Day: June 4, 2022

Alabama

Georgia, Alabama, Arkansas, Minnesota and Texas choose candidates for general election | #elections | #alabama

Primary night results for Tuesday, May 24 primaries Updated: 8:42 AM EDT May 25, 2022 Hide Transcript Show Transcript WOW. THISS I ABSOLUTELY A HUMBLING DAN INCREDIBLE IN SO MANY WAYS. I DIDN’T GET SO EMOTIONAL THIS FAST. YOU KNOW, WHEN I WORKED AT THE WHITE HOUSE, NOBY ODEVER CHEERED WHEN I WENT UP TO […]

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City Council

Muskogee Public Works and Finance committees, Special city council | News | #citycouncil

WHAT: Muskogee Public Works and Finance committees regular meeting; special city council meeting. WHEN: 5:30 p.m. Monday. WHERE: City Council Chambers, third floor, Muskogee Municipal Building, 229 W. Okmulgee Ave. ON TV: Broadcast live on Suddenlink Channel 14. INFORMATION: Those who would like to address councilors during the meeting must sign in at least 15 […]

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Mayor

U.S. Conference of Mayors honors Goleta Mayor Paula Perotte for climate leadership

SANTA BARBARA COUNTY, Calif. – The U.S. Conference of Mayors honored Paula Perotte, mayor of Goleta, during the 2022 Mayors’ Climate Protection Awards for her climate leadership. The awards took place as a part of the conference’s 90th annual meeting in Reno, Nevada on Friday. The conference recognized Perotte and 11 other mayors for their […]

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Alabama

Thompson on elections: ‘You don’t tear the place up if you lose’ | #elections | #alabama

Rep. Bennie Thompson (D-Miss.), chairman of the House select committee investigating the Jan. 6, 2021, Capitol riot, took an apparent swipe at former President Trump, saying that in an election, “you don’t tear the place up if you lose.” During an an interview published Friday with CNN, Thompson, 74, talked about growing up in Mississippi […]

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City Council

Here’s who’s running for Stockton City Council | #citycouncil

Three seats for Stockton City Council are on the ballot in the June 7 primary. Candidates will need a majority of the vote or 50% plus one vote to be elected outright. Otherwise, the top two vote-getters in each district will move on to the November general election. Here’s who’s running.   District 1  District 1 […]

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Mayor

Mayor In Iran Resigns After Scandal Over Deadly Collapse Of Building

The mayor of Iran’s southwestern city of Abadan, which was the hotbed of protests after the deadly collapse of a high-rise building on May 22, has resigned. Hossein Hamidpour, who was reportedly arrested along with five preceding mayors and another five city officials involved in the construction of Metropol Twin Towers project, resigned on Saturday. […]

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Alabama

Britt looks to squelch Brooks comeback ahead of Alabama runoffs | #elections | #alabama

GOP Senate candidate Katie Britt, a former top aide to retiring Sen. Richard Shelby (R-Ala.), is looking to squelch Rep. Mo Brooks’s (R-Ala.) political revival ahead of Alabama’s June 21 runoff.  Just this week, Britt won endorsements from Sens. Tom Cotton (R-Ark.) and Joni Ernst (R-Iowa) and former Trump White House press secretary Sarah Huckabee […]

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City Council

Columbia Housing Authority to update City Council on homeless planning | Local | #citycouncil

Columbia Housing Authority CEO Randy Cole will address the Columbia City Council during its regular meeting Monday with updates on the Voluntary Action Team’s progress on planning for a comprehensive homelessness center. The city awarded the Columbia Housing Authority a planning grant for a comprehensive homeless center, called the Opportunity Campus, in February. Cole’s organization, […]

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Mayor

Mayor Ginger Nelson addresses Civic Center debt issuance

Friday afternoon, Amarillo Mayor Ginger Nelson addressed the city council’s decision to issue tax and revenue notes to finance $260 million for the Amarillo Civic Center Project, to renovate the outdated facility to attract more vendors and entertainment to the venue. Passing 4-1 at the May 24 Amarillo Council meeting, the ordinance authorizes the issuance […]

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Alabama

These Are the States With Primary Elections This Month – 24/7 Wall St. | #elections | #alabama

Though the drawn out and hotly contested presidential election of 2020 remains a theme in American politics, the U.S. is once again entering a brand new election season. With newly drawn congressional maps in much of the country, campaigning has begun in earnest for seats in the U.S. House and Senate as well as state […]

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