Patrick Williams

1 month ago | dallasobserver.com | Patrick Williams

We at theare great fans of U.S. Rep. Jasmine Crockett. After she was first elected to the Texas House, we named her Best Freshman Lawmaker in 2021. We repeated the award in 2023 when she was elected to Congress. We admire her combative nature when she mixes it up with her opponents on the far right — almost always.When she walked out of President Donald Trump's speech before Congress earlier this month and said he was "spewing all kinds of nonsense and bullshit," we cheered.

1 month ago | beaconjournal.com | Patrick Williams

An auditor's February report evaluating FirstEnergy's proposal to generally increase Akron-area residents' electric bills recommends the utility instead lower its rates. Akron-based FirstEnergy's distribution rate case before regulator the Public Utilities Commission of Ohio (PUCO) is its first such case since 2007, according to the report. FirstEnergy's Ohio Edison subsidiary distributes electricity to most of Summit and Portage counties and other surrounding areas.

1 month ago | yahoo.com | Patrick Williams

The congressional act that led to the creation of the Sustainable Polymers Tech Hub in Greater Akron and a pledge for millions in federal dollars for the region has come under attack by President Donald Trump. In his Tuesday night address to Congress, Trump told House Speaker Mike Johnson that he should nix the CHIPS and Science Act and use leftover money to reduce the national debt.

1 month ago | beaconjournal.com | Patrick Williams

The congressional act that led to the creation of the Sustainable Polymers Tech Hub in Greater Akron and a pledge for millions in federal dollars for the region has come under attack by President Donald Trump. In his Tuesday night address to Congress, Trump told U.S. House of Representatives Speaker Mike Johnson that he should nix the CHIPS and Science Act and use leftover money to reduce the national debt.

1 month ago | dallasobserver.com | Patrick Williams

Remember way back in 2000 when former President George W. Bush promised to be "a uniter, not a divider?" Yeah, that didn't turn out too well, though those of us on the left did learn something from Bush's tenure, namely that it's a lot harder to emigrate to Canada than we hoped. Really, some people were actually talking about heading out to Canada or Mexico because Bush was president.It seems almost quaint now.