Millions in federal funds to be invested in Missouri, Arkansas Roads
HARRISON, Ark. (KY3) – The Department of Transportation’s Federal Highway Administration announced Tuesday that $771.3 million had been released to Arkansas for critical infrastructure in the fiscal year 2023. Additionally, Missouri is set to receive $1.4 billion. Those figures reflect the statistics gathered by the highway administration on road conditions from state to state. Arkansas […]
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Finding My Roots in the Fields of Northern California
October 12, 2022 7:35 AM by Chris Aguillon Every year growing up, my family prepared for one of the great American traditions: the summer road trip. Our destination was the same each year – Santa Cruz, California. The drive became so routine my brothers and I knew we were getting close when we […]
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Houston OKs new city council district maps for 2023 elections | #citycouncil
City Council on Wednesday approved new boundaries for the city’s 11 districts for the 2023 elections, featuring modest adjustments affecting parts of downtown, Braeburn, Greater Inwood and a few areas in southeast Houston. The new boundaries aim to balance district populations based on the latest census data. By law, the most populous district should not […]
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Ridgecrest mayor’s race focused on the future
RIDGECREST, Calif. (KERO) — Ridgecrest, California is one of two cities in Kern County that will be electing a mayor in November. Voters in Ridgecrest will be choosing between two candidates, Former Ridgecrest City Council member Thomas Wiknich, and the incumbent mayor, Eric Bruen. “I want to see Ridgecrest be a bigger and better community in the […]
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Defeat voter-suppression efforts by making your voice heard Nov. 8: Marvin A. McMickle | #elections | #alabama
CLEVELAND — The first election in which I cast a vote was for George McGovern in 1972. In the intervening 50 years, much has changed in American politics. First, McGovern was a liberal Democrat from South Dakota. Although the majority of South Dakotans did not give McGovern their votes for president in 1972, the state […]
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Realtors Forecast California’s Home Prices Will Drop 8.8% in 2023
A for-sale sign on a Mission Hills home. File photo Expect a weaker housing market in California in 2023 as an ongoing battle against inflation creates a small recession — keeping interest rates elevated and suppressing buyer demand, according to a forecast released Wednesday by the California Association of Realtors. The baseline scenario of CAR’s […]
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Weak Earthquake Strikes Southern Arkansas Near Louisiana Border Overnight
The epicenter for the Arkansas earthquake is located at the orange dot inside the concentric circles. Image: USGS A weak earthquake struck southern Arkansas near the Louisiana border last night. A rare location for an earthquake, the epicenter was located in the town of El Dorado, Arkansas roughly 10 miles north of the Arkansas/Louisiana border. […]
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California expands effort to eradicate illegal marijuana growing
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — With California’s four-year-old legal marijuana market in disarray, the state’s top prosecutor said Tuesday that he will try a new broader approach to disrupting illegal pot farms that undercut the legal economy and sow widespread environmental damage. The state will expand its nearly four-decade multi-agency seasonal eradication program — the largest […]
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Three Lessons That Workplaces Can Learn From The L.A. City Council Leaked Recording Fiasco | #citycouncil
Former Los Angeles City Council President Nury Martinez at Dodger Stadium Friday, Jan. 15, 2021, in … [+] Los Angeles. (Irfan Khan/Los Angeles Times via AP, Pool) 2021 Los Angeles Times A secretly recorded private conversation involving three Los Angeles City Council chamber members has sparked public ire. Three Latino council members Nury Martinez, Gil […]
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Family of Hard Rock collapse victim supporting Mayor LaToya Cantrell recall efforts
NEW ORLEANS (WGNO)— Today marks the third anniversary since the Hard Rock Hotel building collapsed in Downtown New Orleans, leaving three construction workers dead. Now three years later many questions still remain for the families of those victims. Will they be compensated? Will any charges be brought forth against the construction company? District Attorney Jason […]
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