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City Council

Eugene City Council meeting adjourned for second time by hate speech | #citycouncil

EUGENE, Ore. — For the second time, Eugene’s City Council meeting was interrupted by hateful speech, specifically anti-Black and anti-Semitic slurs during the public forum segment on November 13. A virtual attendee identified as “Rudy” began a rambling speech which ended in racist remarks. City officials immediately cut off the speaker and adjourned the meeting. […]

City Council

City Council designates November as National Homeless Youth Awareness Month | #citycouncil

The Chico City Council proclaimed Nov. as National Homeless Youth Awareness Month in a city council meeting Tuesday to bring light to the reality of youth homelessness issue in the city. “The youth homeless issue is often kind of underground or secret more because that population can really be unnoticed,” said Nancy Jorth, Director of […]

Mayor

Lewiston mayor and Ukrainian refugee to host a benefit dinner to highlight ongoing needs in Ukraine

LEWISTON (WGME) — Lewiston Mayor Carl Sheline and Ukrainian refugee Tetiana Cherednichenko are hosting a benefit dinner next month to highlight the needs in Ukraine in the ongoing war with Russia. Cherednichenko now lives in Lewiston and has family living in Ukraine. “When I was leaving Ukraine, I thought about this, ‘If I leave, I […]

Arkansas

What to do if you’ve lost Medicaid coverage in Arkansas

LITTLE ROCK (KATV) — According to the Arkansas Department of Human Services, more than 420 thousand Arkansans have been disenrolled from Medicaid in the past six months. Gavin Lesnick with DHS said there are a number of reasons why people have been disenrolled or could be disenrolled. “Income is one of them, they could have […]

Arkansas

Arkansas law enforcement agencies collaborate in major sex trafficking operation

LITTLE ROCK (KATV) — Arkansas State Police and other agencies across the state took part in a sex trafficking operation in Little Rock last month, leading to multiple arrests and victims being rehabilitated. ASP said in a news release that the anti-human trafficking event consisted of law enforcement and victim service providers from around the […]

Alabama

Sen. Tuberville says military not equal opportunity employer | #republicans | #Alabama | #GOP

Sen. Tommy Tuberville, R-Ala.,speaks to reporters outside the Senate chamber in the Capitol on Thursday, July 13, 2023. Bill Clark | Cq-roll Call, Inc. | Getty Images WASHINGTON — Sen. Tommy Tuberville, the Alabama Republican and former football coach, said Tuesday that the U.S. military is “not an equal-opportunity employer.” The military is an equal-opportunity […]

Alabama

Court rejects Alabama congressional map in racial gerrymandering case | #elections | #alabama

A panel of three federal judges blocked Alabama from conducting any elections using a congressional map that was accused of being racially gerrymandered against the state’s Black voters. Finding that it would be “practically impossible” for the state’s legislature to fix the map ahead of the 2024 election cycle, the panel ordered a special master […]

Alabama

Court rejects Alabama congressional map in racial gerrymandering case | #elections | #alabama

A map of a GOP proposal to redraw Alabama’s congressional districts is displayed at the Alabama Statehouse in Montgomery, Ala., Tuesday, July 18, 2023. Kim Chandler | AP A panel of three federal judges on Tuesday struck down an Alabama congressional map accused of being racially gerrymandered against the state’s Black voters. Finding that it […]

Arkansas

Biden’s Overdose Awareness Week highlights Arkansas’ opioid crisis

Tue, 29 Aug 2023 00:49:30 GMT (1693270170049) 6c1a9239626623b12804f7b5400cf5752fcbc847 a98b9a68b0d53dec453755579bc8ceb9717067d6 by Emma Allen Tue, August 29th 2023, 12:48 AM UTC President Joe Biden proclaimed Aug. 27 through Sept. 2 Overdose Awareness Week, calling upon people and organizations to raise awareness of substance use disorder. (Photo KATV) Loading … Click Here For This Articles Original Source.

Arkansas

Pediatricians’ group reaffirms support for gender-affirming care in Arkansas, other states

by The Associated Press Fri, August 4th 2023, 5:28 PM UTC FILE – Glenda Starke wears a transgender flag as a counter protest during a rally in favor of a ban on gender-affirming health care legislation, March 20, 2023, at the Missouri Statehouse in Jefferson City, Mo. The American Academy of Pediatrics on Thursday, Aug. […]