Post-Roe reality hits home in Texas; Democrats move to protect marriage, contraception from Supreme Court | #alaska | #politics
DC developments. On the same day that more than a dozen Democratic lawmakers were arrested at a Supreme Court protest, House Democrats leaders held a vote to codify the individual right to same-sex marriage and planned another to protect access to contraception. Why now? Those rights were granted under previous Supreme Court terms but are […]
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California State Lawmaker Tries to Keep Insurance Legislators Talking
What You Need to Know Cooley has been a member of the California State Assembly since 2012. A California Department of Insurance task force is supposed to give lawmakers recommendations for starting a statewide long-term care insurance program by the end of the year. Cooley says long-term care is an example of an issue that […]
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Jacksonville Mayor Curry expected to propose tax rate cut during budget presentation
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – Homeowners in Jacksonville could get a tax break in the coming year. Mayor Lenny Curry will present his budget to the City Council on Thursday morning, and he sounds prepared to lower property taxes. “For right now, it probably couldn’t come at a better time,” said Duval County Property Appraiser Jerry Holland. […]
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Payments worth up to $1,050 to be sent to millions in California
California is planning to give stimulus checks to an estimated 23 million people in the fall as part of an inflation relief package. The checks will entail a stipend of up to $1,050 for people who file jointly and have one or more dependents. Funding for the $17 billion initiative stems from the state’s record-breaking […]
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Trial delayed for northwest Arkansas man pictured in Pelosi’s office at riot
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) — A federal trial has been delayed for an Arkansas man who was photographed with his feet on a desk in House Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s office during the Jan. 6 U.S. Capitol riot. A federal judge on Monday moved the trial for Richard Barnett, of Gravette, from Sept. 6 to Dec. 12. The […]
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Vero Beach City Council approves smaller storm water tax | #citycouncil
VERO BEACH — The City Council approved the long-discussed storm water tax Tuesday, but not before slashing the amount property owners will pay by some 90%. After a heated, three-hour public discussion about the financial burden it could put on residents and businesses, the City Council compromised by setting aside COVID-19 relief money to fund most of the $1.1 […]
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Alabama Democratic Party removes judge candidate from November ballot | #republicans | #Alabama | #GOP
The Alabama Democratic Party has removed from the ballot its nominee in a Montgomery circuit judge race. The party said nominee Sebrina Martin provided incomplete, misleading, and false information on her statement of economic interests filed with the Alabama Ethics Commission. After viewing evidence and hearing witnesses and arguments on Monday, a subcommittee unanimously voted […]
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LGBTQ-welcoming sign at California church vandalized: police
A rainbow-colored sign welcoming LGBTQ people to a church in Southern California was vandalized late on Sunday, a case that’s now being investigated as a possible hate crime, according to police. The metallic sign — six hearts in the color of the Pride rainbow — was part of a larger sign displayed on the lawn […]
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Texas is barred from enforcing new restrictions on voter assistance | #elections | #alabama
Parts of a 2021 Texas voting law that cracked down on assistance for voters with limited English skills and voters with disabilities can no longer be enforced. A federal judge in Texas issued a ruling last month striking down provisions in Texas’ new law, known as Senate Bill 1, that set limits on how people […]
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Palin goes ‘me too,’ accusing talk show host Dan Fagan of having crush on her that she had to ‘rebuff’ | #alaska | #politics
On an Alaska podcast this week, congressional candidate Sarah Palin made an extraordinary accusation. She said talk show host Dan Fagan, who has the top-rated talk show in Alaska on 650 KENI, had a crush on her for many years and that he became a critic of hers after she rebuffed him. Fagan, on his […]
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