Day: October 16, 2022

Mayor

A rocket struck a mayor’s office in Donetsk, an area controlled by separatists : NPR

Investigators inspect a site after shelling near an administrative building in Donetsk, the capital of the separatist Donetsk People’s Republic in eastern Ukraine, on Sunday. Alexei Alexandrov/AP hide caption toggle caption Alexei Alexandrov/AP Investigators inspect a site after shelling near an administrative building in Donetsk, the capital of the separatist Donetsk People’s Republic in eastern […]

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Alabama

Supreme Court weighs Alabama’s claim of “race-neutral” reading of voting rights in racial gerrymandering case | #republicans | #Alabama | #GOP

The Supreme Court on Tuesday heard arguments in a high-stakes Alabama redistricting case that could determine the ability of minority voters to use Section 2 of the Voting Rights Act to argue their electoral power has been diminished. The plaintiffs argued that Alabama’s new congressional map dilutes Black votes, while the state claims its congressional […]

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Alabama

Ron Faucheux: Can you believe the polls in this election? | Opinions and Editorials | #elections | #alabama

Six years ago, the polling industry suffered a big blow to its reputation. Despite the accuracy of many individual surveys, the overall picture that polls painted of the 2016 election had Hillary Clinton winning and Donald Trump losing — and that picture was wrong. While polls were right that Clinton would win the popular vote, […]

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Arkansas

Lawrence A. Davis Jr., UAPB chancellor for two decades, dies at 85

Dr. Lawrence A. Davis Jr., the chancellor emeritus of the University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff and the son of the longtime president of the preceding Arkansas AM&N College, has died. He was 85. UAPB announced Davis Jr.’s death on social media Sunday, eight days after he served as grand marshal of the UAPB homecoming […]

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California

California Prop 30, explained | Tax millionaires for EV programs

Prop. 30 would impose a 1.75% personal income tax increase on the top-earning Californians per year to fund a suite of climate programs. CALIFORNIA, USA — Proposition 30 is designed to help pay for California’s transition away from gasoline-powered cars and to reduce wildfire danger. Passage would result in a new tax on incomes over […]

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California

California governor blocks parole for Manson family member Patricia Krenwinkel

CNN  —  California Gov. Gavin Newsom blocked the parole of Patricia Krenwinkel, a former Charles Manson follower and convicted murderer in a notorious 1969 killing spree, saying “she currently poses an unreasonable risk of danger to public safety.” A parole board had in May recommended for the first time that Krenwinkel be released. She had […]

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City Council

Watertown City Council to talk about north side pool | #citycouncil

Oct. 16—WATERTOWN — A Syracuse engineering firm will give a presentation to City Council tonight on the latest cost estimates for a proposed city pool at the North Elementary School. In July, three council members instructed the consultant, C&S Companies, to come up some new plans for the William J. Flynn Municipal Swimming Pool on […]

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Mayor

Mayor Donna Douglas serving as Monroe’s first female mayor in 140 years

MONROE, Wis. (WMTV) – Since 1884, only men have served as mayor in the town of Monroe, Wisconsin, until this year. Mayor Donna Douglas was voted into office in April of this year. The Monroe native, who previously served two consecutive terms as Alderperson, was elected for a two-year terms as Monroe’s first female mayor. […]

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Alabama

In Wisconsin, voters shrug off GOP candidate’s Jan. 6 tie | #republicans | #Alabama | #GOP

By THOMAS BEAUMONT – Associated Press LA CROSSE, Wis. (AP) — Derrick Van Orden was among the thousands of people who went to Washington for the “Stop the Steal” rally headlined by then-President Donald Trump on Jan. 6, 2021. Afterward, Van Orden was photographed on or near the grounds of the U.S. Capitol, where rioters […]

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Alabama

Confessions of an elections hacker (Part 2) | #elections | #alabama

Editor’s note: This is Part Two of a two-part series. Read Part One here. Cyber security expert and certified ethical hacker Clay Parikh is part of a legal effort in Alabama to test and evaluate the security and accuracy of the state’s voting machines. Parikh’s work is connected to a lawsuit filed by Focus on […]

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