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Below is an op-ed from state Sen. Ray Scott (“We don’t need a gas fee to fix our roads”) that attempts to rebut Sunday’s editorial calling for bipartisan cooperation on a transportation funding solution, but instead perfectly illustrates why the Legislature can’t get anything done. The editorial did not “call out” Sen. Scott “to support a new gasoline fee the Democrats are proposing” as he claims in his piece, so right off the bat he’s twisting ...

“I will not represent this town as a vice president with the shame that I brought to it,” Councilman Jeff Minchuk said. A vote to censure Minchuk on Tuesday failed

If U.S. Sen. Dick Durbin knows anything, it’s how to count votes. As the Senate majority whip, it’s Durbin’s job to ensure that members of his party vote the party line. But last week, there was a different set of elected officials Durbin was whipping: the Illinois Democratic State Central Committeepeople. On March 3, with no votes to spare, Durbin’s endorsed candidate, U.S. Rep. Robin Kelly, D-Matteson, was elected chairperson of the Democratic Party of Illinois, beating ou...

The Mississippi House on Tuesday overwhelmingly rejected a proposal that dozens of historians and archivists worried would inject political influence into the state Department of Archives and History.Senate Bill 2727

COVID response update The data, presented by ACC Manager Blaine Williams, showed an overall decline in new COVID-19 infection rates since February in Clarke County and among ACC government employees, consistent with state and nationwide numbers. Williams said over 250 ACC employees in the tier 1A+ category for vaccine priority, which includes first responders and people over 65, have now been vaccinated. District 3 Commissioner Melissa Link asked Williams if any county employees were hesitant t...

By TOM LUTEY Speaking for the first time about the newly passed $1.9 trillion COVID-19 relief package, U.S. Sen. Jon Tester, D-Mont., said Tuesday that the broad sweeping bill would accelerate the medical and economic response to the now year-old pandemic. Flanked by the Montana mayors and a representative of frontline health care workers, Tester said during a Tuesday press conference that much of Montana still strains under stress of the pandemic. Local governments are still incurr...

Missouri is celebrating 200 years of statehood with volunteers improving communities.

Congress gave final approval Wednesday of a landmark $1.9 trillion COVID-19 relief bill championed by President Joe Biden against twin pandemic and economic crises that have upended a nation.

Mar 10, 2021 An item on the Norman City Council meeting agenda drew discussion and a no-vote from one of its members Tuesday night. Several councilors questioned the use of funds for a vaccination program which has been set aside for the city’s Small Business Relief Program. Nearly 300 businesses received $10,000 in grants from the city’s apportionment of Coronavirus Aid Relief and Economic Security (CARES) Act funds but approximately $55,000 remains after businesses failed to qualify...

UPDATE: This story has been revised to reflect new, late-in-the-day developments.