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Mar 01 2024
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Ohio GOP infighting continues to stall progress on community projects
Ohio Statehouse Republicans, despite having supermajorities in the House and Senate, are unable — and unwilling — to work together to pass a spending bill to fund community projects to benefit the state.
State senators announced and passed a surprise spending proposal, giving $1.4 billion to communities and projects around Ohio. This was a shock to the House, who already passed a
Ohio Capital JournalMar 23 2024
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Colorado Springs First Lady Abbey Mobolade's innovative mental health initiative progresses, as neighborhood program is set to launch
Not everybody who is depressed has a mental illness. But everyone gets depressed from time-to-time, and for those who don’t necessarily need therapy or medication, wouldn’t it be nice to have a few ideas of how to get out of a funk? Maybe schedule of 10-minute dose of sunshine for yourself or take a walk to clear your mind or check on a neighbor. Or perhaps counseling or other professional
Colorado Springs GazetteMar 12 2024
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Progressive Burlington Mayor-Elect Mulvaney-Stanak Won by Picking Up Democratic Votes
In some ways, Progressive state representative Emma Mulvaney-Stanak was the underdog in Burlington's mayoral race. The issue of public safety dominated the campaign, and she was up against seasoned City Councilor Joan Shannon, a Democrat whose pledge to crack down on crime won her an endorsement from the police union. As a Prog, Mulvaney-Stanak had to fight the narrative that her party's push
Seven Days NewsMar 04 2024
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Progressives Trade Blame Ahead Of Likely Defeat In California Senate Primary
Barring a significant upset, Democratic Rep. Adam Schiff and Republican Steve Garvey, a former Major League Baseball star, are set to emerge from California’s top two “jungle” primaries on Tuesday as the finalists for the open U.S. Senate seat previously held by the late Sen. Dianne Feinstein.
The situation has left progressives nationally and in California frustrated, wondering how
HuffPostMar 04 2024
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Kamala Harris called for a cease-fire in Gaza. Some progressives are unsatisfied
WASHINGTON – Vice President Kamala Harris’s call for an immediate, temporary cease-fire in Gaza Sunday – which marked a forceful shift for the administration – has received a mixed response from Democrats, and some progressives have characterized it as too little, too late. The Israel-Hamas war has become a key flashpoint in the Democratic Party this election season, with liberal voters
San Francisco ChronicleMar 08 2024
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‘Progressivism isn’t a binary’: Readers weigh in on San Francisco’s status as a ‘progressive’ city
San Francisco has long been held up nationally as a bastion of progressive politics — or a cautionary tale. But with the results of the March 5 primary election showing voters throwing their support behind moderate ballot measures and candidates, can the city still be called “progressive” at all? That’s what we asked you this week in the days following the election, and more than 900 people
San Francisco ChronicleMar 04 2024
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Packard Plant demolition progress signals new beginning for surrounding area
DETROIT – The Packard Plant in Detroit has been an eyesore for decades. What was once a symbol of Detroit’s decline is finally coming down to the ground. A new phase of demolition began Monday, March 4. Due to its immense size, the 3.5 million square foot facility will be demolished in phases. Projects for the land are already underway. “It’s not enough to knock things down. And so our
WDIV 4 Click On DetroitMar 11 2024
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Pittsburgh PD No Longer Responding to Late Night Emergencies That Are Not ‘In-Progress’ - Citizens on Their Own
A recent announcement from the Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, police department is providing yet another example of the disastrous consequences of 2020’s “defund the police” movement. According to a report by local Pittsburgh news outlet WTAE-TV, staffing shortages in the police department are forcing the Pittsburgh Police Department to reduce the number of officers on duty between the hours of 3 a
Western JournalMar 14 2024
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Enid, OK -- Where Progressives and 'Old School' Republicans are Trying to Remove a White Nationalist
A fascinating but lengthy piece on nbcnews.com yesterday about how white nationalists and other once fringe actors from the infamous 2017 ‘Unite the Right’ rally in Charlottesville, VA are now trying to worm their way into more mainstream political power by running for local offices such as city council or school board members. This story concerns one Judd Blevins, an Iraq war veteran who
Daily KosMar 06 2024
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Fed's Powell still expects rate cuts, but inflation progress "not assured"
U.S. Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell said on Wednesday that continued progress on inflation "is not assured," though the central bank still expects to reduce its benchmark interest rate later this year.
"If the economy evolves broadly as expected, it will likely be appropriate to begin dialing back policy restraint at some point this year," Powell said in remarks prepared for
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