NC counties in severe drought see relief, though problems persist. Heavy rains raise new concerns for farmers, with hurricane season ahead.
From drought to deluge, weather whipsaw frustrates NC farmers is a story from Carolina Public Press, an award-w…
Newsom: Clear California homeless encampments

Gov. Gavin Newsom is pressing for direct action, nearly a month after the U.S. Supreme Court gave cities the green light to clear homeless encampments and arrest or fine unhoused people for sleeping in public spaces. As CalMatters homelessness reporter Marisa Kendall explains, the governor on Thursday issued an executive order directing state agencies to […]
Deep-blue California is a piggy bank for Kamala Harris — and Donald Trump. How they’re trying to cash in

Kamala Harris is bringing back Democratic donors who soured on President Biden. Donald Trump is counting on V.P. pick JD Vance to raise money in Silicon Valley.
Newsom se fijó un ambicioso plan de crear 500,000 nuevas carreras para residentes de California y muchos de estos son bomberos

En su campaña de 2018, el gobernador Gavin Newsom dijo que crearía 500,000 nuevas plazas de aprendizaje en la década posterior a su toma de posesión. Hasta ahora, el estado ha registrado más de 180,000 nuevos aprendizajes. Muchos de ellos son bomberos.
As California cracks down on ‘junk fees’ it’s overlooking a major culprit: credit card companies

Guest Commentary written by Rodney Williams Rodney Williams is cofounder and president of SoLo Funds, a community lending platform based in Los Angeles. It commissioned the independently researched 2023 Cash Poor Report. Inflation may be slowing, but high prices continue to dash all hopes of saving money for Californians living paycheck to paycheck. Just this […]
Newsom set an ambitious goal to launch 500,000 Californians into new careers. Many are firefighters

In his 2018 campaign, Gov. Gavin Newsom said he would create 500,000 new apprenticeships in the decade after taking office. So far, the state has registered more than 180,000 new apprenticeships. Many of them are firefighters.
Bucks County Republicans surpass Democrats in voter registration numbers
The most recent numbers showed there were 198,045 Republican voters and 197,781 Democratic voters. Continuing the trend seen in recent years, unaffiliated voters have grown to more than 82,000 in the county.
July 26 2024 Public Notices
CASE NO. 24-12 NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING BY THE TOWN OF BELMONT PLANNING BOARDON APPLICATION FOR A SPECIAL PERMIT Notice is hereby given that the Planning Board will hold a public hearing on Tuesday, August 13, 2024 at 7:00 PM by remote access through the Zoom app. to consider the application of 10 Bacon Road, Haibo Sha and Xuanxuan Shen, owners, for One Special Permit under section 1.5.4C-3-b of the By-Law to construct a Single family dwelling at 10 Bacon Road located in a Single Residence C (SRC) zoning district. Application submittals, meeting agenda & instructions on remote access can
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Feds warn of scammers using couriers to pick up cash and gold from victims, many of them seniors
The FBI says the scammers might tell a victim their bank account has been compromised, and in order to protect their assets, to withdraw the cash or use the money to buy gold bars, which are later picked up by a “courier.”
Does carbon-free mean carbon-neutral? Activists, industry fight over details in new Minnesota energy law

When Minnesota enshrined a goal of 100% carbon free energy by 2040 into law, environmental advocates thought the definition was clear. But now some state agencies are arguing that burning trash and wood to produce energy should count.
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