Today on West Michigan Live, Larry Magid of Larrysworld.com joins the show to give us details about the latest Apple announcements, Dr. Richard Bandler, author of Thinking on Purpose: a 15-Day Plan to a Smarter Life and co-founder of Neuro-Linguistic Programming joins the show to talk about how you can think for yourself as the 2020 election heats up. William Shattner joins the show to discuss his upcoming Grand Rapids event. Finally, Jeff Barret is on for Tech Talk Tuesday to talk the Adobe Summit.
BIG 3
While Democrats continue investigations..
1 The Trump administration says the entire Obamacare / Affordable Care Act should be struck down. Previously, the Justice Department's said that only portions of the law werent valid.
A federal judge in Texas declared the entire law unconstitutional in December, and now the administration says it agrees with that position as the case is appealed.
2 The House votes today to override the President’s first veto its likely to fail. Leaving his declaration of a national emergency to build the wall intact.
While congress votes.. The Pentagon notified Congress late Monday that it authorized the transfer of up to $1 billion to erect 57 miles of "pedestrian fencing" 18 feet high along theU.S.-Mexico border in direct support of President Trump's national emergency declaration from last month.
3 And speaking of votes..
Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell will put the Green New Deal to a vote today in a move that will force Democrats to take an official stand on the measure and thus pit the party’s moderates from its progressive wing.
AOC, who proposed the new deal, calls today’s vote a waste of time and money.
But why?
If she proposed it, why shouldn’t it be voted on?
WEATHER
Sunny and 48 today. Up to 54 tomorrow. A chance of a wintry mix when temps dip to a high of 38 on Saturday.
Notables
- Apple announced its newest subscription based services for Apple TV and Apple news yesterday in a star-studded event with the likes of Spielberg and Oprah in attendance.
- MMA fighter Conor McGregor announced he was retiring from the sport in a tweet early Tuesday morning.
- The first all female space walk had to be scrubbed because.. get this.. they had nothing to wear. Seriously. There weren’t enough medium sized space suit tops on board the international space station. One of these astronauts, Christina Hammock Koch, happens to be a Grand Rapids native even though she now calls Jacksonville, North Carolina home.
- Gas prices nearing $3 / gal as Whitner’s MDot director backs .45 / gal gas tax in tone deaf defense
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