Generous gift assures city a bright Christmas; mayor’s salary increases
By Judy Wilson | Associate Editor Lighthouse Point – This city’s 19-year-old Christmas tree will glow even brighter this year. Real estate company Campbell Rosemurgy is donating a brand new 26-foot artificial pine complete with LED lights, ornaments and snow tubes. The tree is lit annually at the city’s Lighthouse A’Glow event in Frank McDonough […]
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California poised to enact broad, new restrictions on online services with under-18 users | Hogan Lovells
Background and Key Provisions AB 2273’s proponents argue that the bill is necessary for the safety and privacy of children. Importantly, the bill would prohibit businesses from using children’s data in any way that the business knows or has reason to know “is materially detrimental to the physical health, mental health, or well-being of a […]
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Probate office sued over access to electronic voting data | News | #elections | #alabama
A Cullman-area woman has filed a lawsuit to obtain electronic voting data from the 2020 general election that she claims has been withheld from public scrutiny by the Cullman County probate judge’s office. The civil suit, filed in Cullman County Circuit Court this week against probate judge Tammy Brown, seeks the release of local Cast […]
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Republican PAC cuts ad buy in Arizona, raising questions about party’s hopes for Masters | #alaska | #politics
Comment on this story Comment The main super PAC supporting Republican Senate candidates slashed airtime in Arizona, signaling trouble for nominee Blake Masters’s bid to unseat Democratic incumbent Mark Kelly. The Senate Leadership Fund, an outside group allied with Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.), said it canceled about $8 million worth of TV, radio […]
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No on California Proposition 31: This flavored tobacco ban would backfire like prohibition
Proposition 31 on the Nov. 8 ballot would uphold contested legislation — Senate Bill 793 — which would ban the sale of flavored tobacco products statewide except for hookah tobacco, loose leaf tobacco and premium cigars. The legislation was signed into law in 2020 but stayed pending this veto referendum. Here, two essays explore two […]
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Arkansas Blood Institute holding Ultimate Tailgate Party
FORT SMITH, Ark. (KNWA/KFTA) — Arkansas Blood Institute invites blood donors to the Ultimate Tailgate Party on August 27 from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. at Fort Smith Harley-Davidson. According to a news release from the Arkansas Blood Institute, successful blood donors will receive a free limited-edition, Jeep-inspired t-shirt, along with one free admission to […]
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Hairston to retire from City Council after 24 years representing 5th Ward | #citycouncil
After 23 years, South Side Ald. Leslie Hairston (5th) announced her retirement Friday, part of a mass exodus that promises to change the face of the City Council. “For more than 30 years,I have held jobs serving the public and it’s time for me to look at the next chapter of my life,” Hairston. 61, […]
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Small Town Texas Mayor Pleads Guilty to Child Obscenity Charge – NBC 5 Dallas-Fort Worth
Former Athens Mayor James “Monte” Montgomery is headed to federal prison after pleading guilty to child obscenity violations, federal prosecutors say. The DOJ said Thursday that Montgomery, 64, admitted to federal investigators he sent obscene materials to a minor. The Department of Justice said in a statement that the former mayor was arrested on June […]
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California spending on monkeypox education is effort to cut misinformation
When California spent $300,000 buying online advertisements to promote monkeypox prevention measures, it was the latest in the state’s multi-year public education effort to combat misinformation and disinformation. This summer’s outbreak led the Department of Public Health to spend hundreds of thousands on ads placed on Meta, Grindr, Jack’d, Scruff and Hornet — the latter […]
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Patricia Guerrero confirmed as California’s next chief justice, will go before voters
California Supreme Court Justice Patricia Guerrero won confirmation Friday to serve as the court’s next chief justice, following a hearing in which fellow justices and other legal colleagues praised her as uniquely qualified to lead the state’s judicial branch. The confirmation means Guerrero will appear on the November ballot statewide and, if approved by voters, […]
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