Merger Creates Richmond Petersburg Metropolitan Area
Washington AP reports the federal government will merge Petersburg Colonial Heights and Hopewell with Richmond into the Richmond Petersburg Metropolitan Statistical Area despite objections from the three smaller cities. Rep Norman Sisisky harshly criticized the decision and may seek reversal as the Office of Management and Budget plans Monday release.
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Hopewell
Richmond
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Federal Office of Management and Budget
Norman Sisisky
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Congress weighs rewrite after veto power ruling
Congress may tighten control over executive functions by rewriting laws after the Supreme Court struck down the legislative veto. The 6-3 ruling preserves Congress’s basic power to write laws but halts any mechanism that conditions agency action on congressionally reviewed decisions. Lawmakers anticipate renewed effort to reclaim authority from the president and federal agencies.
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Legislative Branch
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Georgia
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Protest Draws Meager Crowd at Livermore Lab Rally
In Livermore California an anti nuclear protest at Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory drew 225 participants far short of organizers aims. The event called Hands Around Livermore Lab aimed to encircle the facility with a symbolic display as last week’s blockade drew 3500 protesters and 1065 arrests.
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John Lewis
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Alameda County
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