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City Council

The new chair of Philly City Council’s tech committee wants to use data to help reduce gun violence | #citycouncil

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Mayor

Oakland mayor Thao set to receive list of candidates for vacant police chief job

Oakland Police Commission chair Marsha Peterson speaks about police chief search during meeting on Oct. 26. Mayor Sheng Thao will pick the city’s next police chief from a list of three finalists approved on Dec. 14 by the commission. Scott Strazzante/The Chronicle After months of anticipation, Oakland Mayor Sheng Thao is finally set to receive a […]

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Alabama

Alabama inmate may be first person to be executed this way | #republicans | #Alabama | #GOP

Home Daily News Alabama inmate may be first person to be… Death Penalty Alabama inmate may be first person to be executed this way By Debra Cassens Weiss November 7, 2023, 12:24 pm CST The Alabama Supreme Court has authorized the state to use nitrogen to execute a man for his role in a 1988 […]

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Mayor

East Texas mayor, council debate progress after James Byrd murder

Sign up for The Brief, The Texas Tribune’s daily newsletter that keeps readers up to speed on the most essential Texas news. JASPER — On a Monday evening in June, Anderson Land called the Jasper City Council meeting to order with a prayer and a reminder that would soon become a familiar refrain: “Council meetings […]

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Alabama

Texas lawmakers warming to opioid harm-reduction policies they once opposed | #republicans | #Alabama | #GOP

Texans seeking help for substance use can call the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration’s free help line at 800-662-4357. They can also access services in their region through the Texas Health and Human Services website. Texas lawmakers are changing their tune about how to tackle a growing fentanyl crisis in the state ahead […]

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Alabama

Alabama voters to decide on removing racist language from Constitution | Don’t Miss This | #elections | #alabama

MONTGOMERY — In less than five weeks, voters will decide on renaming and updating Alabama’s Constitution, which proposes removing racist and outdated provisions. The state’s Constitution has been amended nearly 1,000 times since its establishment in 1901 and lawmakers said the updated proposal seeks to reorganize the historic document. If the majority of voters vote […]

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City Council

Uvalde schools police Chief Pete Arredondo resigns from city council | #citycouncil

Sign up for The Brief, our daily newsletter that keeps readers up to speed on the most essential Texas news. Pete Arredondo, the law enforcement official state police said was most responsible for a flawed response to the Uvalde elementary school shooting in May, has resigned from the Uvalde City Council. Arredondo, the chief of […]

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