by Community Reports/Events | Mar 23, 2020 | Corona Virus, General Misc. Stories, Government Agencies/Utilities, Public Health
Update from Friday, March 20, 2020 The Congress failed to pass legislation on Phase 3 Stimulus Bill as of Sunday night, as the Senate could not agree on the language in the bill which Democrats feel is heavily weighted towards rescuing large industries and...
by News Staff | Oct 16, 2013 | Government Agencies/Utilities
If Congress fails to resolve the government shutdown this month, funding for food stamps and the Women, Infants and Children program in Inyo County will suffer. Senior citizen programs could as well. Health and Human Services Director Jean Turner told the Inyo...
by News Staff | Oct 2, 2013 | Government Agencies/Utilities
“From city halls to county courthouses, from the State house to the White House – bureaucrats control our lives. Public servants who often try to become our masters. People whose salaries we pay, but what goods and services do we get? On Sierra...
by News Staff | Sep 30, 2013 | Government Agencies/Utilities
As of last night at midnight in Washington, D.C., Congress had failed to pass a budget and the government shut down. This in the face of polls that show that only 10% of those surveyed approve of Congress. Locally, the shutdown means job furloughs without pay for...
by News Staff | Dec 24, 2012 | Government Agencies/Utilities
“From city halls to county courthouses, from the State house to the White House – bureaucrats control our lives. Public servants who often try to become our masters. People whose salaries we pay, but what goods and services do we get? On Sierra...