Day: May 26, 2022

California

California Brown Pelican illness puzzles scientists

REGION — Since approximately May 13, 2022, California Brown Pelicans have been admitted to several Southern and Central California wildlife rehabilitation facilities from San Luis Obispo County south to San Diego County. The California Brown Pelicans have been found emaciated and frequently with secondary injuries or broken wings. Many of these birds died shortly after […]

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City Council

Augusta councilman sues City Council | Front Page | #citycouncil

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Mayor

Chula Vista mayor 2022 candidates

Six people are vying for the vacated seat; Ammar Campa-Najjar, Spencer Cash, Zaneta Encarnacion, Jill Galvez, John McCann, and Rudy Ramirez. CHULA VISTA, Calif. — Voters in Chula Vista will be choosing their new mayor, this election season. Current Mayor Mary Casillas Salas will finish her second term this year, “terming out” and vacating the […]

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Alabama

Etowah County voters assigned to wrong Alabama House districts in GOP primary | #republicans | #Alabama | #GOP

The Alabama Republican Party and Secretary of State John Merrill are investigating mistakes made by officials in Etowah County that resulted in some voters being assigned to vote in the wrong Alabama House districts in Tuesday’s GOP primary. Merrill and Etowah County Probate Judge Scott Hassell said it is unclear how many voters were affected. […]

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California

Politics and pandemic fatigue doom California’s COVID-19 vaccine mandates

In January, progressive California Democrats vowed to adopt the toughest COVID vaccine requirements in the country. Their proposals would have required most Californians to get the shots to go to school or work — without allowing exemptions to get out of them. Months later, the lawmakers pulled their bills before the first votes. One major […]

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Alabama

Alabama election officials investigating voting mix-up in two Republican-only State House races | #elections | #alabama

Alabama election officials investigating voting mix-up in two Republican-only State House races | Alabama Public Radio WHIL is currently at 10% power. Crews are working to restore it to full power. Alabama Public Radio | By Pat Duggins Published May 26, 2022 at 5:53 PM CDT The chairman of the Alabama Republican Party says party officials […]

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Alaska

John Muir, Racial Politics and the Restoration of Indigenous Lands | #alaska | #politics

This article is adapted from an episode of our podcast “Civic.” Click the audio player below to hear the full story.  The racial reckoning that followed the murder of George Floyd by a Minneapolis police officer inspired the reexamination of many historical figures, including John Muir, the man often called “the father of the national […]

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Arkansas

Arkansas’ electric coops to spend $1.66 billion on broadband expansion

Diamond State Networks, a coalition of 13 Arkansas Electric Cooperatives, is the newest wholesale broadband provider in the state with the goal of providing high-speed internet access to 1.25 million rural Arkansans. The Jonesboro-based coalition is co-managed by Mitchell Johnson, president and CEO of Ozarks Electric, and Jeremiah Sloan, president and CEO of Craighead Electric. […]

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California

Could supervised injection sites come to California?- POLITICO

SUPERVISING DRUG USE: The nation has seen a stunning increase in opioid overdose deaths, driven by the rise in fentanyl poisonings. Some lawmakers argue it’s past time to try something new: supervised injection sites. But sanctioning such a program has proven to be politically tough, even in California. Proponents of such a model, where adults […]

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City Council

Tanaka, Kaskanian Seek Re-election to Gardena City Council | #citycouncil

From left: Gardena Mayor Pro Tem Rodney Tanaka, Chief Mike Saffell, Councilmember Art Kaskanian and Alexander Rivera at a “Coffee with a Cop” community event in Gardena on Tuesday. (GWEN MURANAKA/Rafu Shimpo) By GWEN MURANAKA, Rafu Senior Editor GARDENA — Gardena Mayor Pro Tem Rodney Tanaka and Councilmember Art Kaskanian on Tuesday said the city is […]

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