Day: April 29, 2024

California

Southern California NIRI Chapters and Nasdaq Host the 2nd Annual NIRI SoCal Conference

One-day, high-impact event will focus on issues facing public companies applicable to investor relations, finance, and communications teams at all levels. Join Nasdaq with NIRI chapters of Los Angeles, Orange County, and San Diego on May 16th, 2024, in Irvine, CA. IRVINE, Calif. & SAN DIEGO & LOS ANGELES, April 29, 2024–(BUSINESS WIRE)–The Southern California chapters of […]

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City Council

Greenfield Recorder – School budget heads to Greenfield City Council | #citycouncil

GREENFIELD — As the full City Council prepares to take up budget discussions on May 15, School Department Superintendent Christine DeBarge recently gave the Ways and Means Committee some insight into what the city would get in her proposed $24.12 million school budget for fiscal year 2025. The district’s FY25 budget represents a roughly 5.86% […]

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Mayor

Spokane Mayor Lisa Brown to deliver inaugural State of the City Address on Tuesday

The mayor will discuss her first 100 days in office and other strategies on Tuesday during her first ever State of the City Address. SPOKANE, Wash. — Spokane Mayor Lisa Brown will deliver her inaugural State of the City Address on Tuesday, April 30 at 11 a.m. at the Spokane Convention Center. According to city […]

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California

Pro-Palestinian protest encampment appears at another California university

Marc Sternfield and Associated Press 22 mins ago Tents and banners cropped up on the campus of the University of California, Irvine on Monday as pro-Palestinian demonstrators took their message to yet another college campus in Southern California. University officials told KTLA 5 News that approximately a dozen tents had been erected as of mid-afternoon […]

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Arkansas

Bontiea Goss, health executive who bribed Arkansas lawmakers, is sentenced to 3 years in federal prison

A former executive of a behavioral health care charity was sentenced to three years in federal prison Monday for her role in a bribery and public corruption scandal that spanned Arkansas and Missouri, just days after her husband received a six-year prison sentence. Defendants Bontiea Bernedette Goss, 65, and Tommy Ray Goss, 68, also must […]

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California

Some California restaurants face stark realities, burdens after minimum wage increase

It’s been nearly one month since California raised the minimum wage at certain restaurants, which has put a spotlight on a course correction that many see as long overdue. But for some — and not just fast food franchise owners — the newly raised bar for compensation also marks a pivotal point for restaurants to […]

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City Council

Galveston city council member responds to Charles Barkley’s ‘dirty water’ comments – Houston Public Media | #citycouncil

Katie Watkins/Houston Public Media As part of a U.S. Army Corps of Engineers project, these beaches in Galveston will have a double dune system and extra sand added to extend into the Gulf Coast. Former NBA star Charles Barkley, now a basketball analyst on television, made some pointed remarks over the weekend about Galveston and […]

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Mayor

New endorsement in Baltimore City mayor’s race

New endorsements are shaking up the election race for Baltimore City mayor.Baltimore City Sheriff Sam Cogan is endorsing Sheila Dixon, who already has the support of Baltimore City State’s Attorney Ivan Bates.| VOTERS GUIDE: How to vote, when to vote, where to vote, securing the vote Mayor Brandon Scott is quick to share statistics — […]

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California

California Senator Monique Limón shares political advice to the ASG – The Channels

California Sen. Monique Limón made a guest appearance, sharing personal anecdotes and political advice to the board members of the Associated Student Government (ASG) at their weekly meeting on Friday, April 26. Limón is the Senate representative of California’s 19th district, including all of Santa Barbara County and over half of Ventura County. She has […]

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Arkansas

Two executives sentenced in bribery, embezzlement scheme that has placed several Arkansas lawmakers in federal prison

LITTLE ROCK, Ark. – A Missouri-based health care charity bribery and embezzlement scheme that had already put several former Arkansas lawmakers in prison had two former firm executives sentenced in federal court in April. The two were the former chief operating officer and chief financial officer of Missouri-based Preferred Family Healthcare, Inc. The former COO, […]

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