Day: January 29, 2024

City Council

Portsmouth City Council rescinds city assessor appointment | #citycouncil

PORTSMOUTH — City Council members voted Monday to rescind the appointment of the next permanent city assessor only days after making the hire. Council members took the vote in a special called meeting following a closed session. The unanimous vote on Monday rescinds the appointment made at last week’s regular council meeting, where members voted […]

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Mayor

Mayor Eric Adams’ stance on How Many Stops Act may be about 2025 re-election, political experts say

NEW YORK — With the City Council set to vote Tuesday to override Mayor Eric Adams’ veto of a controversial police reporting bill, supporters of the legislation took to the streets Monday in a leafletting campaign to convince New Yorkers they’re right and he’s wrong. It’s the showdown at the O.K. Corral. The mayor is […]

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Alabama

Republican Sen. Katie Britt says AOC would ‘defund police but fund terrorists’ | #republicans | #Alabama | #GOP

Sen. Katie Britt (R-AL) denounced Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez’s (D-NY) call to restore funding to the United Nations Relief and Works Agency, contrasting it to the Democrat’s position on defunding the police. Several countries, including the United States and the United Kingdom, withdrew funding from the UNRWA, the agency providing critical funding for Palestinian civilians and […]

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California

Getting the California Economy Working Again

Industrious and innovative citizens who believe in the pursuit of prosperity have long been the backbone of California’s economy. Drawn to California’s abundant opportunities, workers and entrepreneurs flocked to California during much of the last century, driving the state’s exponential growth. However, there’s a problem. Once a magnet for those seeking opportunity, California lost more […]

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Arkansas

When is the voter registration deadline in Arkansas?

ARKANSAS, USA — 2024 marks another election year, and many have not registered to vote in Arkansas yet.  The deadline to register to vote in the upcoming March election in Arkansas is quickly approaching on Monday, Feb. 5.   According to the Arkansas House of Representative’s website, the upcoming election on March 5 “serves as […]

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California

Tapping into California’s unparalleled Energy Capacity

For decades, California’s leaders have tinkered with the state’s energy market to often disastrous effects. A poorly implemented deregulation scheme in the late 1990s and corresponding price caps led to energy shortages and rolling blackouts. In recent decades, extreme environmentalism has motivated bureaucrats and politicians alike to restrict the sources of electricity and mandate state-specific […]

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City Council

Pico Rivera City Council Approves Social Host Ordinance | #citycouncil

January 29, 2024 By Brian Hews It has become an epidemic in the United States; according to studies, underage drinking accounts for nearly 4,000 deaths annually. A U.S. National Institute on Drug Abuse study found the proportions of 8th, 10th, and 12th graders who reported drinking at least one alcoholic beverage in just the 30-day […]

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Mayor

Chicago migrants: Mayor Brandon Johnson extends deadline for evicting migrants from city-run shelters

CHICAGO (WLS) — Hundreds of migrants faced eviction on Feb. 1 from shelters this week as part of the city’s 60-day eviction policy, but at the urging of several alderpersons and mutual aid groups, Mayor Brandon Johnson has extended the deadline for a third time. Mid-March is the new date for the first wave of […]

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California

Proposed California bill would let parents block algorithmic social feeds for children

California will float a pair of bills designed to protect children from social media addiction and preserve their private data. The Protecting Youth from Social Media Addiction Act (SB 976) and California Children’s Data Privacy Act (AB 1949) were introduced Monday by the state’s Attorney General Rob Bonta, State Senator Nancy Skinner and Assemblymember Buffy […]

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Arkansas

Ministries responding to ongoing water crisis in Arkansas city

Matthew 25: Ministries responding to ongoing water crisis in Arkansas city Updated: 5:12 PM EST Jan 29, 2024 THE GRAY AND GLOOMY WEATHER STAYS WITH US FOR ANOTHER AFTERNOON. CLIPPERS SET TO FOLLOW FOR TOMORROW AND WE SEE A WINTRY MIX. PLUS, WHO HAS THE BEST SHOT AT SEEING A MINOR COATING OF SLUSHY SNOW […]

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