Jack Wagoner, attorney who challenged Arkansas’ same-sex marriage ban, dies
FILE – Attorney Jack Wagoner is interviewed after a hearing in the Pulaski County Court House in Little Rock, Ark., Thursday, April 17, 2014. Jack Wagoner, an attorney who represented same-sex couples who successfully challenged Arkansas’ ban on gay marriage before state and federal courts, has died, Tuesday, April 23, 2024. He was 62. (AP […]
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California battery storage increasing rapidly, but not enough to end blackouts, Gov. Newsom says
Gov. Gavin Newsom said Thursday that California continued to rapidly add the battery storage that is crucial to the transition to cleaner energy, but admitted it was still not enough to avoid blackouts during heat waves. Standing in the middle of a solar farm in Yolo County, Newsom announced the state now had battery storage […]
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Uvalde City Council issues statement on Robb shooting report | #citycouncil
The action marked the first time the council had spoken about the report, which has been derided by the victims’ families. SAN ANTONIO — The Uvalde City Council called the local police department’s policies “outdated” and promising that change is on the way in its official statement addressing an internal investigation into the 2022 Robb […]
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Frisco Town Council seats new members as outgoing mayor recalls his years of service in town government
Outgoing Frisco Mayor Hunter Mortensen speaks to a newly seated town council on Tuesday, April 23, 2024.Ryan Spencer/Summit Daily News Frisco Clerk Stacey Nell swore in a new mayor and Town Council members Tuesday, April 25, as the outgoing mayor remarked on his decade of service to the town. Outgoing Mayor Hunter Mortensen recalled reckoning […]
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Arkansas, Tennessee file suit over federal pregnant-worker protections rule • Arkansas Advocate
The attorneys general of Arkansas and Tennessee filed a federal lawsuit Thursday seeking to halt enforcement of a new federal rule that requires employers to accommodate pregnant workers who want or need an abortion. The rule, finalized last week by the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, extends the 2022 Pregnant Workers Fairness Act’s definition of workplace […]
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Lawmakers block California bill to ban use of NDAs in legislative negotiations
California lawmakers on Thursday blocked a bill in committee that would ban the use of non-disclosure agreements in the legislative process.Most Democrats on the Assembly Elections Committee would not vote on the proposed law, except for the leader of the committee, Assemblymember Gail Pellerin, who voted no. (Video above: Assemblymember Pellerin refuses to comment on […]
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Newark City Council tables rental tax resolution, considers credit card and trash fees | #citycouncil
The City of Newark tables a rental gross receipts tax for the foreseeable future to explore other solutions to its budget shortfall. Council voted 4-3 Monday night to table a resolution to start the process of levying a controversial rental tax that passed last month. City Manager Tom Coleman says many landlords raised concerns that […]
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University of Southern California Confronts an Unfamiliar Era of Protest
The scene was as raucous as the rest of the montage that has played out for days at colleges around the nation: Demonstrators swarming and calling for a permanent cease-fire in the Israel-Hamas war. A leafy quad strewn with camping equipment. Police officers wearing helmets and face shields. But in Los Angeles, the talk has […]
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Mayor discusses city projects and improvements
MURFREESBORO, Tenn. (WKRN) — The Mayor of Murfreesboro says the city is “in the best financial shape” it’s ever been in, but he says that doesn’t mean every project residents want to see completed will happen as quickly as they hope. In his annual “State of the City” address, Mayor Shane McFarland laid out his […]
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Finalists named for the presidential search at Southern Arkansas University | News
The Southern Arkansas University presidential search committee is pleased to announce that after a thorough and rigorous search process, two candidates have emerged as finalists for the position of University president. The finalists, Dr. Bruno Hicks and Dr. Phillip Wilson, bring with them a wealth of experience, expertise, and a shared commitment to advancing the […]
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