Sheldon Adelson’s super PAC spending frenzy shaped GOP politics

[ad_1] And over the past five years, the Adelsons have given $ 280 million to major House and Senate Republicans’ super PACs, providing more than a third of the funding for the Congressional Leadership Fund and nearly a quarter of the total. Senate Leadership Fund during this period, according to a POLITICO review of FEC … Read more

Consent and choice of NPR cookies

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Gary Gensler is Biden’s likely choice to lead the SEC

[ad_1] “Finance best serves the economy when markets operate according to common sense rules of the road,” Gensler said in 2013 before leaving the agency. Gensler, now a professor at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, led the Biden transition review of financial regulatory agencies, including the SEC and the Federal Reserve. He previously served in … Read more

California gig economy drivers sue to overthrow prop 22

[ad_1] California classified workers in the odd-job economy as full employees when it passed Assembly Bill 5 (AB5) in September 2019. The state determined that drivers employed by Uber and Lyft were qualified under California law for the same protections offered to employees. Last August, the San Francisco Superior Court ruled that Uber and Lyft … Read more

US to require all arriving passengers to take COVID-19 test

[ad_1] NEW YORK (AP) – Anyone traveling to the United States will soon have to show proof of a negative test for COVID-19, health officials said on Tuesday. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s requirement extends on a similar requirement announced at the end of last month for passengers arriving from the UK. The … Read more

Greater Sacramento area set to leave stay-at-home order, multiple counties say – KCRA Sacramento

[ad_1] Greater Sacramento area set to leave stay-at-home order, multiple counties sayKCRA Sacramento Butte County Public Health says stay-at-home order has been lifted for the Greater Sacramento areaAction News now Counties say stay at home order for Greater Sacramento area will be lifted ‘with immediate effect’ABC10.com KXTV Home order for greater Sacramento area lifted ‘immediately’, … Read more

CNN announces withdrawal of airport network, Twitter rejoices

[ad_1] CNN announced on Tuesday that it would be removing the plug from its long-standing airport network, sparking many critics of the network on social media. Network Chairman Jeff Zucker announced that the CNN Airport Network will officially end on March 31, citing “a sharp drop in airport traffic due to COVID-19, associated with all … Read more

COVID-19 vaccine withdrawn from Utah hospitals to be given to others

[ad_1] SALT LAKE CITY – Hospitals will temporarily not receive initial doses of the COVID-19 vaccine even if they haven’t finished inoculating all of their employees, the Utah Department of Health has confirmed to FOX 13. Instead of, under orders from Governor Spencer Cox to speed up vaccination efforts, local health departments and long-term care … Read more