How a national pardon for small marijuana crimes affects Arkansas inmates
JONESBORO, Ark. (KAIT) – A proposal from the nation’s leader is set to have an impact on crime across the country, and Arkansas law enforcement is taking notice. On Thursday, Oct. 6, President Joe Biden took the first major step towards decriminalizing marijuana by pardoning all federal offenses of simple marijuana possession. Craighead County Sheriff […]
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Gavin Newsom addresses California’s gas prices in special session
Gov. Gavin Newsom announced Friday that he plans to call a special legislative session to confront California’s high gas prices, including his proposal to create a windfall tax on the profits of oil companies. “It’s time to get serious,” he told reporters during a press conference in Sacramento. “Nothing justifies these outrageous and unjustifiable prices. […]
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Phoenix City Council could vote on abortion resolution | #citycouncil
On Tuesday, Phoenix leaders will be asked to publicly condemn the Supreme Court’s ruling to overturn Roe v Wade, along with state bans on abortion. If approved, the proposed resolution would state the council’s opposition to national and state restrictions. It also supports full reproductive health care access for all pregnant residents and calls on […]
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Hoxie mayor says new park is “near completion”
HOXIE, Ark. (KAIT) – A project a long time coming in the city of Hoxie is about to be finished. Mayor Dennis Coggins explained the new park is being built on Annie Street rather than the old city park location. He said the project there has been a lot put into this project. “Two years […]
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On the Ballot This Year: The Ballot Itself | #alaska | #politics
Most states require a simple “50 percent plus one” majority to pass a ballot measure. Only three states have supermajority requirements similar to what’s on the table in Arkansas — Florida, Washington and Oregon, in some circumstances. The State of the 2022 Midterm Elections With the primaries over, both parties are shifting their focus to the general […]
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Governor Newsom Announces Judicial Appointments 10.7.22
SACRAMENTO – Governor Gavin Newsom today announced his nomination of Justice Therese Stewart to serve as Presiding Justice of the First District Court of Appeal, Division Two; Judge Gregory Weingart to serve as an Associate Justice of the Second District Court of Appeal, Division One; and Judge Victor Viramontes to serve as an Associate Justice of the […]
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Jon Stewart Nails Arkansas AG On Ban Of Gender-Affirming Care For Trans Youth
Political commentator Jon Stewart isn’t a lawyer, but he did a masterful takedown of an Arkansas law preventing gender-affirming medical care for children ― and he did it right to the face of the state’s attorney general. Although a three-judge panel of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 8th Circuit temporarily blocked the state […]
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Governor Newsom Inducts Inaugural #CaliforniansForAll College Corps Fellows
Initiative helps create debt-free pathways to college while engaging students in service focused on K-12 education, climate action and food insecurity SACRAMENTO – Governor Gavin Newsom, alongside California Chief Service Officer Josh Fryday and higher education leaders, today swore in the first class of #CaliforniansForAll College Corps Fellows, more than 3,200 students pledging to serve […]
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City renames arts center after former Council member Priscilla Tyson | #citycouncil
Columbus renamed its Cultural Arts Center Downtown er former longtime City Council member, art advocate and local gallery owner Priscilla Tyson at an event Friday across the street at Bicentennial Park. “The arts, the building, are near and dear to me,” Tyson told the gathering, reminding current council members present at the ceremony – to […]
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Amid assault charge, D.C. deputy mayor under review for where he lives
The D.C. government is reviewing whether D.C. Deputy Mayor of Public Safety and Justice Christopher Geldart is meeting the requirement that high-level officials reside within city limits, D.C.’s mayor said Friday, after a police statement about an assault allegation against the deputy listed his address as being in Virginia. “I am looking into all of […]
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