Will Conant Street construction affect the Maumee Summer Fair? Mayor and organizers say no
MAUMEE, Ohio (WTVG) – The Maumee Summer Fair kicks off Friday night and the Conant Street area is already dealing with some traffic from construction. Will this busy event make it worse? The mayor of Maumee and event organizers say no. The main strip of uptown Maumee is under construction to make the sidewalks more […]
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Frenemies reunited: Newsom names former LA Mayor Villaraigosa to new California post
California Gov. Gavin Newsom on Thursday appointed onetime nemesis and rival Antonio Villaraigosa, the former Los Angeles mayor, to a new post of helping to steer a gusher of federal dollars to road, port and transit projects. These days, the two are more friends than frenemies. Newsom announced that Villaraigosa would assume the post of […]
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City Council sets maximum proposed tax rate for FY23 | #citycouncil
The Round Rock City Council voted Thursday, Aug. 11, to set a maximum proposed property tax rate of 34.2 cents per $100 of valuation for Fiscal Year 2022-2023 (FY23). Although a much lower tax rate than in previous years, the proposed rate is higher than the “no new revenue” rate of 32.6 cents, which would raise the same […]
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California Senate Committee Kills Good Government Bill To Bar Destruction of Public Records using Secretive “Suspense File”
SACREMENTO, Calif., Aug. 11, 2022 /PRNewswire/ — Senator Anthony Portantino’s Senate Appropriations Committee killed good government legislation today using one of the Legislature’s most undemocratic tactics, the “suspense file,” which legislative leadership uses to bury bills without public debate or a vote, said Consumer Watchdog today. AB 2370 (Levine) would have required all state agencies […]
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Biz wins big in California- POLITICO
SEE YA: California’s twin appropriations committees sank dozens of bills and gutted others today without so much as a goodbye — including first-in-nation tech and pay disclosure measures fought by business interests. By the end of the afternoon, unprecedented proposals to publish how big companies pay their workers and to make social media companies liable […]
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Arkansas Pulls Away for a 99-86 Win in Barcelona
Mike Cawood August 11, 2022 BARCELONA, Spain – Arkansas was down early before out-scoring Catalan Elite 29-19 in the second quarter en route to a 99-86 victory Thursday in game two of the Razorbacks’ Foreign Tour. Arkansas was led by Kamani Johnson’s double-double (10 points and 12 rebounds) while Nick Smith Jr., and Davonte Davis […]
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NYC Mayor Adams defends NYC Homeless Services Commissioner Gary Jenkins
The city’s commissioner for homeless services, Gary Jenkins, came under scrutiny on Thursday after texts emerged showing his former spokeswoman saying he had tried to hide violations of the city’s shelter laws from Mayor Adams and the public — a claim the mayor disputed. The spokeswoman, Julia Savel, said in a July 20 text to […]
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Groups get creative to help Alaska voters with ranked voting | Politics | #alaska | #politics
JUNEAU, Alaska (AP) — Drag performers shimmied up and down a walkway between café tables, as enthusiastic patrons took photos, waved cash and filled out ballots ranking the shows. The mock election, fueled by performances that brought the din of an Anchorage, Alaska, café to a roar, was aimed at teaching voters about the state’s […]
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What happens when City Council chambers become a zoo? — Merced County Times | #citycouncil
At times like this, the actions of some members of the City Council bring shame to our city. They have turned the City Council chambers into a zoo. To use the Uvalde, Texas school shooting as a comparison of what our police officers would or might do in a similar situation was totally out of […]
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At least 10 Republican nominees for state elections chief have disputed the legitimacy of the 2020 election – KAKE | #alabama | #democrats
At least 10 Republican nominees for state elections chief have disputed the legitimacy of the 2020 election KAKE Click Here For This Articles Original Source.
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