Fauci to step down in December after decades of public service | #elections | #alabama
Dr. Anthony Fauci, who played a critical role in steering humanity through the two pandemics of our time, AIDS and COVID-19, announced Monday he is stepping down from his role in the federal government. As of December, he will leave the position he’s held for 38 years as the director of the National Institute of […]
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Newsom vetoes bill proposing California overdose prevention sites
California Gov. Gavin Newsom on Monday vetoed a controversial bill that would have allowed supervised injection site pilot programs in Los Angeles, San Francisco and Oakland, in efforts to prevent drug overdose deaths and connect people to treatment for addiction. The number of safe-injection sites that would have been authorized by the bill could have […]
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If now isn’t the right time for an Alaska constitutional convention, when will be? | #alaska | #politics
By Donald Canning Updated: 1 hour ago Published: 2 hours ago The Alaska and national flags fly at half-mast on Tuesday, April 6, 2021 in front of the Alaska State Capitol in Juneau. (James Brooks / ADN) How will you vote Nov. 8 on the constitutional convention referendum? Many Alaskans — surely a majority, including […]
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Exempt subsidized housing and new construction? St. Paul City Council to debate changes to rent control – Twin Cities | #citycouncil
If Dominium, a Plymouth-based developer of affordable housing, raises her rent 8 percent as planned, Stephanie Ericsson-Hinton figures she’ll fork over 75 percent of her Social Security income toward housing. She says she already skips medical appointments because she can’t afford the co-pays. Two weeks ago, she visited a food shelf for the first time […]
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The Record Delta | Tensions mount at City Council, Mayor tactfully addresses differences
BUCKHANNON — The last City Council meeting on Thursday, August 18 was described as lively and robust by City Recorder Randy Sanders. Tensions were high during some points of conversation; however, Mayor Robbie Skinner skillfully addressed the topic of difference of opinions. While the meeting began with lightheartedness, the discussion of business prompted deep conversations […]
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California governor rejects legal drug injection sites
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — California Gov. Gavin Newsom vetoed a bill Monday that he said could have brought “a world of unintended consequences” by allowing Los Angeles, Oakland and San Francisco to set up sites where opioid users could legally inject drugs under supervision. “The unlimited number of safe injection sites that this bill would […]
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GE plant workers push for union in Alabama in key test of labor strength | #elections | #alabama
With workers around the U.S. moving to unionize at a rate not seen in decades, employees at a GE plant in Alabama are the latest to file for union representation. Manufacturing workers at the GE Aviation plant in Auburn, Alabama, filed on Monday to be represented by the IUE-CWA. The union said that a “strong majority” of […]
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Governor Newsom Issues Legislative Update 8.22.22
Published: Aug 22, 2022 SACRAMENTO – Governor Gavin Newsom today announced that he has signed the following bills: AB 1929 by Assemblymember Jesse Gabriel (D-Encino) – Medi-Cal benefits: violence prevention services. AB 2037 by Assemblymember Heath Flora (R-Ripon) – Polling places: alcoholic beverages. AB 2105 by Assemblymember Thurston “Smitty” Smith (R-Apple Valley) – Contractors: initial license fee […]
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Sixteen Thirty Fund is the dark money scaring Alaskans into voting against their constitutional convention | #alaska | #politics
Dark-money political group Sixteen Thirty Fund, an arm of Arabella Advisors, are active in Alaska elections again. This year, it will be Ballot Measure 1 they will try to defeat. Ballot Measure 1 on the November general election ballot asks voters if they are ready for a constitutional convention to make adjustments to Alaska’s Constitution […]
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Arkansas police video: 2 deputies suspended and 1 officer on administrative leave after video posted of violent encounter with man outside store
At one point in the 34-second video recorded Sunday, one of the officers also appears to lift the suspect’s head and slam it into the pavement. A Crawford County Sheriff’s Department Facebook post identifies the law enforcement personnel involved in the arrest as sheriff’s deputies Zack King and Levi White and officer Thell Riddle of […]
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