Day: January 31, 2024

Oklahoma asks teachers to return up to $50,000 in bonuses paid under new program

6:56 pm January 31, 2024

Several Oklahoma teachers are being asked to pay back up to $50,000 in bonuses that were dolled out in a teacher recruitment initiative, according to a report. At least nine teachers are being asked to return bonuses ranging between $15,000 and $50,000 that the state’s Department of Education paid out as recruitment bonuses, Oklahoma Watch […]

Minnesota’s ‘Name a Snowplow’ contest winners can’t resist nods to Taylor Swift and Dolly Parton

6:55 pm January 31, 2024

Minnesotans have voted — and the results are in. The eight names chosen for the Minnesota Department of Transportation’s snowplows are Taylor Drift, Beyonsleigh, Dolly Plowton, Clark W. Blizzwald, Waipahinte, You’re Killing Me Squalls, Barbie’s Dream Plow, and Fast and Flurrious. Gov. Tim Walz, Lt. Gov. Peggy Flanagan and the Minnesota Department of Transportation announced […]

Greyhound bus crashes into Alabama SUV, killing 1 and sending 9 to hospital

6:13 pm January 31, 2024

A Greyhound bus and a car collided on a northern Alabama road, killing a man and injuring the bus driver and eight bus passengers, authorities said Tuesday. The crash happened shortly after 10 p.m. Monday, the Alabama Law Enforcement Agency said. SEN. JOE MANCHIN’S WIFE HOSPITALIZED AFTER CAR CRASH IN ALABAMA, IN ‘STABLE CONDITION’ Sidney […]

Las Vegas judge in hot water after posting hot tub pic with public defenders

6:06 pm January 31, 2024

Las Vegas Judge Erika Ballou is facing a formal ethics complaint after posting questionable images and captions on her social media accounts, including a photo of herself in a hot tub with public defenders. The Nevada Commission on Judicial Discipline filed two counts of violating the Revised Nevada Code of Judicial Conduct against Ballou in […]

Speaker Johnson endorses bipartisan tax bill as ‘conservative,’ ‘pro-growth’ reform

6:05 pm January 31, 2024

House Speaker Mike Johnson, R-La., is coming out in support of a bipartisan tax deal scheduled for a vote later on Wednesday. “The Tax Relief for American Families and Workers Act is important bipartisan legislation to revive conservative pro-growth tax reform,” Johnson said in a statement. “Crucially, the bill also ends a wasteful COVID-era program, saving taxpayers […]