Day: June 13, 2023

California

2023 Juneteenth events happening in the greater Sacramento area

Here are 2023 Juneteenth events in Northern California this weekend Updated: 4:36 PM PDT Jun 13, 2023 Monday, June 19, is Juneteenth, which commemorates the end of slavery in the United States, and there are many events happening this weekend in Northern California leading up to the holiday.June 19, 1865, was the day Black people […]

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Alaska

House GOP plots multi-pronged attack on special counsel probe of Trump | #alaska | #politics

CNN  —  House Republicans are mounting an all-out campaign to attack the special counsel’s investigation into former President Donald Trump and looking to use every tool at their disposal to undermine its findings – from subpoenas to the power of the purse strings. House Judiciary Chairman Jim Jordan is exploring ways to force Jack Smith […]

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Mayor

Confrontation between Liberty mayor, resident over Confederate cemetery marker

The public comment session during Monday’s Liberty city council meeting ended with shouting between the mayor and a frequent public speaker at city meetings. The tension centered around a yearslong legal dispute over a Confederate statue, or grave marker as ancestors call it, in Fairview Cemetery.Clay Countians for Inclusion started pressing for the statue’s removal […]

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Alabama

U.S. Sen. JD Vance to stall Justice Department nominees over Trump indictment | #republicans | #Alabama | #GOP

WASHINGTON, D. C. – U.S. Sen. JD Vance announced Tuesday that he will delay U.S. Senate approval of all Justice Department nominees as a protest of “the unprecedented political prosecution” of former President Donald Trump by President Joe Biden’s Department of Justice. A statement from Vance called Trump “merely the latest victim of a Department […]

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California

Why gun sales are booming in this California county

“WARNING: Politically Incorrect Area,” reads a sign tacked on the wall of 29 Outdoor Gear, Jerry Kunzman’s gun shop in the small Napa County city of American Canyon. Packed with Glocks, Bergaras and the occasional SIG Sauer, the store offers guns for a range of firearm enthusiasts, from hunters to dads to off-duty cops, Kunzman says. […]

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California

Small towns lure work-from-home employees with cash, perks

What will it take for you to leave California for Indiana? Start with $5,000 to $7,500 in relocation cash. If that’s not enough, how about free health insurance for a year, unlimited golf club membership, a seat on the community’s nonprofit board? How’s a Himalayan massage strike you? Or bourbon and burgers with the mayor? […]

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Arkansas

Governor Sanders picks new lead for Division of Arkansas Heritage

ARKANSAS, USA — Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders has named Marty Ryall as the next director of the Division of Arkansas Heritage (DAH), replacing Jimmy Bryant. Bryant, who has held the position since 2019, is retiring at the end of the month. Ryall, a Star City native, is currently the director of legislative affairs at the […]

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City Council

‘Gentlemen, can we focus?’: After heated discussion, LaGrange City Council amends budget, won’t raise utility rates – LaGrange Daily News | #citycouncil

‘Gentlemen, can we focus?’: After heated discussion, LaGrange City Council amends budget, won’t raise utility rates Published 7:14 pm Tuesday, June 13, 2023 Following a back-and-forth, “heated” discussion during its work session, the LaGrange City Council held the first reading for its 2023-2024 budget Tuesday during its regular meeting. The amended budget would not require […]

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Mayor

Tuscaloosa mayor wants to hear from you in 6 planned town hall meetings

TUSCALOOSA, Ala. (WBRC) -Tuscaloosa Mayor Walt Maddox is planning six town hall meetings this summer. Maddox says these venues will be an opportunity for him to hear directly from residents, one-on-one at various locations starting this weekend. Mayor Walt Maddox explains how this is an important chance for him to learn what’s on people’s minds. […]

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Alabama

Trump pleads not guilty in federal documents case, heads back out on campaign trail | #republicans | #Alabama | #GOP

Former President Donald Trump pleaded not guilty in federal court in Miami on Tuesday to 37 felony counts of taking highly classified national security documents from his time in office and obstructing efforts to recover the documents, according to media reports from inside the courtroom. Trump, the first former president charged with a federal crime, […]

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