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City Council

Lincoln City Council votes on Michon Morrow as chief of LPD | #citycouncil

LINCOLN, Neb. (KLKN) – The Lincoln City Council is voting on Michon Morrow to be the permanent police chief on Monday. On Feb. 27, Mayor Leirion Gaylor Barid announced her nomination of Morrow, who has been a member of the Lincoln Police Department since 1995. Morrow was appointed acting chief of police in July after Teresa […]

Mayor

French labor minister goes on trial for alleged favoritism when he was a mayor

French Labor Minister Olivier Dussopt is going on trial over charges of favoritism related to a 2009 public sector contract passed when he was a mayor November 27, 2023, 2:57 AM ET • 2 min read PARIS — French Labor Minister Olivier Dussopt goes on trial on Monday over charges of favoritism related to a […]

Alabama

Appeals court says Georgia may elect utility panel statewide, rejecting a ruling for district voting | #elections | #alabama

Comment on this storyComment Add to your saved stories Save ATLANTA — A federal appeals court ruled on Friday that Georgia can keep statewide elections for its five-member commission regulating utilities, overturning a lower court judge who found statewide elections illegally diluted Black votes. The ruling is important beyond Georgia’s Public Service Commission because it […]

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Omaha deputy city attorney files sex discrimination suit against mayor, city

Deputy Omaha City Attorney Michelle Peters has filed a federal lawsuit alleging the city of Omaha and Mayor Jean Stothert discriminated against her on the basis of her sex when the Mayor appointed Matt Kuhse to be the city attorney in October 2021.Read the lawsuit here.Peters alleges the city changed a job posting so that […]

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Retro Metro suing Capital City, Jackson mayor

The City of Jackson is facing a lawsuit over the old Metrocenter Mall.Retro Metro, which owns the building, has filed a discrimination complaint against the City of Jackson, the Jackson City Council and Mayor Chokwe Antar Lumumba.Retro Metro said the city violated the terms of the lease agreement when the council voted to terminate the […]

City Council

Birmingham City Council: How an equal pay claim took down Britain’s second-biggest city | #citycouncil

London CNN — Birmingham — the biggest British city after London — is in dire financial straits. The city’s council is one of a growing number of local government authorities in the United Kingdom making, or considering, painful spending cuts as a result of insufficient funds. Birmingham’s effective bankruptcy is uniquely tied to hefty compensation […]

Alabama

Florida Parents Vow Legal Fight After GOP Passes ‘Dangerous’ Attack on Gender-Affirming Care | #republicans | #Alabama | #GOP

Florida Republicans on Thursday approved a draconian bill that, among other things, would enable the state to take trans children away from their parents if they are receiving gender-affirming healthcare, even though such care is consistent with the guidance of every major medical organization in the United States. In addition to trying to authorize kidnapping, […]

Alabama

GOP reaction to Trump’s embrace of Holocaust denier reveals who still won’t cross him | #elections | #alabama

CNN — Donald Trump’s meeting with a Holocaust-denying extremist is finally drawing significant GOP criticism and casting doubt on his political viability following the tepid launch of his 2024 campaign. Some Republicans, albeit tentatively and often with self-protecting caveats, are beginning to test whether the political incentives for criticizing the ex-president could outweigh the hazards. […]

Alabama

GOP reaction to Trump’s embrace of Holocaust denier reveals who still won’t cross him | #republicans | #Alabama | #GOP

Arkansas

Arkansas GOP governor says Trump’s meeting with Holocaust denier is ‘very troubling’ and ’empowering’ for extremism

CNN — Former President Donald Trump’s meeting last week with White nationalist and Holocaust denier Nick Fuentes was “very troubling” and “empowering” for extremism, Republican Gov. Asa Hutchinson said Sunday. “No, I don’t think it’s a good idea for a leader that’s setting an example for the country or the party to meet with (an) […]