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Arkansas

Lawmakers criticize Arkansas Board of Corrections members, attorney over altered contract • Arkansas Advocate

Arkansas lawmakers spent six hours Thursday raking state Board of Corrections leaders and the board’s outside attorney over changes to the lawyer’s contract and how the board conducts its business. Members of the Joint Performance Review Committee criticized prison board chairman Benny Magness and secretary Lee Watson over the handling of the lawyer’s hiring. They […]

Mayor

Dickinson mayor fires back at allegations of illegal secrecy and other violations presented in amended lawsuit

DICKINSON, Texas – The Mayor of Dickinson is responding to allegations of illegally withholding public information affecting taxpayers. We first told you about a massive newly amended lawsuit filed by Dolcefino Consulting, accusing city officials of illegal secrecy and Open Meetings Act violations. Dickinson Mayor Sean Skipworth says those claims are unfounded and one red […]

City Council

Man removed from Cape Coral City Council meeting sues city over alleged free speech violation | #citycouncil

A Cape Coral resident removed from a city council meeting is suing the City of Cape Coral, the city’s mayor and its council members.The lawsuit filed on March 20, claims Scott Kempe’s First Amendment right to free speech is being violated. Kempe joined a Committee of the Whole meeting on October 11 to discuss changes […]

Arkansas

Arkansas Corrections Board plays fast and loose with open meetings law • Arkansas Advocate

Imagine a handful of journalists gathered in a small conference room at Department of Corrections headquarters in North Little Rock, their attention focused on an old business telephone on a small table as they strain to hear the disembodied and often unidentified voices of Board of Corrections members and staff emanating from the device. That’s […]

City Council

Costa Mesa Council set to reconsider cannabis laws that have become problematic | #citycouncil

Nearly two years after Costa Mesa officials approved an ordinance regulating the sale of retail cannabis dispensaries — agreeing to see how the rules played out as a local marketplace matured — it appears a municipal tune-up may be in order. City Council members are poised Tuesday to open the hood on the ordinance, considering […]

Arkansas

let the sunshine in • Arkansas Advocate

Good news and less than good news from Helena-West Helena comes as we mark Sunshine Week, an annual observance of the need to protect your right to know. First, the good news: Helena World publisher Andrew Bagley reports his newspaper has reached a settlement with the state-run Helena-West Helena School District over access to surveillance […]

City Council

Former Durham city council member sues city over extortion allegations | #citycouncil

DURHAM, N.C. — A former Durham city council member is suing the city of Durham, some city council members, city staff members and a developer. City Council Member Monique Holsey-Hyman filed a 59-page lawsuit on Tuesday against the city of Durham, Mayor Pro Tempore Mark-Anthony Middleton, former city council member Jillian Johnson, Planning Director Sara […]

Alaska

Alaska pays $350,000 to settle last wrongful-firing lawsuit from loyalty-pledge scheme • Alaska Beacon | #alaska | #politics

The state of Alaska has paid $350,000 to settle a four-year-old lawsuit that found Gov. Mike Dunleavy and his former chief of staff personally liable for illegally firing a state attorney. The settlement with Elizabeth Bakalar ends a series of state and federal lawsuits triggered when Dunleavy and former chief of staff Tuckerman Babcock — […]

Mayor

Schenectady mayor threatens to sue council over 2024 budget | Local News

“I think we’ll come together and all be semi-happy and only slightly irritated,” McCarthy said of a potential budget deal at the conclusion of the meeting. The city’s finance department will prepare a new proposed budget Tuesday morning that includes the council’s latest alterations. McCarthy told the council earlier in the evening that new research […]

Alabama

Alabama ruling could help Democrats in multiple states | #elections | #alabama

The Supreme Court’s ruling that Alabama’s congressional map violates the Voting Rights Act could lead to new Democratic-leaning districts in several states and influence the battle for control of the House next year. The ruling said Alabama had to create another district where Black voters could influence the election, but there is similar pending litigation […]