Aug. 10—KINGSTON, N.Y. — Dutchess County Executive Marc Molinaro and Ulster County Executive Pat Ryan will face off in a special election on Aug. 23 for the 19th Congressional seat vacated in May by former U.S. Rep. Antonio Delgado, who stepped down to become lieutenant governor. The victor in the election will serve out the remainder of Delgado's term, which ends on Dec. 31. In a bit of an ...

Aug. 10—BEMIDJI — Second Harvest Heartland will be hosting a Farm Bill listening session from 11 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. on Tuesday, Aug. 16, at the Bemidji Public Library, so stakeholders and members of the public in Minnesota's 8th Congressional District can share their experiences and insights with federal lawmakers. The Farm Bill, which will be negotiated during the 2023 legislative session, ...

Aug. 10—A bill that taps $23 million to get a trust fund going to boost affordable housing in Pasadena, Glendale and Burbank has been approved by the state Legislature and is headed to the governor's desk for his signature. State Sen. Anthony J. Portantino's Senate Bill 1177 creates an affordable housing regional trust between the three cities. The trust got a pusg when Portantino secured the ...

Aug. 10—New school year, new start times. Several Inland Empire school districts have pushed back the start of the school day for secondary students this 2022-23 academic year to comply with a state law signed three years ago requiring public middle and high schools begin their mornings later. While the law became effective July 1, some districts, such as Redlands Unified and Fontana Unified, ...

Aug. 10—California lawmakers who represent San Bernardino County are not happy about a new ballot measure suggesting the county is not getting its fair share of state revenue. The measure, approved by the county Board of Supervisors Tuesday, Aug. 9, will ask voters this November if they want to direct the board to "study and advocate for all options to obtain the county's fair share of State ...

Aug. 10—Southwest Washington will have a new representative in Congress as Jaime Herrera Beutler concedes her third-place finish in the primary for Washington's 3rd District. Herrera Beutler trails fellow Republican Joe Kent by roughly 1,000 votes in the Aug. 2 primary results as of 5 p.m. Tuesday. The current results are a major shift in the race from this time last week, when Herrera Beutler ...

Bratislava — The Czech Senate approved the expansion of NATO almost unanimously on Wednesday.All 66 senators who took part voted in favour of Sweden joining the alliance, while 64 of 65 supported Finland's membership, news agency CTK reported.One senator abstained from voting, but said afterwards it had been an error.After the approval of the Senate, the upper house of the Czech Republic's ...

AUSTIN — A little-known state committee consisting mainly of oil and energy executives approved recommendations Wednesday that lawmakers could rely on in next year’s legislative session to reshape Texas’ shaky power grid. The State Energy Plan Advisory Committee’s 7-5 vote was far from a mandate. It illustrated the concerns of several members over the lack of time and deliberation in creating ...