January 5, 2023 - We Find All The BS In Politics

Mayor

After Flood, Mayor Breed Parties in Vegas with E-40 at 49ers Game

English San Francisco found itself deeply under water on New Year’s Eve to the surprise of Mayor London Breed and other city officials, who said they were expecting less than an inch of rain. But a day after parts of the Mission, SoMa and other neighborhoods flooded with several feet of water, Breed flew to […]

California

Autopsies find coronavirus in the brain, multiple organs

Experts had predicted as much, so it wasn’t a surprise that COVID hospitalizations rose after Christmas, especially among people 70 and above. The good news is that the numbers are still 70% below last January’s at the peak of the first omicron surge. Perhaps more worrisome is the sudden rise of the XBB.1.5 subvariant, which […]

Arkansas

No. 13 Arkansas rallies to beat No. 20/21 Missouri in SEC home opener

Photo courtesy of the University of Arkansas. FAYETTEVILLE – Ricky Council IV scored 21 second-half points to lead #13 Arkansas (12-2, 1-1 SEC) to a come-from-behind win over #20/21 Missouri (12-2, 1-1 SEC) in the Razorbacks’ SEC home opener Wednesday night at Bud Walton Arena. Council finished with 25 points, making 11-of-13 at the line with […]

California

What’s Driving So Many People and Businesses to Move From California to Texas? – NBC 5 Dallas-Fort Worth

When we hear the phrase, “Don’t California my Texas,” culture and politics are some of the first things that come to mind. But one of the more tangible things that could be imported is the housing market. “I think there’s a rational factor and then maybe a not-so-rational factor,” said Dr. Cullum Clark, the director […]

Alaska

‘We’re all on the same team’: Inside the Alaska model for US politics | #alaska | #politics

When Democrat Mary Sattler Peltola went looking to hire a chief of staff, she chose someone with hands-on experience and a deep knowledge of her home state, Alaska. He was also a Republican. Alex Ortiz’s last job was serving in the same role for her predecessor, Don Young, a giant in the state who died […]

City Council

Tampa City Council votes to change city charter | #citycouncil

TAMPA, Fla. (WFLA) — Tampa’s City Council voted to make changes to the City Charter on Thursday. The last major overhaul of the City Charter happened in 1975. The changes approved by council members on Thursday will not be as expansive as the changes in 1975 but if they are approved by voters they will […]

Mayor

Baltimore mayor unveils state legislative priorities for 2023

Baltimore Mayor Brandon Scott on Thursday unveiled his team’s plan for the upcoming legislative session in Annapolis.Backed by members of his administration and the Baltimore City delegation, the mayor went through the wish list he’s taking to the State House next week.Scott said his top three priorities are public safety, the environment and infrastructure and […]

Alabama

Pharmacies can sell abortion pill | News | #republicans | #Alabama | #GOP

WASHINGTON, D.C. — The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has authorized the sale of abortion pills in pharmacies amid several states’ attempts to restrict abortion access. Mifeprex and its generic mifepristone, also known as RU-486, is FDA approved in a regimen with misoprostol to end a pregnancy up to 10 weeks. The pill was only […]

California

What Should Happen to this California Folk-Art Landmark?

The women seemed to be waiting for something or someone. Paint peeled from their knees and elbows and cheeks, revealing gray concrete below. Their expressions were lifelike, but they had the bodies of dolls: hands and feet a little too big and no angle to mark the bend of joints. Still, it was hard to […]

Arkansas

‘He’s an elite shooter’: Pinion provided pop Hogs needed

FAYETTEVILLE — Arkansas freshman Joseph Pinion is responsible for three of the loudest pops from the Bud Walton Arena crowds this season. Each of them came after he knocked down a three-pointer Wednesday during the 13th-ranked Razorbacks’ 74-68 victory over No. 20 Missouri. His perimeter shot making was vital in Arkansas overcoming a 17-point first-half deficit and […]

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