Day: February 13, 2024

California

Flight attendants picket Southern California airports over wages, work conditions – Daily News

Hundreds of flight attendants converged on four Southern California airports Tuesday, Feb. 13 to demand higher wages and better working conditions. Flight attendants are seen here at Los Angeles International Airport. The rally was part of a “Worldwide Day of Action” that saw nearly 100,000 flight attendants from 24 airlines converge on 30 airports across […]

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California

FEMA puts California on the hook for $300 million in pandemic homelessness costs – Santa Cruz Sentinel

LIVERMORE, CA – NOVEMBER 24: Baltazar Cordeiro, one of the homeless guests who has been sheltering at a hotel, is photographed in Livermore, Calif., on Tuesday, Nov. 24, 2020. (Doug Duran/Bay Area News Group) California officials say the federal government is reneging on hundreds of millions of dollars that cities and counties were counting on […]

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City Council

Valley Grande City Council approves resolutions – The Selma Times‑Journal | #citycouncil

Valley Grande City Council approves resolutions Published 5:09 pm Tuesday, February 13, 2024 The Valley Grande City Council approved two Resolutions at its meeting on Feb. 5. The council approved a pole barn bid awarded to Steward Construction at $85,498. Bids were opened on Jan. 12 and two other contractors, Precision Dirt and the Smitherman […]

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Mayor

Akron mayor gives update on East Exchange Street improvements

Normally several lanes wide, the busy roadway near the University of Akron campus is currently down to one lane in each direction as crews work on the pavement. AKRON, Ohio — Akron Mayor Shammas Malik on Tuesday offered an update on the city’s expansive East Exchange Street improvement project, when is expected to be almost […]

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Alabama

Gambling, education, election bills before Alabama lawmakers in 2024 | #elections | #alabama

MONTGOMERY, Ala. — Alabama lawmakers return to Montgomery on Tuesday to begin the 2024 legislative session. Here are some issues to watch for as the session begins. EDUCATION VOUCHERS Republican Gov. Kay Ivey will back legislation creating education savings accounts, which typically allow parents to claim public money and use it for private school tuition […]

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Arkansas

Total solar eclipse glasses in Central Arkansas

LITTLE ROCK, Ark. — In just a little under two months, a total solar eclipse will be making its way over Arkansas and several other parts of the country on April 8, 2024. A solar eclipse happens when the moon passes between both Earth and the Sun casting its shadow onto Earth.  According to reports, […]

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California

This is where the worst truck traffic in California can be found

Cars and trucks move along the Cross Bronx Expressway on November 16, 2021 in New York City. (Getty Images) While commuters are often the first people you think about when you imagine bumper-to-bumper traffic, America’s long haul truck drivers often have it worse when traffic slows to a snail’s pace. Each year, the American Transportation […]

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California

Why replacing Biden with Newsom, another Democrat in 2024 is unlikely

Anyone hoping California Gov. Gavin Newsom or some other Democrat will take Joe Biden’s place on the 2024 presidential ballot is likely to be disappointed. Despite renewed anxiety over the president’s age, party officials and pollsters say swapping him out is a bad idea, and nearly impossible without Biden’s sign-off. “No one who’s done this […]

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City Council

Where do Asheville City Council candidates stand on transportation? | #citycouncil

ASHEVILLE – At a lively candidate forum Feb. 8, five of the eight Asheville City Council contenders talked transportation, lingering on its intersections with equity, infrastructure and housing. Prior to the forum itself, candidates also weighed in on recent hot topics, like Merrimon Avenue’s road diet and incoming downtown bike lanes. The approaching March 5 […]

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Mayor

Zanesville Mayor Proposes City Hall Security Upgrades – WHIZ

ZANESVILLE, OH – Some changes are coming to City Hall in the wake of Monday’s shooting. Mayor of Zanesville, Don Mason, said they are looking into short term as well as long term improvements in security at City Hall. “We’re looking at what we can do in regards to hours of visitation in City Hall, […]

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