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Alabama

Kyrsten Sinema, Mark Kelly trying to end military promotions blockade | #republicans | #Alabama | #GOP

Arizona’s U.S. senators have been writing legislation, talking with colleagues and speaking on the Senate floor in attempts to end Alabama Republican Sen. Tommy Tuberville’s monthslong blockade of nearly 400 military promotions in protest of the Pentagon’s abortion policy. The blockade has been in effect for nine months. Yet, with the introduction of a resolution, […]

City Council

Providence City Council can move to undo Buff Chace tax breaks, judge rules | #citycouncil

The Providence City Council’s effort to unravel controversial tax breaks for wealthy developer Arnold “Buff” Chace will move forward. Superior Court Judge Joseph McBurney on Monday granted the Council’s motion to intervene in a three-year-old case that led to the tax breaks for 10 downtown buildings under Chace’s control. That means councilors are one step closer […]

City Council

Rochester NH mulls board of ethics to vet complaints about officials | #citycouncil

ROCHESTER — The City Council is exploring the creation of a Board of Ethics as an amendment to the city’s current code of ethics. No votes were taken when the council met Tuesday, but councilors said they were trying to refine the process of handling complaints to avoid the appearance of bias. City Attorney Terence […]

Mayor

Dumais sees salaries, appointments as key tasks for Marlborough mayor

MARLBOROUGH — Mayor-elect J. Christian Dumais would prefer to skip the formalities. “People have been calling me ‘Mr. Mayor,’ but ‘Mayor Christian’ or just ‘Christian’ is fine,” he said. “I enjoy my last name, but I like using my first name, I think it helps keep things less formal and more down-to-earth. I don’t need […]

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Meet Gastonia’s new mayor-elect

Gastonia Mayor-elect Richard Franks expects his first month in office to be a blur. “It’s going to be very busy,” said Franks, who was elected as Gastonia’s new mayor in the 2023 municipal election. “I’ve a lot to learn.” Franks, a Republican, ousted incumbent Mayor Walker Reid, a Democrat, who was on the Gastonia City […]

City Council

Search on for Fremont city council replacement for Smith | #citycouncil

A decision to fill the Fremont city council seat vacated by councilman Justin Smith will be made on Tuesday. Smith was appointed to the Sandusky County Board of Elections to fill the seat of Peg Rettig, who died Sept. 20. He stepped down from his council position at the end of the Nov. 2 meeting, […]

Alabama

Donald Trump attends football game in Nikki Haley’s state | #elections | #alabama

COLUMBIA, S.C. – Former President Donald Trump is again using a college football stadium as a campaign venue, this time in the backyard of Republican primary rival Nikki Haley. Trump is scheduled to attend the annual grudge match Saturday night between the University of South Carolina and Clemson University, a premier sports-and-social event in the […]

City Council

Judy Gutierrez mounting campaign for El Paso City Council District 2 | #citycouncil

The field of candidates in the El Paso City Council District 2 race is growing with the addition of veteran campaigner Judy Gutierrez. Gutierrez will face off against three other opponents — lawyer and activist Veronica Carbajal, school board member Josh Acevedo and perennial candidate Ben Mendoza — in the Dec. 9 special election for […]

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Montclair mayor may take fifth in CFO lawsuit deposition

Montclair Mayor Sean Spiller is scheduled to sit for a deposition Monday as part of the lawsuit between the township’s Chief Financial Officer, the municipality and its former manager. But a relevant criminal probe from the state Attorney General’s Office may leave the mayor answering few questions, according to his attorney. In a letter filed […]

Alabama

Phil Williams on casino gambling in Alabama | #republicans | #Alabama | #GOP

Have you ever sat through something that just made you squirm? That awkward, please-make-it-stop sensation as someone was speaking, acting or singing? I was once at church on a beautiful Sunday morning. Everyone was in good spirits until a man began to sing a solo. To say it was awful would be a compliment. […]