Month: May 2023

“The last time I talked to Brent Heeren about the legal processes going on here, he told me, he said it’s all political, he says I want nothing to do with it,” he said. Supervisor Bill Faircloth said at Monday’s Tama County Supervisors meeting. The statement was made during discussion about hiring a lawyer for the Board of Adjustments because of its potential problem with Mid-American Energy. Hiring an attorney for the Board was finally approved after it was agreed that the supervisors would try to speak again with Heeren, the attorney of choice for Tama County. The supervisors also…

State budgeting in California was once a fairly simple exercise in fiscal policy. The governor’s budget gnomes could predict quite accurately how much tax revenue would be generated in the next fiscal year, especially since most of it would come from retail sales taxes, a stable base. An initial budget was issued in January and will be reviewed in May after the April 15 personal income tax deadline gave more concreteness. Legislative leaders from both parties met, sometimes with the governor, and a final budget emerged. Yes, there were some conflicts. Budgets took two-thirds of the votes of both legislative…

Four indigenous children, including an 11-month-old baby, have been found alive in the dense Colombian Amazon after a plane crash more than two weeks ago, President Gustavo Petro said on Wednesday, declaring “joy for the country” . Petro said on Twitter that the children were found after “arduous search efforts” by the military, which has yet to confirm the rescue. More than 100 soldiers had been deployed with sniffer dogs to search for minors traveling on a plane that crashed on May 1, killing three adults, including the pilot and the children’s mother. A soldier and a dog participate in…

BREAKING: Start of US PGA Championship delayed by FROST at Oak Hill with Rory McIlroy and defending champion Justin Thomas among early starters in New York Play was scheduled to start at 12pm BST on Thursday from Oak Hill Country ClubThe first round is scheduled to begin 1 hour and 15 minutes after the facilities open OAK HILL POINTERS: RIATH AL-SAMARRAI offers his tips for the US PGA Championship By Phil Casey, Pa Golf Correspondent and Dominic Hogan for Mailonline Published: 06:35 EDT, May 18, 2023 | Updated: 07:09 EDT, May 18, 2023 The start of play at the 105th…

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — Action News Jax is on the scene of a shooting at Gregory Cove Apartments in University Park. Read: JSO investigates shooting in Grand Park neighborhood that left 1 dead, 2 hospitalized Action News Princess Jax Jhané Stepherson arrived on the scene around 5:10 a.m. to find that several residents of the apartment complex had been evacuated. He spoke with a JSO officer about what’s going on, but since it’s an active investigation, officers are being firm. However, Stepherson also spoke with a resident, who claims to live inside the complex and still has family inside. More Matthies…

As possible Republican candidates Florida Governor Ron DeSantis, former Vice President Mike Pence i South Carolina Senator Tim Scott move closer to announcing their entries into the GOP presidential race, it’s likely another potential candidate is also throwing their hat in the ring. CBS News has learned that North Dakota Gov. Doug Burgum is nearing a decision to launch a bid for the White House and has begun hiring political consultants who have advised previous Republican presidential campaigns, according to GOP sources familiar with the matter. with planning. FILE: North Dakota Governor Doug Burgum speaks during a news conference announcing…

Qatar loses diplomatic clout as Saudi influence grows Doha-based diplomatic mission in Syria Revolutionary embassy only Arab leaders to host Assad government at Friday summit DOHA, May 18 (Reuters) – The Arab League’s welcome of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad into its ranks highlights how far behind Qatar has fallen in its bid to be a diplomatic voice that has weight in the Middle East. Earlier this month, Qatar reluctantly withdrew its opposition to Saudi Arabia’s initiative to readmit Syria. He made clear that he was opposed to normalizing his own ties with Damascus, but said he would not stand in…

WASHINGTON (AP) – President Joe Biden’s re-election campaign promises to hold on to states that won him the White House in 2020, but also compete in places he lost like North Carolina and increasingly Republican-dominated Florida, as long as whatever he says is “a number of viable paths to the 270 electoral votes” needed to get four more years. Offering her first extensive comments on strategy since being named Biden’s campaign manager last month, Julie Chavez Rodriguez wrote in a note to “stakeholders” that the 2024 race presents “significant opportunities to increase support democrat”. It was released while Biden was…