TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) _ Federal judge denies request to extend approaching deadline for recounts in tight Florida races for US Senate, governor.
https://twitter.com/NewsGuyGreg/status/1063145353069895680
A couple of interesting articles from the Market Ticker whose author is a Florida resident:
*** Bill Nelson goes to court to force mail-in ballots that were received after the legal deadline to be counted anyway.
Nelson Sues To Force Violation Of Law: https://market-ticker.org/akcs-www?post=234517
*** In 2012 a news organization found that nearly 200,000 Florida voters may not be citizens. Yet nobody, including Governor Rick Scott, did anything about it.
Corruption Much, Florida?: https://market-ticker.org/akcs-www?post=234514
Since this is a Federal election the FBI or DOJ or DHS should be involved and enforcing federal election laws. Where are they?
For Every ConcernFag
If you are going to whine here is WHO to whine to:
Your state election office:
https://www.usa.gov/election-office
Your state attorney:
https://www.justice.gov/usao/find-your-united-states-attorney
The DOJ civil rights division:
https://www.justice.gov/crt/how-file-complaint#nine
Election Complaint form:
https://www.justice.gov/crt/complaint/votintake/index.php
Call, e-mail, send letters, send FAXes, get friends together and visit OFFICES IN PERSON!
California wildfires: Is Trump right when he blames forest managers?
Who manages California's forest?
Nearly 60% of California's forested areas are managed by national agencies such as the US Forest Service, the Bureau of Land Management and the National Park Service.
And there's a significant amount in private hands as well.
The actual amount managed by the California state authorities is small - but the California Department of Fire and Forestry Protection is responsible for putting out fires and prevention measures in privately owned areas.
The national agencies have funds set aside for managing the land they own:
The US Forest Service has a budget of $4.73bn (£3.64bn) for 2018, of which $2.4bn is for "fire suppression and preparedness"
The Bureau of Land Management had a budget of $1.3bn in 2017, although it's not clear how much was for forest management or fire prevention
The National Park Service's anticipated budget for 2019 is $2.2bn, with $289.2m for "resource stewardship"
A report by the US Department of Agriculture
in 2010 noted that by that year more than 11 million people out of a population of some 37 million in California were living in such areas - and flagged the fire risks this posed.
Also, houses are often built of combustible materials such as wood.
California state law does require homeowners to take steps to protect their properties from fire hazards, including clearing or reducing vegetation near properties.
However, research by the Hoover Institute earlier this year raised concerns over public awareness, enforcement and the availability of up-to-date information about the areas at most risk.
There's little doubt that unless some of these issues are addressed, the costs to California - as well as to Washington - will grow.
California's own fire service is estimated to have spent more than $770m in the past fiscal year on putting out fires. Its budget was just under $443m.
And as of September 2017, the US Forest Service said it had spent more than $632m on fighting fires in California and that nationally the costs of fighting fires were increasing by $100m each year.
https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-46183690