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Doug Smith (politician)
Douglas D. Smith (born January 1, 1967) is an American politician who has served as a Delegate from the 27th District to the West Virginia House of Delegates since 2020. He is a Republican. Early life, education, and career Smith was born in Waterloo, Iowa. He received a B.S. in criminal justice at Wichita State University in 1989. In 2006, he received a Master of Public Administration in the same field. Smith graduated from the United States Army War College in 2012. Smith served in the United States Army from 1984 to 2018. Elections 2020 In his first primary, Smith competed in a five-way race, being nominated alongside two fellow Republicans. Smith received 19.94% of the vote. Incumbent Eric Porterfield finished last, failing to be nominated. In the general, Smith defeated Democrat Tina Russell with 28.30% of the vote. Tenure Committee assignments *Education *Government Organization *Senior, Children, and Family Issues *Veterans Affairs and Homeland Security Abortio ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Joe Ellington
Joe Carey Ellington Jr. (born May 12, 1959 in Flushing, Queens, New York) is an American politician and a Republican member of the West Virginia House of Delegates representing District 27 since January 12, 2013. Ellington served consecutively from January 2011 until January 2013 in the District 25 seat. Education Ellington earned his BS from Guilford College, his MS and PhD from Duke University, and his MD from Wake Forest School of Medicine. Elections *2012 Redistricted to District 27, Ellington ran in the three-way May 8, 2012 Republican Primary and placed second with 1,581 votes (32.8%), and placed second in the six-way November 6, 2012 General election with 9,930 votes (20.1%) behind former Senator John Shott and ahead of Republican Representative Marty Gearheart (Shott and Gearheart had both been redistricted from District 24) and Democratic nominees Ryan Flanigan, Greg Ball, and Bill Morefield, who had run for a District 25 seat in 2006 and 2010. *2006 To challenge ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hyde Amendment
In U.S. politics, the Hyde Amendment is a legislative provision barring the use of federal funds to pay for abortion, except to save the life of the woman, or if the pregnancy arises from incest or rape. Before the Hyde Amendment took effect in 1980, an estimated 300,000 abortions were performed annually using federal funds. The original Hyde Amendment was passed on September 30, 1976, by the House of Representatives, with a 312–93 vote to override the veto of a funding bill for the Department of Health, Education, and Welfare (HEW). It was named for its chief sponsor, Republican Congressman Henry Hyde of Illinois. The measure represented one of the first major legislative gains by the United States anti-abortion movement following the 1973 Supreme Court decision in ''Roe v. Wade''. Congress later altered the Hyde Amendment several times. The version in force from 1981 until 1993 prohibited the use of federal funds for abortions, "except where the life of the mother would ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Op-ed
An op-ed, short for "opposite the editorial page", is a written prose piece, typically published by a North-American newspaper or magazine, which expresses the opinion of an author usually not affiliated with the publication's editorial board. Op-eds are different from both editorials (opinion pieces submitted by editorial board members) and letters to the editor (opinion pieces submitted by readers). In 2021, ''The New York Times''—the paper credited with developing and naming the modern op-ed page—announced that it was retiring the label, and would instead call submitted opinion pieces "Guest Essays." The move was a result of the transition to online publishing, where there is no concept of physically opposing (adjacent) pages. Origin The direct ancestor of the modern op-ed page was created in 1921 by Herbert Bayard Swope of ''The New York Evening World''. When Swope took over as main editor in 1920, he realized that the page opposite the editorials was "a catchall for b ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Renewable Energy
Renewable energy is energy that is collected from renewable resources that are naturally replenished on a human timescale. It includes sources such as sunlight, wind, the movement of water, and geothermal heat. Although most renewable energy sources are sustainable, some are not. For example, some biomass sources are considered unsustainable at current rates of exploitation. Renewable energy often provides energy for electricity generation to a grid, air and water heating/cooling, and stand-alone power systems. Renewable energy technology projects are typically large-scale, but they are also suited to rural and remote areas and developing countries, where energy is often crucial in human development. Renewable energy is often deployed together with further electrification, which has several benefits: electricity can move heat or objects efficiently, and is clean at the point of consumption. In addition, electrification with renewable energy is more efficient and therefore ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
CARES Act
The Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act, also known as the CARES Act, is a $2.2trillion Stimulus (economics), economic stimulus bill passed by the 116th U.S. Congress and signed into law by President Donald Trump on March 27, 2020, in response to the economic fallout of the COVID-19 pandemic in the United States. The spending primarily includes $300billion in one-time cash payments to individual people who submit a tax return in America (with most single adults receiving $1,200 and families with children receiving more), $260billion in increased unemployment benefits, the creation of the Paycheck Protection Program that provides forgivable loans to small businesses with an initial $350billion in funding (later increased to $669billion by subsequent legislation), $500billion in loans for corporations, and $339.8 billion to state and local governments. The original CARES Act proposal included $500billion in direct payments to Americans, $208billion in loans ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
COVID-19 Pandemic
The COVID-19 pandemic, also known as the coronavirus pandemic, is an ongoing global pandemic of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) caused by severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2). The novel virus was first identified in an outbreak in the Chinese city of Wuhan in December 2019. Attempts to contain it there failed, allowing the virus to spread to other areas of Asia and later worldwide. The World Health Organization (WHO) declared the outbreak a public health emergency of international concern on 30 January 2020, and a pandemic on 11 March 2020. As of , the pandemic had caused more than cases and confirmed deaths, making it one of the deadliest in history. COVID-19 symptoms range from undetectable to deadly, but most commonly include fever, dry cough, and fatigue. Severe illness is more likely in elderly patients and those with certain underlying medical conditions. COVID-19 transmits when people breathe in air contaminated by droplets and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Paid Family Leave
