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City Council

City government veterans return to help the City Council with the migrant influx | #citycouncil

After nearly two years of fighting to hold the Adams administration accountable as it has grappled with the influx of migrants, the New York City Council has launched a new team to come up with better ways to help new arrivals integrate into society. First announced by City Council Speaker Adrienne Adams during her State […]

Alabama

Katie Britt and the folly of fake fearmongering | #republicans | #Alabama | #GOP

If someone had told Katie Britt on election night 2022 that she would someday by portrayed by megastar Scarlett Johansson, the newly elected Alabama Republican senator undoubtedly would have been thrilled. What Britt, of course, would not have known is that the actress would be appearing on “Saturday Night Live,” mocking Britt’s delivery of the […]

City Council

Escondido City Council approves new policy addressing homelessness | #citycouncil

ESCONDIDO, Calif. (KGTV) — On Wednesday night, the Escondido City Council approved its new policy toward homelessness. “I think the policy is short-sighted, limited and divisive,” Escondido resident Meg Decker said Some in the community, including Greg Angela, the CEO of Interfaith Community Services, attended the meeting to voice their concerns to the council. “It’s […]

Alabama

Senate supplemental receives frosty reception from some members | #republicans | #Alabama | #GOP

A bill that would unlock tens of billions of dollars in national security supplemental funding and overhaul U.S. immigration policy at the southern border received a frosty reception from lawmakers in both chambers and across the political spectrum on Monday, casting doubts over the legislation’s future. The $118.3 billion package would direct some of the […]

Alaska

Jim Minnery: Politics is weird, but Alaska gender politics is a whole new level of weird | #alaska | #politics

By JIM MINNERY | ALASKA FAMILY COUNCIL Republicans are good at getting elected to majorities in the State House and Senate. As far as organizing around common goals and strategies? Not so much. It seems like there are always a few Republicans (you know who you are) who give Democrats in the minority power and […]

Alabama

Alabama ruling could help Democrats in multiple states | #elections | #alabama

The Supreme Court’s ruling that Alabama’s congressional map violates the Voting Rights Act could lead to new Democratic-leaning districts in several states and influence the battle for control of the House next year. The ruling said Alabama had to create another district where Black voters could influence the election, but there is similar pending litigation […]

Alabama

Tuberville lifts holds on almost all military promotions | #republicans | #Alabama | #GOP

Alabama Sen. Tommy Tuberville on Tuesday lifted his holds on more than 400 senior military promotions, paving the way for their confirmation after a 10-month logjam that infuriated military leaders and lawmakers alike. Tuberville’s move allowed the Senate to quickly confirm roughly 440 nominees that had been in limbo. A further 11 nominees, all four-star officers, […]

Alaska

World Economy Latest: Powell Sets Up Space for Cutting, Not Easing | #alaska | #politics

I’m Chris Anstey, a senior economics editor in Boston, and today we’re looking at the Fed’s shifting perspective on interest rates. Send us feedback and tips to ecodaily@bloomberg.net or get in touch on X (formerly known as Twitter) via @economics. And if you aren’t yet signed up to receive this newsletter, you can do so […]

Alabama

The CDC’s Gun Violence Research Is in Danger | #republicans | #Alabama | #GOP

“A lot of new questions are being asked and new ways of looking at things—this just wasn’t possible five years ago,” Morral says. “There [are] people coming into the field now, and that’s what the money is doing. It’s making it possible to get this field launched. There’s a lot of low-hanging fruit here, but […]

Mayor

What London’s mayor learned when he took on the cars – POLITICO

It looked like group therapy. One late summer day, Sadiq Khan, the mayor of London, sat with a group of faith leaders and clean-air campaigners in a small circle in the near-empty hall of a suburban church. The moment was meant to be one of celebration, for Khan and for London. He was marking the […]