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Apr 26 2023
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Local Governments Hoping for a Voice in Legal Marijuana Plan
(KNSI) — Adult use of recreational marijuana is one step closer to becoming legal in Minnesota after the House passed it Tuesday. The Senate is expected to do the same on Friday, but those advocating for local governments hope a final version addresses the needs of municipal leaders, especially in rural areas. Alex Hassel, with the League of Minnesota Cities, says they don’t have a stance on
KNSI Radio
Apr 25 2023
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MN Local Government: Give Us a Voice in Marijuana Plan
This week, the Minnesota House began the floor-vote process for a bill that would legalize and regulate recreational marijuana for adults. Lawmakers are being asked to help smaller governments transition to any mandates. With Democrats holding majorities this session, political analysts say it appears likely a legalization bill for Minnesota will clear all the hurdles. Alex Hassel,
Public News Service
Mar 22 2023
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Kristi Noem bars local governments from working with 'evil foreign governments,' including China and Russia
Gov. Kristi Noem (R-SD) signed a bill into law on Wednesday that bars state and local governments from contracting with "evil foreign governments." The law codifies an existing executive order from Noem, which prohibited state agencies from executing contracts with a list of foreign entities. SB 189 bans state and local governments from working with "foreign parent entit[ies]" from China, Cuba
Washington Examiner
Mar 15 2023
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Bill to end affirmative action programs in state, local governments in Arkansas tabled
The bill to end affirmative action programs in state and local governments in Arkansas was tabled in a House committee Monday. Senate Bill 71, which cleared the Senate by one vote last week, would bar state and local governments from giving preferential treatment based on race or sex when it comes to employment, education or procurement. Under the bill state agencies would be given two years
Arkansas Democrat-Gazette
May 29 2023
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Three teen suspects arrested in alleged kidnapping of local man
Hot Springs police have arrested three suspects, including two 18-year-olds and a juvenile, in connection with the alleged kidnapping of a local man who has been missing since May 17 and has still not been located, Hot Springs police said in a release Monday. Nathaniel Allen Speed, 18, who lists a Centerview Street address, Alexia Tamaara Chambers, 18, who is reportedly homeless, and the
Hot Springs Sentinel-Record
May 22 2023
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Local Man Identified As Glastonbury Fatal Crash Victim
GLASTONBURY, CT — A local man has been identified as the motorist killed in a Sunday crash in Glastonbury. The single-vehicle crash took place at 12:55 a.m. at the intersection of Hopewell Road and Matson Hill Road, police said. The operator and sole occupant, Kevin D. Levesque, 39, of Glastonbury, was proclaimed dead at the scene, police said. A preliminary investigation determined the
Patch.com
Feb 15 2023
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As Texas booms, local governments — especially in small towns — struggle to find workers
Earl Norrod thought he was finished working when he retired from the city of Lufkin water department 10 years ago.
But amid a nationwide labor shortage — and a particular dearth of qualified government workers in small towns — the 76-year-old has been in and out of employment.
Since 2018, Norrod has been tapped three times to help the nearby small town of Zavalla with its water
The Texas Tribune
May 24 2023
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Southern New Hampshire University names local president’s list students
MANCHESTER, N.H. — Southern New Hampshire University has named several local students to its 2023 winter semester president’s list. They include Minh Nguyen of Gardiner, Kristina Canedo of Skowhegan, Philip Densmore of Waterville, Heather Hall of Canaan, Carrielee Harvey of Waterville, Paige Reynolds of Richmond and David Madore of Greene. Also, Ashley Parks of Anson, Sarah Caballero of
Kennebec Journal
May 17 2023
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Vos says Republicans 'done negotiating' local aid; Evers optimistic about a deal
Wisconsin Assembly Speaker Robin Vos said Wednesday that Republicans were "done negotiating" on a bill that would increase state aid to local governments, unveiling a new proposal that Democratic Gov. Tony Evers and the GOP-controlled Senate have yet to agree to. Vos announced the latest version hours after Evers expressed optimism that a bipartisan agreement could be reached. But he was not
CBS News (Online)
May 16 2023
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Authorities: Gunman who killed 3 was local high school student
FARMINGTON, N.M. (AP) — The gunman who killed three people and wounded six others while roaming through his northwestern New Mexico neighborhood and apparently firing at random targets was a local 18-year-old high school student, authorities said Tuesday, noting they were still trying to determine a motive for the attack. Beau Wilson lived in the Farmington neighborhood where he opened fire
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