Mayor says fully funding ACPS budget request could mean ‘significant tax increase’ or reduction in city services
Students get on school buses at Alexandria City High School’s Minnie Howard Campus prompted an evacuation and early dismissal, Dec. 10, 2021. (staff photo by James Cullum) The Alexandria School Board approved its fiscal year 2025 $384.4 million combined funds budget on Thursday night and it is asking City Council for $21 million more than […]
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Why can’t you just vote on gambling? | #elections | #alabama
Gambling is popular in Alabama. Despite all of the phony hand-wringing over gambling legislation during every legislative session and all of the alleged “moral pushback” about legalizing casino wagering, Alabama loves to gamble. We’re one of the top states in the country each year for sports wagering. Alabama gamblers are one of the top groups […]
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El Paso City Council to vote on $10 million to bus migrants | #citycouncil
EL PASO, Texas (KTSM) – The El Paso City Council is set to look at an item on next week’s agenda regarding millions of dollars of funding for the busing of migrants to other cities. As we have reported currently buses are being sent to New York and Chicago. The item on the agenda for […]
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Texas Gov. Abbott hits Mayor Adams on migrants sent to NYC by Biden, El Paso Democrat
Texas Gov. Greg Abbott accused Mayor Eric Adams of hypocrisy for attacking his migrant-relocation program while giving a pass to President Biden and the Democratic mayor of El Paso. The broadside came amid Adams’ repeated threats to sue “Texas” — without specifying who — over the busloads of migrants who’ve been arriving almost daily in […]
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