Parental leave, or family leave, is an employee benefit available in almost all countries. The term "parental leave" may include maternity, paternity, and adoption leave; or may be used distinctively from "maternity leave" and "paternity leave" to describe separate family leave available to either parent to care for small children. In some countries and jurisdictions, "family leave" also includes leave provided to care for ill family members. Often, the minimum benefits and eligibility requirements are stipulated by law. Unpaid parental or family leave is provided when an employer is required to hold an employee's job while that employee is taking leave. Paid parental or family leave provides paid time off work to care for or make arrangements for the welfare of a child or dependent family member. The three most common models of funding are government-mandated social insurance/social security (where employees, employers, or taxpayers in general contribute to a specific publi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Minimum Wage
A minimum wage is the lowest remuneration that employers can legally pay their employees—the price floor below which employees may not sell their labor. Most countries had introduced minimum wage legislation by the end of the 20th century. Because minimum wages increase the cost of labor, companies often try to avoid minimum wage laws by using gig workers, by moving labor to locations with lower or nonexistent minimum wages, or by automating job functions. The movement for minimum wages was first motivated as a way to stop the exploitation of workers in sweatshops, by employers who were thought to have unfair bargaining power over them. Over time, minimum wages came to be seen as a way to help lower-income families. Modern national laws enforcing compulsory union membership which prescribed minimum wages for their members were first passed in New Zealand in 1894. Although minimum wage laws are now in effect in many jurisdictions, differences of opinion exist about the benefit ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Income Tax
An income tax is a tax imposed on individuals or entities (taxpayers) in respect of the income or profits earned by them (commonly called taxable income). Income tax generally is computed as the product of a tax rate times the taxable income. Taxation rates may vary by type or characteristics of the taxpayer and the type of income. The tax rate may increase as taxable income increases (referred to as graduated or progressive tax rates). The tax imposed on companies is usually known as corporate tax and is commonly levied at a flat rate. Individual income is often taxed at progressive rates where the tax rate applied to each additional unit of income increases (e.g., the first $10,000 of income taxed at 0%, the next $10,000 taxed at 1%, etc.). Most jurisdictions exempt local charitable organizations from tax. Income from investments may be taxed at different (generally lower) rates than other types of income. Credits of various sorts may be allowed that reduce tax. Some jurisdicti ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2021 Storming Of The United States Capitol
On January 6, 2021, following the defeat of then-United States President, U.S. President Donald Trump in the 2020 United States presidential election, 2020 presidential election, a mob of his supporters attacked the United States Capitol, United States Capitol Building in Washington, D.C. The mob was seeking to keep Trump in power by preventing a Joint session of the United States Congress, joint session of United States Congress, Congress from 2021 United States Electoral College vote count, counting the electoral college votes to formalize the victory of President-elect of the United States, President-elect Joe Biden. According to the United States House Select Committee on the January 6 Attack, House select committee investigating the incident, the attack was the culmination of a seven-part plan by Trump to Attempts to overturn the 2020 United States presidential election, overturn the election. Five people died either shortly before, during, or following the event: Killin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Derrick Evans (politician)
Derrick Evans (born April 2, 1985) is an American politician and convicted felon. He served as a member of the West Virginia House of Delegates for the 19th district from December 1, 2020, to January 9, 2021. Evans participated in the 2021 United States Capitol attack, an action for which he was criminally charged. He was arrested on January 8, 2021, and resigned from the House of Delegates the next day. On March 18, 2022, he pleaded guilty to a felony charge of civil disorder and was sentenced to 90 days in prison in June 2022. Early life and education Evans is a native of Prichard, West Virginia. After attending Marshall University for one year, he earned a bachelor's degree from West Liberty University. Career Early career Evans worked as a high school teacher and football coach in Wayne County, coaching football at Tolsia High School from 2013 to 2017. In January 2017, he was hired to be an assistant quarterback coach for the Virginia Tech Hokies football team. Anti- ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mandatory Minimums
The first season of the American political drama television series ''The West Wing'' aired in the United States on NBC from September 22, 1999 to May 17, 2000 and consisted of 22 episodes. Cast Main cast * Rob Lowe as Sam Seaborn, Deputy White House Communications Director (22 episodes) * Moira Kelly as Mandy Hampton, Media Consultant (20 episodes) * Dulé Hill as Charlie Young, Personal Aide to the President (19 episodes) * Allison Janney as C. J. Cregg, White House Press Secretary (22 episodes) * Richard Schiff as Toby Ziegler, White House Communications Director (22 episodes) * John Spencer as Leo McGarry, White House Chief of Staff (22 episodes) * Bradley Whitford as Josh Lyman, White House Deputy Chief of Staff (22 episodes) * Martin Sheen as Josiah Bartlet, President of the United States (22 episodes) Recurring cast * Janel Moloney as Donna Moss, assistant to Josh Lyman (22 episodes) * Nicole Robinson as Margaret Hooper, Assistant to Chief of Staff McGarry (18 epi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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