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Lafayette voters to decide $77M bond renewal aimed at easing parish traffic
8+ hour, 15+ min ago (96+ words) Lafayette Parish voters will decide on Dec. 12 whether to extend a 1.85-mill bond millage to raise $77 million for local road infrastructure. The proposed bond renewal is not a new tax and aims to hyperfocus on improving traffic flow in congested…...
Passionate about our Constitution: Dr. Chris Bean discusses how and why the U.S. Constitution was created
15+ hour, 53+ min ago (274+ words) Constitution Week is just around the corner. To mark that occasion, Ada Rotary Club hosted East Central University History Department Chairperson Dr. Chris Bean to speak about this important document. "In order to understand the Constitution, you need to understand…...
Geneva Council to weigh tax cap override as 2027 budget debate intensifies
1+ day, 19+ hour ago (643+ words) Geneva City Council will consider taking a procedural step toward a possible property tax cap override Sept. 15, less than a week after city officials presented a proposed 2027 budget built around a 3% increase in the property tax levy. The proposed budget…...
Lookout Mountain, Ga. Budget Includes Slight Rate Increase
2+ hour, 7+ min ago (28+ words) The Lookout Mountain City Council spent a lot of time on the 2026 budget before setting the millage rate for 2026 that determines the property tax that will......
Judge rules DHS acted illegally by telling FEMA to cut half its staff
5+ hour, 29+ min ago (431+ words) Anthropic cautioned that the cases do not show Claude was actually used to create a biological weapon, as the company couldn’t prove intent. Flock cameras and other controversial policing technologies grew out of the post-9/11 shift toward mass data collection....
Washington State's New Stream Rules Can Take Trees Out of a Timber Harvest. Landowners May Get 90% of Their Value.
4+ hour, 43+ min ago (656+ words) Washington's new stream rules took effect March 1, 2026, and they can force a small forest landowner to leave valuable timber standing right when he needed that harvest to fund retirement. Before he moves his Social Security date, there is… The Full…...
One in five callers abandon calls to council contact centre
4+ hour, 43+ min ago (341+ words) More than 8,000 people gave up waiting for a council to answer their calls in just three months, new figures have revealed. The figures for Newport City Council show around one in five calls to its main customer contact line were…...
Judge Judy is retiring after more than 30 years on TV
7+ hour, 8+ min ago (184+ words) An iconic TV judge is stepping away from the on-screen bench after more than 30 years. Judy Sheindlin, better known as Judge Judy, is retiring after decades of delivering sharp-tongued verdicts, Page Six first reported. The 83-year-old told People that when…...
Columbus mayor proposes $2.8B capital budget
15+ hour, 46+ min ago (50+ words) Columbus Mayor Andrew Ginther is asking City Council to approve a proposed 2026 capital budget totaling nearly $2.8 billion, including $2 billion in new funding. Columbus Mayor Andrew Ginther is asking City Council to approve a proposed 2026 capital budget totaling nearly $2.8 billion, including…...
San Jose Spotlight: San Jose Official Ordered To Pay $54K In Court Fees
5+ day, 16+ hour ago (508+ words) An unusual scene unfolded in the San Jose City Council chambers on Tuesday as a man approached the dais and served District 5 Councilmember Peter Ortiz with legal documents. The incident, which has raised eyebrows online and in City Hall, is…...