California ACLUs Oppose Proposition 1
Prop 1 would reduce already-strapped community-based and culturally responsive mental health services. LOS ANGELES – The ACLUs across California announced today their official opposition to Proposition 1 in the upcoming March 2024 Primary Election. Carmen-Nicole Cox, director of government affairs at ACLU California Action, issued the following statement: “Health care and housing are human rights. […]
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Alex Gimarc: The 907 Initiative is campaigning against the mayor of Anchorage | #alaska | #politics
By ALEX GIMARC I always appreciate it when the Left tells us what they think is important. This month’s example comes out of the Democrat, dark money-funded, independent campaign group that calls itself the 907 Initiative. Earlier this month, we received a gorgeous 4-page, color brochure printed on heavy paper entitled the Annual Performance Report […]
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Solar Backup Power in Nepal; Storm Preparations in California
Over the past seven days, Direct Relief has delivered 602 shipments of requested medical aid to 48 U.S. states and territories and 12 countries worldwide. The shipments contained 10 million defined daily doses of medication and supplies, including wound care products, cardiovascular drugs, diabetes management supplies, vitamins, and more. Solar Installation Complete at Nepali Hospital […]
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Incumbents in City Council Districts 1 and 5 file for reelection – City of Georgetown Texas | #citycouncil
City Council incumbents for Districts 1 and 5, Amanda Parr and Kevin Pitts, respectively, have filed for reelection. As of the filing deadline at 5 p.m. Friday, Feb. 16, both are unopposed. When candidates for City Council seats are unopposed, the council will cancel the election, according to state law. The last day to register […]
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Mayor Brandon Johnson fires city’s cultural affairs chief, building commissioner
Mayor Brandon Johnson has been slow to assemble his own team, but those efforts have picked up steam with the ouster of two more city department heads. Cultural Affairs and Special Events Commissioner Erin Harkey and Buildings Commissioner Matthew Beaudet were fired this week. Neither could be reached for comment. Harkey was appointed by former […]
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Clinton National, other Arkansas airports to get $30 million in federal funds
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. – Three Arkansas airports will be receiving federal funding for major infrastructure projects as part of a new effort announced Thursday. The $30.275 million will fund terminal improvements at the Bill and Hillary Clinton National Airport in Little Rock, the Texarkana Regional Airport and the Northwest Arkansas National Airport in Bentonville. The […]
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‘An Example Of How You Get To Be A Rat Hole’ — Kevin O’Leary Slams California As The ‘No. 1 Loser State’ In Response To The $50 Per Hour Federal Minimum Wage Push
In response to the proposal for a $50 per hour minimum wage by Rep. Barbara Lee, D-California, investor and TV personality Kevin O’Leary offered a critical perspective, emphasizing the underlying issues he believes should be the focus of economic discussions rather than significant wage increases. “The problem with that narrative is it does not discuss […]
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California bill would offer motorcyclists religious exemptions from wearing helmets
Turban-wearing Sikh motorcyclists would be free to ride helmet-free in California if Assembly Bill 2392, proposed by Fresno Assembly member Esmeralda Soria, becomes law this year. California’s helmet law for motorcyclists was passed in the 1990s as a public safety issue, but for former Fresno City Councilmember Soria the measure violates the right to religious […]
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Providence City Council asks RIDOT for help repairing side roads | #citycouncil
PROVIDENCE, R.I. (WLNE) — Over two months since work began on the Washington Bridge the Providence City Council is asking the Rhode Island Department of Transportation for help repairing some of the city’s side roads. The requests include Gano and Angell street, which have seen an increased amount of traffic in the past two months […]
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Austin Mayor takes aim at ‘city’s biggest greenhouse gas emitter’
KXAN file photo of the Fayette Power Plant AUSTIN (KXAN) — Austin Mayor Kirk Watson said in a Friday email newsletter that he doesn’t support a proposed power generation plan due to its continued reliance on a certain power plant, which he claims generates 75% of the city’s greenhouse gas emissions. 2022: Fayette County coal […]
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