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Attorney General Alan Wilson and Secretary of State Mark Hammond announced today that they are participating in a consolidated nationwide enforcement action to halt a fraudulent precious metals scheme that has solicited $185 million from at least 1,600 seniors and other investors. The Attorney General's Office and the Secretary of State's Office,…
Today, U.S. Senator Chris Coons, a member of the Senate Judiciary Committee, joined Margaret Brennan on Face the Nation to discuss President Trump's nomination of Judge Amy Coney Barrett to the Supreme Court. President Trump said he would only choose a nominee he was confident would overturn the Affordable Care Act, and as you know, Margaret, that is on the Supreme…
The Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation has issued a proposed rule, published in the Federal Register, entitled: “Removal of Transferred OTS Regulations Regarding Prompt Corrective Action Directives and Conforming Amendments to Other Regulations”. *Mail: Robert E. Feldman, Executive Secretary, Attention: Comments, Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation,…
Over the next 45 years I'd see that's the right way to tackle a lot of problems… including a vainglorious wannabe dictator poised to end U.S. democracy. It's what I've been saying consistently since the ominous winter of 2015-16, when I wrote that voters who thought Americans could never install a dangerous demagogue in the White House did so at great peril.
A couple who had to be cut from their overturned Honda crossover vehicle and a male motorist in a van were taken to a local hospital after being involved in a collision Sunday morning on Route 22 in Salem. The crash was reported just before 10:30 a.m., at the intersection of Route 819, and tied up eastbound traffic on Route 22 for about an hour. Elinor Meyer of Plum, who…
Elissa Slotkin, D-Holly, on Sunday debated her Republican opponent in the November election, Paul Junge, defending her vote to impeach President Donald Trump and saying Junge isn’ t being specific enough about how he would handle questions surrounding health care access. Two years ago, Slotkin, a former national intelligence officer and acting assistant…
Conor Lamb and Republican challenger Sean Parnell sparred Saturday night over the Trump administration's push to gut the Affordable Care Act in their first in-person debate. “My opponent favors overturning that law that protects you,” Lamb, 34, D- Mt. Lebanon, told viewers during the debate hosted by Trib news partner WPXI-TV. Lamb looked not at Parnell but…
For me, it’ s the oxymoron that my high school football coach, Rob Pickert, used to teach how a defensive end must rush a quarterback–“ with reckless abandon, but under control.” Over the next 45 years I’ d see that’ s the right way to tackle a lot of problems… including a vainglorious wannabe dictator poised to end U.S. democracy. It’ s what I’ ve been saying consistently since the…
A majority of likely voters believe the late Ruth Bader Ginsburg’ s seat on the U.S. Supreme Court should be filled by a nominee coming after the election between President Donald Trump and former Vice President Joe Biden, according to a new poll. Fifty-six percent say the winner on Nov. 3 should fill the vacancy.
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi accused Republicans of trying to scrap Obamacare by rushing through President Trump’ s nomination of Amy Coney Barrett to the Supreme Court. Trump nominated Barrett to the Supreme Court on Saturday, just over a week after iconic Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg died. They noted Senate Republicans blocked former President Barack Obama’ s…
Within weeks, she is likely to be the newest associate justice on the U.S. Supreme Court. For Trump, whose 2016 victory was bolstered by white evangelicals’ reluctant support of his candidacy tied to his promise to fill the seat vacated by the death of Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia with a conservative, the latest nomination brings his first term full circle.
—If Congress confirms President Donald Trump's nominee to succeed Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg, the Supreme Court would become more conservative, and also perhaps more ready to tackle certain hot-button issues like abortion and guns. Chief Justice John Roberts would also likely become less able to steer the outcome in divisive cases. Ginsburg, who died last…
Sep. 27– Jackson County already suffered the worst fire in its history. President Trump declared a major disaster for the state of Oregon last week. The Federal Emergency Management Agency defines different categories of assistance, and initially, Oregon was placed in a “Category B” level of assistance– which covers the costs of what are called “emergency…
Sep. 27– Costs to clean up and haul away hazardous debris from the Almeda fire could approach $170 million, or roughly $70,000 for each house that burned down. “I'll just be honest, the cost of this debris cleanup is staggering,” said John Vial, Jackson County Emergency Operations Center Director. While Talent and Phoenix were the hardest hit by the fires, a large number…
Four years ago, Marge Hansen was deeply skeptical of Republican Donald Trump, dismissing the thrice-married businessman who once boasted about grabbing women“ by the pussy” as sharply out-of-step with her own conservative Catholic values. “He’ s been the most pro-life president we’ ve ever had,” said Peter Wolfgang, president of FIC Action, the political arm of the…
“It is not just about investing in dry natural gas– it is about creating and expanding family-sustaining employment opportunities and opening the door for fresh economic possibilities in Pennsylvania,” said Kaufer, sponsor of Act 66 of 2020. “This tax credit also allows the Commonwealth to once again operate as a manufacturing hub for industrial exports.
Sep. 27– WILKES-BARRE– A local law firm has filed a series of suits in Luzerne County Court, arguing on behalf of several local businesses that the loss of revenue caused by COVID-19 should be covered by business interruption insurance. Each of the suits is targeting the respective businesses' insurance companies, with Attorney Bill Anzalone saying the suits are…
WASHINGTON- U.S. lawmakers have battled through a tumultuous political year on Capitol Hill that has included a Senate impeachment trial, a pandemic and the largest aid package in U.S. history. The Supreme Court nomination could be a boost for Trump, who currently lags behind Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden in polls in most key states.
