Bill hartzell articles

  • Clock ticks down for these 10 top Statehouse bills

    With just two weeks left in this year’s legislative session, state lawmakers are under increasing pressure to get some bills passed that have almost made it over the finish line.  After May 9, when the session technically ends, legislators will return only to consider items outlined in a special “sine die” resolution. Bills that have not […]
  • Bill Barr is happy to debase himself for Donald Trump again

    Once again, there’s not much love lost between Bill Barr and the man he accused of betraying the Oval Office, Donald Trump. When the former attorney general confirmed this week that he would support the Republican presidential ticket in November, his former boss took the opportunity to mock Barr as “slow-moving” and “lazy.”  “That’s classic Trump,” […]
  • Edmonton councillors speak out against Bill 20 proposal

    Hamilton, Halton, Niagara and area news from CHCH - Hamilton, Halton, and Niagara news.. The government of Alberta announced sweeping changes to legislation regulating municipal government and elections. It would formally introduce political parties at the local level and give the province more power to overrule bylaws and remove elected councillors. Alberta’s minister of municipal affairs says the changes are meant to improve accountability and trust in elections, but […]