Democrats loved Katie Porter when she bashed Trump. Now she is making them squirm
Jennifer Haberkorn, Los Angeles Times
March 16, 2021
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FILE - In this Nov. 6, 2018, file photo, Katie Porter speaks during an election night event in Tustin, Calif. Porter won the election for California s 45th district.Chris Carlson/AP
WASHINGTON Democrats loved watching U.S. Rep. Katie Porter skewer Trump administration appointees and corporate executives in congressional hearings.
But it felt different when Porter’s progressive passion and impatience for convention turned to them.
Just as the California Democrat wielded a whiteboard and sharp questioning to expose the flaws and outdated thinking she saw in Postal Service management or the nation’s COVID-19 testing system, Porter recently took aim at House Democrats’ rules and traditions for what is usually a behind-the-scenes competition to determine which lawmakers sit on which coveted committees.
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It’s a fact confirmed recently in a study published by the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania that concludes well-being rises incrementally with the amount of money one makes. According to Matthew Killingsworth, the author of the study, if someone has a financial cushion, it will give them more agency over their life.
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Police: Man captured after gunshots, chase, evacuation
March 15, 2021
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MONTEREY, Tenn. (AP) A Tennessee man is accused of shooting at a semitruck and leading police on a chase that ended with the evacuation of a truck stop, authorities said.
Xavier Waters of Nashville was charged with aggravated assault, evading police, possession of a stolen firearm and other counts related to the events that began late Saturday, news outlets reported, citing police.
Officers had been watching for a gray Infiniti on Interstate 40 whose driver was accused of shooting at a semi-truck in Roane County, Monterey police said in a statement. They spotted the car near Exit 301 and tried to pull it over, but the driver fled, police said. The vehicle got off the interstate at Exit 280, but the driver lost control of the vehicle and exited it, running to a nearby truck stop, the statement said. After the truck stop was evacuated, police found Waters hiding inside a freezer, authoriti
Wairoa fears being left behind in Three Waters reforms
15 Mar, 2021 05:00 PM
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Wairoa mayor Craig Little is worried councils like his would be left behind should the Government move to multi-regional entities in its Three Waters reform. Photo / File
Wairoa mayor Craig Little is worried councils like his would be left behind should the Government move to multi-regional entities in its Three Waters reform. Photo / File
Hawke s Bay representatives might make up one-fifth of the group helping leading the Three Waters reform, but Wairoa mayor Craig Little still worries areas like his might get left behind.
Relating to how councils manage drinking water, wastewater and stormwater, the Three Waters Steering Committee includes 15 local government sector members, who have been nominated by Local Government New Zealand and Taituarā.