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Alabama

House Republicans are making a gamble with a possible Jim Jordan speakership | #elections | #alabama

CNN — If House Republicans elect hard-charging Jim Jordan as speaker on Tuesday, they will be picking an election denier who is known for working to shut down the government rather than running it. The party would be ending its two-week speakership debacle, but it’d be elevating a ringleader in former President Donald Trump’s attempt […]

Alaska

Climate group will spend $80 million to tout Biden’s environmental record | #alaska | #politics

CNN — Advocacy group Climate Power is committing $80 million in advertising to call attention to President Joe Biden’s climate and environment agenda ahead of the 2024 election, the group announced Monday. The ad campaign broadly aims to inform voters about the president’s wide-ranging climate and clean energy agenda. As he took office, Biden set […]

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 […]

Mayor

Lyft and Uber say they will leave Minneapolis if the mayor signs a minimum wage bill for drivers

New York CNN — Lyft and Uber threatened to stop doing business in Minneapolis after the city council adopted a new rule Thursday that would set a minimum wage for rideshare drivers. In a 7-5 vote, the Minneapolis City Council passed an ordinance that includes a number of rideshare worker protections, including a minimum wage […]

Alaska

Biden touts his climate credentials in California | #alaska | #politics

CNN — President Joe Biden on Monday touted his administration’s record on climate change, which he called “the most aggressive climate action ever,” while hitting Republicans in Congress for trying to block it. “What we’re seeing here is an amazing success story of how you can work together to make our communities more climate resilient […]

Alaska

Biden to highlight climate commitments during West Coast swing | #alaska | #politics

CNN — President Joe Biden will highlight climate commitments made by his administration and announce new federal funding for climate resilience projects as part of a three-day trip to the Bay Area in Northern California that begins Monday, according to a White House official. Biden’s trip builds on several campaign-related stops over the past week […]

Alaska

22 US service members injured after ‘helicopter mishap’ in northeastern Syria | #alaska | #politics

CNN — Twenty-two US service members have been injured to “various degrees” after a “helicopter mishap” in northeastern Syria, according to a statement released by US Central Command on Monday. “The cause of the incident is under investigation, although no enemy fire was reported,” the statement said. The service members are receiving treatment for injuries […]

Alaska

43 Senate Republicans vow to oppose debt ceiling increase without spending cuts | #alaska | #politics

CNN — All but six Senate Republicans on Saturday vowed to oppose raising the debt ceiling “without substantive spending and budget reforms,” backing up House Speaker Kevin McCarthy’s position. The group of 43 Republican senators, led by Sen. Mike Lee of Utah, said they are “united behind the House Republican conference in support of spending […]

Alaska

EPA blocks mining project proposal that threatened Alaskan salmon | #alaska | #politics

CNN — The Environmental Protection Agency has blocked a controversial mining project set for development in Alaska over concerns about adverse effects on salmon fisheries in the area, according to a release from the agency. The announcement stops the Pebble Mine project, which would have become the largest copper, gold and molybdenum extraction site on […]

Alaska

Biden administration takes another step toward advancing a controversial oil drilling project in Alaska | #alaska | #politics

CNN — The Interior Department’s Bureau of Land Management on Wednesday advanced the controversial Willow oil drilling project on Alaska’s North Slope, releasing the final environmental impact statement before the project can be approved. The ConocoPhillips proposed Willow drilling plan is a massive and decadeslong project that the state’s bipartisan Congressional delegation says will create […]