Potential bonus for Arkansas teachers could hurt smaller schools
MAMMOTH SPRING, Ark. (KAIT) – Since the beginning of July, teacher pay increases have been a hot-button topic across the state. Multiple state legislators have spoken out, asking teachers to contact their school board members and superintendents and ask the same questions. On Thursday, July 21, the Arkansas Legislative Council voted to recommend a $5,000 […]
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Oakland City Hall in conversation: Sheng Thao | #citycouncil
Sheng Thao is in her first term on the Oakland City Council but in a way, she’s a senior member of the legislative body. Thao has worked inside City Hall for more than a decade, first as an aide to Councilmember Rebecca Kaplan. She was elected to the District 4 council seat in 2018 and […]
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Gov. Kemp: GOP Governors Respond to President Biden Taking Credit for Lower Gas Prices | #republicans | #Alabama | #GOP
Atlanta, GA – Today, the governors of Georgia, Alabama, Mississippi, South Carolina, Tennessee, and Texas united in providing a response to President Biden’s statement in which he celebrated the decline in gas prices in their respective states: “From the first day of his Administration, President Biden has repeatedly undermined America’s energy independence with a series […]
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Christopher Powanda – Candidate, Mountain Brook, AL City Council Place 1 | #elections | #alabama
I was born and raised in Seymour, CT, a suburb of New Haven. I have lived in New York City, Waterbury, CT and Stuttgart, Germany, before settling in Mountain Brook in 2015. My wife, Aja, and our two daughters live in Brookwood Forest, and I am a National Sales Manager for a building materials manufacturer. […]
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California Has a Key Problem in Common with Texas and Florida
Home rental prices have soared in the past 18 months, just like home-purchase prices. Rental information service Zumper’s National Rent Index hit a record high in July. The median one-bedroom rent totaled $1,450 in the month, up 2% from June and 11.3% a year earlier. The two-bedroom median rent hit $1,750 in July, also up […]
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News | City of San Jose
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE July 27, 2022 Media Contact: Esmeralda Bautista, Deputy Communications Director, (510) 631-6934, esmeralda.bautista@sanjoseca.gov SAN JOSÉ, CA – Today, joined by community members June Tran and Adolfo Gomez expressing frustration with the crime afflicting their small businesses, San José Mayor Sam Liccardo called on Santa Clara County leadership to follow the lead of Santa […]
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California Courts Lack Jurisdiction to Hear Challenges to Regional Housing Needs Allocations | Perkins Coie
[author: Kelly Eshima] The Fourth District Court of Appeal held that California courts do not have jurisdiction to adjudicate claims involving objections to regional housing needs assessment (RHNA) allocations. City of Coronado v. San Diego Association of Governments, 80 Cal. App. 5th 21 (2022). The City of Coronado along with three other cities sued San […]
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Mississippi County tops in Arkansas for high-paying jobs
MISSISSIPPI COUNTY, Ark. (KAIT) – The highest paying jobs in Arkansas are located in the northeast corner. Based on weekly wage data provided by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, SmartAsset found that Mississippi County has the highest weekly wage in Arkansas at $1,513. Our content partner, Talk Business & Politics, which reported the findings […]
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St. Paul City Council to convene advisory committee around early education, child care grants | #citycouncil
The St. Paul City Council voted 6-0 on Wednesday to convene a legislative advisory committee that will take a deep dive on the question of how to craft and fund an early education and child care initiative aimed at the city’s lowest-income families. The work group will be expected to report back to the council […]
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Please pay attention to Steve Marshall | #republicans | #Alabama | #GOP
Steve Marshall filed a lawsuit on Wednesday. Well, to be more accurate, Steve Marshall, the guy playing the role of Alabama’s attorney general until he can get to a higher office, signed his name to a lawsuit that someone else wrote. He then had someone else at his office send out a press release proclaiming […]
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