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City Council

‘Extremely blighted’ study goes to North Platte City Council | #citycouncil

North Platte Planning Commission members Tuesday used their last 2023 meeting to set up fresh showdowns over city aid for housing and economic development at the City Council’s first 2024 meeting. A series of 6-0 votes recommended TIF and “extremely blighted” eligibility for a swath of south central North Platte; two more annexations of “doughnut […]

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Alabama

Dems in Congress renew call for elections agency probe | #elections | #alabama

Virginia’s Democratic members of Congress have renewed their request for a U.S. Department of Justice investigation into issues that have occurred within Virginia’s Department of Elections. A jointly signed letter to the U.S. Attorney General Merrick Garland, comes weeks after their first letter and days after they learned that the number of people mistakenly removed […]

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Alabama

Dems in Congress renew call for elections agency probe | #elections | #alabama

Virginia’s Democratic members of Congress have renewed their request for a U.S. Department of Justice investigation into issues that have occurred within Virginia’s Department of Elections. A jointly signed letter to the U.S. Attorney General Merrick Garland, comes weeks after their first letter and days after they learned that the number of people mistakenly removed […]

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Alabama

10 Medicaid holdout states scramble to improve health coverage | Plus | #republicans | #Alabama | #GOP

ATLANTA — The Republican-led states that have refused to expand Medicaid are trying a variety of strategies to save struggling hospitals and cover more people without full expansion, which was one of the key provisions of the Affordable Care Act. Georgia passed a partial expansion of Medicaid, the federal-state program that provides health coverage to […]

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Alabama

ALGOP chair responds to call for ethics investigation | News | #republicans | #Alabama | #GOP

ALGOP Chair John Wahl recently responded to calls for an ethics investigation into his perceived affiliations with the conservative “parental rights” group Clean Up Alabama. The request was sent to both the Alabama Public Library Service Board of Directors — of which Wahl holds the District 5 seat — and Gov. Kay Ivey, by the […]

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Alabama

ALGOP qualifying for the 2024 election now open | News | #republicans | #Alabama | #GOP

Alabama Republican Party candidate qualifying for the 2024 election cycle is now open. Persons interested in running for office as a Republican, or serving as a delegate at the Republican National Convention, can file a declaration of candidacy and pay the appropriate fees in-person at ALGOP Headquarters (3505 Lorna Road, Birmingham, AL 35216) or online […]

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City Council

Meet the Nampa City Council candidates for District 6 | Regional News | #citycouncil

On Nov. 7, Nampa will be holding its first-ever local city council elections divided by district. Six new districts mean residents now only vote within their district. For the 2023 elections, three councilors will be selected to fill seats for districts 2, 4 and 6. The city’s online district viewer page can be used to […]

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Alabama

Supreme Court to decide whether Alabama can postpone drawing new districts | Elections | #elections | #alabama

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North Dakota senators call for compromise as military nomination freeze drags on | #republicans | #Alabama | #GOP

Brig. Gen. Jackie Huber is up for a promotion.  She’s currently the second-highest ranking officer of North Dakota’s National Guard, serving as its deputy adjutant general. But she was nominated in late July to become a major general in the Reserve of the Army. Since then, however, there’s been no movement on the matter.  Brig. Gen. […]

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Alabama

(Column) Summer political happenings | Opinion | #republicans | #Alabama | #GOP

As the long, hot summer ends and Labor Day approaches, let’s take a look back at what occurred over the last three summer months, politically: First of all, it was one of the hottest summers on record. Temperatures soared into the hundreds as early as late June. On one of those late June days, one […]

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