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While State Sens. Karen Carter Peterson and Troy Carter largely agreed with each other during Louisiana Considered’s 30-minute debate Friday, the two Democrats also offered differing views on a couple of key topics, including health care, the minimum wage and whether they’d support a boycott of Louisiana events if the state legislature passed restrictive voting measures. There were also several testy exchanges between the candidates over some of the recent campaign rhetoric and advertisements. The debate, which aired on WWNO and WRKF in partnership with The Times-Picayune | The Advocate...

While State Sens. Karen Carter Peterson and Troy Carter largely agreed with each other during Louisiana Considered’s 30-minute debate Friday, the two Democrats also offered differing views on a couple of key topics, including health care, the minimum wage and whether they’d support a boycott of Louisiana events if the state legislature passed restrictive voting measures. There were also several testy exchanges between the candidates over some of the recent campaign rhetoric and advertisements. The debate, which aired on WWNO and WRKF in partnership with The Times-Picayune | The Advocate, ...

Cllr Gavin Booth, of the Liberal Democrats, said: “When this came to the overview and scrutiny committee, we said this year wasn’t the right year to be changing it because it does hit those on the lowest incomes. “From the [public consultation] feedback, you can see a lot of those people are working but on very low incomes. He added: “What you’ve got here is hitting the very poorest in society at a time when they are being hit with the constraints of having to work with Covid-19 around.” Cllr Gavin Booth spoke against Fenland District Council's motion to increase Council Tax Suppo...

Published: 9:09 PM February 26, 2021    Updated: 5:24 PM March 1, 2021 Cllr Will Sutton tells other Fenland councillors a 'little dickie bird' told him MP Steve Barclay had asked his local Conservative association to return a £10,000 lockdown grant - Credit: FDC/House of Commons Independent councillor Will Sutton claims that MP Steve Barclay called for his constituency association to return a £10,000 small business rate relief grant they received from the Government.   Mr Barclay, the MP for NE Cambs and Chief Secretary to the Treasury, was said by Cllr Sutton to have “suggested” t...

Published: 11:59 AM February 24, 2021    Updated: 12:00 PM February 24, 2021 Fenland councillors observed two silences on Tuesday: firstly for Capt Sir Tom Moore. Then a second silence for all those in Fenland who have died of the coronavirus. - Credit: Archant Fenland councillors paused twice yesterday (Tuesday) to hold a minute’s silence.  Firstly, they were invited by chairman Alex Miscandlon to a observe a minute’s silence to remember Capt Sir Tom Moore.  Cllr Miscandlon described him as an “incredible and inspirational gentleman”. He reminded colleagues that Capt Tom had c...