Alabama provides a public lifeline for a private college | #republicans | #Alabama | #GOP
For months Birmingham-Southern College officials warned that financial pressures might force the institution to close, pleading with the state to step in and help. Last month the Alabama Legislature did just that, creating a loan program to support struggling private colleges in the state. The legislation establishing the loan program, which awaits the signature of […]
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Public input will return to St. George City Council meetings in July, but with limitations | #citycouncil
The St. George City Council hears public input during an April 6 meeting. The mayor put public input on pause in early May, which is being replaced with a new, more limited version of public input starting in July. (Mori Kessler, St. George News) Estimated read time: Less than a minute ST. GEORGE — In […]
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Follow Goldman Sachs Beyond London, Tory Mayor Andy Street Tells City Giants
Shortly after we arrive at Andy Street’s office, he insists on bundling into a taxi. Darkening rain clouds aren’t going to stop the mayor of the West Midlands from showing off his proudest new achievement: luring Goldman Sachs to Birmingham. Minutes later, Street marches across the city’s new financial district and plants himself in front […]
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Professors, others hold 24-hour teach-in on race in Florida | #republicans | #Alabama | #GOP
Yohuru Williams was in Selma, Ala., with leaders of a voter justice and education organization when he had the idea. Williams, a history and law professor at the University of St. Thomas, a Catholic institution in Minnesota, and the group Common Power were there for the March 7 anniversary of Bloody Sunday. On that date in 1965, […]
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‘I hear you’: SLC Mayor Erin Mendenhall discusses concerns of low-income mothers
Estimated read time: 6-7 minutes SALT LAKE CITY — For an afternoon, the unassuming pavilion nestled in the overgrown grass of Jordan Park was utilized beyond its usual patronage of birthday parties, play dates and joggers passing through. While the park was dotted with its usual attendees and picnic blankets amid the warming weather on […]
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Northwest Arkansas’ economy is resilient, but housing is needed
Photo: Worth Sparkman/Axios Some economists are bullish the U.S. can avoid a recession, citing continued wage and job growth, Talk Business & Politics reports. Driving the news: The annual Arkansas Business Forecast Luncheon took place last week in Rogers, hosted by the University of Arkansas’ Center for Business & Economic Research (CBER). Three experts shared […]
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Mayor Wilson says Salt Lake County is resilient and ‘stronger together’ in annual address
Salt Lake County Mayor Jenny Wilson proclaimed during the State of the County speech Monday that the county is resilient and “stronger together” when people collaborate to tackle issues. (Cassidy Wixom, KSL.com) Estimated read time: 3-4 minutes WEST JORDAN — Salt Lake County Mayor Jenny Wilson proclaimed the county is resilient and “stronger together” when […]
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Northwest Arkansas companies trying to get more people into tech
FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. (KNWA/KFTA) — Northwest Arkansas is growing daily and is short-handed when it comes to people in the tech industry. As of today, Google and Amazon announced layoffs in the tech industry that involved more than 12,000 employees. “I think what you’re seeing right now is some sort of course correction in the tech […]
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NWA’s hot housing market worthy of watching in 2023
Illustration: Brendan Lynch/Axios The Northwest Arkansas metro area is considered among the top real estate markets in the U.S. to watch this year, according to the National Association of Realtors. Benton and Washington counties are No. 4 on the list, behind Atlanta, Raleigh, North Carolina and the Dallas-Fort Worth metro. Driving the news: There are […]
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What the final Jan. 6 committee report says about Utah Sen. Mike Lee | #elections | #alabama
Sen. Mike Lee, R-Utah, holds his pocket copy of the Constitution at an election party at the Hyatt Regency in Salt Lake on Nov. 8. Lee comes up several times in the Jan. 6 committee’s final report. (Scott G Winterton, Deseret News) Estimated read time: 5-6 minutes WASHINGTON — Sen. Mike Lee comes up several […]
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