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A bill gaining traction in Albany called the New York HEAT Act hysterically claims that swift action on gas is needed because of the pressures of climate change—the authors and proponents of the Act plan to pack it into the state budget. The deadline to finalize the budget is April 1‚ reports the NY Times. […] The post Radical NY Democrats Take an Enormous Step to Eliminate Gas appeared first on www.independentsentinel.com.

California restaurants are reportedly laying off staff and reducing hours of some workers to cut costs ahead of a California state law taking effect on April 1 that will raise fast-food workers’ hourly wage to $20. Panera Bread‚ however‚ was ruled exempt from the $20-an-hour minimum wage hike by Gov. Gavin Newsom after the billionaire owner […] The post Corrupt California’s $20 Hourly Wage For Not All Fast Food Places appeared first on www.independentsentinel.com.

A 31-year-old New York City Police Department officer died Monday after he was reportedly shot by a career criminal during a traffic stop in Queens‚ according to law enforcement. Jonathan Diller‚ a husband and father who had served three years on the force‚ conducted a traffic stop on a vehicle where a man identified as 34-year-old Guy Rivera was sitting in the passenger seat. As police attempted to get Rivera to vacate the car‚ he allegedly pulled out a handgun and shot Diller in the stomach‚ The New York Post reported. Witness Deon Peters told the Post that he saw Diller fall to the ground after being shot‚ yelling‚ “‘I’m hit‚ I’m hit!’” Rivera “was asked to leave the car‚ he was given a lawful order numerous times to step out of the car‚ he refused‚” NYPD Chief of Detectives Joseph Kenny said. “And when the officer took him out of the car‚ instead of stepping out of the car‚ he shot our officer.” The NYPD officer‚ a father to a one-year-old boy‚ was pronounced dead shortly after arriving at Jamaica Hospital. “Tonight this city lost a hero‚ a wife lost her husband‚ and a young child lost their father‚” NYPD Commissioner Edward Caban said. “We struggle to find the words to express the tragedy of losing one of our own. The work that Police Officer Jonathan Diller did each day to make this city a safer place will NEVER be forgotten. Our prayers are with his family‚ loved ones‚ and brothers and sisters in blue.” Tonight this city lost a hero‚ a wife lost her husband‚ and a young child lost their father. We struggle to find the words to express the tragedy of losing one of our own. The work that Police Officer Jonathan Diller did each day to make this city a safer place will NEVER be… pic.twitter.com/q639gQGgoz — Edward A. Caban (@NYPDPC) March 26‚ 2024 Rivera‚ the suspect in the officer’s shooting death‚ has 21 prior arrests and was released from prison in 2021 after serving five years for criminal possession of a controlled substance‚ according to the Post. He was also in prison from 2011 to 2014 for first-degree assault. Rivera was shot in the back when police returned fire following the shooting. He was taken to Jamaica Hospital‚ where he remains in stable condition. Lindy Jones‚ who was identified as the 41-year-old driver of the vehicle‚ also has a criminal record and was arrested on gun charges last April. In 2003‚ Jones was convicted of attempted murder and robbery and spent ten years in prison before being released in 2013. “I can’t … say it any clearer: It is the good guys against the bad guys and these bad guys are violent‚” said New York City Democratic Mayor Eric Adams‚ adding that the shooting was another “senseless act of violence.” CLICK HERE TO GET THE DAILYWIRE+ APP “Officer Jonathan Diller was just doing his job in Queens‚ working to keep his fellow New Yorkers safe‚ and a senseless act of violence took his life — a senseless act carried out by a dangerous individual with a gun and a total disregard for our people in uniform‚” Adams added. “Let us come together in this devastating moment and pray for his family and our fellow officers.” Adams addressed Jones’ prior arrest and said it represents “not a crime problem‚ but a recidivist problem.” “Same bad people doing bad things to good people‚” Adams said.

College student Riley Strain’s death was likely “accidental‚” according to the Metro Nashville Police Department‚ with no apparent signs of foul play. A preliminary autopsy‚ attended by an MNPD detective‚ made the unofficial determination‚ The Tennessean reported. A toxicology report is still pending. “Detective attended the autopsy examination‚” MNPD spokesperson Kris Mumford told the outlet. “Continues to appear accidental.” Strain was last seen weeks ago walking in the direction of the Cumberland River‚ and his body was removed from the river around 7:30 a.m. on Friday‚ the Metropolitan Nashville Police Department announced on X. “BREAKING: The body of Riley Strain was recovered from the Cumberland River in West Nashville this morning‚ approximately 8 miles from downtown‚” the MNPD wrote. “No foul play-related trauma was observed. An autopsy is pending.” Strain‚ a 6-foot-7 finance major at the University of Missouri‚ had been missing since March 8 when he was visiting Nashville with fraternity brothers‚ WKRN reported. One of his friends reported him missing the next morning after Strain failed to return to their hotel. Strain and his friends had been drinking on Broadway Street in Nashville before Strain was told to leave Luke’s 32 Bridge‚ a bar owned by country singer Luke Bryan‚ for reasons that have not been disclosed. Family friend Chris Dingman told NewsNation’s Elizabeth Vargas that Strain had been asked to leave not due to any confrontations or conduct but because it seemed like “he had had enough” to drink. TC Restaurant Group‚ which owns and operates the bar‚ told the New York Post that Strain was escorted out of their “Broadway exit at the front of our building” at around 9:35 p.m. “He was followed down the stairs with one member of his party. The individual with Riley did not exit and returned upstairs‚” the group added. Strain reportedly told his friends he would see them back at their hotel‚ but 13 minutes later‚ Strain was captured on surveillance cameras crossing Gay Street‚ the opposite direction of the hotel and a nearly 17-minute walk from the bar‚ the Post noted. CLICK HERE TO GET THE DAILYWIRE+ APP Strain appears unsteady‚ seemingly unsure of where he is going as people pass by. Shortly after this‚ Nashville police officer Reginald Young caught Strain on his body cam as the officer was responding to a vehicle burglary. The officer asked Strain how he was doing‚ and Strain replied‚ “Good.” Then‚ Strain kept walking‚ not appearing to be in any kind of distress‚ the Post reported. Nashville police said Strain was seen at 9:52 p.m. on Gay Street‚ according to the Post. A local homeless man also claimed to see a “very‚ very intoxicated” Strain nearly fall into the river‚ the Post reported previously. The final ping on Strain’s phone came between 10 and 10:30 p.m. near the sheriff’s office and the river‚ the Post reported. His final text was sent to a woman he was seeing‚ which said‚ “Good lops [sic]” in response to her asking how he was doing on the trip. It is unclear what Strain meant by the text. Strain’s bank card was found days later on an embankment of the river‚ where his body was eventually found.