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Tom Emmer's Office (KNSI) –  A U.S. Congressman will visit a Stearns County bridge listed as deficient that spans the Sauk River. Sixth District Representative Tom Emmer will be at Bridge 6819, along County State Aid Highway 75 in Waite Park, on Wednesday to talk about a project to replace the bridge. Emmer will be joined by Stearns County Administrator Micheal Williams and County Engineer Jodi Teich, Commissioner Steve Notch, Commissioner Joe Perske, and possibly Mayor Rick Miller. The bridge was built in 1954, and officials say portions of the bridge have decayed beyond what can be fixe...

DeSantis vetoes civics bill unanimously passed in House and Senate The governor cited concerns of the University of South Florida and the YMCA promoting “preferred orthodoxies.”     A message recorded by Gov. Ron DeSantis in 2020 welcomed students in the Civics Fellows Program at the University of South Florida's St. Petersburg campus last week. This week, DeSantis vetoed a bill that was unanimously supported in the House and Senate that would establish the program into law citing concerns over promoting certain "orthodoxies." (Photo courtesy Judithanne McLauchlan). [ JUDITHA...

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A man the mayor tapped to fill a vacancy on the Honolulu Police Commission said he is withdrawing his name following scrutiny for saying he doesn't believe racial discrimination exists in Hawaii.

A white man the mayor has tapped to fill a vacancy on the Honolulu Police Commission said he doesn't believe racial discrimination exists in Hawaii. When City Councilwoman Esther Kia‘aina asked Larry Ignas at a council meeting Wednesday if he acknowledged there is racial discrimination in Hawaii, the 77-year-old said he hasn’t seen any in his more than 30 years in the state. “I have never seen any,” Ignas said. “I don’t see any discrimination in Hawaii not like back in the mainland." He founded the private security firm Star Protection Agency and later ran United Security Alarms. ...