How Did Transit and Transportation Ballot Measures Fair in California? – Streetsblog California
While control of the federal, state and local governments were all on the ballot Tuesday, there were also a series of statewide, countywide and local ballot measures that will control how the state grows and whether or not it has even a chance to live up to its promise to lead the country on fighting […]
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IN-DEPTH: Looking Ahead from Alabama’s 2022 Elections | #elections | #alabama
Posted: Nov 9, 2022 5:42 PM CST by Alabama News Network Staff Alabama News Network Political Analyst Steve Flowers shares his insight on what happens next following Alabama’s general election. Voters elected Republican Katie Britt as the state’s new U.S. senator. She will replace fellow Republican U.S. Sen. Richard Shelby, who is retiring after first […]
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Rutledge says T-Mobile, Experian settle with Arkansas over data breaches
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (KNWA/KFTA) — Arkansas Attorney General Leslie Rutledge announced Arkansas and other states received two multistate settlements with Experian related to data breaches it experienced in 2012 and 2015. According to a press release from the attorney general’s office, the breaches compromised the personal information of millions of consumers nationwide. The coalition of […]
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Who will win Senate control? Breaking down the uncalled races | #alaska | #politics
Comment on this story Comment Election Day 2022 didn’t turn out at all like Republicans had hoped and even expected. Their performances in the battle for the House, the Senate and in other races rank among the worst for an opposition party in recent midterm history. But thanks to the razor-thin majorities Democrats brought into […]
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California voters reject tax that would have funded electric vehicles
Dalan Zartman, president of Rescue Methods LLC, points out some of the manufacturing flaws that may be found within electric vehicles on ‘The Evening Edit.’ California voters on Tuesday rejected a tax increase that would have gone toward funding more electric vehicles for the state’s ambitious climate goals. The measure, Prop 30, would have levied […]
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City council approves pay raises for police officers in Detroit | #citycouncil
DETROIT – The Detroit City Council has ratified a new contract between the police and the city, which means long-awaited pay raises for new Detroit police officers and veterans of the force has been approved. The goal is to keep officer taxpayers’ pay for training cities like Indianapolis coming in and recruiting Detroit officers with […]
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Petaluma elects Kevin McDonnell as its new mayor
Of the four candidates seeking to be the next mayor of Petaluma, two sitting City Council members were the odds-on favorites going into Tuesday’s election. But by Wednesday morning, Kevin McDonnell had it all but sown up, with a more than 2-1 lead over his closest competitor, D’Lynda Fischer. Even then McDonnell was reluctant to […]
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California weather: storm tapers off
LOS ANGELES (AP) — A drenched California emerged Wednesday from a powerful multiday storm that unleashed rain, snow and raging floodwaters, leaving one person dead and two others missing . Lingering showers, mountain snow and gusty winds were tapering off, and the National Weather Service issued overnight frost and freeze advisories due to the cold […]
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Britt becomes first Republican woman to represent Alabama in U.S. Senate | #republicans | #Alabama | #GOP
Katie Britt will be the next U.S. Senator to represent Alabama. Britt has long been heavily favored for the seat after defeating Republican opponents Mike Durant and Mo Brooks in the Republican primaries. The Associated Press called the race for Britt shortly after the polls closed Tuesday night and early numbers from the Alabama secretary […]
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Congressional House District 7 results | #elections | #alabama
U.S. Rep. Terri Sewell will represent Alabama’s 7th congressional district for another two years. She beat Republican Beatrice Nichols and Libertarian Gavin Goodman in her bid for re-election on Tuesday. Sewell has now held the congressional seat for 11 years, and this will be her seventh term as a member of Congress. The Associated Press […]
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