Ocean County to vote today on $16M in capital pet projects with no funds for homelessness response they created
TOMS RIVER, N.J. — The Ocean County Board of Commissioners is set to vote today on over $16 million in capital improvement ordinances, funding a range of infrastructure projects across the county.…
U.S. House to vote as soon as Tuesday on Russia energy import ban: aide
WASHINGTON – The U.S. House of Representatives is set to vote as soon as Tuesday on legislation seeking to ban the import of Russian energy products and suspend normal trade relations with…
Rare bipartisan vote in Trenton signals unity against Phil Murphy’s Labor Department prolonged closures
TRENTON, NJ – Democrats in Trenton finally joined Republicans against New Jersey Governor Phil Murphy’s extended pandemic shutdown of state labor officers. On Thursday, Republican Senator Michael Testa complimented the Senate’s unanimous…
New York Times tech workers vote to join union
By Daniel Wiessner NEW YORK – A group of nearly 600 tech employees at The New York Times Co has voted to unionize as the company faces claims it unlawfully interfered with…
U.S. officials applaud Mexico for assuring ‘fair and safe’ union vote at auto parts plant
WASHINGTON – U.S. Trade Representative Katherine Tai and Labor Secretary Marty Walsh on Tuesday lauded Mexico’s efforts to assure a “fair and safe” union vote at the Tridonex auto parts plant, and…
Democrats’ Abortion Bill That Would Go Further Than Roe Fails After Close Vote
Nearly every Senate Democrat voted in favor of legislation Monday which would have radically expanded abortion rights beyond even the Supreme Court’s ruling in Roe v. Wade. The Women’s Health Protection Act…
Lake Havasu City Woman Sentenced for Casting Illegal Vote
PHOENIX, Ariz. – Marcia Johnson, 70, of Lake Havasu City, Arizona, was sentenced today by U.S. District Judge Diane J. Humetewa to one year of supervised probation and fined $1,000. Johnson previously…
Prosecutors’ Union In Landslide Vote Says Soros-Backed Los Angeles DA Should Be Recalled
The Los Angeles Association of Deputy District Attorneys (ADDA), a union that represents the vast majority of Los Angeles County prosecutors, voted overwhelmingly to support the recall of District Attorney George Gascon.…
Key union vote in Mexico border city moved to Feb. 28
MEXICO CITY – A vote in which nearly 1,700 workers at Mexico’s Tridonex auto-parts plant will have the chance to elect a new union has been pushed back one week to Feb.…
Mexico border city auto workers gear up for union vote in trade deal test
By Daina Beth Solomon MEXICO CITY -Two years after workers at Mexico’s Tridonex auto-parts plant began a campaign to replace a union that they accused of failing to push for higher wages,…
U.S. Senate expected to hold procedural vote on stopgap spending bill on Thursday
WASHINGTON – The U.S. Senate is expected to hold a procedural vote on a stop-gap funding bill on Thursday, Majority Leader Chuck Schumer said on Wednesday. The spending bill would keep the…
Senate Confirms Robert Califf To Lead The FDA On A Vote That Divided Both Parties
The Senate on Tuesday narrowly confirmed Dr. Robert Califf to lead the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) on a vote that divided members in both parties. Califf, who was previously confirmed for…
Explainer-What’s next for Fed after Senate vote on Biden’s nominees delayed
By Jonnelle Marte and Ann Saphir – Senate Republicans on Tuesday delayed a pivotal committee vote on President Joe Biden’s nominees to the Federal Reserve Board, including Jerome Powell as chair, when…
Exxon welcomes upcoming vote on offer to locked-out Texas refinery workers
By Erwin Seba HOUSTON – Exxon Mobil Corp on Tuesday welcomed an upcoming vote by workers at its Beaumont, Texas, refinery on a new contract offer, saying its terms ensure the refinery…
Texas refinery workers to vote on Exxon contract proposal -union official
By Erwin Seba BEAUMONT, Texas -Union officials on Monday agreed to schedule a membership vote on a contract offer that could end a nearly 10-month worker lockout at an Exxon Mobil refinery…
Two key Senate Democrats plan to vote for all of Biden’s Fed nominees
By David Morgan -Senate Democrats and Banking Committee members Jon Tester and Mark Warner on Monday said they will both vote to confirm President Joe Biden’s slate of nominees to the Federal…
U.S. Senate banking committee to vote on Fed nominees on Feb. 15
– The U.S. Senate banking committee will hold a vote on advancing the nominations of a slate of nominees to the Federal Reserve on Tuesday Feb. 15, it said on Friday. Fed…
Surge of out-of-state donors boost Trump critic Cheney’s campaign -but cannot vote for her
By Nathan Layne – When Idaho nurse Joan West received a fundraising mailer from U.S. Representative Liz Cheney, she saw a way to address her regret for having voted for Donald Trump…
U.S. House to vote to provide Postal Service with $50 billion in relief
By David Shepardson WASHINGTON – The U.S. House of Representatives is set to vote on Tuesday on a bipartisan reform bill aiming to help Postal Service (USPS) save about $50 billion over…
Phil Murphy, New Jersey Democrats pushing Election Day voter registration that will allow illegal immigrants to vote, open door for rampant election fraud
TRENTON, NJ – The New Jersey Democrats and Governor Phil Murphy are proposing a bill in Trenton that will upend the integrity of the New Jersey voter rolls by allowing voter registration…
U.S. House to hold procedural vote on China competition bill on Wednesday-source
WASHINGTON – The U.S. House of Representatives plans a procedural vote on Wednesday on a bill https://www.reuters.com/business/us-house-leaders-set-unveil-chips-china-competition-bill-2022-01-25 aimed at increasing U.S. competitiveness with China and supporting the U.S. chip industry, according to…
Biden’s remake of the Fed faces key Senate vote on Feb. 15
WASHINGTON – President Joe Biden’s bid to put his mark on the U.S. Federal Reserve faces a key test in two weeks time when the U.S. Senate Banking Committee votes on his…
Union battle unfolds at GM in Mexico ahead of workers’ vote
By Daina Beth Solomon MEXICO CITY – More than 6,000 General Motors workers in Mexico will elect a new union this week as an upstart group supported by international activists aims to…
Manchin Says He’d Vote To Confirm A Justice More Liberal Than He Is
West Virginia Democratic Sen. Joe Manchin said Thursday that he was open to confirming a Supreme Court justice that was more liberal than he is to succeed Justice Stephen Breyer. “Whoever [President…
U.S. Senate panel set to vote on FCC, FTC auto safety nominees on Feb 2
By David Shepardson WASHINGTON -The U.S. Senate Commerce Committee is set to vote Feb. 2 on nominees to head the auto safety agency and to open seats on the Federal Communications Commission…
Contenders to lead Pemex union criticize old-guard rival ahead of vote
By Daina Beth Solomon MEXICO CITY – Candidates vowing to shake up the culture inside Mexico’s massive oil workers’ union lashed out on Monday against a leadership rival seen by some of…
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