• Santa Fe City Council considering bill banning people from standing on medians

    SANTA FE, N.M. (KRQE) – Santa Fe City Council is considering a bill that would ban people standing on medians. Nearly a dozen people showed up to Wednesday night's meeting for public comment. The bill, introduced by Mayor Alan Webber, would ban people sitting and standing on medians. It doesn't explicitly mention panhandlers but most speakers were []

  • Utrecht city council approves plans to make the whole city paid parking

    The Utrecht city council has agreed to apply paid parking throughout the city. This will happen neighborhood by neighborhood and will take 12 years. Before this, it was only in busy areas where you had to pay for parking. Now, there is a plan to have the whole city paid for parking starting in 2034. alderperson of mobility Lot van Hooijdonk called it “A milestone” while she is also aware of the unpopularity of the decision. However, it is essential for the city to prevent “tens of thousands of...

  • Kentucky AG's office pushes to lift ban on death penalty

    (The Center Square) – It’s been more than 15 years since Kentucky executed an inmate, but that may change as the state’s top law enforcement official is seeking to overturn a court injunction that dates back to 2010. A hearing took place in Frankfort with Attorney General Russell Coleman’s office, arguing the order Franklin Circuit Judge Phillip Shepherd issued in September 2010 should be lifted as state officials have proposed new rules regarding how capital punishment would be...

  • "Make Polio Great Again?" NH Republicans push anti-vax bill

    Anti-vax legislation by New Hampshire Republicans has cleared one house and appears headed for the governor's desk. Republican-controlled New Hampshire appears poised to become the first in the nation to remove restrictions requiring children to receive a base level of vaccination against things like measles, polio, and the mumps to gain admittance to public school. — Read the rest

  • Sheffield City Council elections: Can Labour make a clean sweep in Walkley?

    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...

  • Sheffield City Council elections: can anyone make Richmond a close contest?

    Richmond is traditionally a stronghold for the Labour Party and the expectation is it stays that way this year after the local elections. The ward has two Labour councillors – one of them, Cllr David Barker is aiming to be re-elected – and a former Labour councillor, Cllr Diane Hurst who is now the leader of the Sheffield Community Councillors Group in the town hall. Cllr David Barker told the Local Democracy Reporting Service (LDRS): “Addressing the cost of living crisis and providing the help...

  • Nearly 3.6% pay hike adopted for Honolulu mayor, City Council

    The Honolulu Salary Commission Tuesday adopted a nearly 3.6% pay boost for the mayor, managing director, the nine-member City Council and other appointed, high-level city officials for the city’s fiscal year 2025 salary schedule, which begins July 1.

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    Arizona's Democratic leaders make final push to repeal 19th century abortion ban

    PHOENIX (AP) — Democrats at the Arizona Legislature are expected to make a final push to repeal the state’s long-dormant ban on nearly all abortions that a court said can be enforced. Fourteen Democrats in the Senate are hoping to pick up at least two Republican votes Wednesday to win final approval of the repeal

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    Arizona’s Democratic leaders make final push to repeal 19th century abortion ban

    PHOENIX (AP) — Democrats in the Arizona Legislature are expected to make a final push Wednesday to repeal the state’s long-dormant ban on nearly all abortions, which a court said can be enforced. Fourteen Democrats in the Senate are hoping to pick up at least two Republican votes to win final approval of the repeal []

  • US Senate passes TikTok divestment-or-ban bill, Joe Biden set to make it law

    The U.S. Senate voted by a wide margin late Tuesday in favor of legislation that would ban TikTok in the United States if its owner, the Chinese tech firm ByteDance, fails to divest the popular short video app over the next nine months to a year.Driven by widespread worries among U.S. lawmakers that China could access Americans' data or surveil them with the app, the bill was passed by the U.S. House of Representatives on Saturday and U.S. President Joe Biden has said he will sign it into law on...

  • Carthage City Council attempts suspension of city attorney despite resignation

    CARTHAGE, Mo. — Carthage City Council members attempt to suspend their city attorney - just two weeks after he tendered his resignation. In an emotional statement to the people of Carthage at last night's council meeting - City Attorney Nate Dally expressed sorrow about leaving his position and what it has meant to him. "It []

  • Crookston City Council identifies eight semifinalists for city administrator position

    There were 29 applications for the position, said Corky Reynolds, the city's current administrator. He is hopeful the city will find a well-qualified candidate who can move the city forward.