Month: June 2023

Basic health services like vaccinations, verbal assessments and counseling could be offered in homes under legislation headed to Gov. Kathy Hochul’s desk. The measure is thought to allow local health departments in New York to provide “light touch” services that include lead screening as well as referral services. Lawmakers want to allow nurses to visit homes and provide these public health services without being licensed, as long as the visit follows legal requirements and is not intended to serve as a formal nursing service. The measure would also allow the state health commissioner to determine whether the service exceeds the…

Rep. Ryan Zinke, R-Mont., called out politicians who “complain” about smoke from Canadian wildfires on Capitol Hill but “will not allow” forest management in the western states of the United States. “I have no empathy for DC politicians who complain about the smoke,” Zinke wrote in a post on Twitter Thursday. “If you don’t allow us to manage forests responsibly, you should have to face the consequences like we do in the West.” In a video posted in front of the Washington Monument that was masked by smoke, the Montana representative said the unhealthy haze is “a reminder that our…

A senior Cuban official on Thursday issued a strong denial of a Wall Street Journal report alleging that Cuba and China had reached an agreement to set up a spying facility on the island. Cuba’s deputy foreign minister, Carlos Fernández de Cossío, issued a strong statement, calling the newspaper’s information “totally false and unfounded.” “They are all fallacies promoted with the perfidious intention of justifying the unprecedented intensification of the blockade, destabilization and aggression in Cuba and to deceive public opinion in the United States and the world,” said Fernández de Cossío. According to the Journal, US officials with access…

Gino DiMare has officially resigned as head baseball coach of the Miami Hurricanes. This announcement comes after Miami’s disappointing performance in the Coral Gables Regional. As Miami’s head coach, DiMare posted a 168-86 overall record, including four postseason appearances over five seasons (the postseason was canceled in 2020 due to COVID). Gino, a former player from 1989-1992 under legendary ‘Canes manager Ron Fraser, has spent 24 years as part of the baseball coaching staff at Miami. DiMare played in the minor leagues from 1992-93 before beginning his coaching career at Westminster Christian in Miami in 1996. DiMare then joined the…

The panel: Chuck Williams, reporter, WRBL-TV Columbus, @chuckwilliams Donna Lowry, legislator host and reporter for GPB News, @donnalowrynews Kevin Riley, managing editor, The Atlanta Journal-Constitution, @ajceditor Rahul Bali, political reporter, WABE, @rahulbali The breakdown: 1. What to expect from the Georgia GOP convention. WRBL’s Chuck Williams spoke with outgoing GOP Chairman David Shafer about what to expect from the convention moments before our show. Shafer said this convention will be one of the most well-attended conventions. Note: Shafer is stepping down as party chairman and is a target of Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis’ election investigation. LISTEN: Chuck Williams…

WASHINGTON DC – Several GOP senators told Fox News that FBI Director Christopher Wray should resign because of how he has run the bureau. “Christopher Wray should absolutely resign,” Ohio Sen. JD Vance told Fox News. “What has happened in the last four or five years is that the American people have seen the leadership of the FBI engage in political hacking.” But Sen. Richard Blumenthal, a Democrat, disagreed. House Oversight Chairman James Comer is leading an investigation into the business dealings of Hunter Biden and other members of the Biden family. (Matt McClain/The Washington Post, Teresa Kroeger/Getty Images for…

After rumors swirled all offseason, this has been reported Dalvin Cook will be officially released by the Minnesota Vikings after not finding a business partner. That means teams like it Miami Dolphins, Denver Broncosor Los Angeles Chargers he will be free to sign him to a free agent deal. The move frees up $9 million in cap space with a dead cap of just over $8.2 million. Since he was cut after June 1, the Vikings can carry over ~$3.1 million of that dead cap to 2024 with the remainder on the books in 2023. They decided his contract was…

The think tank has also noted a general increase in military activity across the front line, but not all of it is part of Ukraine’s counteroffensive effort. The Institute for the Study of War has announced that Ukraine’s long-awaited counteroffensive has begun. Ukrainian forces have not disclosed the details of their mission. However, the think tank said it would likely consist of many companies in numerous locations of varying intensity and would not be developed as a single operation. Initial setbacks are also expected. The main focus of Ukraine’s defensive operation remains sealed off to prevent Russian troops from premeditating…