Gavin Newsom vetoes bill giving high-speed rail watchdog more powerGavin Newsom rejected a bill that would have given the watchdog of California’s high-speed rail project the powers it says it needs to provide expert oversight.New York Post5d agoWhole story →GovernmentBuildcalifornia high speed rail veto
Pete Davidson calls out NYC mayor Mamdani to fix BQE during Jimmy Kimmel LiveOn Jimmy Kimmel Live, comedian Pete Davidson urged NYC Mayor Zohran Mamdani to fix the crumbling Brooklyn-Queens Expressway.New York Post6d agoWhole story →BuildZohran Mamdanibqe infrastructure crisis
Schumer, Senate Democrats block bill to address AI data center costsThe US Senate on Wednesday blocked legislation requiring state utility regulators to consider whether large electricity users, including data centers, should bear the incremental costs of power infrastructure built to serve them and thus ease the burden on households.New York Post7d agoWhole story →BuildPlanetHR 9340senate vote on ratepayer protection act
Ukraine weighing decriminalizing porn to generate tax revenue for war with RussiaUkrainian lawmakers are moving to decriminalize the country's lucrative underground pornography industry to offset military expenses and bridge a $27 billion budget gap.New York Post11d agoWhole story →BuildSecurityukraine war funding
Gavin Newsom’s train to nowhere a gravy train for consultantsI am calling on the governor to make the right decision and cancel all future funding for the high-speed rail.New York Post13d agoWhole story →BuildEconomyGavin Newsomcalifornia high speed rail funding controversy
How taxpayers were taken for a ride on the train to nowhereDespite the failure of high-speed rail, Gavin Newsom won’t consign the mess to the scrap heap.New York Post18d agoWhole story →BuildEconomyGavin Newsomcalifornia high speed rail controversy
Rhode Island’s Dan McKee becomes first elected governor to lose primary since 2014Rhode Island Gov. Dan McKee lost his Democratic gubernatorial primary Wednesday, becoming the first elected governor since 2014 and the first sitting governor since 2018 to not be re-nominated.New York Post28d agoWhole story →GovernmentBuildDan McKeerhode island primary results
‘Squad’ Rep. Ayanna Pressley’s hubby still on $2B gov’t contract as partner pulls out"Squad" Rep. Ayanna Pressley's husband, Conan Harris, is still involved with a real estate firm that locked down a controversial $2 billion deal for the development of a new courthouse in Massachusetts despite a key partner divesting from that company due to conflict-of-interest concerns.New York Post2mo agoWhole story →GovernmentBuildAyanna Pressleycourthouse development contract controversy
