The Senate on Wednesday urged the Nigerian Army to end the activities of the Lakurawa terror group in Kebbi and Sokoto states in the North-west region. The upper chamber also demanded that relief materials be distributed to survivors of the attacks carried out by the terror group to cushion their sufferings. The resolutions were a … Read more
The Social Security Fairness Act, designed to expand benefits for millions of beneficiaries by repealing certain provisions that curtail their monthly checks, was passed by the House last week as efforts intensify to get it passed by the Senate before the December 31 deadline. “Workers should be able to count on the retirement benefits they’ve … Read more
Former Vice President Mike Pence warned against “populists” seeking sway over conservative politics during a Friday speech at Colorado Christian University, and he called for a defense of “traditional” conservative values on foreign policy, abortion and marriage. Pence’s speech at CCU, a small conservative school in Lakewood, came 10 days after his former running mate, … Read more
The Kano Central senator, Rufai Hanga, said the appointment of Yusuf Ata as Minister of State for Housing and Urban Development will threaten his re-election to the Senate. Mr Hanga, a member of the New Nigeria Peoples Party (NNPP), said the minister-designate, who is a member of the All Progressives Congress (APC), may oppose his … Read more
The Kwara South Senator, Oyelola Ashiru, has confirmed that the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) raided his Ilorin residence but insisted that the anti-drug agency did not find any hard drugs or other illicit substances in the process. Mr Ashiru, the deputy senate leader, disclosed this in a statement by his legislative aide, Olaitan … Read more
Boston Mayor Michelle Wu’s unwillingness to compromise on cuts to the city’s $4.6 billion budget has been a sticking point in private talks she’s had with the Senate about her stalled plan to hike commercial tax rates, the Herald has learned. The Massachusetts Senate is interested in a compromise and the compromise highlighted has involved … Read more
Something strange is happening in Texas: a Democratic challenger is within striking distance of winning a Senate seat. Stranger still, that challenger, Colin Allred, is a former professional football player who is running as a Democrat. Allred played for Baylor University, then spent four years in the N.F.L. as a linebacker for the Tennessee Titans, … Read more
Mayor Michelle Wu emphasized urgency for the Senate to act by late November on a stalled bill that would allow Boston to hike commercial tax rates to help homeowners avoid what she now says would be a 28% tax increase next year. The projected property tax increase for the average single-family homeowner is below the … Read more
Amendment J would protect same-sex marriages in Colorado by repealing the state constitution’s now-defunct definition — which recognizes only unions between a man and a woman. Same-sex marriages were legalized nationwide in 2015 by the U.S. Supreme Court’s ruling in the Obergefell v. Hodges case. Colorado was already issuing gay marriage licenses the prior year, … Read more
More than a third of the public land in one of Colorado’s top ranching and tourism counties could receive increased protections if a bill introduced by the state’s U.S. senators Thursday becomes law. The Gunnison Outdoor Resources Protection Act would place more than 730,000 acres of federal public land in Gunnison County and surrounding areas … Read more
