Houston Mayor Turner, candidate John Whitmire spar over diversity
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Mayor Sylvester Turner and mayoral candidate John Whitmire. Houston Chronicle Outgoing Houston Mayor Sylvester Turner said the mayoral front runner, state Sen. John Whitmire, owes him and the city an apology over claims of a lack of diversity in the top levels of City Hall. Data shows claims made by Whitmire on the lack of Asians and […]
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Whitmire leading Jackson Lee, new poll shows
Rep. Sheila Jackson Lee and state Sen. John Whitmire are pictured together in this composite photo. Houston Chronicle State Sen. John Whitmire maintains a 7 percentage point lead over U.S. Rep. Sheila Jackson Lee in the Houston mayoral race, with a fifth of likely voters having yet to make up their minds just weeks before the […]
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Court tosses Alabama Republicans’ racist re-districting map aimed at suppressing Black votes – People’s World | #republicans | #Alabama | #GOP
A line of people wait outside the federal courthouse in Birmingham, Ala., on Aug. 14, 2023. to watch a redistricting hearing. Federal judges said Tuesday, Sept. 5, that they will draft new congressional lines for Alabama after lawmakers refused to create a second district where Black voters at least came close to comprising a majority, […]
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Legal fights over voting districts could play role in control of Congress for 2024 | #elections | #alabama
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FILE – 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. Democrats got a potential boost for the 2024 congressional elections as courts in Alabama and Florida ruled in the summer of 2023 that Republican-led legislatures had unfairly diluted the […]
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The Political Logic Of Willow Project’s Approval | #alaska | #politics
community members demand President Biden stop the Willow Project. (Photo by Paul Morigi/Getty Images for This is Zero Hour) Getty Images for This is Zero Hour In 2020, Candidate Biden pledged not to allow drilling on public lands and waters. In 2021, President Biden announced a target of reducing U.S. greenhouse gas emissions by 50-52% […]
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Minneapolis City Council President responds to DOJ report on police | National | #citycouncil
Trust in America, its institutions, and the police is crucial and essential to how U.S. democracy functions.And while talks of police reform are not new, it has become a major focus these past few years, especially in 2020 and 2021.Now, a scathing report is out by the Department of Justice on the Minneapolis Police Department, […]
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Amazon fires Alabama union organizer Jennifer Bates – People’s World | #elections | #alabama
Fired Amazon worker and union organizer Jennifer Bates: ‘Amazon, your termination of my employment will not stifle workers organizing, for when you fire leaders, it only brings more people ignited into the movement. We are a movement, we will not be stopped and I know my union, recognized or not by you, has my back.’ […]
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Amazon fires Alabama union organizer Jennifer Bates – People’s World | #elections | #alabama
Fired Amazon worker and union organizer Jennifer Bates: ‘Amazon, your termination of my employment will not stifle workers organizing, for when you fire leaders, it only brings more people ignited into the movement. We are a movement, we will not be stopped and I know my union, recognized or not by you, has my back.’ […]
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Black Alabama voters score stunning Supreme Court victory against racist gerrymandering – People’s World | #elections | #alabama
Evan Milligan, center, plaintiff in Merrill v. Milligan, an Alabama redistricting case, speaks with members of the press following oral arguments outside the Supreme Court on Capitol Hill in Washington, Oct. 4, 2022. Standing behind Milligan are Milligan’s counsel Deuel Ross, from left, Letetia Jackson, Rep. Terri Sewell, D-Ala., and Janai Nelson, President and Director-Counsel […]
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City council’s approval of NAH proposal deemed ‘short-sighted’ | #citycouncil
It is difficult to understand how our members of city council could approve the NAH proposal. This seems short-sighted and narrow-minded. This billion dollar project does not come even close to meeting the city’s plan for carbon neutrality by 2030. Token mentions of some solar panels, a few charging stations for EVs and no LEED […]
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