Arkansas Supreme Court allows new group to intervene in recreational marijuana case
The state Supreme Court determined on Friday that a new group formed to oppose recreational marijuana can intervene in a case that will determine the fate of a proposed constitutional amendment to legalize recreational marijuana in Arkansas. The Supreme Court ordered Save Arkansas from Epidemic, formed this week by Fairfield Bay Police Chief David Burnett […]
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Candidates for Newport Beach City Council Share Values at Forum | #citycouncil
NEWPORT BEACH, Calif.—Candidates for Newport Beach City Council discussed how they would address the city’s most pressing issues at a forum Aug. 18 hosted by the city’s chamber of commerce. Lucy Dunn, the forum’s moderator and a former CEO of the Orange County Business Council, asked the candidates to quickly respond to questions regarding airport […]
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Former Crosby Mayor Hunter dies at 73 – Brainerd Dispatch
CROSBY — Former two-time Crosby Mayor Jim Hunter spent much of the last five years of his life embroiled in the legal system — first to fight against and ultimately prevail over seven criminal charges, and then in pursuit of vindication by way of a defamation suit over the handling of those cases. But those […]
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Alabama GOP shared KKK imagery by ‘mistake,’ chairman says | #republicans | #Alabama | #GOP
LAWRENCE COUNTY, Ala. (WHNT) – A local Republican Party in Alabama is being scrutinized after a photo that appeared to contain Ku Klux Klan imagery was shared on its Facebook page. Sunday night, a post was made on the Lawrence County Republican Party’s page, thanking the group’s former chairman and welcoming the new chairman, Shanon […]
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Yes on California Proposition 1: People’s decisions about abortion are theirs alone
Proposition 1 on the Nov. 8 ballot — dubbed the Right to Reproductive Freedom Amendment — asks California voters to amend the state Constitution to prohibit the state from interfering with or denying an individual’s reproductive freedom, defined as a right to an abortion and a right to contraceptives. Atkins is president pro tempore of […]
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Former Alabama Gov. Don Siegelman supports lawsuit to block use of electronic voting machines | #elections | #alabama
Former Gov. Don Siegelman has filed a declaration in support of a lawsuit challenging Alabama’s use of electronic voting machines, citing his razor-thin loss in the governor’s race 20 years ago. “I personally experienced how votes can be electronically manipulated,” Siegelman said in the declaration. Unofficial results on election night in November 2002 initially showed […]
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Southern California Has A Plan To Ease The Colorado River Crisis. And It Starts Right Under Your Feet
Start your day with LAist Sign up for the Morning Brief, delivered weekdays. The Colorado River is the backbone of the West’s water supply. The river provides water to hundreds of thousands of acres of farmland and 40 million people in seven U.S. states (California, Colorado, Wyoming, Utah, New Mexico, Arizona and Nevada) and northern […]
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Boozman Kicks-off Annual Arkansas Agriculture Tour Monday – SWARK Today
WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator John Boozman (R-AR), ranking member of the Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry, is launching his annual Ag Tour next week, kicking off the week-long highlight of Arkansas agriculture operations on Monday in Fayetteville. The Ag Tour, a cornerstone of the senator’s August in-state work period, will continue through Friday with […]
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Mayor’s Office: Receiver, Creditor Pledge Action on California Theatre
This post originally appeared in the Aug. 19 Morning Report. Get the daily newsletter in your inbox today. Mayor Todd Gloria’s office says the parties now responsible for the blighted California Theatre have agreed to take immediate steps to secure the long-shuttered downtown venue as they prepare to demolish it. Gloria spokeswoman Rachel Laing said […]
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Provo City Council to hold first meetings in new facility | News, Sports, Jobs | #citycouncil
1 / 2 This undated photo shows the north entrance to the new Provo City Hall. Windows on the left are part of the city council chamber. Courtesy Provo City 2 / 2 The old Provo City Council chamber has seen its last meeting. Courtesy Provo City ❮ ❯ […]
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