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U.S. Sen. Joe Manchin leaves the Senate chamber after a vote. (Photo by Steven Allen Adams)
CHARLESTON U.S. Sen. Joe Manchin, D-W.Va., said he is working with fellow Democratic senators to make changes to a key voting rights bill that has some lawmakers conflicted.
Speaking Wednesday after the unveiling of signage for the New River Gorge National Park and Preserve, Manchin said he is working with Rep. James Clyburn, D-S.C., and Sen. Raphael Warnock, D-Ga., the point men on H.R. 1 and S. 1, also called the For the People Act.
The For the People Act passed the House of Representatives along party lines in March, but the Senate Rules and Administration Committee is expected to vote next Tuesday to allow the bill to advance to the full Senate for a vote.
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FILE - In this Feb. 25, 2021, file photo, reporters question Sen. Joe Manchin, D-W.Va., as he arrives for votes on President Joe Biden s cabinet nominees, at the Capitol in Washington. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite, File)
CHARLESTON U.S. Sen. Joe Manchin, D-W.Va., said Wednesday he is working with fellow Democratic senators to make changes to a key voting rights bill that has some lawmakers conflicted.
Speaking Wednesday after the unveiling of signage for the New River Gorge National Park and Preserve, Manchin said he is working with Rep. James Clyburn, D-S.C., and Sen. Raphael Warnock, D-Ga., the point men on H.R. 1 and S. 1, also called the For the People Act.
Steven Allen Adams
MANCHIN U.S. Sen. Joe Manchin leaves the Senate chamber after a vote.
CHARLESTON U.S. Sen. Joe Manchin said Wednesday he is working with fellow Democratic senators to make changes to a key voting rights bill that has some lawmakers conflicted.
Speaking Wednesday after the unveiling of signage for the New River Gorge National Park and Preserve, Manchin, D-W.Va., said he is working with Rep. James Clyburn, D-S.C., and Sen. Raphael Warnock, D-Ga., the point men on H.R. 1 and S. 1, also called the For the People Act.
The For the People Act passed the House of Representatives along party lines in March, but the Senate Rules and Administration Committee is expected to vote next Tuesday to allow the bill to advance to the full Senate for a vote.
May 5, 2021
By May, most who own motorcycles have taken them out of storage and probably out on the road at least once for the year, even this far north.
With that and national Motorcycle Safety Awareness Month in May in mind, traffic safety officials in Wisconsin ask that all motor vehicle operators share the road, be alert and help keep everyone safe.
Even with the pandemic, motorcycle fatalities in Wisconsin increased 40% in 2020 over the previous five-year average, with 2,095 motorcycle crashes, 1,788 motorcyclists injured and 112 motorcycle fatalities, Wisconsin Department of Transportation 2020 preliminary data showed.
As warm weather returns, more motorcyclists will be on Wisconsin roads. “Drivers must be in the habit of looking for motorcyclists,” Wisconsin State Patrol Captain Ryan Chaffee said, “and motorcyclists should watch for other vehicles and get properly trained and licensed. Together we can save lives.”
By - Associated Press - Wednesday, May 5, 2021
ROCKY MOUNT, N.C. (AP) - A scarcity of aluminum has forced North Carolina to suspend an effort to replace old license plates.
The Division of Motor Vehicles announced this week that the move will help ensure there is enough material to produce first-time plates.
The agency had been replacing all license tags that are at least six years old in line with a mandate signed into law two years ago. But the agency says Corrections Enterprises, which makes the plates at the Correctional Institution for Women in Raleigh, doesn’t have enough aluminum to keep up with increased demand.