The Port Jervis School District in New York consistently levied millions of dollars more property taxes than needed and put an unnecessary burden on taxpayers, according to a newly released audit by the State Comptroller’s Office. During the past four fiscal years, the district overestimated spending by an average of $5.8 million a year, resulting in…
Port Jervis School District Levied $23 Million Excessive Taxes in Four Years, State Audit Says
November 29, 2022
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LA Mayor-Elect Karen Bass Names New Chief of Staff
November 29, 2022
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LOS ANGELES—Los Angeles Mayor-elect Karen Bass named Chris Thompson, a senior official with LA28 and a former chief of staff to Sen. Dianne Feinstein, as her chief of staff Nov. 29. Thompson will begin in the role Dec. 5. He is currently the senior vice president of government relations for the LA28 Olympic and Paralympic…
Death Sentence Upheld for Man Convicted of Killing Oceanside Police Officer
November 29, 2022
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OCEANSIDE, Calif.—The California Supreme Court Nov. 28 upheld the death sentence for a man convicted of gunning down an Oceanside police officer nearly two decades ago. Adrian George Camacho, 47, was convicted of first-degree murder for the June 13, 2003, slaying of Officer Tony Zeppetella. According to the court’s ruling, Zeppetella was shot at least…
Majority of Americans Don’t Completely Trust Integrity of America’s Elections: Poll Shows
November 29, 2022
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A new survey reveals that the majority of Americans do not trust the integrity of America’s elections. According to a poll conducted among likely General Election voters between Nov. 16–20 by the Trafalgar Group for Convention of States, 56.8 percent of the respondents indicated they only somewhat trust (17 percent), somewhat distrust (17.9 percent), or strongly distrust…
Air Resources Board Pushes Unrealistic Carbon Goals on California
November 29, 2022
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Commentary Along with the California Coastal Commission, the California Air Resources Board more resembles a Soviet-style planning agency than a regulatory body in a free republic. The board wields dictatorial power over virtually every aspect of the state’s economy through its hyper-regulation of energy production. Its latest report is the “2022 Scoping Plan for Achieving…
Texas Bartenders to Be Trained as ‘First Responders’ in Strategy to Reduce Fentanyl Deaths
More than a dozen bars in Texas will soon be stocked with naloxone and bartenders will be trained as “first responders” to administer the medication that can reverse an opioid overdose, Travis County Judge Andy Brown announced on Monday. “Today, I’m excited to share how we are taking life-saving steps that are more inclusive and meet…
Arizona County Board Supervisor Says He Voted to Certify Election ‘Under Duress’
The head of an Arizona county’s board of supervisors on Monday said that he voted to certify the Nov. 8 midterm election results because he would be arrested. “I vote ‘aye’ under duress. I found out today that I have no choice but to vote ‘aye’ or I will be arrested and charged with a…
Police: Remains at Boston Apartment Building Are 4 Infants
BOSTON—Human remains found at a Boston apartment building earlier this month are those of four infants, police said. The remains are of two boys and two girls, Boston police said in a statement posted on the department’s website Monday. No arrests have been announced and an investigation is ongoing. Officers originally responded to the building…
Arizona’s Cochise County Sued Twice After Voting to Delay Election Certification
Two lawsuits have been filed against the Cochise County Board of Supervisors in Arizona after it voted to delay the certification of its election canvass past the statutory deadline of Nov. 28. A first lawsuit (pdf) was filed on Monday in Cochise County Superior Court on behalf of the Arizona Alliance of Retired Americans and Cochise County resident Stephani…
LIVE NOW: Michigan Senate Judiciary and Public Safety Committee Meeting (Nov. 29)
Michigan Senate Judiciary and Public Safety Committee Meeting will take place in Lansing, Michigan, on Nov. 29 at 8 a.m. ET. Chair: Sen. Roger Victory Clerk: Jackie Mosher The Epoch Times will livestream the committee meeting starting at 8 a.m. ET on Nov. 29. Access the livestream on this page, and also at EpochTV. * Click…
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