Day: July 4, 2022

California

Man punches California father, child in suspected anti-Asian bias crime

article PORTLAND, OR – FEBRUARY 11: A rowing crew glides toward Hawthorne Bridge on February 11, 2012, in Portland, Oregon. Portland has embraced its national reputation as a city inhabited with weird, independent people, as underscored by the dark comedy of PORTLAND, Ore. – A man punched a California father and his 5-year-old daughter riding […]

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California

Man Punches California Father, Child In Suspected Anti-Asian Bias Crime In Portland – CBS Sacramento

PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — A man punched a father and his 5-year-old daughter riding bikes on Portland’s Eastbank Esplanade near the Hawthorne Bridge in an alleged anti-Asian bias crime Saturday, police said. The suspect approached a family from California on the bike path south of the bridge about 3:45 p.m. and started making comments about […]

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City Council

Lake City Council to discuss new city hall and new city manager in upcoming meeting | #citycouncil

LAKE CITY, Fla. (WCJB) -Lake City Council members are expecting staff to share costs associated with renovating the current City Hall building. RELATED STORY: New city hall is coming to Lake City in the coming weeks The city’s customer service department moved to a new location earlier this year. Mayor Stephen Witt told TV20 that […]

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Mayor

Montgomery celebrates Fourth of July, honors former Mayor

Before news hit about the tragedy in Illinois, Fourth of July celebrations were underway in the city of Montgomery.The city’s annual parade stepped off Monday morning with families and friends taking in the festivities together.”I’m really excited for the parade and the fireworks tonight,” Daniel Holland said.He joined his son, and wife to watch their […]

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California

Why cruising in California is getting support from state lawmakers

FRESNO, Calif. (KSEE/KGPE) – A bipartisan show of support for car cruising in California was passed in the state assembly last month, part of a push to encourage officials and law enforcement to celebrate the automotive activity. ACR 176 was first introduced in April by Assemblymember Luz Rivas and was passed by the state assembly in June. […]

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City Council

City Council to hear request from MSSU for ARPA funds | News | #citycouncil

A request by Missouri Southern State University for the city to provide $1.5 million from Joplin’s share of American Rescue Plan Act funds will be heard by the Joplin City Council at a meeting Tuesday night. The request is to be made as part of a presentation on the potential uses for the city’s $13 […]

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Alabama

Auburn residents hold protest against overturning of Roe v. Wade | #elections | #alabama

AUBURN, Ala. (WTVM) – Many people will gather tonight to celebrate the 4th of July, but at least one other gathering was held in protest of a recent Supreme Court decision. It’s been more than a week since the U.S. Supreme Court overturned Roe v Wade, but today’s holiday provided a platform for at least […]

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California

Skelton: Pausing gas tax would have been great for Democrats

SACRAMENTO —  A gas tax break would have been nice as Californians hit the road over the July 4th weekend. Instead, they were smacked with a tax increase. That’s the sort of thing we’ve learned to expect from one-party rule and a liberal state government in Sacramento. There’s just no bipartisan give-and-take. If Republicans had any […]

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Mayor

Boston Mayor to attend briefing on regional white supremacy – Boston 25 News

BOSTON, Mass. — Mayor Michelle Wu said the civil rights investigation into Saturday’s alleged assault of a black man by white supremacists is ongoing. “We’re looking into their identities and there already has been some information shared,” Wu said. Wu also announced she will attend a briefing at Boston Police Headquarters regarding white supremacist activity […]

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Alabama

Alabama civil rights icon Fred Gray to receive Presidential Medal of Freedom | #republicans | #Alabama | #GOP

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden will present the nation’s highest civilian honor, the Presidential Medal of Freedom, to 17 people, including civil rights attorney Fred Gray, actor Denzel Washington, gymnast Simone Biles and the late John McCain, the Arizona Republican with whom Biden served in the U.S. Senate. Biden will also recognize Sandra Lindsay, the New York City nurse who […]

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