Hartford mayor’s legacy leaving office. And what’s next.
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- December 24, 2023
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Mayor Luke Bronin’s toughest challenge leading Hartford — pulling the city back from the brink of municipal bankruptcy — came in the early days of his administration and might get lost in two terms that were more recently dominated by a bruising, life-changing global pandemic. “It’s easy to forget — eight years on — just […]
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The Point, Dec. 18, 2023: First Black, female mayor of Micanopy reflects on first months in office
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Subscribe to The Point, arriving in your inbox Monday through Friday at 8 a.m. • WUFT News: Unity and infrastructure focus of Micanopy Mayor Jiana Williams’s first months in office. “As the first Black, female mayor of Micanopy, Jiana Williams, 37, often thinks about what her late grandmother, Willie Mae Stokes who used to clean houses […]
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Santa Fe City Council Holds Special Meeting Today on Charter | | #citycouncil
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- June 7, 2023
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Council meets today to discuss charter The Santa Fe City Council is slated to hold a special meeting at 2 pm today in Council Chambers to discuss the recommendations made by the 2023 Charter Commission. Beginning last year, the commission met a dozen times, and created two subcommittees to hash through a variety of proposals for the […]
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Northwest Arkansas communities keep the spirit of giving alive
BENTONVILLE, Ark. (KNWA/KFTA) — The Arkansas Community Foundation says the pandemic affected the way people give back. Jody Dilday, the Vice President of Northwest Operations at the Arkansas Community Foundation says people shifted their focus to basic human necessities. “People’s charitable giving shifted to more human needs versus things like the arts and environmental issues,” […]
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Governors call to end COVID-19 emergency
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (KAIT) – Is the pandemic over? Has COVID-19 become as common as the flu? Is the nation still in a state of emergency? Gov. Asa Hutchinson, with support from Sarah Huckabee Sanders and 24 other Republican governors requested that President Biden end the COVID-19 national health emergency. On Dec. 19 the 25 […]
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Heartland report helps rural communities navigate health care
Illustration: Aïda Amer/Axios Affordability, telehealth and a trained, motivated workforce are the keys to keeping the engine of rural health care running smoothly. What’s happening: A Heartland Forward report out Thursday outlines strategies policymakers and community leaders in rural America can use to improve health care access and services. Driving the news: Since the height […]
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What ever happened to the fight over Critical Race Theory? | #elections | #alabama
Critical race theory might have faded in Republicans’ political messaging, but some of its advocates are more powerful than ever after the midterms. The “parents’ rights” movement wanted schools to push for in-person learning, allow students to remove their masks during the pandemic and elevate an academic framework called critical race theory, framing it as […]
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City Council Takes Up Midtown, Gun Resolutions This Week | | #citycouncil
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Council to consider Midtown, gun resolutions During a special meeting starting at 5 pm on Wednesday, Nov. 30, the Santa Fe City Council is scheduled to discuss and vote upon the master and community plans for the Midtown site—the culmination of a series of “moving forward” public meetings this month. The Council will also hear […]
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Madison Mayor Satya Rhodes-Conway proposes 1-time, $1,000 payment for all city employees | Local Government
Dean Mosiman | Wisconsin State Journal In appreciation for efforts during the COVID-19 pandemic, Madison Mayor Satya Rhodes-Conway on Tuesday proposed the city spend about $3.4 million to give every permanent city employee a one-time, $1,000 payment early next year. All full-time employees would get the full $1,000 while part-timers would receive a prorated sum. […]
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Duluth City Council nixes online public comments – Duluth News Tribune | #citycouncil
DULUTH — Janet Kennedy has announced an end to remote public commentary at future City Council meetings, following a stream of antisemitic invective unleashed by speakers using pseudonyms when the body last convened. The council president noted that relatively few public speakers have participated using the council’s online platform to date, and many of those […]
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