Sanders: Pay just first step in overhauling education in Arkansas |
Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders brought her Arkansas LEARNS town hall meetings to the Heber Springs Community Center on Tuesday evening. It was part pep rally, part pop quiz, as Sanders, and area legislators spoke to the capacity crowd of regional community leaders and educators. She spoke about the shortcomings of one-size-fits-all public education and the […]
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Workers at major hotels in Southern California set to strike over holiday weekend
Unite Here Local 11 Picket signs are stacked in preparation for a strike Saturday morning at 65 major hotels in Los Angeles and Orange counties in Southern California. New York CNN — A union representing 15,000 workers at 65 major hotels in Los Angeles and Orange counties are set to go on strike early Saturday […]
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California students believed loan forgiveness would change lives, but SCOTUS decision leaves them ‘devastated’ – Orange County Register
(Photo by Hans Gutknecht, Los Angeles Daily News/SCNG) Born and raised in Highland Park, Marcos Molina, witnessed the neighborhood’s gentrification and the abusive tactics landlords like his utilized to displace residents. Charged by this trauma, he chose to study Urban Planning at Cal Poly Pomona so that he could combat the recurring crisis throughout LA […]
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Defying City Council, firm conducting search for new NOPD chief won’t appear at public hearing | The Latest | Gambit Weekly | #citycouncil
The national organization conducting the search for the New Orleans Police Department’s next chief declined an invitation Friday from two city council members to provide a public update on the search at a July council meeting. In a response to Council President JP Morrell and Council Member Oliver Thomas, Carl Maupin of the International Association […]
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Primary Day warning to mayor: Your voters are restless
Nicole Gelinas Opinion By Nicole Gelinas June 30, 2023 | 7:01pm In this week’s City Council races, notable candidates such as Chris Marte cruised to re-election and Yusef Salaam won in his district. Robert Miller In this week’s City Council races, the people of New York resoundingly spoke — and what they said, largely, was that they […]
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Baodong Liu and his role in landmark voting rights case | #republicans | #Alabama | #GOP
Newswise — University of Utah political scientist Baodong Liu served as an expert witness in a consequential voting rights case decided on June 8 by the U.S. Supreme Court. The decision in Allen v. Milligan rejected Alabama’s congressional redistricting map because it disenfranchises African-American voters. In a surprise 5-4 ruling written by Chief Justice John Roberts, the court […]
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Supreme Court won’t hear challenge to Mississippi’s Jim Crow-era ban on voting after some felonies – The Virginian-Pilot | #elections | #alabama
By EMILY WAGSTER PETTUS (Associated Press) JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — The U.S. Supreme Court said Friday that it will not stop Mississippi from removing voting rights from people convicted of certain felonies — a practice that originated in the Jim Crow era with the intent of stopping Black men from influencing elections. The court declined […]
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Ahead of Fourth of July Weekend, Here’s How California is Working to Keep People Safe from Extreme Heat
WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW: With extreme heat expected throughout the state this weekend and during the Fourth of July holiday, California is working to keep people safer with outreach and safety resources. SACRAMENTO – With a significant heatwave impacting much of inland California this weekend and into the Fourth of July holiday, Governor Gavin Newsom […]
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Governor Newsom: California is Deploying 100+ New CHP Officers To Keep You Safe
WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW: 101 new CHP officers were sworn in today and will soon be deployed across the state to improve public safety. With the addition of these new officers, CHP — the largest state police agency in the United States — now has over 6,550 sworn officers assigned across California. SACRAMENTO — Governor […]
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Mauldin City Council approves $38.1 million budget | #citycouncil
MAULDIN, S.C. (WSPA) – Mauldin City Council has approved a new budget of $38.1 million. The city claims the budget will help support residents with safety, infrastructure, and other community improvements. The city’s budget includes $1.2 million for police, more than $400,000 dollars for fire, over $400,000 dollars for road improvements and over $300,000 dollars […]
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