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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

Kansas follows Alabama’s lead on Tik Tok | #republicans | #Alabama | #GOP

Tik Tok is no longer welcome on some state-owned devices in Kansas. Governor Laura Kelly signed an official state ban. This makes her one of the first Democratic governor to outlaw the popular social media site on government issued devices. Governor Brian Kemp of Georgia and Chris Sununu of New Hampshire have banned TikTok earlier […]

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Alabama

Alabama becomes latest state to ban TikTok on government devices | News | #elections | #alabama

MONTGOMERY— Alabama has joined more than a handful of other states in banning the use of social media app TikTok on government state-owned devices and networks. Recently, national security officials have warned of the growing threats posed by the video-sharing social media app TikTok, which is owned by Chinese company ByteDance and potentially subject to […]

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Mayor

Online reservations have cut beach traffic, mayor says | News

Gloucester’s switch to an online parking reservation system that provides digital daily passes for out-of-town beachgoers this summer has cut beach traffic, city officials say. So far, revenues collected online instead of at the gates or through the former seasonal non-resident stickers is in line with past summer tourist seasons, according to Mayor Greg Verga. […]

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