US Marshals arrest escaped inmate from Arkansas in WV
(Photo courtesy: U.S. Marshals Service) LEWISBURG, W.Va. (WBOY) — U.S. Marshals have announced the arrest of a man in Lewisburg who they say escaped from a prison facility in Arkansas in 2022. Samuel Paul Hartman According to a release from the U.S. Marshals Service, Samuel Paul Hartman, 39, who was an inmate at the East […]
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Jackson City Council approves garbage collection rebate | #citycouncil
Jackson residents should be getting a little money back from the city.The city council approved a garbage collection rebate on Tuesday for residents who were charged for garbage pickup without getting the service during the last standoff with Richard’s Disposal. The lowest rebate should be $12.53.Mayor Chokwe Antar Lumumba said the city is still in […]
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Beyoncé declared honorary mayor of Santa Clara
(KRON) — Move over Taylor Swift. The “Queen Bey,” Beyoncé, is about to become the new honorary mayor of Santa Clara. Beyoncé is bringing her “Renaissance World Tour” to Levi’s Stadium for a highly-anticipated 3-hour performance Wednesday night. Her dedicated fans, also known as “The Bey Hive,” are swarming into the city to see the […]
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Three years after landmark ruling, Congress silent on tribal jurisdiction in Oklahoma | #republicans | #Alabama | #GOP
After a 2020 U.S. Supreme Court ruling defined much of Eastern Oklahoma as a Native American reservation, limiting state jurisdiction over tribal citizens, Congress has taken little interest in addressing the issues the tribes and state officials say the court decision has raised. The 5-4 decision in McGirt v. Oklahoma held that lands the federal […]
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Strengthening California’s Transfer Pathway – Public Policy Institute of California
California’s community colleges and four-year institutions have launched initiatives to streamline the transfer pathway and increase the number and diversity of transfer students. These efforts range from increasing outreach, to guaranteeing future transfer admission for eligible students, to expanding existing transfer programs to more colleges. In this section we highlight some of the ways that […]
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EPA head says he’s fully supports decision to block Alaska mine and protect salmon-rich Bristol Bay | #alaska | #politics
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator Michael Regan addresses the U.S. Conference of Mayors winter meeting in Washington, U.S. January 19, 2022. Photo by Jonathan Ernst/REUTERS ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — The nation’s top environmental official said he fully supports his agency’s decision to block a proposed gold and copper mine in Alaska’s salmon-rich Bristol Bay, […]
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California Senators Feinstein and Padilla request $310M for border-sewage fix – NBC 7 San Diego
California Sens. Dianne Feinstein and Alex Padilla Tuesday called on U.S. Senate leadership to include $310 million in an upcoming emergency supplemental bill — money that would be used to repair infrastructure to treat raw sewage spilling across the border from Mexico. “While normal conditions overwhelm the system, Tropical Storm Hilary pushed hundreds-of-millions of gallons […]
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Elections continue as Mississippi voters head back for Runoffs | #elections | #alabama
MISSISSIPPI (WCBI) – Mississippi voters headed back to the polls to take care of some unfinished business. Candidates across the state found themselves continuing their Primary campaigns after the first round of voting back on August 8. In our viewing area alone, nearly 40 primary races ended without a candidate receiving the necessary 50% plus […]
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Arkansas green lights more funding for mental health crisis response
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. – More money is headed to facilities in Arkansas looking to help people experiencing a mental health crisis. On Tuesday, Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders and officials with the Arkansas Department of Human Services announced more funding was being allocated to four Crisis Stabilization Units that help people in crisis at mental health […]
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UPDATE: City council approves expansions at airport | #citycouncil
Update: During their meeting on Monday, Aug. 28, the Salem City Council unanimously approved a property purchase to add parking at the Salem Municipal Airport and rejected a repeal of the payroll tax. Expansions at the Salem Airport, and a supplemental budget – APPROVED Councilors unanimously approved a property purchase to expand parking at the […]
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