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Thanksgiving Parade kicks off with Mayor Turner, Rockets

Mayor Sylvester Turner waves at families gathered for the 74th Annual Thanksgiving Day Parade in downtown Houston on Thursday, Nov. 23, 2023.Raquel Natalicchio/Staff photographer Add a bit of rainfall to Thanksgiving traditions around the Bayou City, right next to heaping turkey dinners and kisses from grandma. For the third year in a row, the Houston […]

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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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US Supreme Court Rejects Alabama Again on Republican-Drawn Voting Map | #republicans | #Alabama | #GOP

The US Supreme Court left in force a ruling that requires Alabama to have a second congressional district with a near-majority of Black voters, rejecting the state’s latest bid to reinstate a Republican-drawn map. The high court order, which came without comment or public dissent, reinforces the justices’ June 8 ruling against the state in […]

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These redistricting fights could determine which party controls the House | #elections | #alabama

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 are crafting district lines that could flip as many as four Democratic-held seats. Democrats, meanwhile, could […]

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Supreme Court allows drawing of new Alabama congressional map to proceed | #republicans | #Alabama | #GOP

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court on Tuesday allowed the drawing of a new Alabama congressional map with greater representation for Black voters to proceed. The new districts also could help Democrats trying to flip control of the House of Representatives. The justices, without any noted dissent, rejected the state’s plea to retain Republican-drawn lines […]

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Saltwater intrusion New Orleans, Louisiana: Mayor issues emergency declaration amid possible water crisis

New Orleans weather has been dry, spurring low water levels ByNadine El-Bawab Monday, September 25, 2023 5:24PM NEW ORLEANS — New Orleans Mayor LaToya Cantrell has signed an emergency declaration over an intrusion of saltwater into the Mississippi River that officials say could impact the water supply in the region. “We will continue to work […]

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Mayor Arceneaux responds to letters from major Mardi Gras krewes | News

SHREVEPORT, La. – Mardi Gras in Shreveport appears heading for a standoff. Mayor Arceneaux sent a setter to two major krewes on Friday — Gemini and Centaur — saying he is not backing down from his original demand of earlier start times among other changes. The mayor told the krewes, “Your letter is non-responsive to […]

Alabama

Alabama Asks Supreme Court to Reinstate GOP-Drawn Congressional Voting Map | #republicans | #Alabama | #GOP

Alabama asked the US Supreme Court to reinstate a Republican-drawn congressional map, saying the state doesn’t have to create a second near-majority Black district even after losing a high court ruling earlier this year. The request aims to reopen a Supreme Court fight over the Voting Rights Act, the 1965 law that protects the rights […]

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Mayor Cantrell traveling to San Diego for leadership meeting with U.S. Mayors

Mayor LaToya Cantrell will be in San Diego for the U.S. Conference of Mayors (USCM) Fall Leadership Meeting which takes place Sept. 7 – 9, 2023.“Participating in this year’s fall leadership meeting of the U.S. Conference of Mayors with my brother and sister mayors and countless top-level federal agents will continue to ensure that we […]

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Legal fights over voting districts could play role in control of Congress for 2024 | #elections | #alabama

FILE – A map of a GOP proposal to redraw Alabama’s congressional districts is displayed at the Alabama Statehouse in Montgomery, Ala., Tuesday, July 18, 2023. Democrats got a potential boost for the 2024 congressional elections as courts in Alabama and Florida ruled in the summer of 2023 that Republican-led legislatures had unfairly diluted the […]