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Sep 26 2023
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Williston’s pit bull ban to remain after special election fails
WILLISTON, N.D. (KUMV) - Williston voters have decided to keep the pit bull ban ordinance going following a special election Tuesday. The unofficial results were 554 to 518. There needed to be more than 50 percent “Yes” voters to repeal the ordinance. Petitioners said they wanted to remove the discriminating language against certain breeds. City Mayor Howard Klug said he supported the ban
KFYR
Sep 28 2023
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Anchorage Assembly issues subpoenas to former city executives involved in election challenge
The Anchorage Assembly has subpoenaed four people to provide testimony on an April challenge to the city’s election. Two of the people are former executives in Mayor Dave Bronson’s administration: Sami Graham, who once served as chief of staff, and Marc Dahl who resigned from his job as IT director last week. The Assembly is compelling Graham, Dahl and two election observers, John Henry and
Alaska Public Media
Sep 11 2023
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Minnesota saw 8.6% decrease in violent crime in 2022, according to state report, a drop of nearly 7% in metro area
Violent crime in Minnesota dropped by 8.6% in 2022, acccording to a crime report by the state Department of Public Safety. The 2022 Uniform Crime Report is a collection of data supplied by law enforcement agencies from across the state. In the seven-county metro area, violent crime dropped by 6.9%, according to the report. In Greater Minnesota violent crime dropped 12.9%. Other statistics from
Pioneer Press
Sep 26 2023
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City council approves special election for new OKC Thunder arena
OKLAHOMA CITY (KFOR) – The Oklahoma City council voted Tuesday to allow a special election December 12, 2023, where residents can decide on a proposed arena for the Oklahoma City Thunder. The council voted 7-2 to allow the election. Both JoBeth Hamon and Nikki Nice voted against the proposal. The current Paycom Center sits in Ward 7 which is Nice’s district, while the proposed arena would
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Sep 08 2023
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Man Who Ran Down and KILLED a Teenager for Being a Republican in 2022 Sentenced to Only Five Years in Prison
In September of last year, a North Dakota man named Shannon Brandt ran down and killed a teenager named Cayler Ellingson because he supposedly suspcted him of being a Republican extremist. Brandt was allowed to plea to the charge of manslaughter and was just sentenced to only five years in prison, followed by three years of probation. This is outrageous. J6 Defendants are getting longer
The Gateway Pundit
Sep 26 2023
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Egypt’s Election Race Adds to Drama Around IMF Deal, Devaluation
Egypt has removed one key concern that’s held up a review of a $3 billion rescue program with the International Monetary Fund, according to people familiar with the matter, even as impending presidential elections make it difficult to satisfy the crucial demand of a weaker currency. The IMF believes authorities are more serious about carrying out an ambitious sale of state assets following a
Bloomberg
Sep 26 2023
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Alabama elected officials react to new congressional map proposals —…
A special master appointed by a panel of three federal judges released three congressional map proposals on Monday that would pit two incumbents against each other and most likely result in two Democrats being elected to Congress from Alabama in 2024. Each map would place Coffee County, which is currently represented by second congressional district U.S. Rep. Barry Moore (R-Enterprise), into
1819 News
Sep 21 2023
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Karen Lunsford: In municipal elections, your vote is vital
Indiana Municipal Election Day is Nov. 7. Local elections affect our daily lives more directly than presidential and congressional elections. Your vote is vital because during municipal elections we elect mayors, clerk-treasurers, town or city council members, and judges. The people we elect in the 2023 Johnson County Municipal Election will make decisions that directly impact our daily lives
Daily Journal Indiana
Sep 27 2023
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Judge Chutkan declines to recuse herself from Trump 2020 election case
U.S. District Judge Tanya Chutkan on Wednesday declined to recuse herself from former President Trump's federal 2020 election interference case.
Driving the news: Chutkan said in her decision Wednesday that her statements "certainly do not manifest a deep-seated prejudice that would make fair judgment impossible — the standard for recusal based on statements with intrajudicial origins
Axios
Sep 25 2023
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FBI report predicted 2020 election extremism 2 months before Jan. 6
Two months before the Jan. 6 Capitol insurrection, an FBI internal report noted agents believed domestic violent extremists were "very willing to take action" if the upcoming 2020 election was disputed, according to documents obtained by NBC News.
Why it matters: The analysis that came one week before the election indicates that FBI entities had accurately predicted extremists' response
Axios