Why won’t GOP Senate candidates say they support Mitch McConnell? | #alaska | #politics
“I look forward to being in the United States Senate and [am] happy to make that decision for the next leader of the United States Senate … it will be Republican,” said Oz, not answering the question. Pressed for an answer, Oz refused to give one. Which is interesting! Because Oz is far from alone […]
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Governor Newsom Announces Appointments 9.7.22
SACRAMENTO – Governor Gavin Newsom today announced the following appointments: Ana Matosantos, 46, of Sacramento, has been appointed to the State Personnel Board. Matosantos served as Cabinet Secretary in the Office of Governor Gavin Newsom from 2019 to 2022. She was President of Matosantos Consulting from 2013 to 2018 and joined the Newsom transition team in […]
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New congressional maps dilute Black power, critics say | #elections | #alabama
BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — When Press Robinson registered to vote in South Carolina in 1963, he was handed a copy of the U.S. Constitution and told to read it aloud and interpret it. Robinson, then a college sophomore, wasn’t surprised. He heard stories from others in the South’s Black community who faced Jim Crow-era […]
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Arkansas gubernatorial candidates hit the road in final stretch of governor’s race
MORRILTON, Ark – Arkansas Gubernatorial candidates are touring the state as they head not the final stretch of the campaign season. Wednesday, Gubernatorial candidate Sarah Huckabee Sanders made a stop in Morrilton, Arkansas on her Freedom Tour across the state. Sarah Huckabee Sanders takes Republican nomination in Arkansas governor’s race During her visit, she addressed […]
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Water use drops 10% in July as California deals with drought
SACRAMENTO, Calif. — Californians stepped up their water conservation in July, using 10.4 percent less than two years ago as the state struggles with a years-long drought, state water officials said Wednesday. July marks the first full month that new conservation rules like a ban on watering decorative grass were in effect, which state water […]
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Utility bill relief on agenda for New Braunfels City Council | Community Alert | #citycouncil
Thursday’s special New Braunfels City Council meeting is slated as a budget workshop, but there is also one item on the agenda of interest to those who pay electric bills. The agenda includes an item that would authorize the city manager to enter into an agreement with the New Braunfels Community Foundation to provide a […]
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Mayor Nomura visits Honduras for service trip | News
Carpinteria Mayor Wade Nomura recently traveled to Honduras on behalf of the Rotary Foundation to evaluate 34 water and sanitation projects in Tocoa and Trujillo, Colon in Honduras, to make recommendations for improving and expanding the projects. These projects were done in public primary and secondary schools, and benefit over 5,000 students from 5 to […]
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Sophocleus running as Libertarian for U.S. Senate | #republicans | #Alabama | #GOP
John Sophocleus knows the likelihood of being the next U.S. senator for the state of Alabama is low. But the Libertarian candidate is running on the principle of giving voters another option, one that “wouldn’t be a bought and paid for politician.” “(U.S. Sen. Richard Shelby) amassed all sorts of money for political favors,” Sophocleus […]
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California Passes Bill to Extend COVID-19 Sick Pay, Provide Small Business Relief | Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart, P.C.
California could soon extend its COVID-19 supplemental paid sick leave (SPSL) through the end of 2022 and provide relief to small businesses incurring the costs of such leave if Governor Gavin Newsom signs a bill sent to his desk on August 31, 2022. Assembly Bill (AB) 152 would extend California’s COVID-19 SPSL to December 31, […]
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Lessons from the 2022 Primaries–what do they tell us about America’s political parties and the midterm elections? | #alaska | #politics
It is difficult to understand American politics without understanding party primaries. Primaries determine the choices (or lack of choices) voters will have in November, but beyond that, they define the major differences between parties and the all-important major differences within parties. Those differences tell us a great deal about the constraints under which party leaders […]
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