Ex-NYC Mayor Bill de Blasio ordered to pay $475,000 for misusing public funds on failed White House bid
New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio appears at an indoor training center at the USTA Billie Jean King United States Tennis Center which will be partially converted into a temporary hospital during the outbreak of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in the Queens borough of New York City, New York, U.S., March 31, 2020. Photo […]
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Hastings City Hall Committee recommends new building | #citycouncil
HASTINGS, Neb. (KSNB) – A new city hall building could be on the way for Hastings. That is the recommendation that will be presented to the city council during the work session on Monday. The Hastings City Hall Committee has spent several months gathering information and feedback to come to the decision after it was […]
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Arkansas lawmakers reflect on recent session
Arkansas lawmakers gathered Thursday to discuss the recent legislative session. At a summit held by Arkansas Advocates for Children and Families, Democratic Reps. Andrew Collins and Ashley Hudson and Republican Rep. Julie Mayberry were critical of the pace at which the legislature moves. “We have too many bills too fast,” Mayberry said. “We don’t spend […]
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After seeking asylum, families at this California shelter take first steps in U.S.
Five-year-old Rood Morancy Siverne huddled close to his mother, who sat tired, yet hopeful, waiting to check in to what would become, at least for a time, their home. Rood and his parents had fled Chile and made the month-long trek north through mountains, Panamanian jungles, and the length of Mexico, until arriving at the […]
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The next step in California’s reparations push is ‘the most thrilling’ and Americans could see big changes to their standard deduction
Published: June 16, 2023 at 4:09 p.m. ET Hi, MarketWatchers. Don’t miss these top stories. The next step in California’s reparations push is ‘the most thrilling’: turning proposals into reality Assemblyman Reggie Jones-Sawyer is adamant that something will come out of the reparations task force’s efforts, he said in an interview ahead of Juneteenth. Read […]
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Biden, DeSantis to visit Northern California next week
As the 2024 presidential race heats up, President Joe Biden and one of his Republican political rivals, Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis, are hitting the campaign trail in Northern California on Monday. On Monday morning, there will be a private fundraiser for DeSantis’ presidential campaign in Sacramento. A flyer for the “roundtable breakfast” says real estate […]
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Former New Jersey governor Jim McGreevey considering running for mayor of Jersey City
NEW YORK — Nineteen years after former New Jersey governor Jim McGreevey resigned after coming out as gay, he’s considering a political comeback. McGreevey tells CBS2 political reporter Marcia Kramer he is giving serious consideration to running for mayor of Jersey City. In the summer of 2004, McGreevey stood beside his wife and surprised the […]
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Providence City Council approves first passage of $583M budget | #citycouncil
PROVIDENCE, R.I. (WPRI) — The city budget faces one more procedural hurdle before it can take effect in Providence. On Friday, the Providence City Council held a special meeting to vote on an amended $583 million city budget and approved the first passage in a 12-1 vote. Earlier this week, the City Council Finance Committee […]
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Hunter Biden investigation: President’s son appears for court-ordered deposition in Arkansas
Hunter Biden appeared in Arkansas for a court-ordered deposition about his finances on Friday as part of a child support battle with the mother of one of his daughters. Judge Holly Meyer, who is handling the case, ruled in May that Biden and Lunden Roberts would need to sit for depositions in June, when Biden […]
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Alaska political figures react to news of Trump indictment | #alaska | #politics
ANCHORAGE, Alaska (KTUU) – As word spread that a New York grand jury moved to indict former President Donald Trump on undisclosed charges that remain sealed, political figures representing Alaska in both Juneau and Washington D.C. are reacting. Ann Brown is chair of the Alaska Republican Party, and called the legal move “politically motivated.” “Politically […]
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