Alabama IVF ruling puts spotlight on state plans for tax breaks and child support for fetuses | #elections | #alabama
TOPEKA, Kan. — The recent Alabama Supreme Court ruling that frozen embryos are legally protected children is highlighting how support for the idea that a fetus should have the same rights as a person underpins far less dramatic laws and proposals from abortion foes across the U.S. Lawmakers in at least six states have proposed […]
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Smell in the dell: Leafology’s neighbors unhappy with facility’s cannabis odors
Griffin Coop‘DO YOU LIKE SMELLING A SKUNK?’: Phil Higdon has complained about the cannabis odor at his scenic Garland County property. Phil Higdon is tired of smelling the marijuana odor that wafts over the rolling hills of his scenic property in Garland County. Higdon, 67, doesn’t oppose marijuana and even admits to having smoked it in […]
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Why the Alabama IVF ruling has caught Republicans in a bind of their own making | #republicans | #Alabama | #GOP
The Alabama Supreme Court’s decision on in vitro fertilization has thrust a previously apolitical issue into the spotlight. And Republicans are struggling to formulate a coherent stance on it, showing just how much of a bind their extreme anti-abortion position has put them in. Take GOP presidential hopeful Nikki Haley. She first seemed to express […]
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Poll shows Porter, Garvey in dead heat behind Schiff in California’s U.S. Senate race – Santa Cruz Sentinel
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) The latest poll in California’s U.S. Senate race shows Democratic Rep. Katie Porter […]
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Mobile County testing 200 voting machines Tuesday as we get closer to Alabama primary election | #elections | #alabama
MOBILE, Ala. (WALA) – Mobile County is getting ready for election day by making sure that its systems and machines are in good working condition. All of Tuesday will be spent making sure that 200 ballot counters are ready to go before the Alabama Presidential reference and statewide primary election on March 5th. “Probate court […]
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City council to vote to move $1 million to Ballantyne affordable housing project – WSOC TV | #citycouncil
CHARLOTTE — Queen City leaders could give another million dollars to a stalled affordable housing complex in Ballantyne. [ ALSO READ: Charlotte’s housing authority accidentally sends emails containing tenants’ personal info ] On Monday, Charlotte City Council will vote to reallocate $1 million from the Evoke Living at Morris Field Development to the Evoke Living at Ballantyne […]
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Mayor’s message | Let’s take time to revise bucket list – Santa Cruz Sentinel
A view from Glenwood Open Space Preserve in Scotts Valley. (Randy L. Johnson/Contributed) When you have kids who live in L.A., you find a way to visit that city on a regular basis. And when you add a sweet granddaughter to the mix, the visitation intervals really intensify. I am not, however, a fan of […]
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Sylvester Stallone is latest celebrity to leave California
By Martha Williams For Dailymail.Com 20:42 24 Feb 2024, updated 22:24 24 Feb 2024 Sylvester Stallone is the latest celebrity to leave California The 77-year-old actor announced plans to move to Florida with his wife Jennifer Flavin on their family’s reality TV show, The Family Stallone Casey DeSantis welcomed the new couple to Florida, saying […]
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Minimum wage hike petition has enough signature to be on fall ballot in Alaska | #alaska | #politics
A ballot initiative to increase Alaska’s minimum wage has enough signatures to be included on the November ballot. As seen at the Division of Elections, the group needed 26,705, and submitted 31,719 qualified signatures. The signatures were spread out between a majority of House districts, as required. The exceptions were House Districts 37-40 and House […]
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California Senate Candidates Discuss Representation in Forum with Ethnic Media |
By California Black Media On Feb. 8, the three leading Democratic California Senate candidates participated in a forum to discuss their campaign platforms and field questions from reporters about issues concerning California residents. U.S. Representatives Barbara Lee (D-CA-12), Adam Schiff (D-CA-30), and Katie Porter (D-CA-47) – joined the virtual event that was hosted by California […]
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