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HELENA — As airports grow more crowded, U.S. Sen. Tim Sheehy told Montana residents on Wednesday that passenger rail could help fuel more tourism and economic growth in the Big Sky state. Sheehy, a Republican speaking at the Greater Northwest Rail Summit, also gave an update on legislation that would remove federal match requirements by […]

Some Kings County farmers may see invoices for groundwater pumping fees from the state by the end of this year, or as soon as October. The state Water Board Resources Control Board is preparing to bill landowners in the Tulare Lake subbasin, which cover most of Kings County, as part of probationary measures it imposed […]

A former crime lab employee contended she didn’t agree to an $850,000 settlement approved by the city council in 2024.

نخست‌وزیر اسرائیل با ابراز تردید درباره مسیر دیپلماتیک، گفت تجربه‌های گذشته نشان داده نمی‌توان به توافق با حاکمان جمهوری اسلامی اعتماد کرد.

(The Center Square) – With the Golden Bear training ship near CalPoly Maritime Academy behind him, Gov. Gavin Newsom announced on Wednesday morning that California is investing $429.5 million in taxpayer dollars to create jobs across the state. That money is paying for 18 projects in 33 of California’s 58 counties and 20,000 jobs, according to Newsom’s office. “There’s simply no other economy in the world like the state of California,” Newsom said at a press conference in Solano County, part of the San Francisco Bay Area. “It’s not just in A.I. It’s not just in technology. You talk about an ag economy. You talk about an economy of hunting jobs and forestry jobs.” Roughly $14 million was disbursed already to startup companies, Newsom said. That money was disbursed through the Governor’s Office of Business and Economic Development, known as GoBiz. Another $120 million covered project grants, $8.99 million of which went to beneficiaries in Solano County. And $48.5 million has gone to more projects. Newsom said $8.2 million went to maritime-related projects ship building as part of an effort to make California a strong manufacturing hub again. “It’s not what it once was,” Newsom said. “It’s not the vision of 1854, not when we were constructing, building the middle class, had an industrial policy in this country. We’ve got to get that back and jump start that again.” The announcement comes just a day after a separate announcement from Newsom’s office, showing that the state added 135,534 jobs between the first quarter of 2025 and March 2026. Statewide weekly wages grew an average of 4.6%, his office announced on Tuesday. Others who spoke at the press conference on Wednesday said the state's money helps create jobs for young graduates transitioning into the workforce and to build new ships and develop maritime technology, among other economic benefits. “Today’s gathering is ultimately about opportunity,” said Jeff Armstrong, president of CalPoly and CalPoly Maritime Academy. “Here on Mare Island, we will connect students, employers, community colleges and industry leaders to create pathways to meaningful careers and strengthen California’s workforce through upskilling and retraining.” Despite an enthusiastic crowd behind Newsom and the Jobs First Regional Investment Initiative – the program overseeing the disbursement of the money – one economist told The Center Square on Wednesday that Newsom’s rosy outlook is “just one side of the ledger.” “The jobs that are being created are actually lower-paying than the technology jobs that are declining,” said Wayne Winegarden, an economist at Pasadena-based Pacific Research Institute. “It’s kind of a worrisome trend in the sense that we’re seeing job creation in lower-paying jobs and losing jobs in higher-paying jobs," Winegarden told The Center Square on Wednesday. He said Newsom isn't accounting for lost jobs. He’s spending money and can point to the jobs and projects he’s creating, said Winegarden, a senior fellow in business and economics at PRI. “But he also has high taxes on the other side in order to get the revenues,” Winegarden said. “This goes for any project. You need the government program to be efficient enough so that the costs on the private side are less than the benefits on the public side, and he’s not pointing to that. He’s pointing to one-half of the equation.”

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West Omaha is expanding, and its restaurant scene is, too. Check out these 10 joints everyone needs to try at least once, from Italy to Brazil and back. The post 10 West Omaha restaurants every local should try once appeared first on Good Info Newswire.

A landmark agreement both reshapes Instagram and Facebook for teenagers, and adds fuel to legislative debate about permanent reforms.

Real Madrid, Barcelona y Atlético parten del bombo 1, mientras Betis estará en el segundo y Villarreal en el tercero.

La CC ratificó la protección provisional otorgada a David Gaitán por a las órdenes de captura emitidas por la Sala Tercera de Apelaciones contra él y otros operadores de justicia criminalizados durante la gestión de Consuelo Porras en el Ministerio Público (MP), por haber investigado el caso de corrupción conocido como Odebrecht.  Por Alexander Valdéz  ... Read more The post CC avala fallo que frena orden de captura contra exmandatario de CICIG  appeared first on Prensa Comunitaria.

Wednesday’s credit upgrade by Moody’s is the 11th of Gov. JB Pritzker’s tenure.

