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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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Mayor

NYC Mayor says police departments should focus on “basic aptitude” of officers, not just training

NYC Mayor says police departments should focus on “basic aptitude” of officers, not just training – CBS News Watch CBS News New York City Mayor Eric Adams, a former New York Police Department captain who was also assaulted by police as a teenager, told CBS News on Tuesday that police departments must concern themselves with […]

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City Council

Essie Foster files for City Council At-Large seat | News | #citycouncil

Essie Foster announced her candidacy for the Kokomo City Council primary race Friday afternoon. She is the first Democratic Party candidate to join the race and is vying for an at-large seat. “I have been in the community for years,” Foster said. “I have raised a family, I have worked in the community, I have […]

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City Council

Randolph new City Council president in Atlantic City | #citycouncil

Atlantic City International Airport made history Wednesday as the temperature there reached 70 degrees, breaking the record daily high. However, it’s how it was done that was even more impressive. Meteorologist Joe Martucci has more. ATLANTIC CITY — First Ward Councilman Aaron “Sporty” Randolph, in his 12th year on the governing body, was voted City […]

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City Council

Calarco will run for Auburn City Council instead of another term as legislator | #citycouncil

Cayuga County Legislator Christina Calarco will be a candidate in 2023, but not for another term on the county Legislature.  Calarco, D-Auburn, announced Tuesday that she will run for Auburn City Council next year. She joins former Auburn firefighter Terry Winslow, who is also a Democrat, in running for the two city council seats that […]

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Alabama

Courage is required to save the GOP | #republicans | #Alabama | #GOP

Byron Williams Winston-Salem Journal After courageously signing the 1964 Civil Rights Act, President Lyndon Johnson famously quipped that the Democratic Party may “have lost the South for a generation.” The passage of the 1964 Civil Rights Act was an act of political courage because Johnson was aware that the landmark legislation would include a political […]

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Alabama

Trump’s Long List of Potential VP Picks | #republicans | #Alabama | #GOP

You’re not going to get a lot of suspense from a third Donald Trump presidential campaign. The American people know who this guy is, in sometimes excruciating detail; they know what he stands for politically; they know what kind of campaign he runs; and they know that he’s going to say some shocking things, even […]

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Mayor

Service is ‘his entire life’

For Dia Carabajal, there are three words that come to mind when thinking of longtime Auburn Mayor Michael Quill.  Honor, integrity and service.  “It’s his entire life. It’s been his entire career,” said Carabajal, the chair of the Cayuga County Democratic Committee and a former Auburn city councilor. “He lives those virtues.”  Quill, a Democrat, […]

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Arkansas

Here’s a snapshot of the candidates running for Arkansas governor | National News

LITTLE ROCK, Ark. — In their bids to succeed Arkansas Gov. Asa Hutchinson, Libertarian candidate Ricky Dale Harrington, Jr., Democratic gubernatorial nominee Chris Jones, and Republican nominee Sarah Huckabee Sanders offer voters vastly different agendas and experience to choose from in the Nov. 8 general election. Sarah Huckabee Sanders (Republican Party) Sanders advanced from the Republican […]

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