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Folgueiras has 27 in Robert Morris' 90-77 win against Saint FrancisWhile you’re popping champagne and toasting the new year, hundreds of recently enacted bills will go into effect. Here are a few you should know about. The minimum wage for all employers in California will increase to $16.50. We currently have the second highest unemployment rate of any state behind only Nevada. This increase will only make it worse, particularly for California’s youth and others just starting to join the workforce. Paychecks will be hit by a tax increase. The State Disability Insurance rate is increasing from 1.1 to 1.2 percent. As KCRA in Sacramento noted, “That means a couple or individual with $100,000 in taxable annual wages will have $100 more total withheld from their pay this upcoming year, or about $8 a month because of the tax increase, for example.” For property owners, several attempts to destroy your rights to protest new and higher water rates go into effect. Under Proposition 218, water agencies must send notices to customers ahead of time with information on how to protest the rate hike. If a majority protest, the rate increase can’t go into effect. But Assembly Bill 2257 creates a protest procedure separate from the notice required by Prop. 218 and appears merely to layer on added – and superfluous – requirements for the sole purpose of hindering taxpayers’ constitutional ability to approve or reject taxes. Another assault on property owner rights is Senate Bill 1072 because it could leave taxpayers without proper compensation for overcharges on their water bills by offering only future credits instead of actual refunds. There is a huge difference between a “credit” for future charges and an actual refund. If a taxpayer moves, how will he or she be compensated for the violation of constitutional rights if the agency merely applies the overcharge to reduce rates paid by others in the future? AB 1827 is another concern because it tries to add potentially unconstitutional charges to your water bill based on speculative factors like “maximum potential water use” and “peaking” factors. This is in direct contravention of Prop. 218 which provides that, “No fee or charge may be imposed for a service unless that service is actually used by, or immediately available to, the owner of the property in question. Fees or charges based on potential or future use of a service are not permitted.” Basing a charge on “maximum potential water use” clearly then is not permitted under Prop. 218. Further, in the absence of time-of-use technology, peaking factors are generally make-believe. Legal challenges to AB 1827 are a near certainty. 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Smikle 1-2 0-0 2, Archie 5-10 2-4 12, Barnes 3-7 1-4 10, Carrington 4-15 0-0 11, Odom 8-17 0-0 16, Willis 5-10 3-3 18, Amadi 1-1 0-0 2, McWright 0-1 0-0 0, Reed 0-1 0-0 0. Totals 27-64 6-11 71. McMullen 4-9 5-8 13, Nutter 9-15 4-6 22, Edwards 6-11 6-7 18, Brown 2-6 0-0 4, Lane 3-13 2-2 10, Hamilton 1-4 0-0 3, Evans 1-3 0-0 2, Peters 1-1 0-0 2, Archer 0-0 0-0 0, Ferguson 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 27-62 17-23 74. Halftime_Georgia St. 35-34. 3-Point Goals_Tulsa 11-31 (Willis 5-9, Barnes 3-5, Carrington 3-10, McWright 0-1, Odom 0-2, Archie 0-4), Georgia St. 3-16 (Lane 2-9, Hamilton 1-3, McMullen 0-1, Brown 0-3). Rebounds_Tulsa 30 (Odom 11), Georgia St. 43 (Edwards 16). Assists_Tulsa 14 (Odom 7), Georgia St. 7 (McMullen, Brown 2). Total Fouls_Tulsa 19, Georgia St. 14. A_203.
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CARBONDALE, Ill. (AP) — Southern Illinois quarterback Michael Lindauer's coming-out party also was a dazzling farewell. The senior graduate assistant, pressed into duty as a player again when injuries left the Salukis in need of a quarterback, made his first career start — on Senior Day, no less — and threw for a school-record seven touchdowns in a 62-0 victory over Murray State on Saturday. “This was incredible,” Lindauer said. “The guys around me — thank the guys. The receivers were making plays, the O-line's blocking. When you get on a roll like that, stuff just starts happening.” The fifth-year senior, a transfer from Cincinnati, completed 20 of 33 passes for 283 yards. Keontez Lewis caught scoring passes of 4 and 64 yards. Bradley Clark had TDs of 35 and 23 yards. Nah’shawn Hezekiah had touchdowns of 19 and 35 yards on his two catches. And Jay Jones caught one pass for 1 yard — also a touchdown. Before the game, Lindauer had attempted 27 career passes. “Now, he's in the record book,” Salukis coach Nick Hill said. “It will be a hard record to beat, seven TDs in one game. ... What he's done ... just being so selfless and coming back and being a player. The team needed it. ... It’s a testament that if you stay committed, do the right things, have a great attitude, you’re going to get rewarded at some point, and he was rewarded in a big way today.” Southern Illinois finished the season 4-8 overall and 2-5 in the Missouri Valley Conference, but “to go out like that, that's a good way to go out,” Hill said. Lindauer was named the MVC offensive player of the week for his performance in his first and last career start. He plans to return in the spring, again as a graduate assistant coach, but this time with a resume to lean on. AP college football: https://apnews.com/hub/ap-top-25-college-football-poll and https://apnews.com/hub/college-football
No. 23 Alabama women beat Alabama State 83-33 at Emerald Coast ClassicThe Harford County Democratic Central Committee has started the process to fill the vacant District A council seat of . Applications are due to the central committee by Dec. 6. Potential candidates, per the central committee, must be registered Democrats and residents of District A for at least the past two years. Qualifying candidates must also meet requirements stated in of the county charter outlining restrictions of outside employment and appointments for positions in conflicting interests of the council. “Ideal candidates will have prior experience as an elected official or as a candidate and will be familiar with the process of campaigning, fundraising and organizing. Candidates must be prepared to defend the seat in the gubernatorial election in 2026,” a news release from the committee stated. Applicants must include a cover letter of no more than two pages detailing: why the applicant is interested in serving on the council; why they are suited for the position; a summary of their political experience as an elected official, candidate or participant in campaigns, clubs or activist organizations and how they plan to win re-election in 2026. The cover letter, a resume outlining professional and political experience, and a statement of the applicant’s legislative priorities for District A and the county must be submitted to chair@harforddemocrats.org. Following the Dec. 6 application deadline, the committee will interview candidates during a special meeting on Dec. 18 at 6:30 p.m. at the Edgewood Recreation and Community Center, 1800 Brookside Drive. The meeting will be open to the public and live-streamed via Zoom. Committee members must choose at least three nominees to refer to the Harford County Council for its approval. Councilman Dion Guthrie, 86, was from the Harford County Council by proceeding of law on Nov. 15, following his plea of “no contest” to a felony theft charge. The 60-day deadline for the council to appoint a new representative is Jan. 13. The 86-year-old Democrat who had been on the council since 2002, opposes his removal arguing that since the judge struck the guilty conviction and gave him probation before judgment, he should be allowed to stay in office. Guthrie said he anticipates filing a lawsuit against the county over his removal. In response, the Harford County Council has hired outside legal counsel in preparation for a legal fight with Guthrie. If the council fails to appoint a new representative within the 60-day time period, the county executive will be obligated to make the appointment, according to the county charter.