COCHISE VOTES 2024: Bisbee’s mayoral race pits two against incumbent Ken Budge, three council members run unopposed | Elections | #citycouncil
BISBEE — The city has three mayoral race candidates that may or may not be decided in the Primary Election on Tuesday, July 30. Incumbent Ken Budge is seeking a third term as mayor and will face off with Gretchen Bonaduce and Wanda Leikem. If there is not a clear winner, all three could be on […]
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Mo Brooks slams ALGOP for not pushing closed primaries — ‘It is an abject surrender to the socialists’ | #republicans | #Alabama | #GOP
GUNTERSVILLE — Former U.S. Rep. Mo Brooks (R-Huntsville) may be retired, but he appears more passionate than ever about fixing the nation’s political woes. During a speaking event Tuesday with the Marshall County Republican Club in Guntersville, Brooks lambasted Republican leadership for failing to adequately address border security, national debt, the economy and other hot-button […]
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‘Something needs to be done about it’ | #republicans | #Alabama | #GOP
Over 100 Democrats voted in the Republican primary election in Dale County in hopes of affecting the outcome in favor of a less-objectionable candidate. Alabama concluded its primary election for both parties on March 5. While eyes were on high-profile races on both the state and national stage, several counties across Alabama also held elections […]
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As Mariposa Plaza set for makeover, Fresno mayor reveals more plans for downtown
Once the central public square of downtown Fresno, Mariposa Plaza is finally getting a long-awaited makeover. City leaders broke ground Thursday afternoon on an over $4 million project to awaken the plaza on Fulton and Mariposa Streets, just a block from the future high-speed-rail station, as the premiere public space for downtown residents and visitors. […]
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The mayor’s upzoning plans will deeply damage SF’s neighborhoods
“There is no logic that can be superimposed on the city; people make it, and it is to them, not buildings, that we must fit our plans.” —Jane Jacobs “Some who are fortunate to have communities still do fight to keep them, but they have seldom prevailed. While people possess a community, they usually understand […]
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Republican activist Derek Chen making a difference at age 26 | #republicans | #Alabama | #GOP
Do you ever wonder what Alabama politics and government might look like 20 years or even 50 years from now? You might get a glimpse of Alabama’s political future by taking a good look at Derek Chen, a young Republican activist in Vestavia Hills. Chen is a lawyer, having graduated from Samford University’s Cumberland School […]
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Alabama House GOP caucus releases legislative priorities on eve of session | #republicans | #Alabama | #GOP
The Republican caucus of the House of Representatives released its legislative platform on Monday, one day before the legislature is slated to gavel in. The so-called “Leadership That Works!” legislative platform details the issues that the House’s GOP members have unanimously agreed to prioritize during the session and ratified at the caucus’ winter retreat. “Since […]
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404 | 1819 News | #elections | #alabama
The secret life of Smiths Station Mayor and Baptist pastor F.L. ‘Bubba’ Copeland as a ‘transgender curvy girl’: ‘It’s a hobby I do to relieve stress’ Read now → Smiths Station Mayor ‘Bubba’ Copeland in Baptist pastor role downplays sexually explicit online alter ego — ‘I have nothing to be ashamed of’ Read now → […]
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Clean Up Alabama applauds suggested AG opinion, board investigation regarding sexually explicit library books | #republicans | #Alabama | #GOP
Clean Up Alabama, the group formed to address sexually explicit children’s books, praised the actions of Alabama Public Library System (APLS) board member and Alabama Republican Party chairman John Wahl for attempting to address the issue at a state level. On Thursday, the APLS board of directors voted to seek an attorney general opinion on […]
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Candidate for CV City Council Misleads as ‘Legal Professional’ | #citycouncil
By Arturo CastañaresEditor-at-Large A candidate for the Chula Vista City Council refers to herself as a legal professional and to her legal practice even though she is not a licensed attorney, becoming the second recent candidate to embellish their background in hopes of gaining a political advantage in the county’s second-largest city. Leticia Munguia claims […]
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