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Published December 20, 2020, 2:24 PM       CALAPAN CITY, Oriental Mindoro – Governor Humerlito A. Dolor has formed a special task force to directly address the problem on flooding that caused widespread destruction in several barangays, particularly in the first district, as an after-effect of the recent typhoons and monsoon rains that crossed the province.       Under Executive order No. 72 of Dolor, the Provincial Task Force Against Flooding was mandated to re-evaluate previous ...

Her plan for now is to resume running her technology consulting company Longtime Goleta school board member Susan Epstein, pauses to takes a selfie with the large crowd at the March for Science event in De La Guerra Plaza in Santa Barbara in April 2017. She was emcee for the event. (Brooke Holland / Noozhawk file photo) By Joshua Molina, Noozhawk Staff Writer | @JECMolina December 19, 2020 | 9:35 p.m. Long before Susan Epstein was a Goleta Union School District board member, she was writ...

Tiny House majority will force Biden to slow-walk his nominees Share on Facebook Jazz ShawPosted at 10:01 am on December 19, 2020 Share on Facebook Share on Twitter As Joe Biden continues to roll out his picks for various positions in the next administration, it’s slowly dawning on the Democrats that they’re going to run into some logistical traps during the confirmation process. It’s bad enough that their majority in the House has eroded to the point where any vote they call could be der...

FISH SAFE bill ready to be signed into law ELLSWORTH — Legislation introduced by U.S. Rep. Jared Golden (D-Maine) to bolster safety training programs for commercial fishermen is ready to be signed into law by the President. Golden, elected in November to his second congressional term representing Maine’s Second District, co-sponsored the bill with Rep. Don Young, a Republican congressman from another big fishing state, Alaska. Titled the “Funding Introduction for Safety, Health and Securi...

To embed, copy and paste the code into your website or blog: As the public pension community in California is well aware, on July 30, 2020, the California Supreme Court issued its landmark decision on vested rights and the constitutionality of legislative changes to public retirement statutes in Alameda County Deputy Sheriffs Association, et al. v. Alameda County Employees Retirement Association, et al. (State Of California) (2020) 9 Cal.5th 1032 (“ Alameda”). See our eAlert from July 31, ...

To embed, copy and paste the code into your website or blog: When an owner seeks the appraisal of a property insurance claim, insurers commonly object by demanding that the trial court must first rule on defenses to coverage before allowing appraisal panel to value the total claim submitted by the owner. As a result, Florida courts have been hesitant to compel appraisal of an owner’s property claim, usually valued through a public adjuster estimate, when coverage or scope issues persist and h...

Press Release Tolentino sponsors measures seeking Rizals redistricting, Calacas cityhood Senator Francis "Tol" N. Tolentino, chair of the Senate Committee on Local Government, on Wednesday sponsored two measures seeking to reapportion the second legislative district of Rizal into three districts and to convert the municipality of Calaca, Batangas into a component city. In his sponsorship speech for Committee Report No. 152 on House Bill No. 6222 and taking into consideration Senate Bill No. 182...

Veteran Rep. Greg Walden, R-Ore., reflects on over 20-year legislative career 12-minute wide-ranging interview a Web-exclusive BEND, Ore (KTVZ) -- After more than two decades serving Oregons sprawling Second District in Congress, Rep. Greg Walden, R-Ore., shared his thoughts with NewsChannel 21 on Wednesday as he prepares to step down. "Its just amazing how quickly its passed though -- boom 22 years -- boom gone," Walden said during a wide-ranging talk with NewsChannel 21s Blake Allen. Early i...

Walden nominates 8 Deschutes County students to US service academies WASHINGTON (KTVZ) -- Rep. Greg Walden, R-Ore., announced Wednesday that he has nominated 14 Oregon students, eight from Deschutes County, for acceptance to the prestigious United States service academies. Walden’s Service Academy Nomination Board -- retired and active-duty military officers who interview potential candidates for the service academies -- recommended each student based on their academic performance, extracu...

First shipment of COVID vaccine could arrive in Riverside County by Dec. 18 The first shipments of the COVID-19 vaccine could arrive in Riverside County as soon as Friday, December 18, county officials announced. County officials said on Friday that the vaccine could arrive as soon as Tuesday, Dec. 15, which was based on the dates of possible delivery. The Department of Public Health notified the county that the first shipment would indeed arrive by December 18. The vaccine is expected to arri...