Marilyn Lands, backing reproductive rights, wins Alabama vote | #republicans | #Alabama | #GOP
Marilyn Lands, who campaigned on abortion rights in deeply conservative Alabama, won a special election to the Alabama Legislature, in a victory that Democrats say illustrates voter backlash to extreme reproductive restrictions imposed by Republicans. Lands, a Democrat, on Tuesday decisively defeated Republican Teddy Powell to win the open House of Representatives seat in a […]
Read MoreArkansas remains reliably red | WORLD
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- March 29, 2024
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STATE STATS Voter makeup: Arkansas had 1.7 million registered voters in 2022—123,000 Republicans, 88,000 Democrats, and 1.2 million whose affiliation was marked “optional.” The state has a smattering of Libertarian, Green Party, or nonpartisan registrants, which together add up to less than 1 percent of the registered voter pool. Pulaski County, which includes Little Rock, […]
Read MoreBaldwin County readies to vote Super Tuesday | #elections | #alabama
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- March 17, 2024
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FOLEY, Ala. (WKRG) — Poll watchers have all been trained and are ready. Voting machines have been tested, and soon, it will be time for voters to have their say at the 59 polling places across Baldwin County. Because of the massive growth in the county, some new voting precincts have been created, and some […]
Read MoreSLC Mayor Erin Mendenhall nearly swept Rocky Anderson, precinct voter data shows
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The incumbent mayor captured all but a few precincts of Utah’s capital, but those areas face some of the city’s most nagging problems. (Bethany Baker | The Salt Lake Tribune) Mayor Erin Mendenhall walks out to speak at an election watch party in Salt Lake City on Tuesday, Nov. 21, 2023. She carried 130 of […]
Read MoreEditorial: Are L.A. leaders trying to sabotage City Hall reform? | #citycouncil
This is what happens when City Hall reform is left to City Hall insiders: Very little meaningful change gets done quickly. Last November, Los Angeles City Council leaders launched an ambitious plan to put major reforms before voters to help restore faith in city government after a series of corruption scandals. Now, a year later, […]
Read MoreCity Council expected to propose 2024 tax rate | Government | #citycouncil
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- August 13, 2023
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The Victoria City Council will discuss the 2024 fiscal budget during its regular meeting at 5 p.m. Tuesday. In addition to the budget work session, the council is expected to approve a proposed tax rate of 49.8 cents per $100 of valuation, according to the agenda packet. The proposed rate will exceed the no-new revenue […]
Read MoreGibson retires from city council | #citycouncil
Well-known and popular Fremont City Council member Vern Gibson announced his resignation from the council on Tuesday night, Dec. 27, citing upcoming surgeries and health issues that will prevent him from doing his elected duties. “I am getting new knees, and other issues. I did not feel it was fair for me to continue on […]
Read MoreSplit on Atlantic City council continues after nonpartisan ballot question fails | #citycouncil
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President Joe Biden, speaking Friday at an annual global summit on climate change, said new spending on clean energy initiatives has cemented his country’s commitment to fighting global warming. “The United States government is putting our money where our mouth is,” he said. Biden said the spending, part of broader economic legislation he signed into […]
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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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