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Ex-GOP Lobbyist Shares How It Feels to Be Outed | #republicans | #Alabama | #GOP

In a conversation with The Advocate, a former Republican lobbyist from Mississippi shared about how it was to be outed by his colleagues. Ryan Adams was a Republican lobbyist and was married to a woman at the time. He now lives in Alabama. Adams took to TikTok after the mayor of Smiths Station, F.L. “Bubba” […]

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Mayor

Whipple says he’ll make another four years as mayor count. It’s ‘about serving others’ | People

Brandon Whipple likes to tell the story of how he came from New Hampshire to Wichita, Kansas at 21 on an AmeriCorps service mission that was supposed to last a year. What usually goes untold is that he would have stayed on the East Coast if not for an injury that kept him from competing […]

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Mayor

DC Mayor Bowser’s anti-crime plan to target organized retail theft, open-air drug markets, masks

DC Mayor Bowser unveils new anti-crime plan D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser announced a new anti-crime initiative Monday as violence across the District continues to climb. WASHINGTON – D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser announced a new anti-crime initiative Monday as violence across the District continues to climb. READ MORE: ‘I just want him home’: DC woman pleads […]

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No charges for former Seattle Mayor Durkan’s deleted texts during 2020 protests

SEATTLE – King County prosecutors announced they will not seek charges against former Seattle Mayor Jenny Durkan, former Police Chief Carmen Best and Fire Chief Harold Scoggins for allegedly deleting text messages during the 2020 racial justice protests. In a memorandum obtained by FOX 13 News, King County Prosecutor Leesa Manion wrote “there is no […]

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Trump supporters and counter-protesters clash after 100,000 people from the southern border flood five boroughs

By Stephen M. Lepore For Dailymail.Com Updated: 05:11 28 Aug 2023 Mayor Eric Adams has opened over 200 shelters across the five boroughs to try and house the 100,000 who have arrived from the border Trump supporters and pro-migrant protesters fought outside his Upper East Side home, with punches thrown  Former New York City mayoral candidate […]

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Legends: Roger Randle, professor, civic leader, former legislator and mayor | City Desk

Rodger Randle’s family ties to Tulsa can be traced back to before Oklahoma statehood. A former Tulsa mayor from 1988-1992 and state legislator from 1970-1988, he has traveled and lectured abroad extensively, serving in the Peace Corps before fulfilling his dream of becoming a college professor. Randle’s positions in leadership at the Tulsa Performing Arts […]

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City Council

City council’s approval of NAH proposal deemed ‘short-sighted’ | #citycouncil

It is difficult to understand how our members of city council could approve the NAH proposal. This seems short-sighted and narrow-minded. This billion dollar project does not come even close to meeting the city’s plan for carbon neutrality by 2030. Token mentions of some solar panels, a few charging stations for EVs and no LEED […]

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City Council

City council called on to put funds toward bike safety | #citycouncil

Gift this article Share this article paywall-free. An open letter to the mayor, vice mayor and Council: Thank you for your unanimous direction to city staff to prioritize funding for a few basic bike projects, namely: the (complete) construction of the Butler Pilot elevation, and the construction of two (dangerous) protected intersections — (Butler/Beaver and […]

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Mayor

Migrant crisis ‘one of the most challenging’ problems facing Chicago’s new mayor, chief of staff says

Brandon Johnson to be sworn in as Chicago’s 57th Mayor on Monday Brandon Johnson will not have much time to celebrate. He’s inheriting a city in dire financial straits, and will immediately have to deal with the ongoing problem of the thousands of migrants arriving in Chicago and straining the city’s resources. CHICAGO – The […]

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Alabama

Space agency’s GOP fans make their case to shield it from cuts | World News | #republicans | #Alabama | #GOP

​WASHINGTON — As House Republicans sit down to write their fiscal 2024 spending bills, appropriators are vowing to protect defense, veterans and border security funding from cuts. Some are pushing to add another spending category to the protected list: NASA. While the space agency has long seen bipartisan support in Congress, Republican plans to slash […]

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