Newton city council addresses citizens’ concerns with candidates | #citycouncil
Residents raised concerns about Ward 1 candidate Julia Prendergast and Ward 3 candidate Barney Bushore allegedly living outside city limits. NEWTON, Iowa — After forming an objection committee Wednesday, the Newton City Council held a special meeting on Friday to go over complaints raised by residents about two specific candidates running for seats on the […]
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Marion police chief Gideon Cody suspended by city’s mayor
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Marion, Kansas Police Chief Gideon Cody, under fire for raids on the Marion County Record newspaper, was suspended by the city’s mayor on Thursday, according to the newspaper. The newspaper reported Friday on its website that City Administrator Brogan Jones circulated an email to the city council informing them of Cody’s […]
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U.S. House GOP fails to pass one-month spending plan ⋆ Michigan Advance | #republicans | #Alabama | #GOP
WASHINGTON — A sweeping government shutdown appeared inevitable on Friday, with the U.S. Senate stuck in a procedural holding pattern on its bipartisan stopgap bill and divided U.S. House Republicans unable to pass their short-term spending bill. Both chambers of Congress must approve and President Joe Biden must sign government funding legislation before midnight on […]
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Trump supporters, opponents scuffle briefly in Anaheim
Headed to Disneyland, Eric Bernsen and his family left their hotel in the Anaheim resort area Friday in Pooh hats, Maleficent ears and personalized Sleeping Beauty Castle shirts. They did not know that Donald Trump was in town, and as they left the lobby they walked into a surprise: a scuffle between local Democrats and […]
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Arkansas Growers Donate 240k Pounds of Rice to Food Banks
Food banks across Arkansas will share in a 240,000-pound donation of rice from the Arkansas Rice Federation, Arkansas Food Bank CEO Brian Burton said at an event at the Food Bank on Wednesday. The donation, equivalent to 1.8 million servings, will “help alleviate food insecurity” in all 75 Arkansas counties, said Newport rice farmer and […]
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California’s ‘suburban warriors’ presaged the rise of Trump – Orange County Register
A woman holds a pro-Trump poster as she passes a rally at Harbor Blvd. and Katella Ave. in Anaheim, CA on Friday, September 29,2023. Trump, along with other Republican candidates, were speaking at the California GOP convention at the Anaheim Marriott. (Photo by Paul Bersebach, Orange County Register/SCNG) It was right here — in the […]
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JOINT MEETING MONDAY FOR BRENHAM CITY COUNCIL, WASHINGTON CO. COMMISSIONERS, BRENHAM SCHOOL BOARD | #citycouncil
The Brenham City Council, Washington County Commissioners and Brenham School Board will all join for a special meeting on Monday. Representatives from Brenham ISD, the BrenhamCity Council, Washington County Commissionersand community members gather for a joint meetingon April 26th at the Washington County Expo EventCenter. The first business will be an executive session to […]
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Mayor, City Council candidates weigh in at forum | Elections
The conversations were mostly civil during Thursday’s League of Women Voters’ forum for those running for mayor and City Council in Grand Haven. But there were some veiled — and not so veiled — comments that various candidates made toward each other that showed the contentious nature of the upcoming elections. Mayoral candidates Bob Monetza […]
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Sen. Dianne Feinstein of California, trailblazer and champion of liberal priorities, dies at age 90
WASHINGTON — U.S. Sen. Dianne Feinstein of California, a centrist Democrat and champion of liberal causes who was elected to the Senate in 1992 and broke gender barriers throughout her long career in local and national politics, has died. She was 90. Feinstein died on Thursday night at her home in Washington, D.C., her office said […]
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Who will replace Feinstein? This is who Newsom might tap
Though California Gov. Gavin Newsom pledged in 2021 to appoint a Black woman to the U.S. Senate if Sen. Dianne Feinstein retired, he has kept his deliberations private and shrugged off rumors of who could be his top choice. Now, with the death of Feinstein at 90, the question of whom Newsom might appoint to […]
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