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House Bill 1091, by Rep. Carol Bush, R-Tulsa, would require the Oklahoma Health Care Authority, which administers Oklahomas Medicaid program, to spend all appropriated funds "in accordance with legislative intent"

State Sen. Ray Scott is trying once again to become a county commissioner, but this time in a district he does not live in.

ONTARIO If there was one message that came across during Wednesday’s hearing on redistricting, it is that there needs to be an independent special commission to redraw Oregon’s Congressional and legislative district lines. This process is required after the Census every 10 years to balance the populations between districts, with the goal of creating a more balanced representation in Congress and in the Legislature between political parties. Currently, in Oregon’s five U.S. Congre...

SALEM — Umatilla County Sheriff Terry Rowan was among four officials approved by Gov. Kate Brown and the Oregon Senate as new members of the Board on Public Safety Standards

Close Daylight Savings Time begins at 2 a.m. Sunday, March 14. Set your clocks forward 1 hour before you go to bed Saturday night. Fire officials also say this is a good time to replace batteries in your smoke detectors too. Metro Creative Connection By Ross Williams | Georgia Recorder Mar 12, 2021 Mar 12, 2021 Daylight Savings Time begins at 2 a.m. Sunday, March 14. Set your clocks forward 1 hour before you go to bed Saturday night. Fire officials also say this is a...

SALEM — The FBI’s new special agent in charge for Oregon stressed the bureau will continue targeting violent extremists, whether they’re white supremacists or Antifa. Kieran Ramsey said his agency will keep its focus on “the crime and not the ideology” in a press conference on Wednesday, March 10. It’s a phrase also favored by his predecessor, Renn Cannon, whom Ramsey replaced in January. “It doesn’t matter about the ideology in the end,” Ramsey said...

ATLANTA - Georgia House Speaker David Ralston is continuing to lobby the federal government not to attach strings on the $350 billion in the American Rescue Plan earmarked for state and local governments. In a letter to Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen dated Thursday, Ralston, R-Blue Ridge, cited language in the $1.9 trillion COVID-19 relief bill Congress passed this week that prohibits states from using any of the aid money to “either directly or indirectly” offset reductions in net t...

Herman is committed to our community Abe Herman moved himself and his successful small business to Grand Junction to be a part of our community and all it has to offer. For a number of years, our city has made attracting new businesses to our community a priority. This effort is a top-level goal of the city’s Strategic Plan, and one that is carried out by the city’s economic development partners. Abe is a shining example of the success of these efforts to attract new businesses. Not o...

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Thirteen Roanokers have applied for three open seats on the Roanoke School Board, including educators, attorneys, a doctor and an assistant city manager. This is the largest number of applicants the city has received since 2017. The board is guaranteed to gain at least two new members on July 1. Laura Rottenborn, chief of the Western District of Virginia’s civil division, did not reapply for a third term. Dick Willis, an industrial digitization leader for Trane Technologies, is ineligible ...