Day: June 8, 2023

Here’s our plan to sink Biden’s war on household appliances

2:00 pm June 8, 2023

Earlier this year, tempers flared over the prospect of the Biden administration banning gas stoves. Many Americans were understandably concerned about federal government agencies taking away their ability to make basic choices about which appliances they can use to prepare family dinner. Government officials and media outlets scrambled to assure us there were no plans […]

Portland bans daytime homeless camping

1:15 pm June 8, 2023

Portland’s city council voted Wednesday to pass an ordinance prohibiting camping during daytime hours in most public places as it, like other places in the U.S., struggles to address a longtime homelessness crisis. The 3-1 vote changes city code to say that people may camp in nonrestricted areas from 8 p.m. to 8 a.m., but […]

Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton hires prominent lawyer for impeachment trial

1:14 pm June 8, 2023

A new lawyer for Ken Paxton on Wednesday raised skepticism that the embattled Texas attorney general’s impeachment trial could be done quickly and attacked the case that could lead to the Republican’s permanent removal from office as a sham. Tony Buzbee is a prominent Houston attorney whose high-profile client list includes former Texas Gov. Rick […]

Newsom proposes constitutional amendment to restrict gun rights

1:08 pm June 8, 2023

California Democratic Gov. Gavin Newsom wants to change the Constitution to curb gun rights. Fed up with inaction on gun control, Newsom unveiled a proposed 28th Amendment to the Constitution on Thursday that would implement “common sense” gun safety measures he claims have widespread bipartisan support. “Our ability to make a more perfect union is […]

Southern US farmers adapt to warm winter with new agricultural techniques, crops

1:04 pm June 8, 2023

When Pam Knox walked into the peach orchard at the University of Georgia horticulture farm this spring, there was nothing on the trees except leaves and a couple of brown fruits — the result of one of the state’s warmest winters ever followed by two nights of freezing weather in March. “It’s just really odd, […]