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Local movie theater optimistic to see more holiday moviegoers this week  Local Entertainment Venues Optimistic About the Future and last updated 2020-12-24 11:29:19-05 MERIDIAN, Idaho — The COVID-19 pandemic force movie theaters to change the way they operate and the services they provide to moviegoers. “Quite frankly people still don’t know we are open,” Daniel Jividen, General Manager at Village Cinema in Meridian said. “The movie selections have changed quite a bi...

The federal budget package released Monday afternoon includes language (Division FF, Title V) repealing 2009 and 2012 bills associated with the plan to relocate the animal disease research facility on Plum Island to Manhattan, Kansas. The House and Senate are expected to pass the bill promptly, and the president is expected to sign it. This action will restore the normal disposal procedure for federal property instead of auctioning it off to the highest bidder. Next steps then include ensurin...

Congress seals agreement on $900 billion COVID relief bill The agreement would establish a temporary $300 per week jobless benefit and a $600 direct stimulus payment to most Americans Top Capitol Hill negotiators sealed a deal Sunday on an almost $1 trillion COVID-19 economic relief package, finally delivering long-overdue help to businesses and individuals and providing money to deliver vaccines to a nation eager for them. The agreement, announced by congressional leaders, would establish a t...

  You are well aware of the desperate circumstances New York suffered at the outset of the COVID crisis and continues to endure today. We understand Congress is considering a short-term federal funding measure of approximately $908 billion in COVID-19 relief. As an interim measure, this proposal should address states immediate and pressing needs, and it is essential and fair that New York receive at least a minimum amount of funding necessary to stop further massive damage.   It is important ...

Clearly had no intention of going around the room as he usually does and shaking hands. but stood at one end of the cabinet table, closest to the door leading to the oval office and said, nancy pelosi has accused me of cover-up. there is no cover-up. im not covering up. and therefore, im not going to proceed. im not going through with this meeting. >> so after that scene, the president then came out and appeared in the rose garden which had already been set up for an announcement. even though it...

Proceed. im not going through with this meeting. >> so after that scene, the president then came out and appeared in the rose garden which had already been set up for an announcement. even though it was billed as impromptu. the president was ready with his talking points. >> instead of walking in happily into a meeting, i walk into look at people that have just said that i was doing a ever could-up. i dont do cover-ups. i walked into the room and i told senators schumer, speaker pelosi, i want t...

That i was doing a cover-up. i dont do cover-ups. i walked into the room and i told senators schumer, speaker pelosi, i want to do infrastructure. i want to do it more than you want to do it. but you know what? you cant do it under these circumstances. so get these phony investigations over with. this meeting was set up a number of days ago. at 11:00. all of a sudden, i hear last night, theyre going to have a meeting right before this meeting to talk about the "i" word. the "i" word. can you ima...

This was a takedown attempt at the president of the united states. >> and then trump quoted himself threatening democrats. >> so i just wanted to let you know that i walked into the room and i told senators schumer, speaker pelosi, want to do infrastructure. more than you want to do it. i would be really good at that. thats what i do. but you know what? you cannot do it under these circumstances. so get these phony vegas over with. >> this was all orchestrated. the podium was literally decorated...

News. >> few more things with you. share buybacks. you have been very vocal on this. senators schumer and sanders, democrats, proposed legislation to limit how much of their shares companies can buy back unless they hit a threshold of investment in workers in the communities. you reacted calling it economically illiterate and said they should be ashamed of themselves. i wonder if you say the same of senator marco rubios proposal that would also limit share buy backs in terms of the tax advantage...

In 2006, you had then senators schumer, you had senator obama, senator hillary clinton and senator joe biden, they voted for something because they also wanted to get a comprehensive type deal, which is where i think this is going to lead to. something where the president will get his funding and i believe he will, in order to make sure he gives daca, which he has taken this party, he has shown leadership on that issue and take an leftward position and he will take the heat on that and also give...