Day: September 5, 2022

Alabama

Top Alabama GOP candidates enjoy huge cash edge, but still spending for November | #elections | #alabama

HUNTSVILLE, Ala. (WHNT) — Labor Day has long been considered the kickoff date for fall elections, and Alabama campaign finance records show the leading candidates for statewide office are well positioned for November. The Republican candidates for the top statewide offices, Gov. Kay Ivey, Lt. Gov. Will Ainsworth and Attorney General Steve Marshall all have […]

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California

Heat wave in California, West to continue; 39M people under warnings

SAN FRANCISCO — Western states are about to feel what it has been like in scorching California the last few days – minus the beaches. The extreme heat that broiled the drought-ravaged Golden State over the Labor Day weekend will continue for much of the week while also having a similar effect on states east of […]

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Arkansas

Pair of Earthquakes Kick-off Labor Day with a Shake in Tennessee and Arkansas

The epicenters for today’s earthquakes is at the orange dot inside the concentric circles. Image: USGS Labor Day kicked-off with some slight shaking in Tennessee and Arkansas this morning where two relatively weak earthquakes struck. These earthquakes add to the more than 50 others that have gently rocked the region over the last 30 days […]

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City Council

Chicago Ald. Susan Sadlowski Garza Joins Growing Exodus From City Council – NBC Chicago | #citycouncil

Yet another member of the Chicago City Council is leaving her post, as Ald. Susan Sadlowski Garza announced that she will not seek reelection next year. In a Facebook post, Garza, who has represented the 10th Ward on Chicago’s Southeast Side since 2015, said that she will not seek a third term in office. “As […]

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California

Poor Literacy Outcomes for California Students Fuel Demand for Changes in How Reading Is Taught

Sep 6 at 9:00 AM Failed to save article Please try again LOUISVILLE, KY – JANUARY 24: Two girls read a book together during a lesson at Carter Traditional Elementary School on January 24, 2022 in Louisville, Kentucky. Students in the district are returning to in-person class after two weeks of Non-Traditional Instruction (NTI) due […]

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Mayor

Former New Orleans Mayor Maurice ‘Moon’ Landrieu dies at 92

By Chuck Johnston and Devan Cole, CNN Former New Orleans Mayor Maurice “Moon” Landrieu, who helmed the city for most of the 1970s before holding a Cabinet position in the Carter administration, died Monday at the age of 92, family aide Ryan Berni told CNN. Landrieu died at his home in New Orleans with his […]

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Alabama

In Rally for Republican Candidates, Trump Rails Against 2020 Election, Hillary Clinton and Mar-a-Lago Search | #republicans | #Alabama | #GOP

In his first public appearance since his Palm Beach, Florida, resort was searched by the FBI last month, Donald Trump railed against the Department of Justice, his former political rival Hillary Clinton, current President Joe Biden and continued to claim that the 2020 election was rife with fraud. The Pennsylvania rally was publicized as being for Republican […]

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California

California looks to spur e-bike adoption with new incentive program

California has set aside $10 million to help people afford e-bikes and turned to the non-profit Pedal Ahead to administer the effort. The San Diego-based organization is in the midst of a two-year pilot program that subsidizes the cost of an e-bike for program participants. The goal is to measure the impact of e-bikes on […]

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Arkansas

Northeast Arkansas Labor Day tradition carries on

RECTOR, Ark. (KAIT) – Labor Day is about celebrating America’s workforce, and in one Northeast Arkansas town, an event surrounding that carries on. The annual Rector Labor Day Picnic was held on Monday at the community center and city park. It was a day of parades full of fire trucks, police cars, and political candidates. […]

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California

California to End New Sales of Gasoline Vehicles by 2035

California has approved a policy that will require nearly all new vehicles sold in the state to be electric by the year 2035. California Governor Gavin Newsom first announced the proposed policy in September 2020. The California Air Resources Board (CARB) voted last week to officially approve the new rules. The policy requires 100 percent […]

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