The Senate is working on a major infrastructure bill that lawmakers hope will be signed by President Joe Biden by the end of September. “There’s broad agreement on is to get to work on service, transportation, our roads, our highways, and our bridges. That’s a Democrat priority, it’s a Republican priority, it’s a priority of…
Senate Preparing Large Infrastructure Bill, With Eye Toward Getting It Signed by October
Biden Mulls Funding Infrastructure Plan with Tax Hikes, Corporate Tax Cut Rollbacks, New Fees
President Joe Biden is considering tax hikes, new fees, and a corporate tax rollback to pay for the infrastructure plan that is now taking shape, according to White House press secretary Jen Psaki and a California Democrat familiar with discussions on the matter. Biden floated a $2 trillion infrastructure bill while campaigning, but his administration…
Supervisor Candidates Share Approaches to Orange County’s Top Issues
March 8, 2021
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Orange County’s next supervisor will be elected March 9, ending a hotly-contested campaign to fill the Board of Supervisors’ vacant District 2 seat. Candidates include: former state senator John Moorlach, Costa Mesa Mayor Katrina Foley, Fountain Valley Mayor Michael Vo, Newport Beach Councilmember Kevin Muldoon, and tax attorney Janet Rappaport. As voters prepare to make…
Supervisor Candidates Share Plans to Manage County’s Infrastructure and Transportation
March 5, 2021
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With the special election for a vacant Orange County Board of Supervisors (BOS) seat approaching, March 9, The Epoch Times reached out to each candidate and asked about their infrastructure and transportation goals. More than $1 billion is spent every year on the county’s infrastructure improvement projects and public transit. The BOS oversees the public works department, and supervisors sit on the Orange County Transport…
Orange County Congresswoman Vows to Improve California’s Traffic Issues
January 27, 2021
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Congresswoman Michelle Steel says she’ll make alleviating California’s jammed-up highways a priority through her role on the U.S. House of Representative’s Transportation and Infrastructure Committee. Steel, who represents California’s 48th district, was among 10 new Republican members named to the committee Jan. 25. “Orange County has some of the most congested freeways in the United States and…
Survey Finds Proposals Favored by Bipartisan Super-Majorities
Americans are deeply divided on many major issues facing the country, but a new national survey finds six big proposals favored by super-majorities in both political parties. “The research clearly shows that these are the policies that an overwhelming number of Americans, regardless of political party, want,” Dr. George Barna said in a statement accompanying…
Survey Finds Proposals Favored by Bipartisan Supermajorities
Americans are deeply divided on many major issues facing the country, although a new national survey finds six big proposals favored by super-majorities in both political parties. “The research clearly shows that these are the policies that an overwhelming number of Americans, regardless of political party, want,” Dr. George Barna said in a statement accompanying…
Santa Ana Set to Award Contracts for South Main Street Corridor Project
January 19, 2021
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Santa Ana’s vision of a safer and more dynamic South Main Street could move forward Jan. 19 as council prepares to vote on about $13 million worth of infrastructure improvements for the thoroughfare. The investment is being proposed as part of the city’s South Main Street Corridor project, which encompasses about four blocks of South…
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The Nation Speaks (Jan. 23): Alan Dershowitz on the Perils of Impeachment; Finding Common Ground; Why America is the World’s Most Generous Country
In this episode, we talk to Alan Dershowitz, Harvard Law School professor emeritus and constitutional law expert, about the dangers of using impeachment as a political tool and the future of free speech in America. And in a time of deep divide, Dr. George Barna, director of research at Cultural Research Center at Arizona Christian…