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 MoreSt. Peter’s mayor marks her first year in office
ST. PETER, Minn. (KEYC) – It had been over a century since the seat was filled by a woman. In November of 2021, Shanon Nowell was elected to become St. Peter’s new Mayor. “I’m really grateful for the opportunity,” said Nowell. The last woman to serve as in St. Peter was Lillian Cox Gault, a […]
Read MoreWomen in Arkansas making history
- Google-News-Wire
- November 10, 2022
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- history
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- women in government
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (KAIT) – Sarah Huckabee Sanders and Leslie Rutledge made history in The Natural State this past election night. KARK said two women broke the “glass ceiling” Tuesday night by being elected as governor and lieutenant governor of Arkansas, respectively. “It will be the honor of a lifetime to serve as Arkansas’ 47th […]
Read MoreNortheast Arkansas college appoints first female president
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- October 24, 2022
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- Lyon College
- Melissa P. Taverner
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BATESVILLE, Ark. (KAIT) – On Saturday morning Lyon College inaugurated its 19th president. Melissa P. Taverner became interim president in August 2021 and was inaugurated as the first female president in school history on Oct. 22. A media release from the college said the ceremony was to welcome Taverner as the new leader for Lyon […]
Read MoreAlabama-Coushatta Tribe of Texas elects first female chief | #elections | #alabama
LIVINGSTON, Texas (KTRE) – The citizens of the Alabama-Coushatta Tribe of Texas have elected Millie Thompson Williams as the Tribe’s Second Chief Elect. Williams will be the first woman to serve as a Chief in the history of the Tribe, which was forcefully relocated to Texas in the 18th century. According to a press release, […]
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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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