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City Council

Council prohibits the eviction of tenants awaiting rent aid | #citycouncil

After a lengthy discussion, the Los Angeles City Council voted Friday to prohibit the eviction of tenants whose rental assistance applications have been approved but who have not yet received their funds. The move comes days before a deadline for tenants to pay pandemic-era rental arrears. Under the city’s plan to end COVID-19 eviction protections, […]

Arkansas

Arkansas AG certifies abortion amendment for 2024 ballot

By Michael Gryboski, Mainline Church Editor Friday, January 26, 2024 Pro-choice and anti-abortion demonstrators gather outside the U.S. Supreme Court in Washington, D.C., on June 24, 2022. | MANDEL NGAN/AFP via Getty Images Arkansas Attorney General Tim Griffin certified a referendum proposal that, if passed, would guarantee a limited right to an abortion, provided supporters […]

Arkansas

Arkansas AG rejects proposed ballot measure to make government transparency a constitutional right

A proposed amendment to the Arkansas Constitution that would create the right to state government transparency isn’t sufficient for the 2024 statewide ballot, Attorney General Tim Griffin wrote in a Tuesday opinion. Griffin rejected the proposed ballot title and popular name, saying the amendment lacks clarity in its use of specific terms, including “government transparency.” […]

Arkansas

Proposed amendment would change how salaries are set for lawmakers in Arkansas

LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (KAIT) – A proposed Arkansas constitutional amendment would give lawmakers more control over setting their salaries. House Joint Resolution 1001 would add constitutional amendment to the 2024 ballot. If lawmakers pass the resolution, and voters approve the constitutional amendment, the Arkansas Independent Citizens Commission would be eliminated, according to our content-sharing partner. […]

Alabama

Alabama, Georgia Republicans vote against Respect for Marriage Act | News | #republicans | #Alabama | #GOP

ATLANTA — Though some Republicans in Congress helped bolster the Respect for Marriage Act to passage, all of Alabama and Georgia’s GOP lawmakers were among the majority of Republicans who voted against the landmark bill. The Act repeals the Defense of Marriage Act, a law signed by former President Bill Clinton that defined marriage as […]

Alabama

Alabama, Georgia Republicans vote against Respect for Marriage Act | Don’t Miss This | #republicans | #Alabama | #GOP

Arkansas

A detailed look at all four Arkansas ballot initiatives

FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. (KNWA/KFTA) — There are four individual initiatives on the Arkansas statewide ballot next week, and the Public Policy Center at the University of Arkansas has released a 2022 Voter Guide that outlines each measure in detail, but also presents them clearly enough to be easily understood. Here is a look at each of […]

City Council

City Council OKs street change for Upper Canyon project | News | #citycouncil

Phoenix City Council unanimously removed the only legal roadblock to the massive Upper Canyon development in Ahwatukee by approving a General Plan amendment that changes the classifications of a portion of Chandler Boulevard and 27th Avenue. And while the Oct. 12 vote clears the way for homebuilders Blandford Homes, D.R. Horton and Reserve 100 LLC […]

Alabama

Alabama constitutional amendment on ballot will help protect integrity of future elections | News | #elections | #alabama

We are now less than thirty days to the November 8th general elections in Alabama. There will be a lot of statewide and local races for voters to choose when they go to the polls. However, down the ballot after the candidates for office there are also ten amendments to the Alabama Constitution to be […]

Alabama

Voters to see changes on November ballot | #republicans | #Alabama | #GOP

Sarah Swetlik al.com A reworked version of Alabama’s 121-year-old Constitution will appear on ballots in November, giving voters the opportunity to ratify the changes, a panel of lawmakers and legislative advocates reminded residents Tuesday. The proposed Alabama Constitution of 2022 is a recompiled version of Alabama’s current constitution, which was initially passed in 1901. On […]