City council discusses Covid-19 stimulus funds | #citycouncil
By Grace McCarthy Blaine City Council discussed areas where it could distribute $900,000 of its remaining federal Covid-19 stimulus. Council approved $50,000 in emergency funds to Blaine Food Bank and will continue brainstorming how to use the rest of the money. U.S. Congress passed the American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) in March 2021, which, in […]
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Oklahoma Announces Aerospace Partnership With Arkansas
Governor Kevin Stitt and the governor of Arkansas, Asa Hutchinson, announced a new partnership to grow the advanced mobility industry in both states. The goal is to put Oklahoma and Arkansas on the map as a hub for developing new technologies in the field of transportation by attracting new companies, create new research, and supporting […]
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Fact check: San Jose police staffing at center of mayor’s race
In San Jose politics, history has a way of repeating itself. Eight years ago when Mayor Sam Liccardo sought the city’s top political job, the biggest issue on the campaign trail was police staffing levels. That comes as no surprise—Liccardo as a councilmember strongly backed Measure B, a 2012 initiative championed by his predecessor Chuck […]
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Pennsylvania Judges Michael Conahan, Mark Ciavarella Ordered to Pay $200 Million for Kids-For-Cash Jail Scheme | #republicans | #Alabama | #GOP
The financial kickbacks two Pennsylvania judges earned in the “kids-for-cash” scheme didn’t prove to be worth it in the end, with a judge ordering them to hand over more than $200 million in damages this week to the 300 victims named in a civil suit. Michael Conahan and Mark Ciavarella were accused of accepting $2.8 […]
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California tomato farmers worried extreme drought will increase prices for sauce, ketchup
Tom Muller, a Northern California farmer, says he is 15-20% short of the acreage that he wanted to plant for his tomatoes due to the drought in California. Drought conditions and scorching heat across the western U.S. have already led to extreme water restrictions in California and record-low water levels at Lake Mead in Nevada. […]
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School start times mandated in California to let teens sleep
Too many teenagers are getting too little sleep. That’s the assessment by a range of experts, including the American Academy of Pediatrics, which has declared teen sleep deprivation a public health issue, affecting everything from mental and physical health to academic performance. In an effort to address this, California has mandated that public middle schools start no earlier […]
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Republican Kelly Tshibaka advances to November general election for U.S. Senate in Alaska. | Govt-and-politics | #alaska | #politics
WASHINGTON (AP) — Republican Kelly Tshibaka advances to November general election for U.S. Senate in Alaska. Copyright 2022 The Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed without permission. Stay up-to-date on the latest in local and national government and political topics with our newsletter. Click Here For […]
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Joliet City Council rejects third marijuana store – Shaw Local | #citycouncil
A plan for a cannabis dispensary on Jefferson Street failed for lack of a second to a motion at the Joliet City Council meeting on Tuesday. No one on the council was willing to second Councilman Cesar Guerrero’s motion to approve the marijuana store, which would go into the former Bakers Square restaurant at 2211 […]
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US appeals court upholds Arkansas’ three-drug execution protocol – JURIST
The US Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit Tuesday held that Arkansas’ three-drug execution protocol does not violate the Eighth Amendment’s protection against cruel and unusual punishment. The case, Stacey Johnson v. Asa Hutchinson, was initially brought by death-row prisoners seeking to avoid the execution protocol in Arkansas. Though Arkansas’ supply of the three […]
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Mayor – News – August 2022 – New Orleans Mosquito, Termite and Rodent Control Board to Conduct Mosquito Abatement Tonight
NEW ORLEANS — The New Orleans Mosquito, Termite and Rodent Control Board (NOMTRCB) will conduct adult mosquito abatement tonight Uptown in the area bounded by the Mississippi River, the parish line, South Claiborne Avenue and Napoleon Avenue. Treatments will also take place in the Upper 9th Ward in the area bounded by Japonica Street, Florida Avenue, […]
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