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Chicago mayor to ask City Council to spend $70M on migrant services

ALICE YIN and DAN PETRELLA Chicago Tribune CHICAGO — In an about-face, Mayor Brandon Johnson is now asking aldermen to approve using another $70 million in city funds to maintain this year’s migrant response. This week, the mayor’s office began briefing City Council members on plans to push through the item as a means to […]

Arkansas

Arkansas governor declares ‘state of emergency’ ahead of Monday’s solar eclipse

WASHINGTON (TND) — Arkansas Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders declared a state of emergency Friday as The Natural State prepares to host an influx of tourists for Monday’s solar eclipse. Specifically, Sander’s state of emergency is concerned with potential disruptions to commercial shipping and consumer goods in the state, from groceries and toiletries to livestock and […]

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Controversial Illinois mayor faces calls to resign in heated village meeting: ‘Disgrace’

DOLTON, Ill. (TND) — Residents of Dolton, Illinois took to their village hall Monday to express fury with their embattled mayor who has come under fire for alleged misuse of public funds. Dolton residents have questioned Mayor Tiffany Henyard’s leadership since February, when scrutiny of her spending habits began. Henyard has allegedly spent public funds […]

Alabama

Alabama governor signs law banning diversity programs in schools | National | #republicans | #Alabama | #GOP

(Reuters) — Alabama Governor Kay Ivey signed into law on Wednesday a ban on diversity, equity and inclusion programs in public schools, making the state one of a few to enact broad measures against what she and other Republicans call a leftward tilt in U.S. education. The bill, which passed Alabama’s Republican-led legislature on Tuesday, bans […]

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Arkansas voters might decide future of state’s freedom of information law in November

LITTLE ROCK (KATV) — Petitions for two Freedom of Information ballot initiatives are gaining traction in the lead up to November’s election—if they receive the signatures needed, Arkansans will be able to decide if they want to enshrine Arkansas’ FOIA law in the state constitution with an amendment…as well as make changes to the existing […]

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Asheville mayor to speak at annual ‘State of Downtown’

ASHEVILLE, N.C. (WLOS) — Asheville’s mayor and the Buncombe County Commission Chair are set to speak during the annual State of Downtown event. The presentation begins at 12 p.m. at Eulogy, located in the South Slope area of Asheville. According to a press release from the Asheville Downtown Association, this year’s event will take an […]

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Meridian Mayor seeks locals for City Council Seat 1, applications open till April 2024

MERIDIAN, Idaho (CBS2) — Meridian Mayor Robert Simison is accepting letters of interest for Seat 1 on the Meridian City Council. Interested residents must be qualified Meridian electors and District One residents, meaning they must reside within District One boundaries at the time of the appointment. Those interested must also be at least 18 years […]

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Meet the mayor from Florida who wants to be Trump’s VP – POLITICO

Now that Donald Trump is all but certain to lead his party into November’s presidential election in the U.S., it’s make up your mind time for Republicans – are they with him or not? One of them is a big gun in Floridan politics, the Mayor of Miami, Francis Suarez. Suarez earned a national profile by […]

Alabama

Alabama Secretary of State discusses Super Tuesday, election security and legislation | #elections | #alabama

Secretary of State Wes Allen said Alabama elections are safe and secure ahead of Tuesday’s primary election. Allen said a lot of work has been done stemming from the new congressional map. A panel of federal court judges selected Alabama’s congressional map last Fall after ruling state lawmakers did not remedy a likely Voting Rights […]

Arkansas

Arkansas licenses and IDs will now reflect gender listed on birth certificate

LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (KATV) — Changes are coming for license holders and their gender on their IDs in Arkansas. The Arkansas Department of Finance and Administration announced a revision to its policies on gender for IDs. According to a press release, DFA is rescinding its existing administrative practice that allows license holders to change their […]