Day: November 2, 2023

City Council

The Midland City Council authorize the purchase of a new fitness court that will be installed at Dennis the Menace Park | #citycouncil

MIDLAND, Texas (KOSA) -A new fitness court is coming to the city of Midland at Dennis the Menace Park. The Midland city council have authorized the purchase of a new fitness court designed by the National Fitness campaign. The Midland parks and recreation department received a fifty-thousand-dollar grant from the National Fitness campaign to build […]

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California

Governor Newsom Proclaims Alzheimer’s Disease Awareness Month

SACRAMENTO – Governor Gavin Newsom today issued a proclamation declaring November 2023 as “Alzheimer’s Disease Awareness Month.” The text of the proclamation and a copy can be found below: PROCLAMATION Californians are living longer lives, and this new longevity brings many blessings as well as new challenges. More older Californians are at risk for and living with Alzheimer’s […]

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Mayor

McDonough Mayor calls for investigation | Henry County elections

HENRY COUNTY, Ga. — McDonough Mayor Sandra Vincent is concerned about various issues with the 2023 municipal elections in Henry County. She’s calling on the Georgia Secretary of State to investigate. “There were approximately eight of them who ended up calling [the first week of early voting],” Vincent said. “They were frustrated because their candidate […]

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Alaska

Alaska Man Charged With Threatening to Kidnap, Harm Sen. Murkowski  | #alaska | #politics

A suspect from Kenai, Alaska has been charged with making threats to kidnap and injure Sen. Lisa Murkowski, R-Alaska, the Department of Justice announced. Arther Graham, 46, is accused of submitting a “web form submission” in September to Murkowski’s office in which he threatened her, the Department of Justice announced in a Wednesday statement. Graham, […]

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California

Barbara Lee hits California Senate opponents Schiff, Porter on Santos expulsion vote

Rep. Barbara Lee is calling out two of her fellow Democratic California Senate hopefuls — Reps. Adam Schiff and Katie Porter — over the House vote to expel embattled Rep. George Santos (R-N.Y.).  “George Santos lied about everything—from 9/11 and the Holocaust to his own name. He defrauded voters, stole money, and faces criminal charges […]

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Alabama

Tuberville aide causes GOP uproar for floating primaries over his military holds | #republicans | #Alabama | #GOP

WASHINGTON — A spokesperson for Sen. Tommy Tuberville sparked a backlash Thursday from Republicans after privately floating primary challengers for senators who vote to end-run Tuberville’s blockade of military promotions. The uproar comes as Republicans are making their frustrations with Tuberville’s monthslong hold on more than 300 high-level military promotions increasingly public. In a four-and-a-half-hour floor […]

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Alabama

404 | 1819 News | #elections | #alabama

The secret life of Smiths Station Mayor and Baptist pastor F.L. ‘Bubba’ Copeland as a ‘transgender curvy girl’: ‘It’s a hobby I do to relieve stress’ Read now → Smiths Station Mayor ‘Bubba’ Copeland in Baptist pastor role downplays sexually explicit online alter ego — ‘I have nothing to be ashamed of’ Read now → […]

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Arkansas

Voting Information for Bowie County, Texas, and Miller County, Arkansas

Elections in Bowie County, Texas, and Miller County, Arkansas, are underway or soon will begin. Texas residents are deciding whether to adopt 14 amendments to the state constitution. Residents of the Pleasant Grove ISD in Texarkana, Texas, are choosing a school board member in Place 5, and an uncontested candidate for Place 4 will also […]

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City Council

Chaos reigns in Chicago City Council meeting over ‘sanctuary city’ status – NBC Chicago | #citycouncil

Chaos was the order of the day in the Chicago City Council on Thursday, with a special meeting convened to discuss “sanctuary city” status proceeding in fits and starts amid parliamentary maneuvers and outright hostility. A group of City Council members was pushing for a referendum in the March 19 election to determine whether Chicago […]

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Mayor

Des Moines Mayor Cownie endorses Boesen for mayor

Des Moines Mayor Frank Cownie DES MOINES, Iowa — Des Moines Mayor Frank Cownie announced on Thursday that he will vote for Connie Boesen as his successor in the upcoming election. Mayor Cownie announced in September that he won’t be running for reelection after 20 years of being Des Moines’ mayor. Since then several candidates […]

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