Labour should win in Woodhouse pretty comfortably and incumbent councillor, Cllr Mick Rooney, should prepare for his next couple of years in the chamber at Sheffield town hall. He told the Local Democracy Reporting Service (LDRS): “It’s been a privilege to represent the people of Handsworth and Woodhouse. “I enjoy being the voice for people who need someone to help solve a problem that has been difficult to sort. “I will always do my best to help anyone who seeks my support and advice....
Kansas will remain among the handful of states that haven't legalized the medical use of marijuana or expanded their Medicaid programs for at least another year. Republican state senators on Friday blocked efforts to force debates on both issues before the GOP-controlled Legislature's scheduled adjournment for the year Tuesday. Supporters of each measure fell short of the 24 of 40 votes required to pull a bill on each subject out of committee. KANSAS GOVERNOR VETOES BILL BANNING TRANSGENDER...
By JOHN HANNA and SEAN MURPHY Associated Press TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — Kansas will remain among the handful of states that haven’t legalized the medical use of marijuana or expanded their Medicaid programs for at least another year. Republicans state senators on Friday blocked efforts to force debates on both issues before the GOP-controlled Legislature’s
Cllr Brian Lodge from the Sheffield Community Councillors Group is standing down ahead of this year’s local elections therefore his seat is now a hot commodity in a ward where Labour is historically doing well. It is no secret that this is a seat the council’s largest party is targeting to get back after Cllr Lodge and some of his colleagues left the group last year. However, there is also an independent candidate with some connection to the said Sheffield Community Councillors Group. It is far...
The fight for the Walkley ward looks like a battle between Labour and the Greens. The Greens will want to retain the seat held by Bernard Little, who has stepped down, and Labour will aim to turn it red. Walkley is council leader Tom Hunt’s ward and last year Laura McClean won comfortably. Labour candidate John Wright said: “I have lived in this area for 30 years. I met my wife here and we have built our lives and raised our children here. “I worked in social care for 25 years and now I’m a...
Whoever wins in the ward of Park and Arbourthorne will be a new councillor, as the city’s only current Independent socialist member, Sophie Wilson, has decided to stand down. Labour will hope to make it three out of three in the ward. A council ward profile shows that 28% of children aged up to 19 live in relative poverty, the crime rate is well above the England average and almost a quarter (23.8%) have a limiting long-term illness. Labour’s Mia Drazaic said: “I’m a mother, ex-teacher and union...
Neither Cllr Tom Hunt, the leader of the council, nor Cllr Shaffaq Mohammed, the leader of the Liberal Democrats, have to stand this year – but Cllr Douglas Johnson from the Green Party does. Cllr Johnson, the leader of his group, was able to win comfortably in 2021 and now he is aiming to do that again, keeping the City ward a Green ward. He told the Local Democracy Reporting Service (LDRS): “I’m a councillor for City ward, I was elected in 2016 and again in 2021. “I chair the council’s housing...
Birmingham City remain in relegation trouble after being held to a goalless
Nether Edge and Sharrow is a hard-fought ward, with Labour battling to unseat the Green councillor, the appearance of a new LibDem candidate plus three minor parties standing. A council profile on the ward shows that 26 per cent of children aged up to 19 are in relative low-income families. The national average is 20 per cent. Just over a third of residents have no car and only 29 per cent are in full-time employment. Labour candidate Derek Martin said: “I have lived and worked in Nether Edge...
In 2022, Faye Taylor went viral for stopping a robbery outside of her West Oakland home. Now, she is running for a spot on the city council.
TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — Kansas will remain among the handful of states that haven't legalized the medical use of marijuana or expanded their Medicaid programs for at least another year.
TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — Kansas will remain among the handful of states that haven’t legalized the medical use of marijuana or expanded their Medicaid programs for at least another year. Republican state senators on Friday blocked efforts to force debates on both issues before the GOP-controlled Legislature’s scheduled adjournment for the year Tuesday. Supporters of each measure []