Alabama man accused of sending messages to Maricopa County | #elections | #alabama
PHOENIX — An Alabama man was arrested Wednesday after being accused of sending threatening messages to election workers in Maricopa County, authorities said. Brian Jerry Ogstad, 59, of Cullman, faces five counts of communicating an interstate threat for allegedly sending the messages during the 2022 election, according to a press release from the U.S. Department […]
Read MoreAfter Alabama pioneers nitrogen gas execution, Ohio may be poised to follow | #republicans | #Alabama | #GOP
COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Ohio politicians may be poised to consider whether the state might break its unofficial moratorium on the death penalty by following Alabama in using nitrogen gas to execute inmates. Ohio hasn’t executed anyone since 2018. In 2020, Republican Gov. Mike DeWine declared lethal injection “no longer an option,” citing a federal […]
Read MorePhoenix Mayor announces semiconductor industry initiatives
PHOENIX — Joined by senior officials from the Biden-Harris Administration, Phoenix Mayor Kate Gallego announced the creation of initiatives to further bolster Phoenix’s semiconductor industry on Thursday. Since 2020, over $77 billion in private investments have bolstered Arizona’s semiconductor, battery, electric vehicle, clean energy and biomanufacturing sectors. These initiatives are among Arizona’s efforts to prepare […]
Read MoreTempe City Council seeks to monitor illegal sober living facilities | #citycouncil
PHOENIX — The Tempe City Council is taking aim at unlawful sober living facilities who have been victimizing Native Americans and unsheltered people struggling with addiction. “It’s imperative that we protect the most vulnerable in our community and ensure the health and safety of our neighborhoods,” Tempe Mayor Corey Woods said in a release. On […]
Read MoreGilbert Mayor Brigette Peterson will not run for reelection
PHOENIX — Gilbert Mayor Brigette Peterson announced Thursday she will not run for reelection this year. “I have just over 11 months remaining as mayor,” Peterson said in a statement. “I will continue to give 110%.” Her decision not to run for the mayoral seat came after public scrutiny over her handling of youth violence in […]
Read MoreTempe City Council partners with SRP to boost renewable energy | #citycouncil
PHOENIX — The Tempe City Council approved a partnership with SRP to supply 20% of the electricity for city facilities via a 300-megawatt solar field planned for construction in Flagstaff. The vote on Friday moves Tempe one step closer to its desired goal of using 100% renewable energy for city operations by 2035. “By entering […]
Read MoreChandler City Council elects new vice mayor | #citycouncil
PHOENIX — The Chandler City Council voted on Thursday to elect councilmember O.D. Harris as the city’s new vice mayor. Harris will serve in that role through Jan. 9, 2025. “Our community is at the heart of everything that I do – it’s why I ran for Council in the first place,” Harris said in […]
Read MoreJoe Arpaio running for Fountain Hills mayor again
PHOENIX — Former Arizona Sheriff Joe Arpaio wants to try running for Fountain Hills mayor again. He announced his intentions in a Thursday statement saying he collected 594 petition signatures, which makes him eligible to qualify as an official candidate for the 2024 Fountain Hills mayoral race. I have obtained the maximum number of nominating […]
Read MoreArizona’s Kelly slams Alabama’s Tuberville over military promotions | #republicans | #Alabama | #GOP
PHOENIX – U.S. Sen. Mark Kelly (D-Arizona) denounced Sen. Tommy Tuberville for blocking hundreds of military promotions, calling the Alabama Republican’s tactics “unconscionable and dangerous” in a FoxNews.com opinion piece last week. “Tuberville is treating our service members and their families as political pawns. For six months, he’s been blocking the promotion of every general […]
Read MoreAlabama lawmaker agrees to plead guilty to voter fraud | #republicans | #Alabama | #GOP
MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) — An Alabama legislator has agreed to plead guilty to a felony voter fraud charge that he used a fraudulent address to run for office in a district where he did not live, according to an agreement filed Thursday. Republican Rep. David Cole of Huntsville will plead guilty to a charge of […]
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