Manor Steps Down From Howell Mayor Pro-Tem Position
June 18, 2022 Jessica Mathews / news@whmi.com Longtime Howell Mayor Pro-Tem Steve Manor is stepping down from the leadership role due to continuing health issues. At the very end of Monday night’s Council meeting, a motion was approved to accept Manor’s resignation from the position, not his Council seat. He’s a retired Howell Public Schools […]
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Brooks and Britt final sprint to the Alabama GOP Senate runoff | #republicans | #Alabama | #GOP
U.S. Congressman Mo Brooks is the true conservative in Alabama’s U.S. Senate race, but his ability to fight special interests and the Republican establishment now depends on his supporters, he told a crowd in Vestavia Hills Friday. “I need you to vote 10 times on Tuesday. America needs to you to vote 10 times on […]
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Hearing highlights challenges for Arkansas farmers, food supply | National News
(The Center Square) – Arkansas’ largest crop is being disproportionately affected by steep input costs that are not reflected in its price, members of the U.S. Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition and Forestry were told Friday. U.S. Sen. John Boozman, an Arkansas Republican and the committee’s ranking member, hosted a hearing on the 2023 U.S. […]
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In California, Sacramento’s ‘Reagan Mansion’ to List for Close to $5 Million
A historic home in Sacramento, California, that was rented by then-Gov. Ronald Reagan and his wife, Nancy, in the 1960s and ’70s is set to hit the market for $4.995 million. The white-brick English Tudor-style home, built in 1929, is in a coveted Sacramento neighborhood known as “The Fab 40s,”’ and was completely restored by […]
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Santa Cruz and Santa Clara Receive $24.9 Million for Homelessness Housing
Santa Cruz and Santa Clara were awarded $24.9 million to create 79 homes with a particular focus on homeless youth, adding to the more than 10,000 homeless housing units already created through Homekey. Homekey is a $3.75 billion nation-leading program creating thousands of new homeless housing units through the purchase of hotels and other buildings. Governor […]
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Democrat Mary Peltola advances to August special election in Alaska’s at-large Congressional District. | Govt-and-politics | #alaska | #politics
WASHINGTON (AP) — Democrat Mary Peltola advances to August special election in Alaska’s at-large Congressional District. Copyright 2022 The Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed without permission. Stay up-to-date on the latest in local and national government and political topics with our newsletter. Click Here For […]
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Dalton City Council approves $5.1 million capital budget, does not include HVAC for City Hall | #citycouncil
Jun. 17—The Dalton Finance Committee, basically the Dalton City Council, voted 3-0 last week to approve a $5.1 million 2022 capital spending plan. The Finance Committee is comprised of the members of the City Council. Council member Tyree Goodlett was absent, and Mayor David Pennington typically votes only if there is a tie. The capital […]
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The significance of the holiday and why its celebrated and commemorated | #republicans | #Alabama | #GOP
Why Juneteenth is a sacred day for African Americans Juneteenth is the oldest known celebration of the end of slavery in the United States. WASHINGTON – This weekend the nation will take a moment to honor Juneteenth, a symbolic moment in American history. Juneteenth commemorates when Union soldiers brought the news of freedom to enslaved […]
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The Next California Gold Rush Is the Move to Florida
June 17, 2022 2:28 pm ET They skyline from Biscayne Bay in Miami Beach, Fla., June 9. Photo: Joe Raedle/Getty Images Regarding your editorial “The Great Pandemic Wealth Migration” (June 4): My wife and I moved from California to Florida in 1996. Even then we realized that the Sunshine State would afford us a superior […]
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Hillsboro City Council rejects emergency fireworks ban ahead of new law taking effect; ordinance will have 2nd reading | #citycouncil
A motion to suspend the three-reading rule to pass an emergency ordinance banning consumer-grade fireworks in the city limits failed during the Thursday, June 16 Hillsboro City Council meeting. The proposed “ordinance amending sections 91.40, 91.43 and 91.99 of the codified ordinances of the City of Hillsboro to ban the use of consumer-grade fireworks in […]
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