Digital News Report – The U.S. Department of Labor is granting a Regional National Emergency Grant of $8,197,664 to Tulare County, California, on behalf of the nine Workforce Investment Boards that make…
Author: Jim Peterson
Health Care Vote
Digital News Report – The health care bill passed Sunday night with all Republicans members of the House of Representatives voting against it. There were a few Democrats who voted against the…
Mesothelioma Kills Football Great Merlin Olsen
Olsen on Little House on the Prairie Digital News Report – Former LA Rams defensive lineman Merlin Olson died Thursday after battling mesothelioma for a year. Mesothelioma is a form of lung…
Dutton Report Alert: Non-partisan Analyst Says Global Warming Regulations Will Cost California Jobs
Digital News Report – In response to a request from my colleague, Sen. Dave Cogdill (R-Modesto), the non-partisan Legislative Analyst’s Office reviewed California’s global warming legislation (AB32) and found that its implementation…
Gov. Schwarzenegger Announces California Receives Major Disaster Declaration for Counties Affected by Winter Storms
Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger today announced President Barack Obama has declared a major disaster declaration for Calaveras, Imperial, Los Angeles, Riverside, San Bernardino and Siskiyou counties after winter storms pounded the state beginning…
Governor Schwarzenegger Issues Statement on Death of Camp Pendleton Marine
Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger today issued the following statement regarding the death of Lance Cpl. Nigel K. Olsen, 21 of Orem, UT: “Lance Corporal Nigel Olsen was a heroic Marine who put his…
Governor Schwarzenegger Appoints Bill Leonard Secretary of State and Consumer Services Agency
Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger today announced the appointment of Bill Leonard as secretary of the State and Consumer Services Agency (SCSA). “Bill Leonard has served as an elected public official in California since…
Gov. Schwarzenegger Directs CDCR to Retain All Sex Offender Parole Files
Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger today directed the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation (CDCR) to retain all files on sex offender parolees going forward and to make as much information as possible available…
Toyota Disputes Professor Making Claim Electronics To Blame For Sudden Acceleration Problem
Digital News Report Digital News Report – Toyota engineers have evaluated the evidence that Professor David Gilbert of Southern Illinois University provided concerning a possible electronic cause of the car companies acceleration…
Report Finds Whole Life Insurance Bargain For Some
Digital News Report – In the past whole-life insurance policies were considered a less than optimum investment. With the economic crash and dismal returns (or losses) from the stock market, these investments…