‘A no-brainer’: Why former Arkansas Gov. Mike Beebe successfully pushed Medicaid expansion
As the Mississippi hospital crisis worsens and 2023 gubernatorial candidates debate a proposed solution to it — Medicaid expansion — former Arkansas Gov. Mike Beebe spoke with Mississippi Today about his successful push for expansion and what it’s done for his state since it went into effect. Shortly after President Barack Obama ushered the Affordable […]
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City Council to vote on new section of Cross Charlotte Trail – WSOC TV | #citycouncil
CHARLOTTE — The Charlotte City Council may soon spend millions of dollars to build the next section of the Cross Charlotte Trail in north Charlotte. City leaders will vote on a $6.1 million contract to build a 2-mile stretch from Orr Road to Rocky River Road in the University Area. [ PREVIOUS COVERAGE: New section of […]
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3 killed in ‘racially motivated’ shooting at Dollar General in Jacksonville, Florida
“This is a tragic moment. My heart is heavy,” Councilwoman Ju’Coby Pittman said. August 26, 2023, 7:10 PM ET • 4 min read Three people were killed in a “racially motivated” shooting at a Dollar General in Jacksonville, Florida, on Saturday, authorities said. All three victims were Black, and the suspect detailed a “disgusting ideology […]
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California boards want to keep pandemic rules for public meetings – Santa Cruz Sentinel
For a July meeting, the Little Hoover Commission — an independent state oversight agency — posted notice that the public could attend in Sacramento, but also in Traverse City, Mich., or Southampton, N.Y. Why the locations scattered across the country? Because some commissioners were taking part in the discussion on aging while on vacation, but California’s open […]
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Candidates vie for Charlotte City Council’s only open seat – WSOC TV | #citycouncil
CHARLOTTE — In-person voting has begun and on The Political Beat, we’re focusing on the city of Charlotte’s only open seat with a primary challenge: District 3. Stretching from South End to Steele Creek this area includes much of west Charlotte. [ ALSO READ: Part 1: At-large city council candidates join Political Beat as primaries near ] […]
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Multiple people dead following incident at Jacksonville Dollar General, mayor says
Multiple people are dead, including the suspected shooter, following an incident Saturday at a Dollar General in Jacksonville, Florida, the Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office said. The incident occurred at a store on Kings Road and Canal Street. Additional details were not immediately available. Melissa Ross, a spokesperson for Mayor Donna Deegan’s office, said there are “multiple […]
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California’s medical board can’t pay its bills, but doctors resist proposed fixes
Annie Sciacca California doctors and state lawmakers are squaring off once again over the future of the Medical Board of California, which is responsible for licensing and disciplining doctors and has been criticized by patient advocates for years for being too lax. A bill before the legislature would significantly increase the fees doctors pay to […]
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Residents of Louisville’s California neighborhood celebrate 33rd California Day
Around the edges of California Park, vendors gave away lemonade, funnel cakes, hot dogs; volunteers helped kids onto horses for rides or showed them exotic reptiles and birds; and local nonprofits held basketball and tennis clinics. For 33 years, current and former residents of Louisville’s California Neighborhood have gathered at the park on the last […]
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Bainbridge City Council discusses hotel land issue, demolition ordinances at meeting – The Post-Searchlight | #citycouncil
Bainbridge City Council discusses hotel land issue, demolition ordinances at meeting Published 4:40 pm Saturday, August 26, 2023 The Bainbridge City Council met for their monthly meeting last week. Following the invocation and pledge, the first item on the agenda was an amendment to a bond resolution, in relation to the hotel project on Florida […]
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Jennings councilmembers sign letter of ‘no confidence’ in mayor
JENNINGS, Mo. — The continuous flare of tensions in the City of Jennings north of St. Louis culminated Thursday in multiple City Councilmembers signing a letter of “no confidence” against the city’s mayor, Gary Johnson. Five of eight councilmembers signed a letter stating they intend to take a vote of “no confidence” against the mayor at […]
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