1870 - Armantha Thibaudeau, community leader during early 20th Century and co-founder of chamber of commerce, born in Kentucky [ story]
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Friday, Mar 27, 2020
MANHATTAN — Market losses returned Friday even after the House passed and President Trump signed the $2.2 trillion coronavirus COVID-19 relief package.
The Dow Jones Industrial Average opened to a 3.5% loss, dropping more than 900 points in the late afternoon. By closing bell, the Dow fell to 21,621...
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Wednesday, Mar 25, 2020
WASHINGTON – After five days of negotiations, Senate leaders and the White House agreed on a roughly $2 trillion stimulus deal early Wednesday aimed at rescuing an economy ravaged by the rapid spread of the COVID-19 virus by aiding businesses, workers and hospitals.
“At last, we have a deal,” Senate...
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Thursday, Mar 5, 2020
By Brandi Buchman
WASHINGTON (CN) – The Senate voted 96-1 on Thursday to approve an $8.3 billion emergency aid package to combat the coronavirus outbreak, sending the measure to President Donald Trump’s desk.
The president is expected to sign off on the package no later than Friday. The funding aimed...
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Tuesday, May 23, 2017
Tuesday, Representative Steve Knight’s (CA-25) bill, No Hero Left Untreated Act, passed unanimously from the House of Representatives and now heads to the Senate for consideration. Knight’s No Hero Left Untreated Act, H.R. 1162, would help veterans recover from post-traumatic stress (PTS), traumatic...
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Tuesday, Apr 25, 2017
Senator Scott Wilk
Sen. Scott Wilk, R-Antelope Valley, Monday urged Governor Jerry Brown to reconsider his support of legislation hiking the gas tax and veto Senate Bill 1. In early April, Democratic leaders in Sacramento pushed through the largest gas tax increase in state history bilking Californian’s...
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Wednesday, Mar 15, 2017
Senator Scott Wilk, R-Antelope Valley, released a statement on the selection of a new Senate Republican Leader-Elect.
The statement is as follows:
“Today, my colleagues and I in the Senate Republican Caucus have selected Patricia Bates, R-Laguna Niguel, as our new leader.
“Senator Bates...
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Tuesday, Feb 21, 2017
Senator Scott Wilk, R – Antelope Valley, announces the introduction of Senate Bill 792 (SB 792), a measure which will bring accountability and fairness to the distribution of Los Angeles County’s trauma funding, saying to L.A. County: “Antelope Valley lives matter too”.
In the...
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Thursday, Feb 16, 2017
The U.S. Senate confirmed on Tuesday President Donald Trump’s nomination of Linda E. McMahon as the 25th Administrator of the U.S. Small Business Administration.
“Small businesses are the engine of our national economy,” McMahon said upon her confirmation. “I will work to revitalize a spirit...
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Tuesday, Jun 14, 2016
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U.S. Rep. Adam Schiff, D-Burbank, and Sen. Barbara Boxer, D-Calif., announced their introduction of the Rim of the Valley Corridor Preservation...
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Wednesday, Jun 1, 2016
Senator Sharon Runner (R-Antelope Valley) announced today her legislation to provide necessary data on crimes against children passed off the Senate Floor.
Senate Bill 1075 would require the California Department of Justice to include the number of recorded child molestation offenses in the “Crime...
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