California’s Fast Act is back on hold for at least 2 weeks
Photograph: Shutterstock Fast-food restaurants in California have been given a reprieve from the state’s implementation of the Fast Act wage law on Jan 1, the result of a surprise decision Friday by a state court. The Superior Court of Sacramento issued a temporary restraining order on Friday to block adoption of the measure less than […]
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With new Republican majority ahead, Lynchburg City Council prepares to elect next mayor | #citycouncil
After a 2022 election that set in motion sweeping changes across the Lynchburg City Council dais, council will hold a special called meeting Wednesday to elect the city’s next mayor and vice mayor. Lynchburg’s council-manager form of government is such that the city’s mayor and vice mayor are selected by the governing body. Nominations are […]
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Manchester’s mayor says more needs to be done to help homeless population
Manchester’s mayor says more needs to be done to help homeless population Updated: 6:29 PM EST Dec 30, 2022 Hide Transcript Show Transcript URGES THE STATE TO STEP IN AND HELP ONE DEATH, TWO HOMELESSNESS IS TOO MANY, TOO. THIS WEEK, IN NEW HAMPSHIRE’S LARGEST, BOTH FOUND BY FIRST RESPONDERS IN THEIR TENTS. NOW MANCHESTER […]
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Alabama allows concealed guns without permit, background check | #republicans | #Alabama | #GOP
MONTGOMERY, Ala. — Alabama on Jan. 1 will become the latest state to allow people to carry a concealed handgun without a state permit that requires a background check. The new state law ends the requirement for a person to get a permit to legally carry a concealed handgun in public. A person can still choose […]
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Florida official tapped to lead Arkansas education agency – Fayetteville Flyer
Jacob Oliva (Florida Department of Education/Twitter) LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) — Incoming Arkansas Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders on Thursday named a top Florida schools official as her pick to lead the state’s education agency, the latest signal of the direction of the Republican’s nascent administration. Sanders tapped Jacob Oliva, a senior chancellor at the Florida […]
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Nenana initiative is a new chapter in Alaska’s agricultural projects | #alaska | #politics
The Shirley Demientieff Memorial Bridge spans the Tanana River at Nenana. Photographed on February 12, 2021. (Marc Lester / ADN) I’ve always been interested in economic development and why some initiatives fail and others succeed. In Alaska, where the state owns land and controls resources, efforts are often state-led because Alaska’s private sector, except in […]
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Denton City Council’s big issues to address in 2023 | News | #citycouncil
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MI Court of Appeals sides with Warren City Council over mayor in budget dispute
The Warren City Council can amend the mayor’s proposed budgets, and the mayor can only spend money the council has authorized. That’s according to a new Michigan Court of Appeals ruling. The ruling is part of an ongoing legal battle between the Warren City Council and Mayor James Fouts. It started in 2021, when Fouts […]
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Biden signs TikTok ban for government devices amid security concerns | #republicans | #Alabama | #GOP
President Joe Biden approved a limited TikTok ban Thursday when he signed the 4,126-page spending bill into law. The ban prohibits the use of TikTok by the federal government’s nearly 4 million employees on devices owned by its agencies, with limited exceptions for law enforcement, national security and security research purposes. The ban comes after […]
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Former Arkansas state senator Jeremy Hutchinson in Pulaski County jail for alleged $500K+ in back child support | KTVE
Due in federal court in February for sentencing on wire and tax fraud LITTLE ROCK, Ark. – A former Arkansas state senator who resigned after a federal indictment in 2018 is being held in Pulaski County jail with a $524,000 cash bond. Guilty plea for Jeremy Hutchinson in federal bribery case Jeremy Hutchinson was sentenced […]
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