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Knoxville City Council approves funding for pedestrian bridge grant writing: ‘The stars may be aligned’ | Politics | #citycouncil

Knoxville is one step closer to building a pedestrian bridge over the Tennessee River after the Knoxville City Council approved the use of up to $150,000 for private grant writing services on Tuesday in a bid to secure federal funding for the expansive project. The approved resolution authorizes Mayor Indya Kincannon to execute an agreement […]

Alabama

Voters can erase racist wording in Alabama Constitution | #elections | #alabama

MONTGOMERY, Ala (AP) — The Alabama Constitution, approved in 1901 to entrench white supremacy, still has language regarding segregated schools, poll taxes and bans on interracial marriage. But a seismic change could be in store. Alabama voters on Nov. 8 will decide whether to ratify a new constitution that strips out the Jim Crow-era language. […]

City Council

Q-and-A with Credit River City Council candidate Greg Worthen | Prior Lake | #citycouncil

Name/age: Greg Worthen, 51. Address: 6315 Broadview Drive; Prior Lake. Family: JulieAnn (wife of 21 years), Jonathan (19) and Garrison (16) (Sons). Employment: President/CEO of MY Credit Union, a Financial Cooperative. Education: Bachelor of Economics from Southern Illinois University and Master of Business Administration from Fontbonne University in St. Louis, Missouri. Hobbies/interests: My family is […]

Alabama

How to Make Sure Your Vote Counts in Louisiana This November | #elections | #alabama

The 2022 Midterm Election is coming up on Tuesday, November 8, with all 435 seats in the House of Representatives and 35 of the 100 seats in the Senate up for grabs across the nation. In Louisiana, there’s the Open Congressional Primary and New Orleans residents are voting on statewide, parishwide, and limited jurisdiction positions […]

City Council

Detroit City Council votes ‘no’ on restaurant grading ordinance | #citycouncil

Council votes against Detroit restaurant rating system The Detroit City Council voted no Tuesday on an ordinance that would rate restaurants with colors. The council said it was concerned about putting more work on the health department. DETROIT (FOX 2) – A new ordinance would grade Detroit restaurants with colors, letting diners quickly know how […]

Mayor

Venice mayor outraged at surfers motoring down Grand Canal

MILAN — Two surfers who sped down Venice’s Grand Canal on motorized boards Wednesday have been identified and the boards confiscated, the city’s mayor announced. Mayor Luigi Brugnaro posted a video on social showing a pair of surfers heading down the famed waterway as the sun rose in the distance. The mayor asked for help […]

City Council

New City Council Maps Released For Buffalo | #citycouncil

Every ten years after the US Decennial Census, state and local governments start the process of redrawing their political boundaries. This process, known as Restricting, has been happening in the United States since the first US Census was taken in 1790. The U.S. Census Bureau provides the 50 states, the District of Columbia, and Puerto […]

Alaska

Proposal seeks Alaska library funds cut over drag story time | #alaska | #politics

KETCHIKAN, Alaska (AP) — The leaders of a southeast Alaska borough plan to hear a proposal that would cut library funding over the library’s story time event hosted by a drag queen. The Ketchikan Gateway Borough Assembly plans on Monday to consider whether to place on the fall municipal ballot the proposal, which was offered […]

City Council

Dallas City Council considers banning short-term rentals in residential neighborhoods | #citycouncil

DALLAS – After a lot of complaints from homeowners, Dallas is moving closer to a decision about where short-term rentals should be allowed. It appears that council members are leaning toward prohibiting them in neighborhoods and only allowing them in the same areas as hotels. Dallas City Council members spent about four hours discussing how […]

Alaska

Federal government sues Alaska over fishing on refuge river | Govt-and-politics | #alaska | #politics

ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — The Biden administration is suing Alaska over fishing rights on a river that runs through a national wildlife refuge, saying the state is undermining federal efforts to limit harvests when fish numbers are low to local residents in the area of predominantly Indigenous villages. The lawsuit was filed earlier this month […]