fight for the speakers dpafbl house speaker kevin mccarthy put that hard fought victory to work and announced a piece of legislation that is at the heart of the republican platform. standing in front of the portrait of george washington the speaker described rights. so many parents were attacked, call terrorists because they simply wanted to go to a school board meeting to be heard on what s going on. one thing going on in this country is education is a great equalizer and we want parents to be empowered, and that s what we re doing today, that you have a say in your kids education, not government, and not telling you what to do. the irony here is almost too obvious to explain. here s a bill introduced by the speaker of the house changing the way parents children are taught in school. mccarthy is literally the government telling them what to do, and he s not alone. in the past several months there s been a wave of republican led bills attacking schools and attacking educa
But the company didnt heed the warning, and still did not take the tent down. And it put employees at risk of being crushed or trapped by the heavy structure, and osha has already issued citations and fines and will be meeting with Walker International wednesday to discuss this further. The company and others need to realize that its not just a matter of paying the fines and citations, but its important that we understand Going Forward how theyre going to prevent this kind of thing from occurring in the future. Reporter news 9 did try to contact Walker International events in florida. However, we were unable to reach them. Live in concord, Heather Hamel, wmur news 9. Jean the problems related to that tent are just some of the violations found in Walker International events. Other violations include ungrounded or misused electrical equipment, including equipment unmarked exits, and missing fire extinguishers inside a tent flames. Osha has proposed more than 33,000 in fines. Tom another
That they were in violation of exposing the employees working injury. Reporter there were numerous other violations as well and citations have been issued as well as fines. No enforcement action that we take will bring back the victims to the families and the communities, and Going Forward we want to make sure that we send the message to this employer and other employers that they need to follow proper procedures when theyre working outside in inclement weather, the heat, cold, and an incident like this does not occur in the future. Reporter we tried to contact Walker International events, which is based out of florida, but we were unable to reach them. Osha says they will be meeting with the company on wednesday to discuss this matter further. Jer tonight one of the dozens of people who was there after the tent collapsed is talking to news 9. Our Live Team Coverage of this breaking story in lancaster tonight, where this tragedy happened. So what was her reaction to this report . Repor
Democrats in the state Legislature are sponsoring a bill they say would help people fend off defamation lawsuits filed by businesses trying to stifle criticism.