Alabama’s push to pass controversial gaming bill ends in stalemate | #elections | #alabama
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Alabama lawmakers failed to approve controversial gaming legislation on Thursday, the final day of the state’s legislative session. The proposed measures would have legalized a state education lottery, electronic games of chance, traditional raffles, and paper bingo but continued to prohibit tables, cards, dice, and dealers. The bill would not authorize sports betting. The state […]
Read MoreHow much money does Quincy MA Mayor Tom Koch make?
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QUINCY − What do the mayors of San Francisco, Chicago, New York, Los Angeles and Boston all have in common? Quincy Mayor Thomas P. Koch will make more than all of them if city council follows the recommendations of a consulting firm hired by the city. Koch’s current $159,00 salary should increase to as much […]
Read MoreAtlantic City mayor and his wife charged with abusing their daughter
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ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. – Atlantic City Mayor Marty Small Sr. and his wife were charged Monday with abusing and assaulting their teenage daughter on several occasions, including punching the minor in the mouth and hitting her in the head with a broom. Both Small, 50, and his wife, La’Quetta Small were charged Monday with endangering […]
Read MoreAlabama voter turnout doubles in redrawn congressional district | #elections | #alabama
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Voter turnout for the Democratic primary in Alabama’s second congressional district was remarkably higher in the first election since the district was redrawn in a way that could allow the party to pick up a key seat. According to the National Redistricting Foundation, there were 57,129 ballots cast in the district’s Democratic primary election Super […]
Read MoreAdvocacy organizations sue state officials over Alabama voting law | #elections | #alabama
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A united front of civil, disability and voting rights organizations on Thursday sued Alabama Attorney General Steve Marshall, the state’s 42 District Attorneys, and Alabama Secretary of State Wes Allen over the signing of SB1 into law. SB1 bans ballot harvesting, the act of collecting individual ballots, by an organization or individual person, and delivering them to […]
Read MoreAs Memphis crime grows, mayor creates Black Mayors’ Coalition on Crime
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When Paul Young was sworn in as the mayor of Memphis more than two months ago, he vowed to find ways to improve public safety in the city. It’s a tough task. The city is still recovering, a year after the fatal beating of Tyre Nichols, a 29-year-old FedEx worker by five Memphis police officers. That […]
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