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Alabama

Alabama college picks 1st female president in school history | Ap | #elections | #alabama

MOBILE, Ala. (AP) — Spring Hill College has chosen a woman to serve as its president, the first to do so in the school’s 192-year history. Mary H. Van Brunt will become the 39th president beginning in January. Van Brunt currently serves as provost and vice president of academic affairs at Gwynedd Mercy University in […]

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City Council

LZ Granderson: LA City Council members’ recording isn’t just offensive. It’s also illuminating | Ap | #citycouncil

So … this is the room where it happens. Not nearly as attractive as Aaron Burr described it in “Hamilton.” In fact — judging from the leaked audio from a 2021 meeting among Los Angeles City Council members Gil Cedillo, Kevin de León and Nury Martinez — the room where it happens is probably the […]

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Alabama

Republican activists organizing ‘surveillance’ of ballot drop boxes in Washington state | Ap | #republicans | #Alabama | #GOP

As midterm voting kicks into high gear, Republican activists in Washington are organizing surveillance of ballot drop boxes, generating complaints and concern from some elections officials. Over the weekend, signs were posted near ballot boxes in several Seattle-area locations, with red letters warning the boxes are “Under Surveillance” and stating that accepting money “for harvesting […]

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