Neighborhoods and downtown development were front and center during Detroit Mayor Mike Duggan's State of the City Address Wednesday night.Duggan spoke at Dexter Avenue Baptist Church on Detroit's west side – with no shortage of items to highlight Detroit's comeback since he was first elected 10 years ago. Watch the speech in the live player above or on the FOX Local app.The mayor highlighted a commitment to knocking down blight, improving safety and providing better opportunities for students...
It was the first time in many years that the event was open to the public.
Duggan is expected to focus on city neighborhoods in his speech and address quality of life issues. He'll also address how city is preparing for NFL Draft.
As they search for a winning campaign message this election, Republicans are consumed with turmoil over abortion. Bizarrely, as they move leftward on the issue and engage in mental gyrations to subvert a longstanding conservative stance, Republicans are all ignoring the lesson of Ron DeSantis and Florida: You do not need to sell out your values to win elections.DeSantis won over many pro-choice voters in 2022, carrying the female vote by seven points (white women in particular by 18 points) and...
Democratic New Mexico Governor Michelle Lujan Grisham can be heard accusing President Joe Biden's administration of "persecuting" her state in a secretly captured audio recording—but her spokesperson told Newsweek her thoughts on the matter are nothing new.Lujan Grisham, seemingly while on an airline flight, says in the recording that she is "cranky" with Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas because she does not "have a single Border Patrol agent" in Sunland Park, a...
MIDLAND, Texas (KMID/KPEJ) - City Manager Tommy Gonzalez was among the three Texans appointed to the Texas Municipal Retirement System Board of Trustees on Wednesday, with a term set to expire on February 1, 2029. The Board oversees the Texas Municipal Retirement System, which is responsible for providing a secure retirement benefit plan for eligible []
(FOX40.COM) — Southern California Senator Steven Bradford has launched a campaign for lieutenant governor in 2026. Senator Bradford has served in the State Senate since 2016 and was previously in the Assembly, along with the Gardena City Council. He was also a member of California's legislative reparations task force. Senator Bradford says he believes his []
Kansas Governor Laura Kelly issued a state of disaster emergency
The Washington Post reports: “In a high-profile attempt to head off unionization of their states’ auto factories, the governors of six Southern states warned their residents that joining the United Auto Workers would threaten jobs and ‘the values we live by.’ The joint statement from the Republican governors comes just a day before a Volkswagen… Source
At least two people, including a child, died in tornadoes that swept through Oklahoma, authorities said Sunday as emergency crews assessed the extensive damage to homes and businesses from the high winds, hail and flooding. Dozens of reported tornadoes have wreaked havoc in the nation’s midsection since Friday, with flood watches and warnings in effect […]
Chautauqua County Executive PJ Wendel delivered his 2024 State of the County address to the Chautauqua County Legislature on April 24, 2024.
Julie Mayberry takes a jab at Sarah Huckabee Sanders with an attempt to clarify that the rules apply to the governor, too.