Tag: Policies & Impacts

Newsom Proposes Raising Californians’ Electricity Consumption Tax to Investigate ‘Big Oil’

May 19, 2023
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California Gov. Gavin Newsom’s recently passed law to “hold Big Oil accountable” faces more pushback in the state Legislature this week as lawmakers decide how to pay for its implementation. The governor told Californians in a video posted in January they “won’t pay a cent” for his new law to punish oil companies for last…

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CBP Is Using Sophisticated AI Tool to Monitor Americans’ Social Media Activity

May 19, 2023
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U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) is using an artificial intelligence (AI) data collection tool to collect information from social media activity that can in some cases be linked to individuals’ social security or driver’s license numbers, according to a CBP document describing the software tool. The document was obtained by Vice magazine’s tech site…

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[PREMIERING 7:00PM ET]: The MAGA Battle Between Trump and DeSantis

May 19, 2023
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Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis is expected to announce his run for president in 2024 sometime next week. On Thursday, he took a swipe at former President Donald Trump, allegedly saying at a summit that he’s the only one who could beat President Joe Biden. Yet his poll numbers are looking rough, as the DeSantis campaign…

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House Republicans Challenge Biden Administration’s Remote Work Policies

May 19, 2023
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House Republicans sent letters to 25 Biden administration agencies on May 18, calling for accountability on their “unacceptable” telework programs. House Oversight Committee chairman James Comer (R-Ky.), Government Operations and Federal Workforce subcommittee chairman Pete Sessions (R-Texas), and Rep. Lauren Boebert (R-Colo.), requested information from the agencies about their current remote policies, and alerting them…

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Energy Commissioner Warns of ‘Major Threats’ to Power Grid

May 19, 2023
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Hope is a powerful energy, but it won’t keep the air conditioner on when summer temperatures soar and demand for electricity skyrockets, causing an overburdened electrical grid to grind to a stop. Yet that seems to be the Biden administration’s plan in addressing warnings that nine North American regional electrical grids face an “elevated risk”…

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State Department Starts Tagging Employees With Gender Pronouns

May 19, 2023
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The U.S. State Department has begun tagging employees with gender identity pronouns in their emails, according to multiple media reports, with some of the men being referred to by female pronouns and vice versa. Associated Press reporter Matt Lee asked State Department deputy spokesman Vedant Patel during a Thursday briefing if the department’s internal email…

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IN-DEPTH: ‘It’s Criminal’: Central Wisconsin Communities Unite to Stave Off Looming Wind Turbine Industry

May 19, 2023
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Central Wisconsin communities are coordinating efforts to shine a light into the flickering shadow cast by a looming wind turbine industry. “There is a revolt happening here,” attorney Marti Machtan told The Epoch Times. “I’ve never seen our communities engage like this in my life.” Machtan is a member of Farmland First, an organization that…

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Tennessee Gov. Signs Bill to Free Teachers From Mandatory Union Dues

May 19, 2023
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Tennessee Republican Governor Bill Lee signed a new bill into law that would free teachers from paying mandatory union dues and increase their pay. Republicans in the state legislature have tried to remove the mandatory union fees for years. The Teacher Paycheck Protection Act was passed on May 18 and raises the minimum salary of teachers to $50,000 a year…

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[LIVE NOW] CHAT WITH JOSH: Has the FBI Become a Weapon of the Democrats?

May 19, 2023
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Join us for this live Q&A with Joshua Philipp! Immediately after the live chat, we’ll replay the latest episode of Crossroads Tonight! – FBI agents who refused to break the law, who refused to carry out what they viewed as unlawful orders, or who came out to expose alleged crimes being committed within the agency…

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University of California Could Provide Illegal Immigrant Students With Job Opportunities

May 19, 2023
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The University of California is moving closer to potentially employing illegal immigrants in various roles across its campus system after its Board of Regents agreed in a May 18 meeting to convene a working group on the issue. In a closed board session, officials discussed the “Equitable Student Employment Opportunities” (pdf) measure before proceeding to vote on the matter in an open…

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