City Council scheduled to discuss Vote Yes Fayetteville | #citycouncil
The Fayetteville City Council on Monday night. Aug. 22, is expected to consider a resolution that would allow voters to decide whether to change the way council members are elected. The Vote Yes initiative would restructure the way City Council members are elected. Instead of all nine members being elected by district, four members would […]
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Ripple Hosts Japanese Mayor To Boost Web3 Adoption
A top exec at Ripple, Emi Yoshikawa, welcomed the mayor of Japan’s Fukuoka city, Soichiro Takashima, to the blockchain firm’s headquarters along with a picture in the tweet saying, “We welcomed Fukuoka City Mayor Soichiro Takashima and his team at Ripple HQ today! Fukuoka is a leading city in web3 initiatives in Japan. Today, Mayor […]
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Alabama State Senate Race District 27 declared a tie | #elections | #alabama
ALABAMA (WTVM) – A state senate seat in Alabama could come down to a literal coin flip. More than a month has passed since Auburn city councilman Jay Hovey appeared to beat incumbent Tom Whatley by a single vote. Now, the winner of the District 27 seat, which serves parts of Lee, Russell and Tallapoosa […]
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Southern California man who posted ‘goofy’ Instagram photo at Capitol insurrection is convicted – Redlands Daily Facts
A Southern California man who posted an Instagram photo of himself standing in a ransacked office inside the U.S. Capitol building during the Jan. 6, 2021 riot there was found guilty of obstruction and disorderly conduct charges on Friday, Aug. 19. A jury found Erik Herrera, a 34-year-old photographer from El Cajon in San Diego […]
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Some Alaska politicos could have their own reality show: Racist, anti-semitic, sexist, homophobic, drunk, or weird | #alaska | #politics
Alaska politics is nothing, if not colorful. Politicians in the Last Frontier have occasionally been sweet (Rep. Peggy Wilson comes to mind), but that is the exception to the norm. A lot of them are street fighters, at least on social media. There’s the alleged Sarah Palin sext messages to her boyfriend, as exposed by […]
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Road construction prompts questions for Quincy City Council | #citycouncil
QUINCY — A section of B Street Northeast currently under construction was the topic of a lengthy discussion at the Quincy City Council meeting Aug. 16. It was the second meeting that the work on B Street Northeast prompted questions and concerns from residents of the section under construction, who have businesses there, or who […]
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Partisans attack Russian occupier as he molests teenager, blasts heard in town Mayor
KATERYNA TYSHCHENKO – SUNDAY, 21 AUGUST 2022, 22:15 Ukrainian partisans have brutally attacked a Russian occupier as he attempted to sexually assault a minor in the town of Melitopol, Zaporizhzhia region. Source: Ivan Fedorov, Mayor of Melitopol, on Telegram Quote from Fedorov: “Melitopol partisans have brutally attacked an occupier who was molesting a child. An […]
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2024 meets 2022: Trump, Pence, others ramp up for allies in midterms | #elections | #alabama
Comment on this story Comment DES MOINES — Mike Pence smiled through rain and hail at the Iowa State Fair as he campaigned for a traditional conservative senator on the ballot this fall — and teased his own potential run in a state that has long kicked off the GOP presidential nominating process. “My family […]
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Edmonds City Council Aug. 23 set to discuss appointment process for Position 1 vacancy | #citycouncil
Discussing the process that the Edmonds City Council will follow in filling its vacant Position 1 seat is on the agenda for the council’s Tuesday, Aug. 23 business meeting. Councilmembers are also scheduled to hear the annual report from the city attorney, and also consider updates to city code governing the city attorney. Seventeen candidates […]
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After Anaheim’s last mayor resigned, four say they’ll move city forward
In the wake of a City Hall scandal that could still splash mud on more local leaders, Anaheim’s next mayor will have a big job, but also a delicate one. Four people think they’re up to it: attorney Ashleigh Aitken and former council member Lorri Galloway (both of whom ran for the office in 2018); […]
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