Day: February 21, 2024

City Council

Dallas City Manager T.C. Broadnax resigns amid pressure from City Council | #citycouncil

Dallas City Manager T.C. Broadnax is resigning as the city’s top administrative official amid pressure by the City Council, elected officials said Wednesday. Broadnax will leave the city June 3, according to a joint news release from council members Zarin Gracey, Jaime Resendez, Omar Narvaez, Adam Bazaldua, Jaynie Schultz and Gay Donnell Willis. The move […]

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Mayor

NYC slashing spending on asylum seeker services by another 10%, Mayor Adams says

NEW YORK — Drastic budget cuts across several city agencies are now canceled.  Mayor Eric Adams said new savings on the cost of sheltering migrants will allow him to restore planned budget cuts and lift a hiring freeze.  He’s now the budget magician of City Hall. With an apparent wave of a magic wand, Adams has made […]

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Alabama

Alabama hospital puts pause on IVF in wake of ruling saying frozen embryos are children | #republicans | #Alabama | #GOP

FILE PHOTO: Alabama Judicial Building, where the state supreme court meets, is seen in Montgomery, Alabama, U.S. September 26, 2019. Picture taken September 26, 2019. Photo by Chris Aluka Berry/Reuters MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) — A large Alabama hospital has paused in vitro fertilization treatments as health care providers weigh the impact of a state court […]

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Arkansas

Spine surgeon joins UAMS orthopedics and sports medicine team in Northwest Arkansas

The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) has hired orthopedic spine surgeon Gannon Randolph. He is the ninth physician comprising the UAMS’ orthopedics and sports medicine practice in Northwest Arkansas. UAMS is the orthopedic and sports medicine provider for the University of Arkansas athletics department. “Dr. Randolph is an excellent addition to our team,” said C. […]

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California

California lawmakers take on AI regulations as Congress dawdles : NPR

Samuel Altman, CEO of OpenAI, looks on during a Senate Judiciary Subcommittee on Privacy, Technology, and the Law oversight hearing to examine artificial intelligence, on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC, on May 16, 2023. ANDREW CABALLERO-REYNOLDS/AFP via Getty Images hide caption toggle caption ANDREW CABALLERO-REYNOLDS/AFP via Getty Images Samuel Altman, CEO of OpenAI, looks on […]

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California

California’s US Senate candidates agree AI should be regulated — but they differ on why – Orange County Register

From left: Former baseball player Steve Garvey, Rep., Rep. Barbara Lee of California’s 12th House District, Katie Porter of California’s 47th House District and Rep. Adam Schiff of California’s 30th House District are running for Senate in the 2024 election. (Courtesy photo) Artificial intelligence made its way onto the third and final debate of California’s […]

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California

President Biden Remarks in Culver City, California

President Biden announced debt relief for 153,000 borrowers enrolled in the Saving on a Valuable Education (SAVE) plan as he delivered remarks on student debt relief from Culver City, California. In addition, he discussed modifications to the discretionary income percentage repayment requirements for the program and announced grant opportunities for apprenticeship programs. President Biden was […]

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City Council

Vallejo City Council devotes millions of new dollars to street repair | #citycouncil

VALLEJO – The Vallejo City Council approved $5 million of new sales tax revenue for immediate street repair at its meeting Tuesday and initiated the application process for $120 million in bonds to finance a 10-year citywide road rehabilitation program to address $300 million in deferred maintenance. City staff initially requested $3.5 million in sales […]

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Mayor

Jaylen Smith, youngest African American mayor in U.S. history, to deliver Carleton convocation – News – Carleton College

Mayor Jaylen Smith Jaylen Smith, the youngest African American mayor in U.S. history, will deliver the final winter term convocation at Carleton College on Friday, February 23 from 10:50 to 11:50 a.m. in Skinner Chapel. Smith was elected as mayor of Earle, Arkansas in December 2022 at just 18 years old, making him one of […]

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Alabama

Republican sides with Alabama Supreme Court decision that puts IVF at risk and reveals how she used artificial insemination to conceive her son | #republicans | #Alabama | #GOP

By Emily Goodin, Senior U.S. Political Reporter 21:47 21 Feb 2024, updated 22:09 21 Feb 2024 ‘Embryos, to me, are babies,’ Haley told NBC News She has spoken in the past about her struggles with fertility  Alabama’s top court ruled last week that frozen embryos are children  Nikki Haley said Wednesday that frozen embryos created via in-vitro […]

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