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Mayor

Atlantic City mayor, wife accused of beating their teenage daughter: prosecutors

ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. (TND) — Atlantic City Mayor Marty Small, Sr. on Thursday said he remains focused on his duties as an elected official — as well as a father — just a few days after he and his wife were accused of beating their teenage daughter. In a news release, the Atlantic County Prosecutor’s […]

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City Council

Milton City Council passes resolutions accusing Mayor Lindsay of abuse and perjury | #citycouncil

MILTON, Fla. — The Milton City Council voted on Tuesday night to pass two resolutions, saying the mayor lied and abused her powers. The vote to pass them was 6 to 2. It means the official complaints made against Mayor Heather Lindsay will be submitted to the state Commission on Ethics. The vote happened so […]

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Alabama

MAGA might and happy leaders: Super Tuesday takeaways | #republicans | #Alabama | #GOP

The landscape for congressional races this November began taking shape Tuesday, as voters in five Super Tuesday states chose their nominees for House and Senate races.  On a night where the outcomes in the presidential primaries felt largely predetermined — former President Donald Trump’s near sweep led to rival Nikki Haley’s withdrawal from the race […]

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Arkansas

Arkansas law offers fresh chance for child sexual abuse survivors to seek justice

LITTLE ROCK (KATV) — There’s a new opportunity for childhood sexual abuse survivors to file a civil lawsuit against their abusers in the state of Arkansas. The Justice for Vulnerable Victims of Sexual Abuse Act, sponsored by state senator David Wallace (R) District 19 and passed in 2021, gave childhood sexual abuse survivors in the […]

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Arkansas

Lawsuit filed against former Northeast Arkansas religious camp

LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (KAIT) – Two law firms representing eight former students filed a civil lawsuit against the former owner and several staff members of the now-defunct Lord’s Ranch in Randolph County, alleging years of child abuse. The suit, filed on Nov. 6 by Romanucci & Blandin LLC of Chicago and Gillispie Law Firm of […]

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