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The Point, Dec. 18, 2023: First Black, female mayor of Micanopy reflects on first months in office

Subscribe to The Point, arriving in your inbox Monday through Friday at 8 a.m. • WUFT News: Unity and infrastructure focus of Micanopy Mayor Jiana Williams’s first months in office. “As the first Black, female mayor of Micanopy, Jiana Williams, 37, often thinks about what her late grandmother, Willie Mae Stokes who used to clean houses […]

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Alabama

The Republican presidential primary debate in Alabama is over | #republicans | #Alabama | #GOP

It was a night of blows and comebacks for the smallest field yet of GOP presidential hopefuls – Chris Christie, Ron DeSantis, Nikki Haley and Vivek Ramaswamy, Nikki Haley took most of the heat. Entrepreneur Vivek Ramaswamy set his sights on the former UN Ambassador. “Nikki, you were bankrupt ’til when you left the UN. […]

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Alabama

DeSantis’ redistricting map in Florida is unconstitutional and must be redrawn, judge says | #elections | #alabama

A Florida redistricting plan pushed by Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis violates the state constitution and is prohibited from being used for any future U.S. congressional elections since it diminishes the ability of Black voters in north Florida to pick a representative of their choice, a state judge ruled Saturday.Circuit Judge J. Lee Marsh sent the […]

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Arkansas

‘He doesn’t have a snowball’s chance’: Asa Hutchinson leaves mixed legacy in Arkansas as h

LITTLE ROCK (KATV) — Former Arkansas Gov. Asa Hutchinson formally launched his presidential campaign in April and has since made headlines for his public criticisms of former President Donald Trump. Hutchinson’s public criticisms of Trump have upset some Republican committees in Arkansas. Referred to by some conservatives as ‘RINO’ or ‘Republican-in-name-only,’ the former Arkansas Governor […]

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