A Year After a Fiery Voting Rights Speech, Biden Delivers a More Muted Address | #elections | #alabama
Mr. Warnock, however, said in his victory speech that night that he won despite voter suppression. Stories of Georgia voters waiting for hours in long lines that wrapped around buildings, he said, were “most certainly not a sign voter suppression does not exist.” Early figures indicated that nationally the Black share of the electorate in […]
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Arkansas governor bans term ‘Latinx’ from state documents
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Martin Luther King Would be Disappointed with California’s Failing Schools
Monday is a national holiday to celebrate the life and achievements of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Across the nation, tributes will be paid to the man who taught us to dream – a man who was willing to go to jail to ensure that we could–and we would–overcome. In his honor, federal, state, and […]
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City council Jan. 17 scheduled to approve lodging tax funding | #citycouncil
Meeting a day later than usual due to the Martin Luther King Jr. holiday, the Mountlake Terrace City Council Jan. 17 is scheduled to approve 2023 funding recommendations from the city’s Lodging Tax Advisory Committee, among other agenda items. The Studio 6 Hotel, located in Gateway Place, is the city’s only lodging facility that collects […]
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Wilmington Mayor introduces legislation to reduce some parking tickets to $25
Wilmington is further addressing enforcement of parking tickets and the fines associated with them. Mayor Mike Purzycki is sending Wilmington City Council an ordinance to lower certain parking fines from $40 to $25. Purzycki says in a release this is part of a series of parking enforcement improvements that aim to reduce hassles for residents […]
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California bracing for another round of storms
SACRAMENTO — Another moderate storm is expected to hit California on Sunday evening and continue into Monday, bringing more rain along the coast and inland valleys and up to 2 feet of snow in the mountain regions of Northern California. But meteorologists say there’s good news on the horizon. The series of storms that has ravaged […]
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3 rescued from car teetering over cliff’s edge in California
Three people escaped a potentially deadly situation on Friday when they were rescued from a car that was teetering precariously over the edge of a cliff in Santa Cruz County, California. The California Highway Patrol said in a Facebook post that they were informed that a car was spotted hanging over the edge of a ditch along […]
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Politicos return to Gillett Coon Supper
GILLETT — Most aren’t here for the gamey taste of barbecued raccoon, but nonetheless Arkansas’ top politicos seemingly can’t resist a plate of it. Every year, the Coon Supper brings a who’s who of politicians and lobbyists to Gillett in an Arkansas tradition unlike any other. The Coon Supper started off as a charity event […]
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Governor Newsom Proclaims Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Day 2023
SACRAMENTO – Governor Gavin Newsom today issued a proclamation declaring Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Day in the State of California. PROCLAMATION More than 50 years after his passing, Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.’s call to stand up against injustice and protect the most sacred tenets of democracy continues to inspire our work to build […]
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City says Sánchez no longer a council member after move | #citycouncil
Lisa Sánchez is no longer a member of the Boise City Council. The former council member was informed of the action Friday in a meeting Friday with council president Holli Woodings and president pro tem Jimmy Hallyburton. “Along with the acting city attorney, we sat down with council member Sanchez and informed her that she […]
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