Day: February 25, 2024

California

Grayson should replace Glazer in California Senate

Assembly Member Tim Grayson’s record on housing issues and his legislative experience make him the editorial board’s choice for the state’s 9th Senate District seat. Yalonda M. James/The Chronicle 2019 In many ways, the race to replace Democrat Steve Glazer in the state Senate, where he’s served since 2015, is anticlimactic: Only two candidates are […]

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City Council

Outspoken Flint City Councilman Eric Mays dies | Local | #citycouncil

Flint’s First Ward is mourning the loss of their longtime City Councilman Eric Mays, who died on Saturday. FLINT, Mich. (WJRT) – The city of Flint is mourning the loss of outspoken Councilman Eric Mays, who died on Saturday. The city announced Mays’ death Saturday evening. The 65-year-old’s death was attributed to natural causes […]

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Mayor

Anton J. Cermak – Unintentional Mayor Assassinated

    By Adrian Naves       Anton Joseph Cermak   The month of February marks 91 years since the assassination of former Chicago mayor Anton Joseph Cermak. Born to a mining family in Kladno, Austria-Hungary (currently known as the Czech Republic), he immigrated to the U.S. with his parents in 1874. According to […]

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Alabama

Republicans Are in Panic Mode After Alabama IVF Ruling | #republicans | #Alabama | #GOP

Republicans have repeatedly cited this form as concrete proof that Biden is guilty of corruption, despite the fact that the FBI could not prove the information was credible. GOP leadership was warned as much, but it still pushed forward with the investigation into the Bidens. As it turns out, the story was totally made up. […]

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City Council

Flint City Councilman Eric Mays dies | #citycouncil

FLINT, MI – Longtime Flint City Councilman Eric Mays has died, the city announced late Saturday, Feb. 24. “This is a tremendous loss for our community and a shock to all friends and family,” Flint Mayor Sheldon Neeley said in a statement. “As our community grieves during this difficult time, on behalf of Councilman Mays’ […]

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Mayor

Fatigue and frustration as final do-over mayoral election looms in Connecticut’s largest city

BRIDGEPORT, Conn. (AP) — It’s been nearly four months since a judge tossed out the results of a Democratic mayoral primary in Connecticut’s largest city due to allegations of ballot stuffing, sending voters repeatedly back to the polls and thrusting Bridgeport into an unflattering national spotlight. Many frustrated local voters say they just want it […]

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Alabama

Haley supports the Alabama IVF ruling. She actually misunderstands it | #republicans | #Alabama | #GOP

Republican presidential hopeful Nikki Haley is applauding a legal decision in Alabama that, if applied nationally, could affect family planning for hundreds of thousands of patients who undergo in vitro fertilization to get pregnant. After the Alabama Supreme Court ruled last week that the embryos created during IVF are “extrauterine children,” Haley told NBC News […]

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City Council

Muskogee Municipal and Redevelopment Authorities, City Council — Agendas | News | #citycouncil

WHEN: 5:30 p.m. Monday. WHERE: City Council Chambers, third floor, Muskogee Municipal Building, 229 W. Okmulgee Ave. ON TV: Broadcast live on Optimum Channel 14. INFORMATION: Those who would like to address councilors during the meeting must sign in at least 15 minutes before the meeting begins. RECOGNIZE CITIZENS WISHING TO SPEAK TO THE MAYOR […]

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Arkansas

VOTE 2024 | Arkansas House of Representatives, District 88

1. Arkansas’s economic situation still ranks poorly amongst its peers. How would you help bolster the economy if elected? Robert Bradford: Tax Incentives for businesses to raise minimum wages. Lower the income tax some more. Dolly Henley: As a Republican candidate with deep understanding of rural Arkansas, I believe in fostering economic growth through conservative […]

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