Walker to Serve as Legal Counsel at Arkansas Tech
Eric F. Walker Eric F. Walker will take office as legal counsel at Arkansas Tech University on July 5, 2023. Walker has served as staff attorney for the Little Rock School District since 2016. He was previously assistant dean of career services for the William H. Bowen School of Law at the […]
Read More
City Council vote clears way for expansion of Streets at Southpoint in Durham | #citycouncil
Thursday, June 22, 2023 11:28PM DURHAM, N.C. (WTVD) — Big changes are on the way for the Streets at Southpoint Mall. The Durham City Council approved a zoning change this week to allow for more office space, hotel rooms, and apartments in the area. Plans were held up for the last few years because of […]
Read More
Lewisburg mayor Beverly White aims to finish what she’s started in second term
LEWISBURG, WV (WVNS) — After an uncontested election, Beverly White was elected to her second term as mayor of Lewisburg. White says in her second four-year term, she hopes she and the rest of the city’s government can work together to see through many of the projects they started during her previous term. White says […]
Read More
Jefferson County sets special election to replace commissioner | #elections | #alabama
The Jefferson County Election Commission has set the date for a special election to fill the Jefferson County Commission District 5 seat vacated by Steve Ammons. The date is set for July 18, 2023. If a runoff is needed that date will be August 8, 2023. Candidates must file at least 21 days before the […]
Read More
California voters may again vote on whether to bring back affirmative action in limited form | News
California voters may soon vote on whether they support using state money to fund programs that improve the health, education or economic well-being of specific racial, ethnic and sexual or gender groups. “Didn’t we already vote this down in 2020?” a voter may rightfully ask, referring to the failed campaign of Proposition 16, which sought […]
Read More
Arkansas ban on trans healthcare unconstitutional, judge rules
The federal judge put a permanent injunction on the bill. (Getty) A US federal judge has struck down a ban on gender-affirming care for trans-under-18s in Arkansas after deeming it unconstitutional. US district judge Jay Moody Issued an indefinite injunction against the Republican-led House Bill 1570 (HB1570) on Tuesday (20 June) after deeming it in […]
Read More
Lawsuit Challenges Oil and Gas Drilling on California Public Lands
San Francisco, CA — Conservation organizations have filed a lawsuit against the Biden Administration’s Bureau of Land Management (BLM) seeking to halt the unlawful drilling of multiple oil and gas wells in California’s San Joaquin Valley. The agency rushed the approval of the well permits in the Mount Poso oil field near Bakersfield without allowing […]
Read More
Kat McManus announces bid for Loveland City Council – Loveland Reporter-Herald | #citycouncil
When Kat McManus moved to Loveland two years ago, she didn’t waste any time putting her passion for helping people to work on behalf of local grassroots causes. Loveland activist Kat McManus has announced her candidacy for Loveland City Council in the upcoming 2023 city election. (Submitted) Now the newcomer is hoping to serve the […]
Read More
Former Hobart Mayor Buzinec honored for Lake George beautification efforts
When Linda Buzinec walked to the Lake George clocktower from Grainger’s across the street, it was as if she were still in charge. City dignitaries, friends and residents alike gathered there waiting for the Common Council to finish its business and get on with the main event of Wednesday evening — renaming the clocktower in […]
Read More
Opinion: The politics behind GOP states’ war on ‘voter fraud’ | #elections | #alabama
In the last three years, Republicans in two dozen states passed laws limiting voting in the name of preventing alleged voter fraud. At the same time, eight GOP-run states have withdrawn from the only national agency that is preventing fraud by cleansing voter rolls. And Texas will become the ninth with Gov. Greg Abbott’s signature […]
Read More