Leadership

Alabama

Allvin becomes Air Force’s top officer as confirmation stalls | #republicans | #Alabama | #GOP

Air Force Gen. David Allvin took over on Sunday as the service’s acting chief of staff, becoming its highest-ranking officer in the midst of a sweeping effort to prepare for a new era of war. Allvin, a career mobility pilot and military strategist who has served as the Air Force’s vice chief of staff since […]

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Mayor

Colorado Springs’s New Christian Mayor Wants to ‘Disrupt’ Politics with Unity

Yemi Mobolade moved to Colorado Springs to start a church. Thirteen years later, he became the city’s mayor. Even though his position isn’t a pastoral one, his faith is central to his platform, as well as his experience in local ministries, nonprofits, businesses, and economic development. Mobolade ran a campaign on hope and optimism, taking […]

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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 […]

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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 […]

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Mayor

Community leader Dave Letele calls for Auckland mayor Wayne Brown to resign after ‘absolute disgrace’ of response

Auckland Emergency Management 8 am update. Video / NZ Herald Community advocate Dave Letele is calling for the Auckland mayor to resign, saying his lack of leadership and response during the weekend’s emergency event has been an “absolute disgrace”. “You can’t keep blaming advisers. At the end of the day, you’re the leader. You set […]

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Alabama

Republicans hope Ledbetter, Stadthagen bring new conservative leadership to the Alabama House | News | #elections | #alabama

So the Alabama general elections are behind us, and new lawmakers are being sworn in to serve in the Alabama House of Representatives and Senate. There will be 31 freshmen in the House and six in the Senate. In addition, Republicans recently elected new leadership that will take over when they convene in 2023. With […]

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Alabama

Republicans Hope Ledbetter, Stadthagen will bring new Conservative Leadership to the Alabama House of Representatives | News | #republicans | #Alabama | #GOP

So the Alabama general elections are behind us and new lawmakers are being sworn in to serve in the Alabama House of Representatives and Senate. There will be 31 freshman in the House and six in the Senate. In addition, this past week Republicans elected new leadership that will take over when they convene in […]

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Mayor

Anderson, Carlson, DeWitte, Kaus seek North Mankato mayor seat | Local News

NORTH MANKATO — None of the four candidates running for the open North Mankato mayor’s seat have any major beef with the way the city operates or with the outgoing mayor or City Council members. Criticism that is raised often focuses on the reign of former City Administrator John Harrenstein, who left in July for […]

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City Council

Gurrola endorsed by Stowe in city council race | Photos | #citycouncil

On sweltering Thursday evening, Porterville Councilmember Milt Stowe announced his support for Jason Gurrola on the steps of Downtown Realty, to the delight of the Gurrola family, extended family, friends and community members. Gurrola is running to represent District 2 on the City Council against Greg Meister. Stowe, who currently represents District 2, isn’t running […]

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City Council

Omaha City Council approves contract with National League of Cities Race, Equity and Leadership team | #citycouncil

Omaha’s City Council approved a contract Tuesday with the National League of Cities Race, Equity and Leadership team, for training for city employees. Keith Station is deputy chief of staff in Mayor Jean Stothert’s office and leader of Omaha’s diversity, equity and inclusion strategy. “This is a good thing, a reason to celebrate really, even […]

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