Alaska Permanent Fund Corp. leaders approve proposal to borrow up to $4 billion for investments | #alaska | #politics
Deven Mitchell, executive director of the Alaska Permanent Fund Corp., gives a tour of the corporation’s investment floor to Sen. Jesse Kiehl, D-Juneau, and other attendees of an open house on Friday, Feb. 16, 2024. (Photo by James Brooks/Alaska Beacon) The leaders of the $76 billion Alaska Permanent Fund voted unanimously on Friday to adopt […]
Read MoreCalifornia’s Central Valley is voting, again, to replace Kevin McCarthy in Congress
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- March 19, 2024
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Two weeks after narrowing the field of candidates to represent them in Congress starting next year, voters in the San Joaquin Valley are voting again. On Tuesday, Central Valley voters will cast ballots in a separate special election to complete the remainder of former Rep. Kevin McCarthy‘s term in the House of Representatives. The Bakersfield […]
Read MoreCalifornia Gov. Newsom delays his 2024 State of the State address
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- March 19, 2024
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Gov. Newsom’s office abruptly said Friday that it was coordinating with the Legislature to set a new date for the event. SACRAMENTO, Calif. — With lingering uncertainty over the fate of a signature mental health proposal and the scope of the budget deficit, California Gov. Gavin Newsom postponed his annual State of the State address. Though […]
Read MoreCity Council Puts Ending Single-Family Zoning Back on the Table | News | #citycouncil
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- March 19, 2024
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Once again, the Cambridge City Council is considering a proposal to end single-family zoning across the city. On Monday, councilors discussed a new policy order requesting that City Manager Yi-An Huang ’05 direct the Community Development Department to develop zoning language that “effectively promotes multi-family housing” all throughout Cambridge. Nearly one-third of residential land in […]
Read MoreU.S. Sen. Murkowski of Alaska endorses Nikki Haley in presidential race | #alaska | #politics
By Anchorage Daily News Updated: March 3, 2024 Published: March 3, 2024 Sen. Lisa Murkowski spoke with news media members in her Anchorage office on December 22, 2023. (Marc Lester / ADN) U.S. Sen. Lisa Murkowski of Alaska has formally endorsed Nikki Haley as the Republican nominee for president ahead of the state GOP’s presidential […]
Read MoreState lawsuit claims federal government owes Alaska $700 billion for quashing Pebble mine | Alaska News | #alaska | #politics
The federal government owes Alaska more than $700 billion in compensation for the 2023 Environmental Protection Agency action that blocked development of the massive and controversial Pebble Mine in Southwest Alaska, Gov. Mike Dunleavy’s administration claims in a lawsuit filed in a federal court. The lawsuit, filed Thursday in the U.S. Court of Federal Claims […]
Read MoreCalifornia community ousts conservative school board members
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- March 19, 2024
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Parents in Southern California have voted to remove two conservative school board members after they spearheaded a policy that forcibly outs transgender students to their guardians. Members of the Orange Unified School District board voted 4-0 to enact the policy in September. It was passed at 11:30 p.m., after the three opposed members walked out […]
Read MoreBoston City Council eying charter change to avoid another New Year’s Day inauguration | #citycouncil
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- March 19, 2024
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City Council members are sworn in by Boston Mayor Michelle Wu during a New Year’s Day ceremony at Faneuil Hall. A proposed charter change would prohibit the inauguration from falling on a federal holiday again. (Nancy Lane/Boston Herald) Boston city councilors unhappy with having to work this past New Year’s Day are seeking a change […]
Read MoreLegislature fails to override governor on education mega-bill | #alaska | #politics
The Alaska Legislature, in a joint session on Monday voted 39-20, but it was one vote short of what was needed to override Gov. Mike Dunleavy’s veto of an education bill, Senate Bill 140, that started out as an internet bill for rural Alaska, but turned into the dream of the National Education Association Alaska […]
Read MoreHistoric Jones Mill annexation advances: Fountain Inn City Council notes | #citycouncil
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- March 18, 2024
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Here’s a recap of the March 14 meeting of Fountain Inn City Council. Initial approval: Annexation request for historic Jones Mill property Council gave initial approval for an annexation request for 8.22 acres on Jones Mill Road. The property features the historic Jones Mill. The applicants, Charles Gray and the Fountain Inn Museum, plan to use […]
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