US lawmakers call PGA, LIV chiefs, Saudi backers to testify
United States lawmakers on Wednesday invited the chiefs of the PGA Tour, LIV Golf and Saudi Arabia's Public Investment Fund to testify at a hearing looking into their shock deal that has rocked the golf world.In a stunning announcement on June 7, the PGA Tour and DP World Tour said they had agreed to a […]
Charlottesville crash: Train carrying GOP lawmakers hits garbage truck
A TRAIN carrying Republican politicians and party staff members has crashed into a lorry – with witnesses reporting “some injuries” at the scene. Daily Express :: World Feed
New Jersey Lawmakers Reconsider Testing’s Role on Evaluations
(Photo: Flickr, Creative Commons) The New Jersey Assembly Education Committee approved a bill this week that would remove student standardized test results from having any bearing on how teachers and administrators are evaluated. Susan Livio, writing for Advance Digital-New Jersey, said the continued overemphasis on the Partnership for Assessment of Readiness for College and Career […]
Illinois Gov Rauner, Lawmakers Spar Over Education Funding
(Photo: theHCD) The Illinois State Board of Education has released its analysis of Governor Rauner’s education funding proposal — a plan that calls for increasing school funding by $ 120 million, which would fully fund the general state aid instead of prorating it as has happened for the past seven years. The total budget for schools […]
New York lawmakers end last statewide ban on mixed martial arts (Reuters)
(Adds vote to approve mixed martial arts fights) By James M. Odato ALBANY, N.Y., March 21 (Reuters) – New York’s state assembly on Tuesday overwhelmingly voted to legalize mixed martial arts fights, effectively ending the last remaining statewide ban on the combat sport in the United States. Governor Andrew Cuomo has already said he would […]