California mushroom farms cited for workplace safety violations after January fatal shootings
California has cited two Northern California mushroom farms for health and safety violations and proposed more than $165,000 in potential fines five months after a farmworker killed seven people in back-to-back shootings on the farms in Half Moon Bay. Chunli Zhao, who had worked at the farms, is charged with seven counts of murder and […]
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Growth is leading to changes in how residents vote for city council members | #citycouncil
NAMPA, Idaho — Growth in the Treasure Valley is leading to changes within local cities across the region, including how residents vote for city council members. This fall, for the first time, Nampa residents will only be eligible to vote for council members who live in their district. The change comes as part of a […]
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Calls to invest in Hialeah’s 911 system continue, mayor disagrees on need
HIALEAH, Fla. – Eric Johnson stopped to help during a traffic accident in Hialeah and he couldn’t believe how long it took for authorities to respond. Johnson said several witnesses of the traffic crash were calling 911, but they weren’t getting through to dispatch to request help. “It rang I think 13 or 14 times, […]
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Ethics complaint against Mo Brooks dismissed | #republicans | #Alabama | #GOP
ALABAMA (WHNT) — The Alabama Republican Party’s Ethics committee has dismissed an ethics complaint filed against former longtime Huntsville area Congressman Mo Brooks. The complaint was originally submitted by Alabama Board of Education member Dr. Wayne Reynolds, who took issue with remarks Brooks made during a May 17 radio interview with Montgomery-based WACV. The party’s ethics […]
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U-M political scientist’s work key in Supreme Court ruling, affirming Voting Rights Act | #elections | #alabama
In an unexpected affirmation of the Voting Rights Act, the Supreme Court ruled this month that congressional voting maps in Alabama would dilute the power of Black voters. Jowei Chen University of Michigan political science professor Jowei Chen, affiliated with the Center for Political Studies at the Institute for Social Research, was cited throughout the […]
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Barrett, Schroeder latest to join hall of fame for Arkansas sports media
It’s been 16 years since Orville Henry and Paul Eells were inducted into the first class of the Arkansas Sportscasters and Sports Writers Hall of Fame. It was a bittersweet day. Family accepted their plaques. It will be much more fun this year as sportswriter George Schroeder and sportscaster Chuck Barrett are honored at Home2 […]
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Alito’s private jet defense and Supreme Court hypocrisy. | #alaska | #politics
This is part of Opinionpalooza, Slate’s coverage of the major decisions from the Supreme Court this June. We’re working to change the way the media covers the Supreme Court. Sign up for the pop-up newsletter to receive our latest updates, and support our work when you join Slate Plus. It’s not always simple to contrast what happens on the Supreme Court’s […]
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California Gets Nearly $2 Billion in Federal Funding to Boost High Speed Internet Access
WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW: Funding from the Biden-Harris Administration will help California provide all families with access to reliable, affordable high-speed Internet, adding to California’s historic $6 billion in funding to build the nation’s largest broadband infrastructure network. SACRAMENTO – Today, Governor Gavin Newsom issued a statement after the Biden-Harris Administration announced its allocation […]
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A plan to expand San Gabriel Mountains National Monument
In a bid to expand wilderness protections to the mountains and foothills just north of the Los Angeles Basin, California Rep. Judy Chu and Sen. Alex Padilla have asked President Biden to add 109,167 acres to the San Gabriel Mountains National Monument — an act they say would help preserve an area that is rich […]
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Kennedy officially resigns from Ogdensburg City Council | #citycouncil
Jun. 26—OGDENSBURG — An Ogdensburg city councilor who is moving out of the area with her family officially resigned Monday. Nichole L. Kennedy, who announced the move last fall, is just over halfway through her second year of her second term on City Council, having been reelected in November 2021. Kennedy officially announced her resignation […]
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