Arkansas PBS releases schedule for election candidate debates
CONWAY, Ark. (KAIT) – With elections only a few weeks away, Arkansas PBS has released its list of debates featuring some of the most anticipated races on the ballot. “Election 2022: Arkansas PBS Debates” will feature 24 candidates in nine races which will livestream on Arkansas PBS’ Youtube page and air live on Arkansas PBS […]
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Akron City Council to vote on Mayor Dan Horrigan’s proposed civilian police review board | News
Akron City Council will vote on Mayor Dan Horrigan’s proposal for a civilian police review board Monday night. The proposed 11-member review board would review complaints against Akron Police and provide input on the department’s trainings, policies and procedures. It would also create the Office of the Inspector General, (OIG) which would include an inspector […]
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Akron Mayor Dan Horrigan proposes civilian review board, calls charter amendment “problematic” | News
Akron Mayor Dan Horrigan has officially proposed an ordinance that would create a civilian police review board – a difference proposal than the one voters will get to decide on in the November election. The legislation would create an 11-member board that would review complaints against Akron Police and issue recommendations about department procedures and […]
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Akron City Council puts civilian police review board measure on ballot | The Sound of Ideas | #citycouncil
Akron City Council held a special meeting yesterday for the purpose of approving an ordinance to place an issue on the November ballot creating a civilian police review board. If approved by voters, the measure would create a 9-member board that would give input on policing matters including training and misconduct investigations. The push for the measure […]
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Akron City Council puts civilian review board on November ballot – but some disagree with logistics | News | #citycouncil
Akron City Council voted in a special meeting Thursday for a civilian police review board to go before voters in November – but not all council members agree with the plan. Advocacy groups gathered 3,315 valid signatures from registered Akron voters on a petition for a charter amendment that would create a nine-member board to […]
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Campaign to recall East Cleveland Mayor Brandon King gathers enough signatures for vote | News
Advocates of an effort to remove East Cleveland Mayor Brandon King from office have gathered enough petition signatures to put the mayor’s political fate on the November ballot. The Cuyahoga County Board of Elections on Thursday certified that the campaign had gathered 322 valid signatures, just more than the 311 needed to force the issue. […]
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Election deniers are running to control voting. Here’s how they’ve fared so far | NPR News | #elections | #alabama
Election officials and democracy experts are sounding the alarm, as Republicans who deny the 2020 election results have now moved closer to overseeing the voting process in five different states. Arizona could become No. 6 on Tuesday, when GOP voters there will decide in that state’s primary whether they want to nominate one of the […]
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Biden taps Alaskan for public broadcasting board | Politics | #alaska | #politics
An Alaskan has been nominated by President Joe Biden to serve on the national board of the Corporation for Public Broadcasting. The Biden administration has introduced an offshore oil lease sale program that includes a new site in the Cook Inlet. The plan scales back an ambitious expansion under the Trump administration. As European countries […]
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5 Things to Know in Alaska Politics: Biden taps Alaskan to public broadcasting board | Local News | #alaska | #politics
An Alaskan has been nominated by President Joe Biden to serve on the national board of the Corporation for Public Broadcasting. The Biden administration has introduced an offshore oil lease sale program that includes a new site in the Cook Inlet. The plan scales back an ambitious expansion under the Trump administration. As European countries […]
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5 Things to Know in Alaska Politics: Biden nominates Alaskan for Corporation for Public Broadcasting | Local News | #alaska | #politics
An Alaskan has been nominated by President Joe Biden to serve on the national board of the Corporation for Public Broadcasting. The Biden administration has introduced an offshore oil lease sale program that includes a new site in the Cook Inlet. The plan scales back an ambitious expansion under the Trump administration. As European countries […]
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