For the second time in as many months, Assemblyman Bill Essayli, R-Corona, has been removed from a major committee assignment. Assembly Speaker Robert Rivas, D-Hollister, earlier this week sent a letter to the chief clerk of the Assembly stating that, effective immediately, he was pulling Essayli from the Assembly Judiciary Committee — which reviews legislation […]
Mar. 13—Clarkston police issued trespassing citations this week at Foster Park to seven people who were allegedly not abiding by the city’s camping ordinance. Police Chief Joel Hastings said his officers have spent the past month “warning, educating and assisting” homeless individuals about the camping ordinance adopted by the city of Clarkston in February. Since […]
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Republicans in the Tennessee House voted Monday to advance a bill that would prevent local governments from reappointing state lawmakers who were expelled due to behavior. The proposal is one of several restrictions being considered after the GOP’s high-profile expulsion proceedings last April against Democratic state Reps. Justin Jones and Justin […]
A popular Lake Norman farmers’ market will no longer have to uproot every four months to yet another site. Josh’s Farmers Market — and others like it — are now welcome to operate as permanent open-air agricultural markets selling their fresh Carolinas fruits and vegetables, fish from the coast and other foods, the Mooresville Board […]
If you’re searching for a list of the most successful American Idol contestants, good luck trying to find one with the name Queen Naija. A GoBankRate article from earlier this year on the “most successful” Idol contestants had 34 names — and hers wasn’t included. Even Wikipedia omits her name in this list of contestants’ […]
Maine’s top election official on Thursday removed former President Donald Trump from the state’s Republican primary ballot under the 14th Amendment’s “insurrectionist ban.” Maine Secretary of State Shenna Bellows, a Democrat, issued the decision after presiding over an administrative hearing earlier this month on Trump’s eligibility after a bipartisan group of former state lawmakers challenged […]