California seized land from a Black family 98 years ago. Officials just voted to return it.
Ninety-eight years after California officials seized prime oceanfront land from a Black family that had built a thriving community there, a Los Angeles County commission voted Tuesday to return the property to the original owners’ family. The descendants of Willa and Charles Bruce, who purchased the land for $1,225 in 1912 and built it into […]
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Justices nix 2nd mostly Black district in Louisiana for 2022 | #elections | #alabama
BATON ROUGE (AP) — The U.S. Supreme Court on Tuesday put on hold a lower court ruling that Louisiana must draw new congressional districts before the 2022 elections to increase Black voting power. As a result, Louisiana’s November congressional elections will be held using a Republican-drawn map with white majorities in five of six districts. […]
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Governor Newsom Announces Appointments 6.28.22
SACRAMENTO – Governor Gavin Newsom today announced the following appointments: Monika Giebitz, 41, of Auburn, has been appointed Deputy Director of Legislation at the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection, where she has been Chief of Legislation since 2013. Giebitz was a Legislative Analyst at the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection from 2009 to […]
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Win Gruening: Dennis Egan, a true citizen legislator | #alaska | #politics
By WIN GRUENING “The single most important ingredient in the formula of success is knowing how to get along with people.” Theodore Roosevelt One of the toughest jobs in the world is being a state legislator. Sure, elected office at the national level is no easy job. But, at that level, there is a tendency to be […]
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City Council ready to extend Ford Wyoming Center, Hogadon food and beverage management contracts | #citycouncil
The City Council discussed extending OVG 360’s management of the Ford Wyoming Center and Hogadon food and beverage service on Tuesday. (Screenshot via City of Casper, YouTube) CASPER, Wyo. — The Casper City Council indicated Tuesday it is comfortable with terms negotiated between the City of Casper and OVG 360, formerly Spectra Venue Management, to […]
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Mayor Stoney, Richmond police chief appeal ruling that allows $5M lawsuit to move forward
RICHMOND, Va. (WRIC) — Richmond Mayor Levar Stoney and police Chief Gerald Smith have filed an appeal against a circuit court ruling allowing a $5 million wrongful termination lawsuit against them to continue. Stoney and Smith are being sued by William “Jody” Blackwell, a former major within the city’s police department who was tapped by […]
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California leaks personal information of legal gun owners | California
(The Center Square) – A new dashboard from the California Attorney General’s office has leaked the personal information of thousands of the state’s gun owners. The California Department of Justice launched its 2022 Firearms Dashboard Portal on Monday. The portal featured data on the state’s gun purchases as well as concealed carry license holders. Users quickly learned […]
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Several states have seen courts delay abortion trigger laws. Nothing happening in Arkansas, however
Courts in Louisiana, Texas and Utah have temporarily blocked immediate imposition of abortion ban “trigger laws” following the U.S. Supreme Court ruling overturning the constitutional right to an abortion. Legal abortion ended in Arkansas last week on Attorney General Leslie Rutledge’s certification that Roe had been overturned. I wrote at the time about a lawyer’s […]
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Supreme Court reinstates Louisiana House map amid racial bias claims | #elections | #alabama
The decision from the high court resets the map, for at least the 2022 election, to one Republican legislators drew earlier this year. | Francis/E&E News The Supreme Court issued an order Tuesday reinstating Louisiana’s congressional map, meaning the state will hold the 2022 elections under district lines a federal judge had struck down for […]
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Famous California home once owned by Ronald Reagan hits the market for just under $5 million
A storied property in Sacramento — once home to Ronald and Nancy Reagan — hit the market for $4.995 million. The three bedroom, six bathroom English Tudor home is located in Sacramento’s “Fab 40s” neighborhood — but it is best known for being the residence of former President Reagan and his wife during his time […]
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