Downing: Nevada’s gamble on open primaries and ranked-choice voting has chance for a do-over in 2024 | #alaska | #politics
By SUZANNE DOWNING | MUST READ ALASKA Alaska is where political ideas can get beta tested and subsequently rolled out to the rest of the country. This goes back to 1975, just 16 years after statehood, when voters made Alaska the first state to legalize personal use of marijuana. It’s a cheap media market where […]
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Arkansas provisional ballots make a difference
Provisional ballots decided the winner of the mayor’s race in Chester, Arkansas.When early, absentee and Election Day votes were counted, Shannon Smith had 21 votes and Lacy Hendrix had 20.Two provisional ballots were counted Monday, Nov. 14, and both were in favor of Hendrix. As a result, Hendrix is the unofficial mayor-elect.Results will be certified […]
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California Community colleges board elects new president, vice president
California Community colleges board elects new president, vice president | EdSource The board of governors for California’s community college system on Monday elected Amy Costa to serve as the board president for 2023 and Hildegarde Aguinaldo to serve as vice president. Costa, currently the board’s vice president, was previously the chief deputy director for budget […]
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City Council approves rezoning for new apartment projects along Hawkins – THE RANT | #citycouncil
By Richard Sullins | richard@rantnc.com Two new apartment complexes with a combined capacity of 744 units received the green light from the Sanford City Council last week to proceed with development. If construction is completed over the next year or so, they will nearly encircle the Hawkins Run subdivision on the northern edge of the […]
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California is revisiting proposed solar incentives that make panels expensive to operate
The California Public Utilities Commission’s (CPUC) new solar energy proposal removes a previously proposed monthly grid tax that could’ve added hundreds of dollars per year to the cost of solar installations (via Reuters). The CPUC was looking to slash solar incentives for customers of investor-owned utilities and, in December, proposed charging a monthly fee of […]
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Mayor Thallemer Receives Distinguished Service Award From Aim – InkFreeNews.com
News Release FRENCH LICK – Warsaw Mayor Joe Thallemer recently received the 2022 Russel G. Lloyd Distinguished Service Award from Accelerate Indiana Municipalities. Joe Thallemer Thallemer was presented the award Nov. 3 during the Presidents’ Reception at the 2022 Aim Ideas Summit. Thallemer, a practicing optometrist, is currently serving his third term as Warsaw mayor. […]
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University of California academic workers strike over wages and benefits in largest walkout in U.S. higher education
Striking academics also accuse UC administrators of not bargaining in good faith with its union as they picketed throughout the state. Liz Haven, a chemistry graduate student, said undergraduates don’t realize how little the workers make and have generally been supportive of the strike. “I really hope that being out here we can really communicate […]
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Latest on Nick Smith and how Arkansas has adjusted in his absence
It is no surprise that No. 9 Arkansas has jumped out to a 2-0 start to the regular season, but a pair of convincing wins out of the gates has certainly been a welcome development for a Razorback team that has been without star freshman guard Nick Smith, who has been in right […]
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see the biggest party shifts from 2018 midterm elections so far | #alaska | #politics
So far, governor’s mansions in three states will change party hands — Massachusetts and Maryland flipped to Democrats, while Nevada flipped to Republicans. CNN has not yet projected winners in Alaska or Arizona. The three biggest shifts in favor of one party or the other since 2018 have been in eastern blue states that have […]
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Latest subvariant of concern, BN.1, takes off in state
Winter is nearing, and COVID-19 isn’t the only respiratory disease circulating. With cases of respiratory syncytial virus surging nationwide, and the U.S. already over the “epidemic threshold” with influenza, experts explain how to tell if your symptoms are due to the coronavirus, flu, or RSV, and what should you do once you know. In the […]
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