Arkansas State Police assists women, children during Little Rock human trafficking investigation, takes 10 into custody
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. – Women and children victims of human trafficking in Little Rock received assistance during a recent Arkansas State Police operation. ASP stated in a Friday release that it had offered assistance to 10 women and two minor females during a one-day operation in late September. The 12 were offered help including food, […]
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California solar vs. the moon
A partial eclipse this weekend will put solar offline but CAISO has it under control. | George Frey/Getty Images PARTIAL ECLIPSE OF THE HEART: Solar power makes up a larger share of California’s energy supply than ever before. That makes the state’s electric grid more vulnerable to a solar eclipse like the one coming tomorrow […]
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Los Angeles City Council approves $2 million more for Skid Row Housing Trust – Daily News | #citycouncil
A person eats while walking along Fifth Street in Los Angeles’ skid row on Monday, December 12, 2022. LA Mayor Karen Bass declared a state of emergency on homelessness as her first act as mayor on Monday. (Photo by Sarah Reingewirtz, Los Angeles Daily News/SCNG) By JOSE HERRERA City News Service In a rushed move, […]
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Opinion | Sexual harassment happened in the D.C. mayor’s office. It could happen again
Comment on this storyComment The culture of any institution emanates from its top leaders. That’s an enduring lesson of the #MeToo movement. Yes, it’s important for organizations to have a clear policy against sexual harassment — but what really matters is how it’s enforced. Those at the top must make clear there’s zero tolerance for […]
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Bill Popp enters Anchorage mayoral race | #alaska | #politics
Bill Popp, former head of the Anchorage Economic Development Corp., announces his candidacy for mayor of Anchorage at the Highliner Hotel downtown on Tuesday, Sept. 12, 2023. (Matt Faubion/Alaska Public Media) Bill Popp announced Tuesday that he is running for Anchorage mayor in the 2024 city election. He’s the fourth major candidate to enter the […]
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What California bills has Gov. Newsom signed?
Gov. Gavin Newsom faces a deadline on Saturday to pass or veto bills the Legislature sent him this year. Most of the bills he agrees to sign are slated to become law starting in 2024. Saturday’s deadline marks the end of California’s law-making process for the year. The governor began the process with roughly 1,100 […]
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Jim Jordan wins GOP nomination for speaker on second try | #republicans | #Alabama | #GOP
WASHINGTON — For the second time this week, fractured Republicans have picked their nominee for speaker of the House. Judiciary Chairman Jim Jordan, R-Ohio, defeated Rep. Austin Scott, R-Ga., in Friday’s closed-door, secret-ballot speaker contest. The vote was 124-81. The Republicans took a second secret-ballot vote, rather than a recorded roll call, on whether lawmakers […]
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California is about to go next-level with electric school buses
California governor Gavin Newsom (D-CA) signed legislation that mandates all new school buses in the state to be electric starting in 2035. California already led the US in electric school bus adoption with over 2,078 committed electric buses across the state, at least 34% of which are already delivered or operating. And with Newsom’s sign-off on […]
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University of Arkansas student with Israel citizenship reflects on war; ‘This is Israel’s 9/11’
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. – News of the devastation unfolding in Israel is hitting close to home for one University of Arkansas student. For Yael Even, conflict is all too familiar when it comes to her second home in Israel. Her parents immigrated to the United States two months before she was born, though she has […]
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Abilene City Council approves oil well within view of Ortiz Elementary | KTAB | #citycouncil
ABILENE, Texas (KTAB/KRBC) – On the same day that the Abilene City Council approved the ‘Rebuild ABI’ program, which encourages residential development in two interior areas of Abilene, they also approved an oil well in one of those areas. ‘Rebuild ABI’ program aimed to revitalize historic neighborhoods in the Key City The oil well will be […]
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