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Arkansas

Arkansas fiscal session begins this week; proposed budget expected to pass with few changes • Arkansas Advocate

Arkansas lawmakers will convene the state’s eighth fiscal session Wednesday, beginning the process of finalizing the state budget for fiscal year 2025, which starts July 1 and ends June 30, 2025. The fiscal session lasts a maximum of 30 days unless three-fourths of the House and Senate vote to extend it. Sen. Jonathan Dismang, R-Searcy, […]

Alabama

This holiday season, NDAA shaping up as end-of-year ‘Christmas tree’ | #republicans | #Alabama | #GOP

Despite an action-packed year on Capitol Hill, lawmakers return this week to a long to-do list that includes issues ranging from military aid for allies to surveillance programs to the massive Pentagon policy bill — and much more. House members have spent much of 2023 in a prolonged battle over federal spending, but the three-week […]

Alabama

Bidenomics causing a kitchen table crisis with 25% cost increase this Thanksgiving | #republicans | #Alabama | #GOP

Thanksgiving is this Thursday, and families across the United States are already getting a taste of how much the cost to feed their family has increased under the Biden administration. According to the American Farm Bureau Federation, the cost of this year’s Thanksgiving dinner is up by 25% compared to 2019. This Thanksgiving is set […]

City Council

City council’s approval of NAH proposal deemed ‘short-sighted’ | #citycouncil

It is difficult to understand how our members of city council could approve the NAH proposal. This seems short-sighted and narrow-minded. This billion dollar project does not come even close to meeting the city’s plan for carbon neutrality by 2030. Token mentions of some solar panels, a few charging stations for EVs and no LEED […]

City Council

City council called on to put funds toward bike safety | #citycouncil

Gift this article Share this article paywall-free. An open letter to the mayor, vice mayor and Council: Thank you for your unanimous direction to city staff to prioritize funding for a few basic bike projects, namely: the (complete) construction of the Butler Pilot elevation, and the construction of two (dangerous) protected intersections — (Butler/Beaver and […]

City Council

Naples City Council raising visitor beach parking to $4 an hour | #citycouncil

NAPLES, Fla. — Prepare to pay more to park at the beach in Naples. On Monday, City Council voted unanimously to raise the rates for all visitor parking areas. You’ll now have to pay $4 an hour rather than $3. In October 2023, the price will go up to $5. The decision has brought on […]

Arkansas

Bonus checks: Arkansas teachers to receive holiday gift in form of one-time $1,500 payment

Select teachers in the state of Arkansas will receive a one-time bonus check of $1,500 in time for the holiday season. The direct payments are designed to provide relief to teachers at Fort Smith Public Schools for working through the coronavirus pandemic and having to adapt to remote learning during that time. BUTTIGIEG WARNS LOOMING […]

Alabama

Fiscal conservatism doesn’t always mean tax cuts | #republicans | #Alabama | #GOP

Credit one veteran conservative Republican legislator for understanding what real fiscal responsibility means. Chris Pringle, just elected speaker pro tem of the Alabama House of Representatives, offered a word of warning to fellow lawmakers besotted with large but temporary state government surpluses. Rather than rush into tax cuts or find excuses to spend money, Pringle […]

Mayor

NYC Mayor Eric Adams warns Democrats of ‘wrong attitude’ toward top voter concerns

Big Apple Mayor Eric Adams lambasted Democrats for having the “wrong attitude” when addressing top voter concerns in an op-ed Sunday — after months of blaming fears of rising crime on “perception” and declining to take Gov. Kathy Hochul to task over the hot-button issue. “New York is the safest big city in America, but […]

Alabama

Voters casting final ballots to determine control of House, Senate and 36 governor races | #republicans | #Alabama | #GOP

CNN — Polls have closed in more than two dozen states in a midterm election dominated by anxiety over inflation and high gas prices that will determine control of the narrowly divided House and Senate, as well as governor’s mansions across the country. Republicans are increasingly confident of winning the House in a victory that […]