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Alaska

US denies request from 100 tribes | #alaska | #politics

The U.S. government rejected an emergency request from 100 tribes and communities in Western Alaska for a zero-bycatch limit on salmon, which would have effectively halted the nation’s largest Bering Sea pollock fishery. Bycatch is the unintentional capture of marine life by commercial fishermen. A directive from the U.S. Department of Commerce’s National Oceanic and […]

Arkansas

Arkansas Gov. Sanders’ administration grilled over $19K podium

Arkansas lawmakers questioned four members of Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders’ administration Tuesday following a critical audit into the purchase of a custom $19,000 podium for the Republican governor. The audit found the governor’s office potentially broke the law by paying for the podium out of operating expenses, paying for it upfront without first requesting detailed […]

Alabama

Alabama 2nd Congressional District: Figures wins Democratic runoff | #elections | #alabama

Shomari Figures, a former Obama administration official, won the Democratic nomination Tuesday for Alabama’s newly redrawn 2nd Congressional District. Figures received 58.7 % of the vote, defeating opponent Rep. Anthony Daniels, who received 41.1%, according to the unofficial results from the Alabama Secretary of State’s office. The U.S. Supreme Court ruled last year that the […]

Mayor

Atlantic City mayor and his wife charged with abusing their daughter

ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. – Atlantic City Mayor Marty Small Sr. and his wife were charged Monday with abusing and assaulting their teenage daughter on several occasions, including punching the minor in the mouth and hitting her in the head with a broom. Both Small, 50, and his wife, La’Quetta Small were charged Monday with endangering […]

City Council

Former teacher announces run for Wichita Falls City Council | #citycouncil

A former teacher will run for a seat on the Wichita Falls City Council. Whitney Flack announced her candidacy for the District 1 seat on the panel on Tuesday. She said issues she would like to address on the City Council include job growth, public safety and a responsive city government. She was a public […]

Alabama

Alabama voter turnout doubles in redrawn congressional district | #elections | #alabama

Voter turnout for the Democratic primary in Alabama’s second congressional district was remarkably higher in the first election since the district was redrawn in a way that could allow the party to pick up a key seat. According to the National Redistricting Foundation, there were 57,129 ballots cast in the district’s Democratic primary election Super […]

Mayor

City of Gonzales mayor, police chief candidates announce ahead of Nov. 5 election

The 2024 election candidates for the City of Gonzales have kicked off the campaign season with their announcements. Tim Riley, who was elected to the Division A council seat in 2020, has launched his mayoral campaign page on Facebook. In his opening post to the page, Riley wrote he will share updates and stories as […]

Alabama

Alabama DEI law is the latest GOP effort to gloss over America’s past | #republicans | #Alabama | #GOP

When you think of the Civil Rights Movement, you probably think about Alabama. The state is associated with the worst of the Jim Crow Era, but also the people who stood against it. It’s a shame that Alabama’s legislators would rather not talk about these things. Last week, the Alabama Legislature passed SB129, a law […]

Arkansas

USC hires Eric Musselman from Arkansas to be men’s basketball coach

Southern California is hiring Arkansas coach Eric Musselman to the same position, the school announced Thursday. Terms of the contract were not yet reported. USC’s opening was created when Andy Enfield left the school to take the same role at SMU last week. Musselman, 59, joins USC ahead of its move to the Big Ten Conference later this […]

City Council

Naples Mayor, City Council members sworn into office | #citycouncil

From left: Mayor Teresa Heitmann and City Council members Berne Barton, Linda Penniman and Bill Kramer are sworn in during a City Council meeting at Naples City Hall on Wednesday, April 3, 2024. Jonah Hinebaugh/Naples Daily News/USA Today Network-Florida Mayor Teresa Heitmann poses for a photo during a City Council meeting at Naples City Hall […]