Day: January 6, 2023

Arkansas

Arkansas outlasts Mizzou basketball in SEC heavyweight bout

Missouri guard DeAndre Gholston (4) and Arkansas guard Ricky Council IV (1) go after the ball during the first half of a game on Wednesday, Jan. 4, 2023, in Fayetteville, Ark Michael Woods Photos, Associated Press FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. — The Missouri basketball program had never beaten three straight nationally ranked opponents before coming to Arkansas […]

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California

California is working hard to pass gun laws — and even harder to defend them

“We have these horrible deaths every year,” Hertzberg said. “How do we as lawmakers try to figure out creative ways that reduce this horrible tragedy?” A group of Democratic legislators insist they are unfazed by the legal threats as they pursue laws they know other blue states are likely to emulate. They’ve already introduced at […]

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City Council

Denver City Council to vote on affordable housing project in northeast Park Hill | #citycouncil

DENVER — Huge changes could soon be on the way for Northeast Park Hill as the City of Denver continues to try to solve the affordable housing crisis. The city’s Department of Housing and Stability (HOST) is planning a multi-million dollar project that would add a 253-unit apartment and townhouse complex at the corner of […]

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Mayor

San Jose mayor wants newcomer as vice mayor

San Jose Mayor Matt Mahan appears to want first-term Councilmember Rosemary Kamei as his vice mayor. Mahan is set to pick Kamei, 63, to be his second in command in an attempt to bridge the political divides on the San Jose City Council, a source told San José Spotlight. Governing in San Jose can be […]

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Alabama

Congress wasn’t always this dysfunctional (except it kind of was) | #republicans | #Alabama | #GOP

Updated January 6, 2023 at 5:43 PM ET What a week it’s been in Congress. You’ve likely heard lots about how unprecedented the repeated failed votes for Speaker have been, or at least that it hasn’t happened in about a century. But is this a new level of dysfunction for Congress? To answer that question, […]

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Alabama

Federal Panel Rules South Carolina Congressional District Is Illegal Gerrymander | #elections | #alabama

Federal rulings on other racial redistricting cases involving House districts in Georgia, Louisiana and Arkansas hang on the justices’ decision in the Alabama case. The South Carolina decision, however, will not be affected, because the lawsuit challenging the congressional map claims violations of the Constitution, not the Voting Rights Act. The South Carolina conference of […]

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California

Toddler killed, cities evacuated as massive storm lashes Northern California

A damaged Valero gas station creaks in the wind during a massive “bomb cyclone” rain storm in South San Francisco. (Josh Edelson / AFP/Getty Images) A powerful winter storm unleashed pounding rain and strong winds across Northern California on Wednesday, leaving a small child dead, triggering evacuations and power outages, and heightening fears of widespread […]

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Arkansas

Arkansas Blood Institute, C.O.P.S partner for January blood drive

LITTLE ROCK, Ark. – During National Blood Donor Month, The Arkansas Blood Institute and Arkansas Concerns of Police Survivors, or C.O.P.S, have partnered to host the first blood drive of the year.  Every blood donation goes to save the lives of up to three people. For these select drives with C.O.P.S, Arkansas Blood Institute will […]

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City Council

Here’s who has filed for Bloomington City Council as deadline approaches | news | #citycouncil

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Mayor

Allan Domb ads mean TV ad battle is here

The battle on Philadelphia airwaves ahead of the mayoral race is in full swing as former Councilmember Allan Domb this week began airing his first television ads of the campaign, becoming the second Democrat to jockey for viewers’ attention on TV. The commercials portray Domb as strong on crime and underscore the role public safety […]

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