Giorno: 14 Marzo 2023

Ohio Sues Norfolk Southern Over Feb. 3 Train Derailment

The state of Ohio sued Norfolk Southern Tuesday over the Feb. 3 derailment of a freight train that released over a million gallons of hazardous materials and pollutants into the environment around the town of East Palestine.”This derailment was entirely avoidable,” Ohio…

Amb. Wayne to Newsmax: ‘We Have a Lot to Do’ on Border Security

Earl Anthony Wayne, the U.S. ambassador to Mexico under former President Barack Obama, acknowledged Tuesday that “we have a lot to do” to secure the southern border.

Wisconsin Assembly votes to mandate police in high-risk schools

Schools that experience a high number of crimes would have to hire police officers and station them in their buildings under a Republican-authored bill the state Assembly passed Tuesday. Under the bill, if a school has more than 100 incidents in a semester, and at least 25 of those result in an arrest, the school […]

Senate Dems eye hearing on Silicon Valley Bank collapse, says Banking Committee chair

Senate Banking Committee Chairman Sherrod Brown, D-Ohio, said Tuesday that he’s planning a hearing on this week’s collapse of two multi-billion dollar banks. Silicon Valley Bank, the sixteenth-largest bank in the U.S., was shut down by regulators following a rush of investors withdrawing funds, driven by concerns over the bank’s solvency. A short while later, […]

Alabama House approves $1 billion plan for pandemic funds

The Alabama House on Tuesday advanced a plan to use the state’s final $1 billion in federal pandemic relief funds mostly on a mix of water and sewer infrastructure, broadband expansion and health care reimbursements. Representatives voted 102-3 for the legislation, which now moves to the Senate. Alabama Gov. Kay Ivey called lawmakers into special […]

530K Alabama children eligible for summer food benefits

An estimated 530,000 Alabama children who get free or reduced price school meals are now eligible for food benefits this summer after the school year ends, officials said Tuesday. The Alabama Department of Human Resources said qualifying households will get $120 for each participating student to buy food that is eligible for the Supplemental Nutrition […]

Wisconsin Native leader calls on Legislature to improve health infrastructure

The leader of a northeastern Wisconsin tribe implored lawmakers on Tuesday to do more to address threats to public health and safety that disproportionately affect Native Americans. Robert VanZile, chairman of the Sokaogon Chippewa Community, called for actions to increase access to health care on tribal lands, fight pollution and end violence against Native American […]

Report: Dems Got $1.2M From SVB, Signature Bank, Credit Suisse

Credit Suisse, along with the now-collapsed Silicon Valley Bank and Signature Bank, reportedly gave millions to Democrats over the last few elections — roughly $1.2 million since 2017.

N.C. Court Case Could Help GOP Increase House Majority

North Carolina’s GOP-dominated state Supreme Court heard initial arguments Tuesday as to whether its previous Democratic majority made a mistake in rejecting the initial map Republican legislators drew two years ago.

Study: ChatGPT Allowing Hate Speech Against Men, Conservatives

A new Manhattan Institute data study reveals that the highly advanced language model AI – through its creator OpenAI – was programmed to be more tolerant of hate-style speech directed at right-leaning individuals and conservative media companies.