Bill To End Faithless Electors in California Passes Assembly
A bill that would end “faithless electors” for California electoral college members during presidential elections was passed by the Assembly on Thursday 76-0. Senate Bill 103, authored by Senator Bill Dodd (D-Napa), would specifically have each party and each group of electors pledged to a president and vice president to select alternate electors. The electors […]
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Santa Clara Mayor Lisa Gillmor’s FPPC Docs Missing Thousands in Income
In her most recent filing with California’s Fair Political Practices Commission, Santa Clara Mayor Lisa Gillmor failed to include nearly $400,000 in real estate commissions and fees her company received in 2021. An examination of Gillmor’s Form 700 filings in 2021 and 2020 also revealed that the mayor under-reported her company’s income from real estate […]
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Arkansas ranked among worst states for child well-being
The study says Arkansas is worse than the national average when it comes to a child’s well-being in 11 out of 16 research areas. ARKANSAS, USA — Arkansas is ranked 43rd in the U.S. in child-well being, according to a study that measures youth mental health, economic challenges and other factors that go into analyzing […]
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Abandoned homesteads fascinated me. My childhood home is one
WONDER VALLEY, Calif. — Helin Bereket spent hours driving her rental car down the dusty roads just east of Twentynine Palms earlier this year, photographing the abandoned homesteads that littered the desert landscape. The Berlin-based photographer had read online about the forgotten shacks filled with shriveled reminders that they were once homes decades ago. Many of […]
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Albuquerque City Council Returns to Hybrid Meeting Format — City of Albuquerque | #citycouncil
August 12, 2022 The Albuquerque City Council will be returning to a hybrid meeting format for the City Council Meeting on Monday, August 15, 2022, at 5:00 PM. Members of the public will be able to participate and observe the meeting in the Council Chambers and virtually on Zoom. Following Center for Disease Control and […]
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Jury: Democratic PAC defamed Moore, awards him $8.2 million | #republicans | #Alabama | #GOP
MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) — A federal jury awarded Republican Roy Moore $8.2 million in damages Friday after finding that a Democratic-aligned super PAC defamed him in an advertisement during the 2017 U.S. Senate race in Alabama. Jurors found the Senate Majority PAC made false and defamatory statements against Moore in the ad that attempted to […]
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Jury: Democratic PAC defamed Moore, awards him $8.2 million | #elections | #alabama
MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) — A federal jury awarded Republican Roy Moore $8.2 million in damages Friday after finding that a Democratic-aligned super PAC defamed him in an advertisement during the 2017 U.S. Senate race in Alabama. Jurors found the Senate Majority PAC made false and defamatory statements against Moore in the ad that attempted to […]
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Which California bills did lawmakers kill?- CalMatters
In summary On suspense file day, state legislators killed dozens of bills, including some controversial proposals on health care costs, social media regulation, pay transparency, climate change and much, more more. On most days, California lawmakers deliberate, debate and decide bills out in public for every Californian to see. Today is not one of those […]
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Mayor urged to add Staten Islander to MTA board
STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. — Local elected officials are tired of Staten Islanders having no say in the MTA. Earlier this week, Rep. Nicole Malliotakis (R-Staten Island/South Brooklyn), alongside a bipartisan group of local politicians, sent a letter to Mayor Eric Adams imploring him to nominate a Staten Island resident to the MTA board, granting a […]
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Governor Hutchinson’s Weekly Address | Special Session Successes : Arkansas Governor Asa Hutchinson
For Immediate Release 08.12.2022 Governor Hutchinson’s Weekly Address | Special Session Successes Governor Hutchinson’s weekly radio address can be found in MP3 format and downloaded HERE. LITTLE ROCK – Today I’d like to talk about the excellent position our state is in to provide additional financial relief for Arkansans. In December, we cut nearly $500 million in taxes which was the largest […]
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