Democratic state Reps. Mike Foley and Bob Hagan will introduce legislation this week to make Ohio the 20th state to allow voters to remove and replace state officials, including the governor and legislators. The legislation requires a petition signed by 15 percent of the votes cast for that office in the last election. In Kasich’s case, they would need more than 577,870 signatures. While acknowledging that the bill is unlikely to pass in a GOP-led legislature, Hagan said Ohioans deserved a chance to recall a governor who is “hurting the people in this state."
She had come home to attend a friend’s memorial service and planned to return to Washington on Sunday, Jan. 9. Because of the quick turnaround, her staff hadn’t arranged any political events for the boss, but Giffords, with Saturday morning free, didn’t want to waste it; she asked her Tucson staff to schedule a “Congress on the Corner” meeting with constituents. The chore of quickly pulling it together fell to her district chief, Ron Barber, and his young protégé, Gabe Zimmerman. They chose a familiar venue, the Safeway store near Casas Adobes, where Giffords had held her first such event. There’d be no notice of the event in the local papers, so the staff sent out a Giffords robo-call to area residents, including Amy and Randy Loughner, who lived five miles from the Safeway with their son, Jared.
The chore of quickly pulling it together fell to her district chief, Ron Barber, and his young protégé, Gabe Zimmerman. They chose a familiar venue, the Safeway store near Casas Adobes, where Giffords had held her first such event. There’d be no notice of the event in the local papers, so the staff sent out a Giffords robo-call to area residents, including Amy and Randy Loughner, who lived five miles from the Safeway with their son, Jared.
A presidential primary favorite is emerging among the ranks of congressional Republicans: none of the above. The dissatisfaction with the likely GOP field — long whispered among party activists, operatives and elected officials — is growing more audible in the House and Senate. Interviews on both sides of the Capitol have revealed widespread concern about the lackluster quality of the current crop of candidates and little consensus on who Republican senators and House members would like to see in the race.
The dissatisfaction with the likely GOP field — long whispered among party activists, operatives and elected officials — is growing more audible in the House and Senate.
Interviews on both sides of the Capitol have revealed widespread concern about the lackluster quality of the current crop of candidates and little consensus on who Republican senators and House members would like to see in the race.
Ten months after the release of the Rolling Stone story that cost Gen. Stanley McChrystal his job as commander of U.S. and NATO troops in Afghanistan, the four-star general has been restored to a post in the Obama administration. His new position as head of Joining Forces was announced via email by Michelle Obama over the weekend and will be officially unveiled by the first lady and Jill Biden on Tuesday. Joining Forces’ mission statement, according to the New York Times, is: ... to encourage companies, schools, philanthropic and religious groups and local communities to recognize the unusual stress that is endured by families of active-duty personnel, reservists and veterans, and to strive to meet their needs.
His new position as head of Joining Forces was announced via email by Michelle Obama over the weekend and will be officially unveiled by the first lady and Jill Biden on Tuesday.
Joining Forces’ mission statement, according to the New York Times, is:
... to encourage companies, schools, philanthropic and religious groups and local communities to recognize the unusual stress that is endured by families of active-duty personnel, reservists and veterans, and to strive to meet their needs.
Cornell University professors will soon publish research that concludes natural gas produced with a drilling method called “hydraulic fracturing” contributes to global warming as much as coal, or even more. The conclusion is explosive because natural gas enjoys broad political support – including White House backing – due to its domestic abundance and lower carbon dioxide emissions when burned than other fossil fuels.
The conclusion is explosive because natural gas enjoys broad political support – including White House backing – due to its domestic abundance and lower carbon dioxide emissions when burned than other fossil fuels.
The former Democratic congressman, a pro-lifer who buckled and supported the Affordable Care Act -- making it possible for the bill to pass the House -- has joined Venable LLP. Among Venable's clients: Planned Parenthood of Maryland.
Among Venable's clients: Planned Parenthood of Maryland.
When asked about Trump's latest cause--tracking down President Obama's birth certificate--Palin said, "More power to him!" Speaking on Fox News, Palin explained that she approved of how Trump is "not just throwing stones, you know, from the sidelines. He's digging in there. He's paying for researchers to know why President Obama would have spent $2 million to not show his birth certificate."
Happy days are back — in the corner office, at least. After shrinking during the 2008-9 recession, paychecks for top American executives are growing again — in many cases, significantly so.
After shrinking during the 2008-9 recession, paychecks for top American executives are growing again — in many cases, significantly so.
For Homewood School District 153 President Shelly Marks, there were more than a few tense moments leading up to last week's school referendum vote. [...] As it turned out, Marks and other backers of the $7.5 million bond proposal needn't have worried. The proposal passed Tuesday with more than 79 percent of the vote, the most lopsided result in the state on a night when residents from McHenry to Lemont to Mokena voted down requests for more money for their local school districts. On paper, it might have seemed a hard sell: More than 80 percent of District 153 voters have no school-age children. And more than half the students in the district are black, Hispanic or multi-racial, while two-thirds of Homewood residents are white.
As it turned out, Marks and other backers of the $7.5 million bond proposal needn't have worried. The proposal passed Tuesday with more than 79 percent of the vote, the most lopsided result in the state on a night when residents from McHenry to Lemont to Mokena voted down requests for more money for their local school districts.
On paper, it might have seemed a hard sell: More than 80 percent of District 153 voters have no school-age children. And more than half the students in the district are black, Hispanic or multi-racial, while two-thirds of Homewood residents are white.
Researchers find that constant interruptions can help to bring on the classic "senior moment."