Day: September 6, 2022

California

Judge strikes down part of California’s aid-in-dying law after challenge from Christian medical group

A federal judge says part of California’s aid-in-dying law is unconstitutional because it requires physicians, regardless of personal objections, to report a terminally ill patient’s request for life-ending medication. The law allows a patient to receive life-ending drugs if two doctors certify that the patient has six months or less to live and is mentally […]

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Mayor

Dayton mayor heads to White House; event highlights federal investments in Ohio

Mims joins early a dozen other Ohio mayors, county commissioners and other local elected officials for the event “Communities in Action: Building a Better Ohio.” Secretary of Labor Marty Walsh, Director of White House Office of Public Engagement Keisha Lance Bottoms and American Rescue Plan Coordinator Gene Sperling also will be present. ExploreDayton Daily News […]

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Alabama

Fox producer’s warning against Jeanine Pirro surfaces in Dominion defamation suit | #elections | #alabama

The November 2020 email from an anguished Fox News news producer to colleagues sent up a flare amid a fusillade of false claims. The producer warned: Fox cannot let host Jeanine Pirro back on the air. She is pulling conspiracy theories from dark corners of the Web to justify then-President Donald Trump’s lies that the […]

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California

“Dangerous” heat wave breaks at least a dozen records in California as state prepares for hottest day yet

Brutal temperatures continue to bear down on the West Coast on Tuesday as forecasters warn that excessive heat will continue through the coming days. The heat wave, which started just before Labor Day weekend, has already broken at least a dozen temperature records in California as the state battles drought, fire and water shortages. “Extreme, […]

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Arkansas

Arkansas Cannabis Advocates File Supreme Court Brief, Argue Ballot Title Sufficient

In recent weeks, California Department of Cannabis Control (DCC), California Department of Fish and Wildlife (CDFW) and State Water Resources Control Board (State Water Board) agents have traveled in unmarked vehicles to licensed cannabis farms in southern Humboldt County to conduct armed inspections, according to agency officials and cannabis cultivators interviewed by Cannabis Business Times. […]

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City Council

Amarillo City Council moves forward on new proposed tax rate | #citycouncil

Amarillo City Council voted 5-0 on the first hearing of an ordinance for a new tax rate of property taxes to be increased by 2.3%. The property tax rate proposal the council is weighing for the 2022/2023 budget would be $0.40628, as discussed during a special meeting held Tuesday afternoon. During the meeting, the counsel […]

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California

San Jose candidate could be flouting California labor law

One San Jose mayoral candidate appears to have violated state labor laws by treating—and paying—his campaign workers as independent contractors instead of employees. San Jose Councilmember Matt Mahan‘s mayoral campaign lists its workers—from volunteer coordinator to deputy field director to campaign manager—as “consultants” in campaign finance disclosure forms, according to analysis by San José Spotlight. […]

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Mayor

Transcript: Mayor Eric Adams Makes A Public Safety-Related Announcement

September 6, 2022 Deputy Commissioner Public Information Julian Phillips, Police Department: We just have a few more people coming up, so just bear with us for a minute here. Okay. Good afternoon, everybody. How you doing? How you doing? Okay. Welcome to One Police Plaza. This past weekend was a milestone in our ability to […]

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Alaska

Alaska Senate election is referendum on career politician Lisa Murkowski | #alaska | #politics

OPINION: When a 21-year incumbent politician is on the ballot, the election is naturally a referendum on the record of that person. In Sen. Lisa Murkowski’s case, the recent Senate primary show that a solid majority of Alaskans voted for someone else. This is the clearest demonstration yet that our citizens believe that it’s time […]

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Alabama

2022 Massachusetts election results: Republican primary for governor (Geoff Diehl vs. Chris Doughty) | #republicans | #Alabama | #GOP

For complete 2022 election coverage, head to our 2022 Elections Headquarters. Unlike the uncontested Democratic primary for governor, two GOP hopefuls jockeyed for the corner office: Geoff Diehl, a former state representative endorsed by former President Donald Trump, squared off against Chris Doughty, a political novice and Wrentham business owner. Diehl, hewing closely to Trump’s […]

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