Welfare: As US tightens work rules, California considers loosening them
By Jeanne Kung, CalMatters Just as Republicans in Congress are moving to beef up work requirements for people who receive welfare, California lawmakers are moving to do the opposite. Included in a recent state Assembly budget proposal, and in a bill the Assembly passed on Wednesday, is a plan to remake CalWORKs, the state’s federally funded cash […]
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Crowded field of Watertown City Council candidates begins campaigning | #citycouncil
Jun. 3—WATERTOWN — With the big day just weeks away, the 10 City Council candidates — and two write-ins — are already gearing up for the June 27 primary. In the last several days, campaign signs began popping up all around the city. And with 10 people seeking two seats with four-year terms, there are […]
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Mayor’s message | Summer season arrives in Watsonville – Santa Cruz Sentinel
As we welcome the summer season, the wait is over … Mothersong is back in-person! We kick off the Music in the Plaza concert series on June 16. At our Main Library, join us the first Friday of the month at 10:30 a.m. for singing and dancing with Joya Winwood, on June 8 at 6:30 […]
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Chicago City Council Members on the $51M Migrant Aid Plan | Latino Voices | Chicago News | #citycouncil
A plan to provide $51 million in migrant care passed by a comfortable margin at this week’s Chicago City Council meeting. But the lead-up to that vote was met with upheaval and racist remarks from audience members. Ald. Jessie Fuentes (26th Ward) said the debate needs to be looked at from a historical lens. She […]
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Springfield Pride Parade draws thousands
As everyone from babies to grandmothers to dogs danced in colorful attire, thousands marched in Springfield’s second annual Pride Parade. Taurean Bethea, founder of the Springfield Pride Parade Organization, and Springfield Mayor Domenic Sarno both said this year’s Pride Parade may be larger than last year’s, which had 6,000 parade-goers — more than the anticipated […]
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Opinion: How Will California Deal With Budget Deficits That Seem Here to Stay?
Gov. Gavin Newsom unveils his revised budget proposal for 2023-24. Photo by Rahul Lal for CalMatters A little less than two weeks remain before the June 15 constitutional deadline for enacting a 2023-24 state budget. It’s as certain as anything in politics can be that the Legislature will pass something it calls a budget. If […]
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Libraries and booksellers sue to overturn parts of new Arkansas law on library materials
A coalition of 17 plaintiffs filed a lawsuit in federal court on Friday that asks a judge to strike down as unconstitutional two sections of Act 372, a new Arkansas law on school and public library materials, claiming violations of the First and 14th amendments to the U.S. Constitution. The introduction to the complaint calls […]
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Cash delivery followed DuBois, Pa. official’s corruption arrest | #citycouncil
On an otherwise routine Tuesday in early May, DuBois’ solicitor showed up at City Hall with $93,920 in cash tucked inside a cardboard box and packaged in a gift bag. The solicitor, Toni Cherry, pulled DuBois’ Interim City Manager Chris Nasuti and Police Chief Blaine Clark out of a meeting. According to Nasuti, she handed […]
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‘Do I have regrets? … Hell yeah,’ says Davenport mayor after partial collapse of Iowa building
DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — A structural engineer’s report issued last week indicated a wall of a century-old apartment building in Iowa was at imminent risk of crumbling, yet neither the owner nor city officials warned residents of the danger days before the building partially collapsed, leaving three people missing and feared dead. The revelation […]
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California pilots fighting airport closure threats
An airport master plan update for Banning Municipal was published in 2007 to “provide a direction for future airport development and to ensure that the necessary facilities are improved or made available to meet the forecasted demand for services at the airport.” The plan established Banning Municipal as an asset that can assist in community […]
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