California lawmakers vote to end travel ban to states with anti-LGBTQ+ laws
California lawmakers have voted to end a ban on state-funded travel to states with anti-LGBTQ+ laws By TRÂN NGUYỄN Associated Press September 11, 2023, 7:16 PM ET • 3 min read SACRAMENTO, Calif. — California may soon lift a ban on state-funded travel to states with anti-LGBTQ+ laws and instead focus on an advertising campaign […]
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Proposed changes to Arkansas FOIA slowed as legislators negotiate with Governor’s office
An effort to push through significant changes to Arkansas’ Freedom of Information Act floundered Monday (Sept. 11) as some legislators appeared to balk at Republican Gov. Sarah Sanders’ plan to “modernize” what is considered the best government transparency law in the country. The proposed bill, sponsored in the House by Rep. David Ray, R-Maumelle, and […]
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California gun stores could soon be mandated to post warning signs – NBC 7 San Diego
California gun stores could soon be required to post the following warning signs: “WARNING: If you or a loved one is experiencing distress or depression or is contemplating suicide, please call 988 (The Suicide & Crisis Lifeline). Access to a firearm in the home significantly increases the risk of suicide, death, and injury during domestic […]
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Court strikes down Alabama congressional map for diluting the power of Black voters | #elections | #alabama
A panel of federal judges on Tuesday struck down a new congressional map created by Alabama Republicans that includes only one majority-Black district, defying a Supreme Court order. “We are disturbed by the evidence that the State delayed remedial proceedings but ultimately did not even nurture the ambition to provide the required remedy,” the three […]
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Kent City Council candidates all favor hiring more police officers | #citycouncil
If the words of six Kent City Council candidates are an accurate indication, voters might be voting on higher taxes next year to pay for more police officers. The six candidates for three council positions agreed during a Sept. 7 Kent Chamber of Commerce forum that more Kent Police officers are needed to help curtail […]
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Rutherford County Mayor still pushing to bring regional forensics center to Smyrna, TN
RUTHERFORD COUNTY, Tenn. (WKRN) — The push to bring a new regional forensics center to Rutherford County is off to a rocky start. “I was disappointed, but we aren’t done yet,” said Rutherford County Mayor Joe Carr. Carr was at the Sept. 7 Budget and Finance Committee meeting, asking for $1 million to fund architectural […]
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ALGOP announces candidate qualifying dates for 2024 election | #republicans | #Alabama | #GOP
The Alabama Republican Party has set the dates for qualifying for the 2024 elections. Qualifying for Republicans seeking office or taking part as a delegate at the Republican National Convention is from 8:30 a.m. Oct. 16 to 5 p.m. Nov. 10. party Chairman John Wahl announced MondAY. “This is going to be an important election […]
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Biden marks 9/11 anniversary in Alaska | #alaska | #politics
Marking the 22nd anniversary of the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks on Monday, President Joe Biden warned of a “rising tide of hatred and extremism and political violence” and called for the American people to unite behind the principle of democracy regardless of political party. “We must not succumb to the poisonous politics of difference […]
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Top 4 Ways California is Keeping People Safer from Gun Violence
Published: Sep 11, 2023 SACRAMENTO – Governor Gavin Newsom’s proposal to amend the United States Constitution with a Right to Safety – currently moving through the California Legislature as a resolution – includes commonsense gun safety policies that are modeled off the successful laws here in California. Watch the video ⬇️ California is keeping people safe […]
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California fast food workers get $20 minimum wage under new deal
Hundreds of thousands of fast-food workers in California would have their wages increased to $20 an hour while a state commission considers improvements in their working conditions under an agreement announced Monday with restaurant owners, who are withdrawing a ballot referendum that would have blocked further-reaching changes. Labor unions and the restaurant industry negotiated the […]
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