Day: March 4, 2024

California

Key Primary Races in California and North Carolina to Follow on Super Tuesday

Typically, Super Tuesday looms large on the political calendar as the moment the presidential race moves from one-state-at-a-time contests into more than a dozen states, all at once. The delegate haul is immense, representing as much as one-third of each party’s total. The contest is expensive and sprawling and, quite often, consequential. Not this year. […]

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California

Southern California races to watch in 2024 Primary Election – NBC Los Angeles

What to Know California is one of 16 states and one U.S. territory that will be part of Super Tuesday. A U.S. Senate race and several key House contests are among the items on ballots in Southern California. Vote centers will be open for the final day of voting in the election Tuesday from 7 […]

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City Council

Roanoke City Council meets to discuss budget plans for upcoming fiscal year | #citycouncil

ROANOKE, Va. – Increasing pay for workers in the Star City is a big focus for Roanoke leaders in the upcoming fiscal year. As the fiscal year approaches, all eyes are on the budget, and where money will be allocated. Have breaking news delivered straight to your inbox For city manager Bob Cowell, the most […]

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Mayor

Detroit mayor kicks off final phase of Packard Plant demolition

A final phase of demolition got underway Monday at the Packard Plant on Detroit’s east side as the mayor declared that most of what’s left of the infamous graffiti-scrawled ruins will all be down by year’s end. “By the end of 2024, the Packard Plant will finally be history,” Detroit Mayor Mike Duggan said at […]

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Alabama

Understanding Amendment 1 ahead of Alabama’s Primary Election | #elections | #alabama

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (WBRC) – Amendment 1 will be the only constitutional amendment Alabama voters will consider on the March 5 primary ballot. If passed, it would change the way lawmakers approve local bills by removing a procedural step called the budget isolation resolution, or BIR. The Amendment on the ballot reads: “Proposing an amendment to […]

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Arkansas

Gov. Sanders appoints Scott Ford to University of Arkansas Board

Gov. Sarah Sanders announced Monday (March 4) that she is appointing Westrock Coffee CEO Scott Ford of Little Rock to the board of trustees of the University of Arkansas. Ford, whose term will expire March 1, 2034, will replace Morril Harriman, a former State Senator and former chief of staff to Gov. Mike Beebe. “I […]

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California

What Californians need to know ahead of Super Tuesday

A voter drops off a mail-in ballot at City Hall in San Francisco, California, U.S., on Tuesday, March 3, 2020. (David Paul Morris/Bloomberg via Getty Images) Tuesday is Election Day in California. Registered voters statewide will be able cast their votes in this year’s presidential primaries and weigh in on local and statewide races. Whether […]

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California

California Senate Race 2024: Adam Schiff Seeks Prized Seat

Before Representative Adam B. Schiff became famous as the chief congressional tormentor of former President Donald J. Trump, his professional hallmark was his low profile. In a Southern California district glittering with show business, he was simply “the congressman from Burbank.” In a state teeming with Democratic political stars, he was rarely on short lists […]

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California

Over 800,000 California Fish Presumed Dead From Gas Bubble Disease

Hundreds of thousands who were living in a California river are presumed dead from gas bubble disease. On Saturday, the California Department of Fish and Wildlife (CDFW) announced that 830,000 fall-run Chinook salmon released from its Fall Creek Fish Hatchery in Siskiyou County just days before are believed to have died in the Klamath River. […]

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California

Schiff Helps Garvey Top Democrats

Photo-Illustration: Intelligencer; Photos: Getty Images In addition to the 15 states holding presidential contests on Super Tuesday, there are also a handful of down-ballot primaries on March 5. The contest that’s drawn the most national interest is the U.S. Senate primary in California, a complex and expensive battle to identify general-election candidates for the seat […]

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