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New Start Time Approved for Holly Springs City Council Meetings | Local News | #citycouncil

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Alabama

Transcript: Sen. Katie Britt delivers Republican response to State of the Union address | #republicans | #Alabama | #GOP

REPUBLICAN SEN. KATIE BRITT OF ALABAMA: Good evening, America. My name is Katie Britt, and I have the honor of serving the people of the great state of Alabama in the United States Senate. However, that’s not the job that matters most. I am a proud wife and mom of two school age kids. My […]

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Alabama

Katie Britt and the folly of fake fearmongering | #republicans | #Alabama | #GOP

If someone had told Katie Britt on election night 2022 that she would someday by portrayed by megastar Scarlett Johansson, the newly elected Alabama Republican senator undoubtedly would have been thrilled. What Britt, of course, would not have known is that the actress would be appearing on “Saturday Night Live,” mocking Britt’s delivery of the […]

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Alabama

MAGA might and happy leaders: Super Tuesday takeaways | #republicans | #Alabama | #GOP

The landscape for congressional races this November began taking shape Tuesday, as voters in five Super Tuesday states chose their nominees for House and Senate races.  On a night where the outcomes in the presidential primaries felt largely predetermined — former President Donald Trump’s near sweep led to rival Nikki Haley’s withdrawal from the race […]

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Alabama

Moore beats Carl in Alabama battle of GOP House incumbents | #republicans | #Alabama | #GOP

Posted March 5, 2024 at 11:51pm Rep. Barry Moore defeated fellow GOP Rep. Jerry Carl in the primary in Alabama’s 1st District Tuesday, bringing to a close a contentious member-vs.-member election. Moore led Carl by more than 3 percentage points when The Associated Press called the race at 11:49 p.m. Eastern time with an estimated […]

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City Council

Atlanta City Council approves measure limiting right turn on red lights | #citycouncil

Atlanta City Council passed a bill banning right turns during red lights in parts of the city in a 10-3 vote Monday night. Turning right on red will be prohibited at intersections in downtown, Midtown, and in the Castleberry Hill neighborhood of Atlanta. City councilmembers proposed the bill to decrease pedestrian deaths especially in the […]

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Alabama

Changing their tune: Republican Southern lawmakers hint at expanding healthcare coverage | #republicans | #Alabama | #GOP

Three Southern state legislative leaders appear open to expanding health coverage to low-income residents in changes from previous rhetoric. House speakers from Georgia, Mississippi, and Alabama said Republican lawmakers are looking into the expansion concept, which could result in nearly 500,000 people getting insurance in all three states combined, according to the think tank KFF. […]

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Mayor

Mayor of Plains, Ga., resigns after 40 years in office

The mayor of Plains has resigned after serving 40 years in office. L.E. Boze Godwin III led the small Southwest Georgia town — home to former President Jimmy Carter and his late wife, Rosalynn — for terms lasting from 1979 through 1984 and 1998 through 2024. The 80-year-old announced at a council meeting last week that […]

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Alabama

Voting rights decision may curb push to diversify Georgia, Alabama utility commissions | #elections | #alabama

This story was produced by Floodlight, a nonprofit newsroom that investigates the powerful interests stalling climate action. It also appeared on Georgia Recorder. Brionte´ McCorkle was “furious” when a federal appeals court ruled in late November that Georgia could keep its current method of electing its powerful utility regulators. She punched her kickboxing heavy bag so […]

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City Council

Trash pick up problems plague Columbus residents. City Council wants answers | #citycouncil

Complaints about the city’s new trash collection system are piling up as fast as some of the garbage left on the streets. Based on a litany of grievances aired at this week’s Columbus City Council meeting, the waste pick up transition the Department of Public Works made in September toward automated waste bins is experiencing […]

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