State officials are investigating attempts by out-of-state entities to offer help securing social equity licenses for Delaware’s recreational marijuana program. The Office of the Marijuana Commissioner warned that out-of-state entities may be trying to trick Delawareans into paying for help to secure social equity licenses through the state’s future recreational marijuana program. The office has […]
JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) — Indonesia’s electoral commission fired its chairman on Wednesday after finding him guilty of sexual assault following a complaint by an employee. The General Election Commission’s ethics council said its chairman, Hasyim Asyari, committed the assault in October and it had accepted the accuser’s complaint “entirely.” The woman, identified only by her […]
The Sarasota City Commission will decide on Monday, July 1, whether to approve additional money for Commissioner Kyle Battie’s legal fees, which already exceed the $15,000 that was originally approved. The city commission should decline the request for more money. Battie was sued for defamation by Kelly Franklin, a private citizen, after he brandished a […]
OTTAWA COUNTY — The upcoming Aug. 6 primary is perhaps the most hotly contested race in the history of the Ottawa County Board of Commissioners. Thirty-three candidates have filed for 11 seats, including at least one Republican and one Democrat in each district (another record). Ahead of absentee ballots, The Sentinel sent a request for […]
Despite their wide political differences, the two candidates competing to run North Carolina’s labor department agree on this: Too many construction workers are dying on the job. Once every 10 days, on average, a construction worker in North Carolina dies at work, a recent Charlotte Observer investigation found. Construction workers here die on the job […]
Canton residents railed against their mayor and city commissioners in an hour-and-a-half heated, contentious and informal special meeting Monday night of the Canton City Commission about what the agenda listed as a “weather-related event and next steps.” The town of about 3,000 was hit with heavy rainfall and floods from Thursday afternoon through Saturday as […]
A sign outside the Millwood Field House directs voters inside to cast their vote in the June 18, 2024 primary election. A voter walks to her car after casting her vote. (Photo by Emma Murphy/Oklahoma Voice) OKLAHOMA CITY – Brian Bingman secured the Republican nomination for Corporation Commissioner with about 53% of the vote. Brian […]
NORMAN — Voters have reelected the Republican sheriffin the Cleveland County races Tuesday, along with retaining a county commissioner and deciding the county clerk. Chris Amason defeated both of his opponents by winning 53% of the vote Tuesday, with 100% of precincts reporting. Julie Tipton, a former Cleveland County jail administrator, received 33% of the […]
UN Human Rights Commissioner Volker Türk has warned of another major conflict in the Middle East. “I am extremely worried about the escalating situation between Lebanon and Israel,” the Türk told the United Nations Human Rights Council in Geneva on Tuesday. Türk called for the fighting to stop and for everything to be done “to […]
MEMPHIS, Tenn. — Shelby County Commissioner Mick Wright has announced his plans to introduce a series of amendments cutting more than $4 million from the county’s fiscal year 2025 budget, per a media notice from the Shelby County Board of Commissioners. The notice says that Commissioner Wright seeks to discontinue funding for aspects of county […]
Jun. 14—The Democratic candidate seeking to unseat County Commissioner Al French in November presented her plan to address contaminated water on the West Plains during a campaign speech outside the Spokane County Courthouse Wednesday. But before Molly Marshall could get to the specifics of her plan, the event devolved into chaos as her supporters attempted […]
Jun. 14—In the midst of a controversial state-level rule making process on new regulations for the potential reuse of fracking wastewater, environmental groups who oppose the change have raised concerns about the impartiality of one of the decision-makers. They argue Water Quality Control Commissioner Krista McWilliams — an oil and gas company executive from Farmington […]