Judges to weigh whether DeSantis discriminated against Black voters | #elections | #alabama
TALLAHASSEE – Attorneys for voter groups and the state delivered closing arguments Tuesday in a federal trial to decide whether Gov. Ron DeSantis intentionally discriminated against Black voters by enacting a congressional map which erased a North Florida seat long held by a Black Democrat. New district boundaries pushed by DeSantis scattered hundreds of thousands of […]
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After pedestrian deaths, long-awaited safety improvements on California Street to begin next summer | News
Long anticipated traffic-calming measures are coming to California Street, with major changes to the throughway that will make it safer for pedestrians, bicyclists and drivers in Mountain View. The California Street project is one of many infrastructural developments that the city is planning to build in the next five years, as part of its Capital […]
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Boston Chamber urges City Council to fund police intelligence to ‘quell recent violence’ | #citycouncil
BOSTON, MA – September 29: Mayor Michelle Wu and Greater Boston Chamber’s President and CEO Jim Rooney during the Chambers Government Affair Forum at the Sheraton Hotel on September 29, 2022 in Boston, Massachusetts. (Staff Photo By Matt Stone/MediaNews Group/Boston Herald) The business community is urging the City Council to approve millions of dollars in […]
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Through floods and tornado, mayor led Granite Falls for more than 25 years
People said it might have been one of the scariest days ever in western Minnesota. At dawn on April 6, 1997, the Minnesota River was in full flood, threatening thousands of people who lived along its banks. The exhausting work of trying to hold back the river using pumps, levees and sandbags was made even […]
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Alabama Republicans voted against McCarthy removal | Alabama | #republicans | #Alabama | #GOP
WASHINGTON (WTVA) — Republican Kevin McCarthy is no longer the U.S. Speaker of the House. The U.S. House of Representatives voted 216-210 on Tuesday, Oct. 3 to oust McCarthy. Open this link to view more information about the vote. Here’s how Alabama’s representatives voted: Republican Jerry Carl – No Republican Barry Moore – No Republican […]
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Laphonza Butler sworn in as California’s new senator
WASHINGTON — Laphonza Butler was sworn in as California’s newest senator Tuesday, filling the seat of the late Sen. Dianne Feinstein just five days after her death. Butler will stand out in the Senate for many reasons: She is only the third Black woman and the third openly LGBT person to serve in the chamber, and […]
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Judges to rule shortly on which congressional map Alabama will use in 2024 elections | #elections | #alabama
A three-judge federal court will rule shortly on which congressional map Alabama will use in next year’s election, after ruling the state should have a second district with a substantial percentage of Black voters.More than two years have passed since lawsuits were first filed claiming Alabama’s congressional map violated the Voting Rights Act.After a three-judge […]
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Laphonza Butler sworn in as California senator after Feinstein’s death
Comment on this storyComment Laphonza Butler was sworn in as the third female Black U.S. senator in history Tuesday — bringing greater diversity to the upper chamber after nearly three years in which there have been no Black women serving in the Senate. Butler, 44, a onetime labor leader who was most recently the head […]
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LA City Council moves closer to ban cashless retail businesses | #citycouncil
The Los Angeles City Council is getting closer to banning cashless retail businesses. Tuesday, the council voted 13-0 to instruct staff to prepare a report examining cashless policies in other cities and to provide recommendations for a similar policy in Los Angeles. Councilwoman Heather Hutt introduced the motion in August, looking out for the purchasing […]
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Agawam elementary school officially renamed after Mayor William Sapelli
AGAWAM, Mass. (WGGB/WSHM) – An elementary school in Agawam has a new name, the dedication ceremony that happened on Tuesday. But some community members aren’t happy about the change. Former students of all ages who had and knows William Sapelli came out for the dedication ceremony, but not everyone is happy about the change, one […]
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