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The pandemic power struggle that s raged between Pennsylvania’s Democratic governor and its Republican-led Legislature over the year plus of COVID-19 will land on voters’ laps on May 18.
It s taking the form of two proposed constitutional amendments to limit the length of disaster emergencies.
Even if you re not registered with a political party, you can cast a vote on the ballot questions.
The head of the Pennsylvania Emergency Management Agency on Thursday said two ballot questions for voters to consider in the May 18 election could have a detrimental impact on the state s ability to respond to future disasters and emergencies.
LANSING The White House is asking officials to think big as it sends nearly $11 billion dollars in federal stimulus funds to the state and local governments, including $885 million in additional funding Michigan had not expected.
The U.S. Treasury this week unveiled final allocations for some of the $350 billion it will provide to state, local, territorial and tribal governments nationally through the American Rescue Plan designed to speed up the national recovery from the COVID-19 pandemic.
In Michigan, the state government is set to receive $6.5 billion that can be spent through 2024 on health care, certain infrastructure projects, essential worker pay, business assistance programs and more.
MT Supreme Court rejects AG request to disqualify itself in email case
Court says Legislature `manufactured a conflict
Mike Dennison-MTN News
By: Mike Dennison
and last updated 2021-05-13 10:08:32-04
HELENA â A unanimous Montana Supreme Court on Wednesday rejected a request by Attorney General Austin Knudsen to disqualify all seven of its justices from the case involving its internal documents and alleged bias.
Justice Laurie McKinnon, writing for the high court, said the Republican-led Legislature has âmanufactured a conflictâ by issuing subpoenas to the justices, seeking the documents â and that attacking a court or judge is not sufficient grounds to force them to step down from the case.
One of Ted Turner's ranches in southern New Mexico will be the new home for a pair of Mexican gray wolves and their pups as federal wildlife managers look