Back to the Sullivan Arena — the latest on Anchorage’s homelessness crisis | #alaska | #politics
Oct. 7—sullivan arena, homeless, homelessness, shelter Each week, host Elizabeth Harball talks with ADN journalists and others about some of Alaska’s biggest news stories. Subscribe here or wherever you listen to podcasts. The ongoing homelessness crisis in Alaska’s biggest city has hit another turning point — or a U-turn. In a highly controversial move this […]
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Key results from Tuesday’s elections in Alabama, Georgia and Virginia | #elections | #alabama
Strong backed for Brooks seat: Dale Strong, a volunteer firefighter who chairs the Madison County Commission, won a primary runoff for Brooks’ old congressional seat in the deep-red 5th District. Strong had 63 percent of the vote to 37 percent for Casey Wardynski, who served as assistant secretary of the Army for Manpower and Reserve Affairs […]
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California Gov. Gavin Newsom promises to finish term if reelected as governor
California Gov. Gavin Newsom on Sunday vowed he would serve a full four-year term if reelected in November, trying again to knock down speculation that he wants to replace Democrat Joe Biden on the ballot should he not seek a second term. Newsom made the promise during an hourlong debate with his Republican challenger, state Sen. Brian […]
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City Council to meet Monday | News | #citycouncil
The Corsicana City Council is scheduled to meet at 6 p.m. Monday, Oct. 24 in the Council Chambers of the Government Center at 200 N. 12th St. Items on Monday’s City Council Agenda include: • Consider approving the City of Corsicana 2023 Calendar and Change the Date of December 2023 Council Meetings. • Confirm Mayor’s […]
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Wenatchee Mayor Requests More Seats on Link Transit Board
City of Wenatchee Mayor Frank Kuntz requested for three more seats on the Link Transit board for his councilmembers Tuesday. The board held a special meeting to discuss the idea of redefining the amount of board member seats. This concept is reintroduced every four years. Kuntz suggested that he and his city council receive more than one […]
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Gavin Newsom and Brian Dahle debate in California governor’s race
SAN FRANCISCO — Gov. Gavin Newsom and state Sen. Brian Dahle clashed over gas prices, homelessness and abortion rights during the only debate between the two gubernatorial candidates in an otherwise sleepy race for the most powerful post in the state of California. Newsom is expected to win a second term in the November election against […]
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Alabama secretary of state candidates to speak in forum | #elections | #alabama
MONTGOMERY, Ala. (WSFA) – Alabamians will have an opportunity to hear from secretary of state candidates during a forum hosted by the League of Women Voters of Alabama. Representatives from the organization say the secretary of state race is one of the most consequential elected positions in the state this year. “When you talk about […]
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One more wrinkle in Little Rock’s fraught race for mayor
Uh…it’s probably noteworthy, given the closeness of the race overall, that Glen Schwarz is not eligible to run for or hold the office he’s seeking according to his own admission in today’s Dem-Gaz story on the Little Rock mayoral race. https://t.co/5tH5THfelK pic.twitter.com/zHyvox03Nc — Blue H🎃g Report (@BlueHogReport) October 23, 2022 Blue Hog Report argues in […]
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California’s Newsom vetoes limits- CalMatters
In summary Gov. Gavin Newsom rejected legislation that would have made the nation’s most wide-ranging changes to solitary confinement. In solitary confinement, a former California inmate recalled, there were two kinds of people: One kind would read books in their cells, exercise and do and re-do crossword puzzles. The other kind would scream and curse, […]
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Painesville City Council authorizes water facility purchase | #citycouncil
Oct. 23—Painesville City Council as voted to move forward with the purchase of a new water distribution facility, approving two pieces of legislation related to the purchase on second reading. Both items passed by 6-1 votes on Oct. 17. The first authorized the city to raise up to $2.9 million using economic development revenue notes. […]
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