We Find All The BS In Politics

California

China and California are leading the way on climate cooperation. Others should follow

For the past few years, US–China relations have been icy. We’ve witnessed spy balloons shot down, meetings cancelled, lines of communication severed and insults hurled from both sides of the Pacific. Yet, in recent weeks, there have been signs of a thaw. During the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) Summit in California, US President Joe Biden […]

Alaska

Political Reform Should Encourage More Competition | #alaska | #politics

As we see in Hawaii, uncompetitive elections lead directly to a declining quality of government. Over the past several years, calls for reforming the political system in Hawaii have grown substantially. Recent controversies from accountability over the Maui wildfire disaster to increasing transparency over the state legislative process have drawn the attention (and ire) of […]

City Council

Taxes remain level: Lebanon City Council approves a 2024 budget with no tax hike | #citycouncil

Lebanon city property tax rates will remain the same in 2024, the ninth straight year without an increase, following Monday night’s unanimous vote by City Council. For 2024, the city anticipates total revenues of $14,413,153 (5.31% above 2023) and total expenses of $17,371,636 (5.32% above 2023). The resulting shortfall, $2,958,483, will be made up carrying […]

Mayor

Euclid mulling 2-year residency requirement for mayor, council

Cyber Monday Sale Your email is already registered. Please subscribe to News-Herald to continue. $3 for 1 Year of Standard Digital Access Save now Already a subscriber? Login Euclid City Council is reviewing two proposed charter amendments that would include a residency requirement of two years before a mayor or councilperson ran for office or […]

Alabama

Five redistricting cases that will impact the 2024 elections | #elections | #alabama

The battle over election maps in states like New York, Wisconsin and Alabama are set to play a pivotal role in the 2024 election. A redistricting lawsuit in New York could ultimately see the creation of a whole new congressional map, while states like Alabama and Louisiana have been focal points over the battle for establishing another majority-Black congressional district. Meanwhile, […]

Arkansas

Lithium in south Arkansas — the next boom?

Lithium, an alkali metal used in the manufacture of increasingly important lithium ion batteries, is a word residents of south Arkansas should get used to hearing. This summer, oil and gas mega-corporation Exxon Mobil paid over $100 million for 120,000 gross acres in the Smackover Formation in south Arkansas. South Arkansas, and the Smackover formation […]

California

Ahead of Newsom-DeSantis debate, watchdog compares California and Florida free speech

WASHINGTON — Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis, who is due to debate California Gov. Gavin Newsom later this week about whose state offers a better model for the country, is leading an “assault on free expression in Florida” that is “almost without peer in recent U.S. history,” a watchdog warned in a pair of reports released Tuesday. […]

Alaska

Biden to honor Rosalynn Carter at tribute service in Atlanta | #alaska | #politics

Comment on this storyComment Add to your saved stories Save ATLANTA — President Biden plans to attend a tribute service here Tuesday for former first lady Rosalynn Carter, honoring a woman with whom he enjoyed a friendship of nearly half-a-century before her death this month at age 96. First lady Jill Biden, Vice President Harris […]

City Council

Jacksonville City Council looks to buy Brentwood liquor store by KIPP | #citycouncil

A mistake made three years ago could now cost the city upwards of $1.8 million – a price tag City Council looks likely to begrudgingly approve. For months, council and the administration have sought a solution for Brentwood community members protesting the opening of a drive-thru liquor store across the street from KIPP Voice Academy […]

Mayor

Women of the Year: Rising to the occasion, Medical Lake Mayor Terri Cooper leads wildfire recovery efforts

Terri Cooper has been working toward something her entire life, but until recently she just wasn’t sure what that might be. From being a young mom, working in banking, attending college as a working mom, working in the criminal justice system, doing disaster relief work in Africa, rebuilding her home after a house fire, to […]