CHRB Approves 2024 Southern California Race Dates
The California Horse Racing Board approved race date allocations for the state’s southern tracks Aug. 17. The biggest change is at Del Mar, where it will get an eight-week summer season with a dark week preceding it. That would be followed by a five-week fall meet—a week longer than the last two years as the […]
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Cove woman files to run for city council | Copperas Cove Herald | #citycouncil
The city of Copperas Cove will have two contested city council races during the Nov. 7 election. Last week, the city received an application from Latisha McCullough-Walton for Place 7 of the city council. McCullough-Walton will face incumbent Jack Smith during the election. Smith filed for reelection early in the filing period. Filing for a […]
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Lyft and Uber say they will leave Minneapolis if the mayor signs a minimum wage bill for drivers
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New York CNN — Lyft and Uber threatened to stop doing business in Minneapolis after the city council adopted a new rule Thursday that would set a minimum wage for rideshare drivers. In a 7-5 vote, the Minneapolis City Council passed an ordinance that includes a number of rideshare worker protections, including a minimum wage […]
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Trump pledges to start six-lane I-65 project in Alabama on ‘first day’ if he wins in 2024 | #republicans | #Alabama | #GOP
Donald Trump promised to immediately get to work on making I-65 six lanes from Huntsville to Mobile if he wins the 2024 election, the former president told the Alabama Republican Party’s Summer Dinner on Friday. “One of the first things that I will do to help the great people of Alabama is to approve a […]
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Thousands of Narcan kits to be distributed to Arkansas police
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. — On Thursday morning, officials in Arkansas announced that $675,000 worth of Narcan will go to law enforcement across the Natural State. Governor Sarah Huckabee Sanders, along with Arkansas Drug Director Tom Fisher and Kirk Lane with the Arkansas Opioid Recovery Partnership, announced the move at Camp Robinson in North Little Rock. […]
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GETTING LOCAL: Protecting People from Wildfires & Disasters
WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW: California is distributing nearly $100 million to help communities bolster their defenses against wildfires and expand disaster response. SACRAMENTO – As climate change creates more extreme weather, like wildfires and flooding, California is stepping up efforts to support people on the frontlines. Governor Gavin Newsom announced that local communities would […]
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California officer accused in probe of racist texts kept ‘gory’ police dog injury photos for himself, authorities say
Three Northern California police officers accused in an investigation into racist and derogatory text messages were indicted on conspiracy charges alleging they “touted” their use of excessive force and collected “trophies,” according to court documents unsealed Thursday. Eric Rombough, Devon Wenger and Mortez Amiri were accused of conspiring to “injure, oppress, threaten and intimidate” residents […]
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City Council approves $1.15m in funding to improve KC golf courses | #citycouncil
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (KCTV) – A few golf courses in the city are set to get some upgrades in the near future. On Thursday, the Kansas City, Missouri, City Council passed an item appropriating $1.15 million toward renovations at Shoal Creek Golf Course and Minor Park Golf Course. The funds approved come from the Unappropriated […]
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Mayor Eric Adams fires back at Gov. Kathy Hochul’s asylum seeker crisis criticisms
NEW YORK — The battle between Mayor Eric Adams and Gov. Kathy Hochul over the asylum seeker crisis has taken a new turn. The mayor insists many of the state’s assertions about his leadership are just plain wrong. Adams was careful not to call out Hochul, just her arguments. The letter sent by her attorney […]
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Tommy Tuberville defends record on broadband | #republicans | #Alabama | #GOP
Sen. Tommy Tuberville, R-Ala., talks during a television interview (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik, File) President Joe Biden has made expanding broadband one of the top goals of his administration. U.S. Senator Tommy Tuberville (R-Alabama) has repeatedly expressed his commitment to rural broadband expansion, yet he voted against the President’s infrastructure bill that contains broadband funding. The President recently chastised Tuberville […]
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