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City Council

Muskogee Municipal Authority, Redevelopment Authority and City Council meetings — Agendas | News | #citycouncil

WHEN: 5:30 p.m. Monday. WHERE: City Council Chambers, third floor, Muskogee Municipal Building, 229 W. Okmulgee Ave. ON TV: Broadcast live on Optimum Channel 14. INFORMATION: Those who would like to address councilors during the meeting must sign in at least 15 minutes before the meeting begins. • • • MUNICIPAL AUTHORITY Consider: • Consider […]

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Alabama

Georgia lawmakers head to capitol next week to redraw district lines | News | #republicans | #Alabama | #GOP

ATLANTA — Georgia lawmakers will begin a special session Nov. 29 to redraw district lines so they adhere to a recent court order. U.S. District Judge Steve Jones ruled Oct. 26 that the state’s congressional, House and Senate districts approved in 2021 by the Republican-controlled legislature violate Section 2 of the Voting Rights Act by […]

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Alabama

(Column) 2024 Elections around the corner | Opinion | #elections | #alabama

Folks don’t look now, but our 2024 election year is upon us. Next year is a major year in politics nationwide. Not only does the nation elect a president, most states also elect their governors and legislators for four year terms in presidential years. We, in Alabama, and in most southern states elect our governors […]

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City Council

Letter to the Editor: City council asked to learn from Proposition 480 failure | Letters | #citycouncil

Friends of Flagstaff’s Future and Flagstaff Community First have sent a clear message to the city council to involve the community more into its decision making that would have a major impact on our community. “Instead, NAH leaders said they will begin finding a new location for the proposed campus should 480 fail, either in […]

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Alabama

House Speaker Johnson is running out of time to avoid shutdown | News | #republicans | #Alabama | #GOP

Speaker Mike Johnson, the little-known Louisiana congressman who emerged from a hardliner revolt as House Republicans’ new leader, is short on both time and experience to avert a U.S. government shutdown. The novice to major Washington negotiations plans to release as soon as Thursday his proposal for temporary government funding that will set the tone […]

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City Council

Dalton City Council approves stormwater projects | Local News | #citycouncil

The Dalton City Council on Monday voted 3-0 to more forward on three stormwater projects. Council member Dennis Mock was absent during this section of the meeting, and Mayor David Pennington, who typically votes only when there is a tie, voted. One seat is vacant. The council members agreed to: • Accept a temporary construction […]

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Alabama

Redistricting fights in these 10 states could determine which party controls the US House | Politics-national | #republicans | #Alabama | #GOP

(CNN) — Around the country, politicians are waging high-stakes battles over new congressional lines that could influence which party controls the US House of Representatives after the 2024 election. In North Carolina, the Republicans who control the state legislature have crafted a map that could help them flip at least three seats. Democrats, meanwhile, could […]

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City Council

Dalton City Council removes school bond issue from tonight’s meeting agenda | Local News | #citycouncil

The Dalton City Council has removed a resolution to have the Dalton Building Authority issue $13 million in bonds for Dalton Public Schools to buy school buses from the agenda for its meeting tonight. “We looked back at the school board’s last meeting and thought that their plans were not clear,” said Mayor David Pennington. […]

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Arkansas

Arkansas’ delegation supports Johnson’s election | News

WASHINGTON, D.C. — Rep. Mike Johnson (R-La.) was elected Speaker of the House and was sworn in Wednesday afternoon. All four members of Arkansas’ House delegation – Rep. Rick Crawford (R-Jonesboro), Rep. French Hill (R-Little Rock), Rep. Steve Womack (R-Rogers) and Rep. Bruce Westerman (R-Hot Springs) – voted for Johnson during the afternoon session. The […]

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Alaska

Fischer, last surviving delegate to Alaska constitutional convention, is dead at age 99 | News | #alaska | #politics

ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — Vic Fischer, who was the last surviving delegate to the Alaska constitutional convention in the mid-1950s, has died. He was 99. His death Sunday in Anchorage was confirmed by Schawna Thoma, a family friend. Fischer was a delegate to the constitutional convention in which the foundational document that took effect when […]

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