators will vote it through before the session ends.Most senators agree they want to see property tax relief. But how to pay for that relief is a different
When faced with pleas to extend Connecticut’s free school meal program, leaders of the Appropriations Committee encouraged testifiers at a public hearing Tuesday to go back to their districts and tap into federal COVID relief funds. The committee chairs expressed resistance to H.B. 5510, a bill that would renew the $11.2 million program that has
The Dalton Finance Committee at a recent meeting agreed to shift $10.7 million in funding to renovation of the John Davis Recreation Center and to what City Administrator Andrew Parker called “a rather aggressive street resurfacing plan.” The Finance Committee is comprised of the members of the City Council. The funds that will be shifted
Proposals to limit or freeze local governments from raising property taxes drew support and opposition during a legislative hearing Wednesday.They are part of Gov. Jim Pillen’s plan to cut property taxes by $2 billion.Homeowners like Liz Abel of Omaha told the Legislature’s Revenue Committee on Wednesday that her property tax bill increased by 38%.”I continually
A bill is moving through the legislature aiming to give tribal entities access to a pot of housing infrastructure dollars. However, several rounds of funding from the program have already been dedicated — leaving a smaller slice of the pie for tribes to apply for, particularly when it comes to grant dollars. House Bill 1041
An old oil well leaks salt water and oil on Antina Ranch near Monahans. Elizabeth Conley/Staff photographer Hawk Dunlap shows a stick, reeking of crude oil after dipping it until an improperly plugged well on Antina Ranch near Monahans. Elizabeth Conley/Staff photographer That should have been enough to plug an additional 800 oil wells beyond