Texas Gov. Greg Abbott has thrown his support behind the Texas Public Utility Commission’s (PUC) proposal to overhaul the market design of the state’s power grid. On Tuesday, Abbott sent a letter to the PUC commissioners (pdf) expressing his support and urging them to adopt the grid’s redesign plan that was introduced in November. The PUC…
Texas Governor Backs Market Overhaul for Power Grid; Lawmakers and Experts Push Back
In-N-Out Expands to Tennessee
January 12, 2023
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Southern California’s famous restaurant chain In-N-Out Burger announced Jan. 10 it will open stores in Tennessee. Plans for a corporate office in City of Franklin—just south of Nashville—are also underway. In-N-Out will open up its first restaurants in the eastern state in 2026, according to the company. “We are very excited to provide Tennesseans with…
Arkansas Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders Signs Executive Order Banning the Word ‘Latinx’ From Government Documents
January 12, 2023
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Arkansas Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders signed an executive order on Tuesday prohibiting the word “Latinx” from official use in the state government. The order (pdf), which was among several Sanders signed, came just hours after she was sworn in as the new governor. The order states that ethnically insensitive and pejorative language “has no place in official government…
Arkansas Gov. Sanders Bans ‘Latinx’ From Government Documents
January 12, 2023
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Arkansas Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders signed an executive order on Tuesday prohibiting the word “Latinx” from official use in the state government. The order (pdf), which was among several Sanders signed, came just hours after she was sworn in as the new governor. The order states that ethnically insensitive and pejorative language “has no place in official government…
Bowser Unveils DC’s 5-Year Economic Plan to Create Jobs, Attract Remote Workers
The District of Columbia’s five-year, six-part economic development plan includes harnessing remote workers and young people in the education-to-work pipelines around Washington. Mayor Muriel Bowser and the Office of the Deputy Mayor for Planning and Economic Development unveiled “DC’s Comeback Plan,” a strategy outlining the district’s economic development goals for the next five years. The…
Oklahoma Executes Man Who Killed Elderly Couple in 2003
McALESTER, Okla.—Oklahoma executed a man Thursday who was convicted of killing an elderly couple and committing other crimes 20 years ago before authorities caught up to him in Texas after a manhunt. Scott James Eizember, 62, received a lethal injection at the Oklahoma State Penitentiary in McAlester and was pronounced dead at 10:15 a.m., authorities…
Florida to Ban Tracking of Firearm and Ammo Purchases in First-in-Nation Policy Proposal
Florida officials have put forward a proposal to prohibit tracking firearms and ammunition purchases, arguing that the collection of data by state financial institutions violates the Second Amendment. The trio of Florida state officials—all Republicans—on Jan. 10 laid out the “Florida Arms and Ammo Act,” a first-in-the-nation policy proposal to bar tracking guns and ammo…
Florida Aims to Ban Tracking of Firearm, Ammo Purchases in 1st-in-Nation Policy Proposal
Florida officials have put forward a proposal to prohibit the tracking of firearm and ammunition purchases, arguing that the collection of data by state financial institutions violates the Second Amendment. The trio of Florida state officials—all Republicans—laid out on Jan. 10 the “Florida Arms and Ammo Act,” a first-in-the-nation policy proposal to bar tracking guns and…
Pennsylvania Senate Essentially Ends Impeachment of Philadelphia DA
The Pennsylvania Senate essentially ended the impeachment trial of Philadelphia District Attorney Larry Krasner on Wednesday with a 28–20 vote to postpone indefinitely. Because it is postponed, the Senate could take it up again, but in the halls of the Capitol in Harrisburg, the appetite for impeachment among leadership is waning. Wednesday’s decision could be…
New York City Nurses End Strike as Deals Struck With Hospitals
Thousands of striking New York City nurses have reached tentative deals with hospitals and will return to work after a three-day walkout over demands to increase nurse-to-patient ratios they said had led to overstretched staff and undercut patient safety. Negotiations ran into the late hours of the night Wednesday before tentative deals were struck with…
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