Following a flurry of developments surrounding Enbridge’s Line 5 tunnel project, tribal citizens and environmental advocates gathered in Lansing to share concerns about the project and lay out the next steps in their yearslong fight to have the pipeline decommissioned.  The controversial Line 5 pipeline runs from Superior, Wisconsin to Sarnia, Ontario, with a 4.5-mile […]

LINCOLN — As law enforcement continues to investigate thousands of possibly fraudulent signatures on at least eight different Nebraska petitions this year, Nebraska Attorney General Mike Hilgers is speaking out on the historic situation for the first time. The ongoing criminal investigation has already led to the arrest of six out-of-state circulators, and prosecutors have filed […]

A ballot drop box sits outside the library at Virginia Avenue Park in Santa Monica, California, on July 14, 2026. (Photo by Greg LaRose/Louisiana Illuminator)]]>

In the first six months of the year, Hollywood Park, the Kia Forum and billboard company WOW Media were the primary funders behind two competing campaigns.

MKEPropertyOwnership.com allows users to search rental properties in the city, identify a landlord’s network of related LLCs (limited liability corporations) and find information including code violations and eviction filings. The post Landlords often run a background check on you. New online tool helps you background check them. appeared first on Milwaukee Neighborhood News Service.

(The Center Square) – A local Missouri health department has told Kathy Kite, a grandmother who serves free breakfast to her neighbors from her home, that she will face legal action if she continues doing so without a permit. That letter came in July, and Kite has continued to serve breakfast since. Think tank and public interest law firm the Goldwater Institute has taken up her cause. “Citizens should not be required to get the government’s permission before offering passers-by some coffee and a bite to eat while they socialize,” Dave Roland, the Institute’s Director of Allied Litigation, told The Center Square in a statement. Breakfast at Kite’s started as a joke back in May. The local gas station had stopped serving breakfast, and when Kite asked one of the owners about it, he goaded her into making some at her house, sending some locals her way. “I said, OK, come on over, guys. I'll make you breakfast,” Kite said, recounting the story. “So the next morning, I got up at like 4 o'clock in the morning because they come at like five.” It grew from there. Now she makes 20-25 servings – which Kite noted usually amounts to about eight to 10 people, who often take some for their families – six days a week, and she does it all free of charge. She keeps a jar out where people can donate, but donations are entirely voluntary. Kite said her parents taught her to take care of those in need. “My mom and dad were raised in the Depression, and so we were raised hearing the stories of how they went hungry,” Kite told The Center Square. “My mom once told me, she said, ‘You never know when you're entertaining an angel. So if someone comes to your door, you welcome them in, and you give them something to drink. If they're hungry, you feed them.’” But the local health department received an anonymous complaint that claimed Kite’s food had made people sick and that her home was “very dirty and she had a lot of cats that made it unsanitary.” Kite says she doesn’t have any cats and is not aware of her food having made anyone sick. Kite said her daughter owns a cleaning company and also helps Kite clean her home. The Columbia/Boone County Department of Public Health and Human Services sent Kite a letter in July threatening legal action if she continued providing free breakfasts to community members without a permit or a commercial kitchen, which would likely require tens of thousands of dollars to install. “A complaint has been issued for [Kite’s address.] The resident is allegedly serving items that are not approved under cottage law, making the business subject to inspection. Therefore, you are currently in violation of The City of Columbia Food Code numbers 8-301.11,” the letter states. It goes on to cite the code. “A person shall not operate a food establishment without a valid permit to operate issued by the regulatory authority.” Under Missouri law, people are allowed to sell foods approved under cottage law – like baked goods and canned jams – but the law doesn’t seem to differentiate between those supplying unapproved foods for free or for sale. The Center Square asked the department whether that included family and friends one might have over for dinner. “It is not illegal to serve food to family and friends. Food establishments are required to have a permit,” wrote Austin Krohn, a spokesperson for the department, in response. “At the time the first complaint was received, [Mrs.] Kite’s home had an open sign, tip jar, advertised food on social media and a sign in her yard – all things typically associated with a food establishment.” Kite claims she bought the open sign to let people know when they could come by. The Goldwater Institute says that food codes across the country fail to clearly distinguish between commercial food establishments and noncommercial food service. According to the department, the framework for the current food code was established in 1962, and state policies were in place before then. “The model food code that’s been adopted over and over all over the country is written so broadly that it can indeed be applied outside of commercial contexts,” Roland said on a local radio show. This has led to other instances where charitable people and organizations have come into conflict with health departments. In some cases, health departments have bleached unpermitted food. Roland also defended a St. Louis pastor who served food to the homeless for roughly 40 years before his ministry came under fire by local health officials. This case is different even than those, Roland notes, because Kite is serving people in her own home. “Americans have always embraced the virtue of opening their homes and tables to friends, family, and even strangers – and there has never been a need to get the government's permission to engage in this sort of hospitality,” Roland told The Center Square. Roland argued in a letter to the Columbia/Boone County health department submitted Thursday that Kite’s right to provide free food in her home stands on legal precedent set by the Supreme Court and that Missouri’s food code may violate both the state and federal Constitutions. The letter gives the department until Friday, Aug. 28, to respond. If it holds its ground, the Goldwater Institute says it may file a lawsuit.

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