Day: July 7, 2022

Alabama

Sen. Tom Whatley Ends Bid for Re-election | #republicans | #Alabama | #GOP

PHOTO USED WITH PERMISSION Hovey Is Republican Nominee WRITTEN BYTHE OBSERVER STAFF ALABAMA — In a statement given to The Observer writer D. Mark Mitchell, Sen. Tom Whatley announced that he had decided to end his bid for re-election. The statement reads: The last twelve years have been fantastic. I have loved serving in the […]

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City Council

Sandwich City Council talks school traffic zones and downtown speed limit cut – Shaw Local | #citycouncil

Sandwich officials began discussions concerning the possible expansion of a school traffic zone on South Main St. and reducing the speed limit in the downtown area during a July 5 city council meeting. Currently, Lions Rd. and Wells St. are both 20 mph school zones, while S. Main St. is a 30 mph limit. The […]

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Alabama

A look at state Supreme Court elections | News | #elections | #alabama

The Supreme Court of the United States has received attention from around the world in recent weeks with its seismic decision to overturn both Roe v. Wade, the landmark 1973 decision that protected reproductive rights and guaranteed the right to abortion, and Planned Parenthood v. Casey, which had previously reinforced the Roe verdict. But while […]

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Arkansas

Congressman Randy Feenstra And Arkansas Senator Tom Cotton Toured Scranton Manufacturing Today | CBC Online

Congressman Randy Feenstra And Arkansas Senator Tom Cotton Toured Scranton Manufacturing Today | CBC Online – Carroll Broadcasting 603322301 Mozilla/5.0 (Windows NT 6.3; WOW64; rv:33.0) Gecko/20100101 Firefox/33.0 baf68ed52699ccf63b3a702bbbfdba17e253b818 1 Click Here For This Articles Original Source.

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California

The Older Californians Act – California Globe

California has a number of formal acts in statute. Welfare and Institutions Code Division 8.5 provides the Older Californians Act, which is contained in Sections 9000 to 9850. Division 8.5 was added in 1996 by Chapter 1097. Section 9000 provides that Division 8.5 is known as the Mello-Granlund Older Californians Act. The Act reflects the […]

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Mayor

Brooke Jenkins, the riskiest choice for Mayor London Breed, is named DA

Brooke Jenkins, the disgruntled former prosecutor who quit Chesa Boudin’s office to become the face of the recall, has been tabbed by Mayor London Breed to be the next District Attorney.  It is a bold and combustible move from the mayor — of the names on Breed’s list, Jenkins is surely the riskiest choice.  In Jenkins, […]

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California

Transportation Projects in the “Pipeline” Must Be Reevaluated – Streetsblog California

Note: GJEL Accident Attorneys regularly sponsors coverage on Streetsblog San Francisco and Streetsblog California. Unless noted in the story, GJEL Accident Attorneys is not consulted for the content or editorial direction of the sponsored content. To fight climate change and make California a more livable, sustainable place, the investments the state makes in its transportation system will have to […]

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Alabama

Amid recurrent gun violence, Georgia hasn’t tightened gun laws in decades | Don’t Miss This | #republicans | #Alabama | #GOP

ATLANTA — While mass shootings and gun violence continue to plague the country and spark debate over gun laws, Georgia and Alabama are among several states that have not or are likely not to impose firearm restrictions at the state level.  As early as 1837, Georgia passed a law banning handguns, which was later ruled […]

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City Council

Minot City Council set to cut community contributions | #citycouncil

MINOT, N.D. (KMOT) – Minot city officials reviewed community contributions this week. Those are sums of money that the city pays to local organizations that provide beneficial services in town. The original request called for an $18,000 increase for First District Health Unit to provide more Narcan to police, and Project Bee was applying for […]

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Arkansas

South Arkansas Arts Center reveals expansion campaign; accepting project donations | KTVE

EL DORADO, Ark. (KTVE/KARD)–The Murphy Family Foundation and Murphy USA Charitable Foundation announced dual gifts of $300,000, as a matching challenge to the community, and kickstart South Arkansas Arts Center’s fundraising campaign, Reaching Higher. “We are excited that the South Arkansas Arts Center is embarking on this campaign to expand the amazing work they are […]

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