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Ex-Chicago mayor Lori Lightfoot is hired on $400-PER-HOUR contract to investigate ‘America’s worst mayor’ amid embezzlement accusations after she admitted $2M hole in taxpayer funds from small Illinois town

By Stephen M. Lepore For Dailymail.Com 06:38 09 Apr 2024, updated 06:46 09 Apr 2024 Self-described ‘Super Mayor’ Tiffany Henyard, 40, has been accused of embezzling taxpayer funds and retaliating against a victim of sexual assault  Lightfoot – who was ousted as mayor of Chicago last year – was approved by the village to investigate […]

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Alabama

Alabama governor signs legislation protecting IVF providers from legal liability into law | U.S. | #republicans | #Alabama | #GOP

Facing pressure to get in vitro fertilization services restarted in the state, Alabama’s governor swiftly signed legislation into law Wednesday shielding doctors from potential legal liability raised by a court ruling that equated frozen embryos to children. Republican Gov. Kay Ivey signed the bill after it was approved in a late-night session by lawmakers scrambling […]

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Alabama

Trump says he strongly supports IVF after Alabama court ruling puts new pressure on Republicans | U.S. | #republicans | #Alabama | #GOP

Former President Donald Trump said Friday that he would “strongly support the availability of IVF” and called on lawmakers in Alabama to preserve access to the treatment. It was his first comment since an Alabama Supreme Court ruling that led some providers in the state to suspend their in vitro fertilization programs and has divided […]

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Mayor

Mayor Bynum Gives Updates On Zink Lake Attraction, Tulsa’s Global District And More

There is a lot going on in Tulsa from construction on the Zink Lake attraction along the Arkansas River, to efforts to address homelessness in the city. Related Story: Tulsa Makes Plans To Open Zink Lake Recreational Area Tulsa Mayor G.T. Bynum joins us at 9 in the morning to talk more about what’s happening […]

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Arkansas

Former President Trump receives endorsement from Arkansas governor | News

LITTLE ROCK, Ark. – Arkansas Governor Sarah Huckabee Sanders, has endorsed former President Donald Trump in his bid for a second white house term. In a statement- Sanders said, “It’s not a question between right versus left anymore. It’s normal versus crazy, and President Biden and the Left are doubling down on crazy.” She went […]

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Arkansas

Arkansas government looking at possibility of a spaceport in the Natural State | Arkansas

LITTLE ROCK (KATV) — It seems the Natural State may be headed for the final frontier—Act 477 by the state legislature orders the state Economic Development Commission to conduct a study on the feasibility of constructing a spaceport right here in Arkansas. It all began with a 2022 report by the Arkansas Future Mobility Council, a group of […]

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City Council

City council’s approval of NAH proposal deemed ‘short-sighted’ | #citycouncil

It is difficult to understand how our members of city council could approve the NAH proposal. This seems short-sighted and narrow-minded. This billion dollar project does not come even close to meeting the city’s plan for carbon neutrality by 2030. Token mentions of some solar panels, a few charging stations for EVs and no LEED […]

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City Council

City council called on to put funds toward bike safety | #citycouncil

Gift this article Share this article paywall-free. An open letter to the mayor, vice mayor and Council: Thank you for your unanimous direction to city staff to prioritize funding for a few basic bike projects, namely: the (complete) construction of the Butler Pilot elevation, and the construction of two (dangerous) protected intersections — (Butler/Beaver and […]

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Alabama

What Is E-Verify? Republicans Push To Expand Controversial Program Limiting Undocumented Workers—Despite Some GOP Pushback | #republicans | #Alabama | #GOP

Updated May 9, 2023, 03:29pm EDT Topline As the controversial Trump-era border policy Title 42 comes to a close this week, a group of Republicans are pushing to require employers to use an online verification system known as E-Verify, another controversial program aimed at curbing undocumented labor—though the move faces pushback from both parties. of […]

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Alabama

Alabama Farmers Fed Joins WOTUS Worries and More Skilled Work in Rural America | #republicans | #Alabama | #GOP

Alabama Farmers Fed Joins WOTUS Worries and More Skilled Work in Rural America From the Ag Information Network, I’m Bob Larson with your Agribusiness Update. **A clear, concise definition of navigable waters is set to be replaced with more confusing terminology, released in an EPA ruling December 30. Alabama Farmers Federation has joined ag organizations […]

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