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Voters rejected a once-in-a-decade opportunity to overhaul local government for both the city of Billings and Yellowstone County, according to preliminary primary election results released Tuesday night.The Montana Constitution gives voters in all 56 counties and 127 municipalities in the state the right to decide whether to audit their local governments every 10 years. Anyone else reading this… Yellowstone County voters and election officials gathered at the Montana Pavilion at Metra Park for the primary election on Tuesday, June 4. Amy Lynn Nelson, Billings Gazette In Billings, 14,607 voters rejected the city overhaul and 7,821 voted in favor. The measure…
Two Missoula city government overhaul ballot measures, a state-mandated measure that allows residents to scrutinize city and county government and recommend reforms, lost initial vote tallies Tuesday night. According to the Missoula County Election Center, the first vote showed 55% opposed to the city government overhaul and 32% in favor. County voters showed a similar result, 55% opposed to 31% in favor. Of the ballots counted so far, roughly 10-12 percent of voters have decided not to make a decision on the local government review and returned their ballots blank. As of 8 p.m. Tuesday night, more than 14,000 city…
Santa Maria City Council Special Meeting Recorded on 6/3/2024. Santa Maria City Among the 50 questions City Council members posed to staff during a special meeting Monday to discuss the proposed 2024-25 budget were Measure U spending on public safety and CalPERS unfunded liabilities.The questions were asked following the presentation of the department's budget at the May 21 meeting and were collected by the mayor's office and compiled into a public document along with answers, responses and supporting documentation. Questions also focused on specific budget amounts, capital projects accounted for in the proposed budget, definitions of budget terms, more detailed…
Robert Miller, SilverEdge SilverEdge Government Solutions has been awarded the second option period of a U.S. Government classified task order, a firm-fixed-price, single-award contract valued at $164 million. “Our SaaS model (SOAR) serves as a disruptive force that significantly benefits the U.S. Government. SilverEdge's superior performance and delivery to customers has increased the value of option periods by more than 100% over the base year, leading the government to contract with us for additional requirements. Our agility, scalability and cost-effectiveness enable us to adapt and innovate quickly, helping our clients stay competitive in executing their critical missions,” said Robert Miller,…
Lehman, this is WGAL News 8. Thanks, Tom. The Lancaster County Government Service Center will be closed until Monday due to a water leak. The commission canceled today's work session and moved tomorrow's commission meeting to the Lancaster County Public Safety Training Center. The leak was discovered Saturday and is still being repaired. News 8 spoke with Lancaster County Commissioner Josh Parsons about why the entire building is still closed when only three of the seven floors are affected. The other floors are basically unaffected, but the main lobby is affected. Uh, uh, the staircases, the fire escapes are affected…
One of three new members of the University of Wisconsin Board of Trustees will no longer have to awkwardly wait for a dispute between a former trustee and the governor to end.Board member Bob Atwell initially refused to give up his seat at the end of his term, but this week he reversed course and resigned effective immediately.”I am pleased with the Governor's appointments, and especially pleased that Tim Nixon is one of them,” Atwell said in an email Monday to Board of Regents Chair Karen Walsh, University of Wisconsin System Chancellor Jay Rothman and others.Atwell copied the email exchange…
The newly released report details how white supremacist groups and other hate groups are growing in number and boldness, including in Arizona. The Southern Poverty Law Center Year of Hate and Extremism Report Looking ahead to 2023, the organization said 2023 will be the most number of groups the nonprofit has tracked since it began tracking in 1990. The organization tracked a total of 1,430 hate and anti-government extremist groups across the country, including 38 in Arizona, which has seen a steady increase in the Grand Canyon State since 2000. Get morning headlines delivered to your inbox subscribe “What we're…
In March 2024, Indiana Governor Eric J. Holcomb signed a landmark bipartisan bill that opposed the U.S. Federal Reserve’s efforts to introduce a central bank digital currency (CBDC). The bill was led by Senator Eric Koch and Representative Kyle Pierce. Indiana SB 180 explicitly prohibits state government entities from accepting or requiring payment in CBDC for government services. This commonsense bill passed unanimously in the Indiana Senate and received broad support in the House by a vote of 83-11. Central bank digital currencies, as the name suggests, would give government entities unprecedented, centralized and complete control over a nation's currency…
U.S. Senate candidate and state Rep. Malcolm Kenyatta (D-Philadelphia) meets with Chester County officials and supporters during a campaign event in West Chester, Pa., Friday, Feb. 18, 2022. (AP Photo/Matt Luke) HARRISBURG, Pa. (WTAJ) — Following the conviction of former President Donald Trump, state Reps. Solomon and Kenyatta (D-Philadelphia) are demanding government accountability for public officials convicted of crimes in Pennsylvania. The proposed bill, HB 485, would require any elected official in Pennsylvania who is convicted of a crime to resign from office immediately upon conviction. “There are important differences that must be addressed,” Rep. Solomon said in a statement.…