ICCFA Government & Legal Committee Embarks on 2024 Capitol Hill Advocacy Initiative STERLING, VA (March 15, 2024) – The Government and Legal Committee of the International Cemetery, Cremation, and Funeral Association (ICCFA) reconvened on Capitol Hill from March 7-8, 2024, reaffirming their dedication to advocacy efforts within the deathcare profession. In […] Read More
The “State government has failed you” is the voice to Colorado consumers about the state’s funeral service issues even before the latest potential illegal situation was uncovered in Denver two weeks ago. The comment came from State Senator Dylan Roberts of Colorado as he is working on putting […] Read More
MEXICO CITY — In November, Susana García Colorado received a call from a man who said he was from the Mexican government commission charged with finding the more than 100,000 people officially classified as “disappeared.” “We have information that your brother has appeared,” he told her. “We would like to have […] Read More
By Brian Melley | Associated Press LONDON — An Irish nationalist made history Saturday by becoming Northern Ireland’s first minister as the government returned to work after a two-year boycott by unionists. Sinn Fein Vice President Michelle O’Neill was named first minister in the government that under the terms of […] Read More
Few business leaders have taken to heart more than Elon Musk the old lawyer’s saw that if you don’t have the facts or the law on your side at trial, pound the table. Musk has truculently flouted regulatory standards of all varieties as the guiding spirit of companies such as […] Read More
TEL AVIV — As dawn breaks over the Mediterranean, surfers paddle out, scanning the pink horizon for waves. Forty miles south, war is raging in Gaza, with tens of thousands killed and injured and a third of the enclave crushed to rubble. But here in Tel Aviv, the conflict feels deceptively […] Read More
A Riverside City Councilmember won’t be hit with an ethics violation, her council colleagues decided Tuesday night, Jan. 23. Months ago, the city’s Board of Ethics dismissed a complaint against Clarissa Cervantes, but that decision was appealed to the council. Councilmembers voted 5-0 to adopt the board’s decision to dismiss […] Read More
When Arizona Sen. Barry Goldwater contemplated a run for president in the 1964 election, he introduced himself to a national audience by releasing a photo of himself dressed in a buckskin jacket, cowboy hat and jeans, holding an antique rifle on his knee. He looked every inch the frontiersman — […] Read More
Marty Nohe, who owns a family-run appliance store and distribution center in Woodbridge, Virginia, said his employees have asked him “why business was so quiet.” He said, “I told them, ‘Haven’t you been watching the news?’” He says he watched customer traffic dwindle at least twice in 2023 during the […] Read More
Washington — House Speaker Mike Johnson’s plan to keep the government open past Friday faces several hurdles this week as time runs out to avert a shutdown. Johnson unveiled his stopgap bill on Saturday that would extend government funding at current levels for some agencies until Jan. 19, while others […] Read More
About three hours before a midnight deadline, the Senate overwhelmingly passed a bipartisan bill Saturday evening to keep the government funded for 45 days, on a vote of 88 to 9, just before a government shutdown was to go into effect. The bill, which funds the government through Nov. 17, […] Read More
Sundays at the Yosemite Bug Rustic Mountain Resort, 35 miles southwest of Yosemite National Park’s Arch Rock entrance, are usually buzzing. The 45-bedroom facility in the Sierra Nevada foothill hamlet of Midpines was near its 120-person capacity during the summer months, said co-owner Douglas Shaw. That wasn’t counting non-guests patronizing […] Read More
The House passed a bill 335-91 Saturday afternoon to fund the government for 45 days, hours before a government shutdown was to go into effect. The bill House Speaker Kevin McCarthy put to a vote ultimately won support from more Democrats than Republicans. Ninety Republicans voted no, and just a single Democrat […] Read More
Humor can be soothing in a time of crisis. That’s why wildlife fans are hoping the impending federal government shutdown won’t spell the end for the National Park Service social media phenomenon known as Fat Bear Week. Hundreds of thousands of federal workers will be affected as “nonessential” actions are […] Read More
By Anna Helhoski | NerdWallet With days left until a possible federal government shutdown, you might be wondering what this has to do with you. Every year Congress approves 12 appropriations bills to keep the government going before the fiscal year ends after Sept. 30. This year, House Speaker Kevin […] Read More
