Month: November 2023

Mayor

Omaha mayor and city council pay raises set to be heard

Omaha mayor and city council pay raises set to be heard at Dec. 12 meeting Updated: 5:42 PM CST Nov 30, 2023 Related coverage in the video above: Jean Stothert’s State of the City addressPay raises for council members and the mayor will go before a public hearing at the Omaha City Council meeting on […]

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Alabama

New map would move a Buckhead district toward Alabama line | #republicans | #Alabama | #GOP

ATLANTA — Two senate redistricting maps have emerged at the capitol in Atlanta – one Republican and one Democrat. One of them would move a metro Atlanta district to territory southwest of Atlanta’s airport and toward the Alabama line. The sixth senate district is now rooted in Atlanta’s Buckhead community and the Truist Park neighborhood […]

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California

DeSantis and Newsom will debate, with Sean Hannity moderating

Florida Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis and California Democratic Gov. Gavin Newsom will debate one another on Thursday night in an event being billed as a clash of “red vs. blue state” — and a test of rising stars in their respective parties. After months of teasing it, DeSantis and Newsom will finally face off in […]

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California

DeSantis debates Newsom: How Florida and California really stack up

Which state is doing better? That question is in the spotlight tonight as the governors of Florida and California – one red state and one blue state – go head to head in a nationally televised debate on Fox News. They’re actually Sun Belt states with a lot in common: large populations; big tourist destinations, […]

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California

Opponents of secret California tech city heckle its billionaire backers at meeting with shouts of ‘shill’ and ‘smooth talker’

Land recently purchased by Flannery Associates. JOSH EDELSON/AFP via Getty Images A group of Silicon Valley billionaires led by former Goldman Sachs Group trader Jan Sramek have quietly bought up over $800 million worth of Northern California farmland to create a new city from scratch. But their vision of a sustainable utopia is drawing persistent […]

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City Council

15 candidates apply for open Middletown City Council seat | #citycouncil

Clerk of Council Amy Schenck said she received the applicants’ letters of interest and forwarded them to the four remaining council members: Mayor Nicole Condrey, Vice Mayor Monica Thomas, Tal Moon and Zack Ferrell, to review. The list of candidates includes: Kristi Asbury, Dora Bronston, Clayton Castle, Coty Combs, Brian Duba, John Ferrando, Nancy Griffith, […]

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Mayor

Akron mayor-elect Shammas Malik talks police retention, recruiting

AKRON, Ohio (WJW) – After he officially takes office in January, Akron’s new mayor, Shammas Malik, will preside over the selection of a new police chief and later next year will help negotiate a new union contract for the rank and file officers. On Thursday, Malik shared his thoughts regarding the recruiting and retention of […]

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Alabama

Republican officials consider shaking up presidential debate system | #republicans | #Alabama | #GOP

Comment on this storyComment Add to your saved stories Save Top officials at the Republican National Committee will consider a proposal next week to allow candidates to participate in presidential debates that have not been approved by the national party, a potential shift in the nominating process rules as campaigning heats up in Iowa, New […]

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California

Fresno State Library receives grant Award From California Humanities

Skip to content Home » Fresno State Library receives grant Award From California Humanities Fresno State Library receives grant Award From California Humanities California Humanities announced the recent round of Humanities For All Quick Grant awards, including a $5,000 award to the Fresno State Library for its project entitled “Indigenous Wisdom: Celebrating Our […]

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California

University of California professors condemn school system president’s viewpoint on Middle East conflicts

A group of about 150 University of California professors penned a public letter rebuking the school system’s president for proposing new educational programs that would, in part, train faculty on presenting a “viewpoint-neutral history of the Middle East.” In a letter Thursday, the faculty took issue with several aspects of the proposal and called on […]

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