Election forum Tuesday will feature five candidates for Heights City Council | Local News | #citycouncil
The Harker Heights Chamber of Commerce will sponsor a political forum Tuedsay for candidates running for Harker Heights City Council. Scheduled from 5:30 to 6:30 p.m., the forum will take place at the Harker Heights Activities Center, 400 Indian Trail. All candidates have confirmed their participation, to include Place 2 incumbent Stacey Wilson and challenger […]
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What are the rules at Longview City Council meetings? | #citycouncil
The Longview City Council meetings this year have sparked a lot of discussion over last-minute changes to the agenda. Quality journalism doesn’t happen without your help Most of the recent debate has centered around a last-minute resolution Keith Young unsuccessfully proposed at the end of the Feb. 8 council meeting, which was later revealed through […]
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Federal Appeals Court upholds radical ruling in Arkansas redistricting case | News
The Eighth Circuit Court of Appeals today upheld a 2022 lower court ruling in an Arkansas redistricting case that radically concluded that voters may not sue to protect their voting rights under Section 2 of the Voting Rights Act of 1965. The lower court ruling had ignored decades of precedent permitting private individuals to vindicate […]
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Lewiston City Council candidate forum planned Tuesday | Local and regional news | Lewiston Tribune | #citycouncil
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City Council candidates from Longview and Kelso set debates | #citycouncil
Local voters will get the chance to hear directly from the candidates for the Longview City Council and Kelso City Council in two nights of debates. A debate series will be held 7 p.m. Oct. 4 and Oct. 11 at Lower Columbia College’s Rose Center for the Arts. The event was organized by the Cowlitz Civil […]
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Mayor’s Prayer Breakfast set for Sept. 7 | Community
In an effort to join together for a time of prayer and unity, Stephens County leaders will host the annual Mayor’s Prayer Breakfast at 7:30 a.m. Sept. 7 at the Simmons Center. A buffet breakfast will begin at 7 a.m., followed with a time of prayer and an inspirational speaker at 7:30 a.m. Duncan Mayor […]
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Olean mayor puts brakes on Front Street stop signs with veto | News
OLEAN — A proposal to place stop signs on Front Street has hit a legal roadblock for now. Olean Mayor Bill Aiello, in a report to the Common Council on Tuesday, announced he has vetoed two resolutions from the council approved July 25. The resolutions called for stop signs on Front Street at its intersections […]
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Our View: City Council pay: Is Bakersfield too stingy? | Opinion | #citycouncil
As regular as the swallows return each year to San Juan Capistrano, Bakersfield City Council members are once again talking about asking voters to give them a pay raise. This time, they hired Washington state-based accounting and management consultants Moss Adams to attest to how stingy Bakersfield is when it comes to compensating council members […]
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Sanders appoints Hiland to fill vacancy on Arkansas Supreme Court | News
LITTLE ROCK— Governor Sarah Huckabee Sanders announced Monday she had appointed Cody Hiland to serve on the Arkansas Supreme Court. Hiland is filling an open seat on the Arkansas Supreme Court following the passing of Justice Robin F. Wynne in late June. Justice Rhonda Wood swore in Hiland in a private ceremony following the governor’s announcement. […]
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Change may overhaul Richmond City Council composition | #citycouncil
With a mayor wielding CEO-like powers, its by-district voting rules and a large nine-member city council, Richmond is unique in that it operates and conducts its business like no other in Virginia. But all that could soon change. Richmond may be shifting gears and reestablishing a system that more closely resembles its sister cities. For […]
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