Day: December 25, 2022

City Council

Music Sparks Meaning concert series to start this summer in Manistee | #citycouncil

MANISTEE — Manistee’s residents and visitors can look forward to a new concert series coming to First Street Beach this summer. During its regular meeting on Dec. 20, Manistee City Council approved with a 7-0 vote the Music Sparks Meaning summer concert series, to be held at the Rotary Gazebo at First Street Beach. The […]

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Mayor

‘People are dying in cars. That’s the reality of it.’

Mark Sommer ,  Aaron Besecker Vehicles that shouldn’t be on the road since the blizzard began have been getting stuck, putting drivers’ lives in danger, endangering rescue workers and making it impossible for emergency vehicles to get by. On Sunday, Mayor Byron W. Brown said he has had enough. 13 people confirmed dead in Buffalo […]

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Alabama

January 6 panel urges ethics review for Republican leader Kevin McCarthy | #republicans | #Alabama | #GOP

Republican leader Kevin McCarthy and three other Republican politicians should face ethics investigations for their refusal to comply with congressional subpoenas, the House January 6 committee said on Monday in the culmination of a months-long standoff over their testimony. The committee had issued subpoenas in May for the testimony of Mr McCarthy — who is […]

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Alaska

Alaska legislative panel OKs $6.6 million to convert Juneau building into housing for lawmakers, staff | #alaska | #politics

The Assembly Building, slated to be renovated into 33 apartments for Alaska state legislators and staff, is seen Wednesday, Dec. 21, 2022, in downtown Juneau. (James Brooks / Alaska Beacon) A House-Senate committee of the Alaska Legislature has approved spending $6.6 million to renovate a downtown Juneau office building into 33 apartments for legislators and […]

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City Council

The Wellington driver who dares to defy city council parking rules | #citycouncil

Ross Giblin/Stuff The number of parking tickets issued by Wellington City Council continues to drop, down from 145,364 to 109,432 in the first 11 months of this year . (File photo) When a bright red car parked in a two-hour Wellington City Council parking bay stayed for more than six, it became a 2022 parking […]

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Mayor

NYC Mayor Eric Adams visits police officer at St. Barnabas Hospital after he was stabbed in the Bronx

BRONX, New York (WABC) — New York City Mayor Eric Adams took time on Christmas Eve to visit a police officer who was stabbed in the Bronx. The mayor tweeted a photo of him walking into St. Barnabas Hospital Saturday night. Police say Officer Lin Zhen was stabbed in the right arm by an emotionally […]

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Alabama

Paul Lee to keep powerful Health position in Alabama legislature | #republicans | #Alabama | #GOP

DOTHAN, Ala. (WTVY) – Rep. Paul Lee (R-Dothan) will remain chairman of the Alabama House Health Committee. His is among a third round of appointments announced Wednesday by incoming House speaker Nathaniel Ledbetter. “These committee chairs will handle some of the most important issues that affect the daily lives of Alabamians,” Ledbetter said in a […]

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Alaska

What was Anchorage like a century ago? A city with stark differences, but plenty of familiarities too | #alaska | #politics

The Empress Theatre in Anchorage, between 1912 and 1922. (Phinney S. Hunt / Public domain photo via Wikimedia Commons) Part of a continuing weekly series on Alaska history by local historian David Reamer. Have a question about Anchorage or Alaska history or an idea for a future article? Go to the form at the bottom […]

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City Council

Schenectady council pursues affordable housing solutions | #citycouncil

SCHENECTADY — In the aftermath of a well-attended town hall that gathered community feedback on rising rent costs in the city, the Schenectady City Council continues to explore solutions to the issue. During a City Development and Planning Committee meeting on Dec. 19, City Councilman Carl Williams said the Dec. 1 town hall at the […]

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Mayor

NYC Mayor Eric Adams visits police officer at St. Barnabas Hospital after he was stabbed in the Bronx

BRONX, New York (WABC) — New York City Mayor Eric Adams took time on Christmas Eve to visit a police officer who was stabbed in the Bronx. The mayor tweeted a photo of him walking into St. Barnabas Hospital Saturday night. Police say Officer Lin Zhen was stabbed in the right arm by an emotionally […]

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