Politics & Government
Politics & Government
Bracing for Trump 2.0 – What American allies think of a possible second Trump term
As hard as it is to believe, several reputable political polls show former president Donald J. Trump having chance to return for a second term. Notwithstanding his criminal indictments, what are American allies doing in preparation for a possible return of Trump. On the Wednesday, September 6 edition of MSNBC’
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Californians demand government transparency. Virtual meetings keep powerful boards out of view
Today and tomorrow Elk Grove News will feature commentary on California Senate Bill 544. Today will be opponents of the bill and tomorrow will feature a supporter. The legislation have been approved by the Senate and was unanimoulsy passed in the Assembly Appropriations Committe on September 1. By Brittey Barsotti,
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Can Darren Suen be courageous enough to teach the Elk Grove City Council a lesson about costly lawsuits like the Oak Rose debacle?
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Elk Grove Unified School District Trustee Forcina blasts colleagues
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Semi-annual report on Elk Grove mayor, city council’s Priority Projects omit Project Elevate failure
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Elk Grove Unified School District Trustee Forcina agrees with public comment that board members have behaved unprofessionally
During a special daytime meeting on Tuesday, August 22, of the Elk Grove Unified School District, one trustee said he agreed with public comments about the unprofessional conduct of his colleagues. That comment was made by Trustee Carmin Forcina. Forcina offered his opinion as the board discussed possible changes to
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Lies by omission – How the Elk Grove City manager, mayor and city council obscured termination of negotiations for Project Elevate
Success has many fathers, while failure is an orphan. President John F. Kennedy uttered a version of this famous saying after taking responsibility for the Bay of Pigs fiasco. The wisdom of those words is undeniable. As a companion Elk Grove News story reported, Elk Grove recently suffered a failure.
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Project Elevate negotiations collapse, Hines Interests terminates agreement with Elk Grove
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Sacramento County Supervisor Pat Hume to hold District 5 transportation meetings
Sacramento County District 5 Supervisor Pat Hume has announced a series of community meetings in the coming weeks. The four meetings starting this Wednesday will focus on county roads and transportation issues. Interestingly during the recent multi-jurisdictional Sacramento Transporation Authority meeting, board members, including Hume, discussed a possible sales tax
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Statement of Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis on the August 14, 2023 indictment of Donald J. Trump
This evening at 8:36 PDT, Fulton County District Attorney issued a statement and took questions on the indictment of former President Donald J. Trump. The former president and 18 others were indicted under State of Georgia RICO law for interference with the 2020 Presidential election in the State.
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City council holds lengthy hearing on Elk Grove Animal Shelter, takes no specific actions
After hearing a lengthy staff presentation on Elk Grove’s Animal Shelter and extensive public comment, the Elk Grove Cty Council made no specific action on community requests to hire an additional full-time veterinarian during the Wednesday, August 9 regular meeting. The presentation heard during the meeting was a recap