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Alabama

Alabama Republican Party approves rule change to ban NEA, AEA donations for school board, superintendent candidates | #republicans | #Alabama | #GOP

MONTGOMERY — The Alabama Republican Party (ALGOP) met on Saturday for the organization’s summer meeting of its executive committee and voted to approve a rule change to ban Republican county and state school board and superintendent candidates from receiving campaign donations from the National Education Association (NEA) and the Alabama Education Association (AEA). After an […]

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Alabama

National GOP Redistricting Trust issues statement in support of Alabama’s congressional maps, opposes Supreme Court decision that forced redrawing | #republicans | #Alabama | #GOP

The National Republican Redistricting Trust (NRRT) recently shared its U.S. Supreme Court brief supporting Alabama’s redistricting efforts with the state’s Permanent Legislative Committee on Reapportionment. Last month, the Supreme Court of the United States (SCOTUS), in Milligan v. Allen, upheld with a 5-4 vote a lower court’s decision to require the Alabama Legislature to redraw the […]

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Alabama

We’re going to do our best to win all seven congressional districts | #republicans | #Alabama | #GOP

Following a U.S. Supreme Court 5-4 decision by Chief Justice John Roberts last week, a lower court’s ruling was upheld that Alabama will have to redraw a second largely or majority-black congressional district. The Republican-led supermajority Alabama Legislature is widely expected to meet next month to fulfill the federal court mandate. However, it could work […]

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Mayor

Las Vegas mayor receives cowboy hat from bet on Golden Knights/Stars series

LAS VEGAS (KSNV) — Las Vegas Mayor Carolyn Goodman has received her brand-new cowboy hat, courtesy of the Golden Knights’ playoff victory. Goodman shared a video Wednesday of receiving the felt Stetson from Dallas Mayor Eric L. Johnson. The hat is payment for the bet the two mayors placed over the Golden Knights and Stars […]

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City Council

City council’s approval of NAH proposal deemed ‘short-sighted’ | #citycouncil

It is difficult to understand how our members of city council could approve the NAH proposal. This seems short-sighted and narrow-minded. This billion dollar project does not come even close to meeting the city’s plan for carbon neutrality by 2030. Token mentions of some solar panels, a few charging stations for EVs and no LEED […]

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City Council

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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City Council

City council ponders a ban on electric surfboards | News | #citycouncil

A group of Springfield city council members are looking to foil the hydrofoil. The hydrofoil in question is owned by Matt Scherer, an entrepreneur who wants to offer electric surfboard lessons on Lake Springfield. Scherer said he took out a $27,000 loan from the city of Springfield to start the business but now the city’s […]

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City Council

Kimberley White Arcata City Council Candidate questionnaire | News | #citycouncil

Occupation: I am program coordinator and community organizer for CUNA (Comunidad Unida del Norte de Arcata/Community United of North Arcata), an Arcata Planning Commissioner, community advocate/volunteer, and mother of a teenage daughter. Please join our campaign at www.kimberleyforarcata.org . Where did you grow up? I had the privilege of growing up on the traditional lands […]

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Mayor

La Crosse mayor: Community faces challenges ‘well beyond funding’ in caring for rising homeless population

The mayor of La Crosse said the city may be forced to declare a state of emergency to help care for the “vast” number of people who are unsheltered in the community and surrounding areas. The city’s struggle highlights that despite an influx of funding from federal pandemic recovery efforts, Wisconsin communities continue to grapple with […]

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Alabama

Amazon loses key step in its attempt to reverse its workers’ historic union vote | #elections | #alabama

Amazon appears to be losing its case to unravel the union victory that formed the company’s first organized warehouse in the U.S. After workers in Staten Island, N.Y., voted to join the Amazon Labor Union this spring, the company appealed the result. A federal labor official presided over weeks of hearings on the case and […]

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