Changes are needed to create a better environment at City Council meetings | #citycouncil
May 20—The Grand Forks City Council last year made changes to the rules that govern public comments at twice-per-month council meetings. Among them were two that should have been viewed as friendly to speakers, including increasing each speaker’s time from three minutes to five and moving the comment period to the beginning of the meeting. […]
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Kingston mayoral candidate Frank Waters questions Steve Noble’s leadership skills; mayor touts successes – Daily Freeman
Kingston City Hall on May 12, 2022 (Tania Barricklo/Daily Freeman) KINGSTON, N.Y. — A Democratic candidate for mayor claimed Friday, May 19, that Mayor Steve Noble has not shown strong leadership during recent crimes, including one involving Kingston High School students. The campaign of Frank Waters, who is facing off against Noble during a June […]
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Governor Newsom Announces Appointments 5.19.23
SACRAMENTO – Governor Gavin Newsom today announced the following appointments: Guillermo Martinez, of Los Angles, has been appointed to the Board for Professional Engineers, Land Surveyors and Geologists. Martinez was a Senior Transportation Engineer at the Port of Los Angeles from 2004 to 2020. He was a Transportation Engineering Associate at the Los Angeles Department of […]
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AL.com cartoonist JD Crowe’s KKK obsession | #republicans | #Alabama | #GOP
Alabama’s racially storied history can’t be denied, but when it comes to modern-day politics, some seem stuck in the past more than others. The Ku Klux Klan hasn’t had any significant social, political or economic influence in Alabama in decades, but AL.com cartoonist J.D. Crowe is determined to keep its memory alive. It’s not uncommon […]
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Robert Marion Berry, former Arkansas representative, dies at 80
Former U.S. Rep. Robert Marion Berry, an Arkansas Democrat who served seven terms in Congress and after working on agriculture policies in the Clinton administration, died May 19 in Little Rock. He was 80. The death was announced in a statement from his family. No cause was given. Mr. Berry was first elected to Congress […]
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Hillsboro City Council moves forward on Railroad Street Park resurfacing plans | #citycouncil
During a special meeting Thursday, May 18, members of Hillsboro City Council approved two items of legislation related to resurfacing the basketball and tennis courts at the Railroad Street Park. As previously reported, community enhancement committee chair Jo Sanborn announced in March that her committee voted to take the first step toward plans for a […]
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Cheyenne Mayor Says City Going After People For Past Due Tickets
Cheyenne Mayor Patrick Collins says the city will use collection agencies and an aggressive booting program to get people to pay up on past due parking tickets. The mayor made the comments in his “Mayor’s Minute” column on Friday. In the column, the mayor. The mayor wrote that while the city was owed $200, 000 […]
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California to deal with some snowmelt flooding by diverting water
California’s historic snowpack leads to ‘epic whitewater rafting season’ Sierra Whitewater owner Deric Rothe said 2023 would be the best season ever for whitewater rafting as the massive snowpack continues melting into California’s rivers and streams this spring. BAKERSFIELD, Calif. – The California Department of Water Resources is dealing with an issue it hasn’t faced […]
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Republicans select new leadership in the Legislature | #republicans | #Alabama | #GOP
Nathaniel Ledbetter, R-Rainsville, will be the new speaker of the House in the Alabama Legislature. During a post-election meeting held in Montgomery on Thursday, the 77-member Alabama House Republican Caucus chose Ledbetter as its nominee for Speaker of the House, State Rep. Chris Pringle, R – Mobile, as its Speaker Pro Tem nominee, State Rep. […]
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UC intends to hire students without DACA protections, work permits
The University of California regents, saying they support an equitable education for all, unanimously agreed Thursday to find a pathway to enact a bold policy to hire students who lack legal status and work permits. The groundbreaking move would reshape the lives of thousands of young people who were brought to the country without papers […]
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