Sydney Mayors Oppose ISIS Wives Resettlement
Three Sydney mayors will meet with Home Affairs Minister Clare O’Neil to voice their opposition to the repatriation of Australian wives and children of Islamist State fighters in the city’s southwest. Liverpool Mayor Ned Mannoun says the resettlement of the families in western Sydney could involve re-traumatising recently arrived refugees such as Yazidis and Assyrians […]
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LA City Council Enforces Rule to Bar Protesters From Entering Chamber for Meeting | #citycouncil
LOS ANGELES—Three people were kept from entering the Los Angeles City Council chamber during the latest council meeting, according to the Los Angeles Police Department, as the council enforced a rule that allows it to exclude those who have been removed from multiple meetings within three days of the next meeting. Council President Paul Krekorian […]
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Portland Facing Homelessness ‘Catastrophe’, According to City Mayor
Council working on five-point plan to help the estimated 6000 people living on the streets With the homelessness crisis cited among their top concerns, Oregon voters are taking note of Portland Mayor Ted Wheeler’s declaration of a “humanitarian catastrophe” in the state’s largest city. Oregon has among the highest homeless populations in the nation per […]
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The War Over ‘Transgender’ Kids: A Pre-Election Battlefield Update | #republicans | #Alabama | #GOP
News Analysis America is in the throes of a cultural and political war over gender ideology, featuring high-profile conflicts over everything from school curricula to athletics to pronouns. But among the most explosive battles unfolding within the broader war is that over transgender children. In an inhospitable election year for the left, Democrats, far from being on the back foot, […]
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Republican-Led States Lead Way in Declining Unemployment Rates: Report | #republicans | #Alabama | #GOP
Republican-led states are leading the way in decreasing unemployment rates compared to those led by Democratic governors, according to data released on Oct. 21 from the Bureau of Labor Statistics. According to the state unemployment data for the month of September, 10 of the top 12 states with the lowest unemployment rates last month included Alabama, Florida, Missouri, Nebraska, New Hampshire, North Dakota, South […]
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NYC Mayor’s About-Face on Illegal Immigration Is Hypocritical, Abbott Says
Texas Gov. Greg Abbott told The Center Square that New York City’s mayor and other Democratic leaders are hypocritical for criticizing him “for helping out our local communities by busing out migrants to sanctuary cities like Washington, D.C., New York City, and Chicago.” His comments were in response to New York City Mayor Eric Adams […]
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Finance Commissioner Runs for City Council to Grow Reserves, Preserve Irvine’s Master Plan | #citycouncil
Irvine finance commissioner John Park is running for city council in the Nov. 8 election to maintain what he calls the city’s “unique village” culture. “I want people to hold me accountable,” Park told The Epoch Times. Park said public safety will always be his top priority, if elected. He likened public safety to that […]
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Costa Mesa City Council Candidate Runs to End Partisan Politics | #citycouncil
After serving six years on Costa Mesa’s planning commission with two years as its chair, Robert Dickson, a senior paralegal with an emphasis in environment and land issues at the law firm Latham & Watkins thought his time with city service was over. But he decided to run for the Costa Mesa City Council in […]
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Pastor Simon Moon Runs for Irvine Mayor to Restore Quality of Life
Irvine Pastor Simon Moon is running for mayor in the Nov. 8 election against incumbent Mayor Farrah Khan, Tom Chomyn, Katherine Daigle, and Branda Lin. If elected, Moon plans to restore the “world-class” city’s quality of life that he said has experienced a “downturn” over the past several years. “I believe, especially over the past […]
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11 Themes to 2022’s Ballot Measures | #elections | #alabama
Ballot measures related to abortion, marijuana, and slavery are among a diverse array of issues voters in 37 states will see at the polls this fall. Taxes, infrastructure bonds, crime, minimum wage, elections, and the structure of state government are also among common themes on Nov. 8 ballots nationwide. An expected flurry of measures related […]
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