A court has awarded Friends of the Oceano Dunes $121,241 for attorney’s fees and court costs for litigation the group filed objecting to the San Luis Obispo County Air Pollution Control Board’s agreement to implement its dust rule. The dust rule requires state parks to reduce the particulate matter blowing...
Dutch Plan to Drop ‘Corona Pass’ for Unvaccinated Faces Political Push Back
The Dutch government’s plan to scrap the “corona pass” for people not vaccinated against COVID-19 faced strong opposition in the country's parliament, including from within the ruling coalition. The pass, which grants access to indoor public venues, is now available to people who have been vaccinated, have recovered from COVID-19...
St. Paul Rent-Control Initiative Backfires, Unleashes ‘Chaos’ in Housing Market
Democratic leaders in Minnesota’s capital city are scrambling for solutions after developers put several large projects on hold across St. Paul in the wake of last week’s election, when residents approved what may be the strictest rent-control policy in the country. The ballot initiative in St. Paul, which passed with 53% support,...
Worries in Top Suburban Battleground About Democrats’ Spending Show Biden’s Midterm Challenge
If the midterm election a year from now follows tradition and is a referendum on the president, then there are cautionary signs for Democrats in this Las Vegas suburb filled with strip malls, casino workers and retirees that sprawls into the desert. Narrowly divided suburban districts are expected to play...
The Main Driver of Inflation is a Murderous Maniac in Riyadh
Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman is enacting revenge on Democrats in general and President Joe Biden specifically for the party’s increasingly standoffish attitude toward the kingdom — by driving up energy prices and fueling global inflation. Biden has refused to meet with the crown prince and acknowledge him as...
Sen. Hurtado Invited to White House for Infrastructure Bill Signing
State Sen. Melissa Hurtado will be at the White House on Monday as President Joe Biden signs the $978 billion Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act into law. “President Biden has kept his promise to the American people, and Americans can finally see a glimpse of light at the end of...
How Income Inequality in California Compares to Other States
The United States has some of the highest levels of income and wealth inequality in the world. In addition, based on the Gini coefficient, a measure of income inequality based on the distribution of income across a population, income inequality varies considerably from state to state. The Gini coefficient is...
California to Receive Nation’s Largest Portion of Infrastructure Bill
California is slated to receive about $45.5 billion from the massive infrastructure bill passed in Congress last week, an investment that state officials say will help create jobs and improve infrastructure. Under the spending plan, California expects to receive over five years: $25.3 billion for federal-aid highway apportioned programs and...
Is a Nuclear Iran an Existential Threat?
Once a country has decided to develop nuclear weapons, it is almost impossible to prevent it doing so. All the more so when we are talking about a country the size of Iran, which has a developed economic and technological infrastructure. That's why the Israeli government should work to get...
Boeing Vaccine Backlash Builds as 11,000 Workers Seek Exemption from Biden Mandate
About 11,000 Boeing Co. employees have asked to be exempted from Covid-19 vaccines the planemaker has mandated, according to a person briefed on the matter, a sign of backlash among some rank-and-file workers to the Biden administration’s rules for government contractors. Read more at Bloomberg