Now that legal recreational marijuana sales have begun in Ohio, the city of Akron is making sure businesses know their obligations under a zoning ordinance passed last month. On Tuesday, the first day of recreational marijuana sales, city officials sent letters to six marijuana businesses operating in Akron, asking them to obtain conditional use permits. […]
Rally for Kamala Harris and Tim Walz in Arizona raises hopes Participants of a rally at the Desert Diamond Arena in Glendale talk about why they support Kamala Harris and Tim Walz before the event on August 9, 2024. Vice President and Democratic presidential candidate Kamala Harris and her running mate, Minnesota Governor Tim Walz, […]
On Thursday, former President Donald Trump appeared to suggest he would consider restricting access to mifepristone, a drug used for medication abortion. Within a day, his campaign team angrily retracted Trump’s statement, claiming the former president had misunderstood the question. Trump’s record in his first term on reproductive rights is clear: his three decisions for […]
On August 20, the day of the Alaska primary election, two officials from Pilot Station will face Bethel Superior Court on charges of criminal election interference in their small community on the edge of Alaska. Incumbent Mayor Arthur Heckman Sr. and City Clerk Ruthie Borromeo face eight charges each for election law violations in October […]
Dozens of top artists and songwriters have objected to Donald TrumpSince first running for president in 2015, Donald Trump has used his songs at political rallies – including the Rolling Stones, Adele, Rihanna, the estate of Sinead O’Connor and Steven Tyler of Aerosmith. “Consider this shit instantly sealed,” Johnny Marr said in January when Trump […]
While politicians are scrambling to get a handle on electricity bills that are soaring due to wildfires and extreme weather, they are paying little attention to a second energy crisis: natural gas bills. Rising gas costs could be contained through proactive government action, but politicians don’t seem to see the urgency. The Bay Area’s exorbitant […]
The Hawaii County Council this week defied Mayor Mitch Roth – and his own legal advisers – by overriding a veto. The council voted for Assembly Bill 140 on July 10, which requires all county waste facilities to be open to the public at least two days per week. Puna Council member Ashley Kierkiewicz introduced […]
SAINT-DENIS, France — Three years ago, Krystsina Tsimanouskaya’s Olympic Games ended in a dramatic standoff at Tokyo airport when officials from the Belarusian team tried to send her home against her will. She is back at the Olympic Games in Paris, representing a new country and looking to settle some unfinished business. “My main goal […]
More: Treasure Coast has a lot of history, but not so many old historic buildings | Opinion Voters in Martin County have a lot to consider as they prepare for the August 20 election. Three seats on the Martin County Commission are up for grabs, representing a controlling majority on the five-member body. A seat […]
Representative Elissa Slotkin’s office said she was the victim of a “swatting” attack Thursday evening in which police were dispatched to her home in Holly Township based on a false police report. Michigan State Police responded to Slotkin’s home after a “false threat” was sent via email to a local elected official, but Slotkin was […]
