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US government missing out on up to $250 B in cost savings due to unimplemented recommendations: GAO
10+ hour, 47+ min ago (326+ words) The U. S. Government Accountability Office finds the federal government could unlock up to a quarter-trillion dollars in savings if lawmakers and agencies act on the GAO's outstanding recommendations aimed at reducing waste and improving efficiency. In a new report released in…...
Spanberger vetoes bargaining legislation
2+ day, 18+ hour ago (347+ words) Gov. Abigail Spanberger vetoed legislation Thursday that would have expanded collective bargaining rights for Virginia public employees. In her veto message for House Bill 1263, Spanberger said she supports collective bargaining rights for public sector employees and believes "public servants should…...
California spent millions on police transparency website, but its data is nearly 2 years old
4+ day, 18+ hour ago (986+ words) (The Center Square) - Three years ago, University of California - Berkeley was proud to announce it received $6. 87 million from California Gov. Gavin Newsom's budget to develop a first-of-its-kind, state-wide database uncovering police misconduct and use-of-force records. The website was launched on…...
UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer lurches to save his reeling Labour Party, his own political career
1+ day, 9+ hour ago (573+ words) Starmer's approval levels are sinking, and his party is debating the best way for his to remain at the party's helm even as a succession battle comes into focus. Less than two years after the U. K. s Labour Party won a…...
Census finds majority of fastest growing cities in U. S. are in Texas
2+ day, 16+ hour ago (581+ words) Eight of the 15 fastest growing cities in the U. S. were reported in Texas, according to newly released U. S. Census Bureau data. Fort Worth also made history, becoming the 10th largest city in the United States. The populations of both Fort Worth and Austin…...
Surprise arrest during Trump's border crackdown opens door to Cuba-shaking Raul Castro indictment
15+ hour, 32+ min ago (1227+ words) Biden allowed a Cuban Air Force pilot to stay here and apply for permanent residency. It turns out that the pilot, Luis Raul Gonzalez-Pardo Rodriguez, served in the Cuban military at the same time that Fidel and Raul Castro ordered…...
Arizona governor backs proposed natural gas pipeline
3+ day, 11+ hour ago (585+ words) (The Center Square) - Gov. Katie Hobbs announced her support for a pipeline that will bring more natural gas into Arizona. The Democratic governor said a top priority of her administration is ensuring Arizona families and businesses have "reliable and affordable…...
Michigan House Republicans demand Benson release SPLC records
2+ day, 16+ hour ago (720+ words) Demand for records follows a federal indictment against the organization for fraud. Michigan House Republicans passed a resolution calling on Michigan Secretary of State and Democrat gubernatorial candidate Jocelyn Benson to release records tied to her past involvement with the…...
Southern Poverty Law Center education materials surprisingly common in red states, probe finds
1+ day, 10+ hour ago (861+ words) Some school districts appear to go to great lengths to'hide curricula,'psychological interventions and'which adults have access to students, even'invoking copyright law and forcing parents to navigate state and federal courts to bring an open-records lawsuit. They don't seem as…...
Class action lawsuit alleges Hisense Chinese TVs spying on Americans
4+ day, 18+ hour ago (505+ words) Building off of a Texas state enforcement action, trial lawyers are also headed into court against Chinese TV maker Hisense, seeking a court-ordered payout for allegedly enabling their entertainment devices to spy on Americans, potentially on behalf of the Chinese…...