
Athens city council members to evaluate proposed city budget for upcoming fiscal year | #citycouncil
- Google-News-Wire
- September 15, 2023
- 2023
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ATHENS, Ala. (WAFF) – Athens city leaders are working on the city’s 2024 budget on Friday. They will comb through the needs of each city department from the fire department to the parks and recreation department. The mayor’s office drew up the proposed $43.5 million budget. Athens Mayor Ronnie Marks says this is a 6% […]
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Mayor Jennifer Macksey’s priorities for North Adams if she’s reelected include infrastructure, especially storm preparation | Northern Berkshires
NORTH ADAMS — Mayor Jennifer Macksey wants to continue on as the city’s mayor. For a while. “I’m 50 years old. I’d like to at least be here until I’m 62,” Macksey said. “I want to continue working until I’m done, and as we’ve talked about today, I’m far from done.” Macksey sat down with […]
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Political Attacks on Transgender Health Care Are Hurting Kids | #republicans | #Alabama | #GOP
It’s increasingly difficult for transgender youth to get the health care they need. Over the past two years, a swath of US states have made it illegal for minors to receive gender-affirming treatments like puberty blockers and hormone treatments. That’s fostered a dangerous climate for trans kids and their parents and created a new class […]
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Biden Wins When Republicans Take Credit for Money to Expand Broadband Access | #republicans | #Alabama | #GOP
Federal awards to states for expanding broadband access are out, and US senators are rushing to brag about the money their states will receive, including those like Texas Republican John Cornyn and others who opposed the bipartisan infrastructure bill that contained the funding they’re now lauding. Their boasting produced plenty of mockery by Democrats, including President Joe Biden, who called out […]
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President Biden chides Alabama U.S. Senator over broadband bill he voted against | #elections | #alabama
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- June 28, 2023
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- infrastructure
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President Joe Biden took aim at Alabama U.S. Senator Tommy Tuberville as he ramped up his reelection effort this week with four fundraisers in the San Francisco area, as his campaign builds up its coffers and lays strategic foundations for 2024. Biden took aim at Alabama Republican U.S. Senator Tommy Tuberville for holding up military […]
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London Lord Mayor for 2023 Hits Back at Pension Bosses’ Criticism Of Growth Fund
Nicholas Lyons, the Lord Mayor of London and a veteran financier, has hit back against industry criticism of his plan for a £50 billion ($62 billion) fund to boost investment in UK growth companies. The opposition is “from people with a vested interest in trying to prevent modernization of our pension schemes,” Lyons said in […]
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Kalispell City Council to review bids on water, sewer main replacement project | #citycouncil
Kalispell City Council will consider contract bids to replace parts of the municipality’s sewer and water main systems that date back to the 1920s at its Tuesday meeting. Usually gathering on Mondays, the council is meeting Tuesday, Jan. 17, because of the Martin Luther King Jr. federal holiday. The meeting starts at 7 p.m. in […]
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Mayor Winnecke speaks on progress of projects and final year
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- January 7, 2023
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EVANSVILLE, Ind. (WFIE) – Evansville Mayor Lloyd Winnecke has undertaken countless projects during his tenure. When he was first elected, he wanted to rebuild Roberts Park. “Certainly hope there will be activity at Roberts Park in 2023,” Mayor Winnecke. “We anticipate that we’ll have renderings of the new park entrance before long.” His final year […]
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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 […]
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