Historic Jones Mill annexation advances: Fountain Inn City Council notes | #citycouncil
Here’s a recap of the March 14 meeting of Fountain Inn City Council. Initial approval: Annexation request for historic Jones Mill property Council gave initial approval for an annexation request for 8.22 acres on Jones Mill Road. The property features the historic Jones Mill. The applicants, Charles Gray and the Fountain Inn Museum, plan to use […]
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Hamilton County Mayor Wamp: State should revisit how it shares tax money with cities
Arguing they are more politically aligned with Tennessee lawmakers, Hamilton County Mayor Weston Wamp said county governments should receive their fair share of state sales tax revenue, some of which currently flows to cities under an 80-year-old agreement. (READ MORE: Hamilton County mayor calls Red Bank ‘unmitigated disaster,’ slams Democratic commissioner as ‘obstructionist’) Decades ago, […]
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Arkansas’ preferential primary election results official; 3 legislative runoffs on tap | The Arkansas Democrat-Gazette
Results from the March 5 preferential primary election were official as of 1:30 p.m. Monday, according to Jaime Land, director of public relations for the Arkansas secretary of state’s office. The official results are available at the Arkansas secretary of state’s website. Three runoff elections will be held April 2. Those elections are between these […]
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Northern California Horsemen Feeling Wave of Emotions
Uncertainty has plagued Northern California racing for the better part of a year, if not long before. Since the July 2023 announcement of the impending closure of Golden Gate Fields, industry stakeholders in the region have questioned what their next steps would be. The roller coaster of emotions may come to a head March 21 […]
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Volumes at Southern California Ports Continue Strong Drive by Economy
Data for February from the southern California ports once again confirmed the continuing strength in U.S. trade and continued the positive trends in container volumes. Executives both the Port of Los Angeles and the Port of Long Beach highlighted the strong start to the year for the ports after weak 2023 volumes and the […]
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California Noncompete Ban Extended in New Legislation
As we’ve previously written, California already takes a strong position against employee noncompete agreements. State law bans such agreements (with extremely limited exception) and imposes significant penalties on employers who nonetheless require workers to execute such provisions. Recently, the Golden State took steps to expand its restriction on noncompetes even further to enable California courts to […]
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Proposition 1 opponents revive campaign- CalMatters
In summary Opponents of Proposition 1 withdraw their concession as Gov. Gavin Newsom’s mental health ballot measure barely leads. The foes are launching a campaign, similar to one by Newsom’s political action committee, to find and fix rejected ballots. On March 12 — a week after primary day — opponents of Proposition 1 waved the […]
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California is hosting a special election to replace former Speaker Kevin McCarthy. Here’s what to expect
California’s 20th Congressional District will hold a special election to replace former Representative and Speaker of the House Kevin McCarthy. Mr McCarthy’s former seat has been open since December when he stepped down two months after the Republican party ousted him as Speaker. After several attempts to find a new speaker, Representative Mike Johnson won […]
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One day until special election to fill city council seat | #citycouncil
DES MOINES, Iowa — In just a day, Des Moines residents will have a chance to participate in a special election, electing someone to fill the at-large council seat previously held by Mayor Connie Boesen. “Any time you have somebody joining the council, you have to have someone who understands the city and cares about […]
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U.S. Senate Republican blocks legislation protecting in vitro fertilization • Rhode Island Current | #republicans | #Alabama | #GOP
WASHINGTON — U.S. Republican Sen. Cindy Hyde-Smith of Mississippi blocked a bill from passing Wednesday that would have preserved access to in vitro fertilization nationwide, stalling a push by Democrats following a landmark Alabama state Supreme Court decision. The court ruled earlier this month that frozen embryos counted as children under state law and parents […]
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