With the State election in NSW over, incoming Ministers have no doubt been busying themselves with a high volume of incoming Ministerial Briefings on a range of issues across every portfolio. Undoubtedly, at the top of the list of a number of Ministerial portfolios – not just Housing and Planning – is the housing supply … [Read more…]
Rainy weather cancels courthouse viewing A walk-through event for residents and officials to visualize the footprint of the new courthouse building was canceled last Saturday due to rainy weather. The event has not yet been rescheduled. The Rappahannock County Buildings Committee will meet today (Thursday, May 18) at 10 a.m. in the Visitor’s Center to … [Read more…]
Jurisdiction in work health and safety prosecutions can be complex. This is because prosecutions can be brought under various pieces of legislation which trigger different jurisdictions. The jurisdiction which is triggered determines not only the court in which a prosecution is to be commenced, but also the broader system. The system in which a prosecution … [Read more…]
MURRAY – The Calloway County Fiscal Court on Wednesday heard the first reading of the 2023-24 budget and voted to approve an agreement with a property owner to take possession of additional land on U.S. 641 North. The court does not vote on the first reading of ordinances, but magistrates are expected to vote on … [Read more…]
Common sense gun control I know many feel the revulsion I do when they drive by the big blue sign on U.S. 29 north at Faulconerville that screams out “JOIN OUR FIGHT-SAVE THE SECOND AMENDMENT, Amherst County Republicans.” As a boy growing up in Amherst, I spent many happy hours hunting squirrels, rabbits and birds. … [Read more…]
Common sense gun control I know many feel the revulsion I do when they drive by the big blue sign on U.S. 29 north at Faulconerville that screams out “JOIN OUR FIGHT-SAVE THE SECOND AMENDMENT, Amherst County Republicans.” As a boy growing up in Amherst, I spent many happy hours hunting squirrels, rabbits and birds. … [Read more…]
Reports are taken directly from the daily logs of area law enforcement agencies. Some agencies do not differentiate between arrests and citations. BURLINGTON Monday 10:58 p.m. Summer and Elm streets. Ernest L. Christofferson, 51, no address given: possession of a controlled substance and failure to appear. 5:02 p.m. 835 Valley St. John A. Monaco, 40, … [Read more…]
The Eugene Jail Levy Renewal will pass. According to initial election results, 79.27% of voters — or almost 50,000 people — are in favor of the levy. The jail levy, represented by the Lane County Public Safety Committee, would levy $0.55/$1,000 assessed property value for five years beginning fiscal year 2023/24 to fund the maintenance … [Read more…]
A federal judge has found a second Fort Gibson man guilty of charges related to the Jan. 6, 2021, riot at the U.S. Capitol. U.S. District Judge Colleen Kollar-Kotelly on Tuesday found Anthony Alfred Griffith Sr., 58, guilty on all four counts on which he was tried in March, according to court records. Anthony Alfred … [Read more…]
The Kenosha City Council voted overwhelmingly in favor of the massive Downtown development plan Monday night. The master plan covers nine blocks of Downtown bordered by Sheridan Road on the west, 52nd Street on the north, 56th Street on the south and Lake Michigan on the east. Developer rendering Council members passed the development agreement … [Read more…]