Denver City Council to consider rental assistance ordinances and jaywalking bills | Government | #citycouncil
The Denver City Council has 14 resolutions on its agenda for Monday’s weekly 3:30 p.m. meeting. There are six bills being introduced from various committees and two that are on final consideration. There are two required public hearings. Here’s a list of the major happenings at council Monday: Contracts and Resolutions: 23-0047: A grant agreement […]
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Arkansas Democrats file bill to raise starting teacher pay
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (KNWA/KFTA) — Arkansas Senate and House Democrats introduced a bill on Jan. 25 that would raise starting salaries for teachers from $36,000 to $50,000 and includes a $10,000 raise for every public school teacher in Arkansas. According to a press release from ArkDems, the bill is known as the Raising Arkansas’s Investment […]
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Proposed Arkansas law requires ID to watch pornography online
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (KAIT) – A bill was filed Tuesday, Jan. 17 that would require an ID to prove a viewer is over the age of 18 before they can be on a website that offers pornography. Senate Bill 66 is sponsored by Sen. Tyler Dees and Sen. Jim Perry who say the bill is […]
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Pharmacies can sell abortion pill, per FDA guidance | Don’t Miss This | #republicans | #Alabama | #GOP
WASHINGTON, D.C. — The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has authorized the sale of abortion pills in pharmacies amid several states’ attempts to restrict abortion access. Mifeprex and its generic mifepristone, also known as RU-486, is FDA approved in a regimen with misoprostol to end a pregnancy up to 10 weeks. The pill was only […]
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Former Bismarck Mayor starts water bill petition
BISMARCK, N.D (KXNET) — Have you noticed the price hike in property taxes and water bills locally? If so, you’re not alone: one resident of the city has certainly taken notice, and plans to do something about it. Former Bismarck Mayor Marlan Haakenson (who served in the position from 1986-1990) stopped by KX’s station to […]
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Law enforcement preparing for upcoming permitless concealed carry law | #republicans | #Alabama | #GOP
MONTGOMERY, Ala. (WSFA) – Beginning Jan. 1, anyone age 18 or older in Alabama who is not prohibited by state or federal law may carry a concealed pistol without a permit. The law was passed during the 2022 state legislative session but drew backlash from sheriffs across the state. Law enforcement groups have said that […]
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Huntsville City Council members to vote on moving public comment during meetings | #citycouncil
HUNTSVILLE, Ala. (WAFF) – Huntsville City Council members may move the public comment section of the meeting from the very end of the meeting to near the beginning. It may seem like a small change but it could impact if and how Huntsville leaders hear community members’ voices. Right now, if you want to voice […]
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Bill introduced to Arkansas Legislature would ban TikTok from state agencies
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (KNWA/KFTA) — Arkansas is joining a growing number of states looking to ban TikTok usage from state agencies. Oklahoma Gov. Kevin Stitt issued an executive order on Dec. 8 banning the social media platform from government-issued devices for state agencies. Arkansas State Sen. Gary Stubblefield filed a similar bill on Dec. 5 […]
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Arkansas lawmaker wants to ban TikTok on state-owned devices | Arkansas
(The Center Square) – Arkansas Sen. Gary Stubblefield, R-Branch, has filed a bill to ban the social media app TikTok from state-owned social media devices. Members of both political parties have scrutinized TikTok for its possible ties to the Chinese Communist Party. “Christopher Wray, director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation, has warned that the data collection […]
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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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