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Alabama

Newbern: Black mayor of tiny Alabama town says he was ousted by his White predecessor | #elections | #alabama

Newbern, Alabama CNN — Patrick Braxton accomplished something no Black man in his Alabama town had done in its 166-year history: he became mayor. He told CNN he ran for office in 2020 to serve the fewer than 300 residents of Newbern, to connect them to help if they didn’t have enough food or to […]

Alabama

House GOP push to launch Biden impeachment probe runs into Senate Republican skepticism | #republicans | #Alabama | #GOP

CNN — House Republicans are not only facing resistance from within their own ranks to impeach President Joe Biden, they’re also getting a cool reception from another key constituency: Senate Republicans. The concerns raised from lawmakers across the Capitol – who would be the jury in an impeachment trial if it came to that – […]

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

Fact check: Trump makes new false claim to support old false claim that he won Georgia in 2020 | #elections | #alabama

Washington CNN — Former President Donald Trump keeps telling the lie that he won Georgia in the 2020 election. This weekend, he delivered a new false claim in support of that old false claim. Trump’s deception about what happened in Georgia has not relented even as he prepares to turn himself in this week to […]

Arkansas

AP African American Studies won’t count toward graduation requirements in Arkansas, education officials say

CNN — Students in Arkansas public high schools enrolled in the controversial Advanced Placement African American Studies course will not be able to receive credit toward graduation, state education officials told districts last week. The direction from the Arkansas Department of Education came as teachers and students across the state were preparing to start the […]

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 […]

Alabama

Judge denies Trump legal team’s motion to extend deadline over protective order dispute in election subversion case | #republicans | #Alabama | #GOP

CNN — A federal judge on Saturday denied a request from former President Donald Trump’s legal team for a deadline extension over the handling of evidence in the 2020 election subversion case. Trump’s lawyers will have to respond by Monday afternoon to the Justice Department’s proposal for a protective order. John Lauro, an attorney for […]

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

Tommy Tuberville steadfast in hold on Pentagon nominations | #alaska | #politics

CNN — Months into his hold on military nominees, Sen. Tommy Tuberville of Alabama is still not relenting despite efforts by some of his own Republican colleagues to try and give him alternatives to back off his blockade. Since Tuberville announced his effort in March, there is now a backlog of 250 military appointments, a […]