CT city mourns death of history-making mayor
Maria Madsen Holzberg, the first woman elected mayor in Middletown in 1995, has died, leaving behind a legacy of leadership, advocacy and philanthropy. Madsen Holzberg died after a brief battle with cancer at her Middletown home Middletown — the city that she so fiercely loved for nearly four decades — “]with her husband of 38 […]
Read MoreKatie Britt and the folly of fake fearmongering | #republicans | #Alabama | #GOP
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If someone had told Katie Britt on election night 2022 that she would someday by portrayed by megastar Scarlett Johansson, the newly elected Alabama Republican senator undoubtedly would have been thrilled. What Britt, of course, would not have known is that the actress would be appearing on “Saturday Night Live,” mocking Britt’s delivery of the […]
Read MoreAlabama showdown looms between Carl and Moore | #republicans | #Alabama | #GOP
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The member vs. member primary in Alabama between GOP Reps. Jerry Carl and Barry Moore is exposing a growing rivalry as it enters its final week. The Super Tuesday contest will end the congressional career of one of the lawmakers, who are both in their second terms. In advertisements, both men have sought to paint […]
Read MoreSenate supplemental receives frosty reception from some members | #republicans | #Alabama | #GOP
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A bill that would unlock tens of billions of dollars in national security supplemental funding and overhaul U.S. immigration policy at the southern border received a frosty reception from lawmakers in both chambers and across the political spectrum on Monday, casting doubts over the legislation’s future. The $118.3 billion package would direct some of the […]
Read MorePlains mayor resigns after 40 years of serving the city
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PLAINS, Ga. (WALB) – The mayor of Plains recently announced his resignation after 40 years of serving in this role. He has created projects such as fixing water and sewer lines. He has served as mayor from 1979-1984, and then again from 1988-2024. Former Mayor L.E. Boze Godwin is a native of Plains and says […]
Read More‘Nothing we can’t do,’ Hartford mayor says at first meeting
Hartford’s new leaders — a new mayor and a new city council president — were optimistic at the first meeting of the year. Mayor Arunan Arulampalam was sworn in at midnight on New Year’s Eve at the city’s First Night celebration. City councilors and treasurer Carmen Sierra were sworn in Monday night at 2024’s first council […]
Read MoreDunleavy rejects leaders of Alaska’s public aerospace company without explanation | #alaska | #politics
A rocket leaves the Pacific Spaceport Complex-Alaska on Kodiak Island. (Alaska Aerospace Corp.) The Alaska Aerospace Corp. was left without permanent leadership after Gov. Mike Dunleavy refused to approve a new executive and removed the chair of the corporation’s board without explanation, according to emails and documents obtained by the Daily News. Alaska Aerospace is […]
Read MoreTuberville lifts holds on almost all military promotions | #republicans | #Alabama | #GOP
Alabama Sen. Tommy Tuberville on Tuesday lifted his holds on more than 400 senior military promotions, paving the way for their confirmation after a 10-month logjam that infuriated military leaders and lawmakers alike. Tuberville’s move allowed the Senate to quickly confirm roughly 440 nominees that had been in limbo. A further 11 nominees, all four-star officers, […]
Read MoreThis holiday season, NDAA shaping up as end-of-year ‘Christmas tree’ | #republicans | #Alabama | #GOP
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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 […]
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