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At Tuesday's meeting, the Wichita City Council will consider giving $40 thousand to Wichita Festivals Inc. for a cash sponsorship and in-kind services for this year's River Festival.

This Day in Legal History: Senate Approves Alaska PurchaseOn April 9, 1867, the United States Senate voted to ratify the Treaty with Russia for the Purchase of Alaska, approving the acquisition of the territory for $7.2 million. The deal, championed by Secretary of State William H. Seward, added over 586,000 square miles to U.S. territory. At the time, many Americans viewed the icy, remote land as a barren wasteland, mocking the transaction as “Seward's Folly” or “Seward's Icebox.” Despite public ridicule, Seward pursued the deal partly to prevent British expansion from neighboring Canada and to extend American commercial interests into the Pacific. Russia, for its part, saw little strategic or economic value in Alaska and feared it might lose the territory without compensation in a future conflict.The treaty passed in the Senate by a vote of 37 to 2, reflecting support among lawmakers despite popular skepticism. Legal authority for the purchase came through the treaty-making power of the executive branch, with Senate ratification required under Article II, Section 2 of the U.S. Constitution. Once finalized, the transfer of sovereignty occurred in October 1867 in Sitka, with a formal ceremony marking Russia's departure.Criticism of the purchase subsided decades later following the Klondike Gold Rush and, eventually, the discovery of significant oil reserves. These developments drastically changed the public's perception of Alaska from frozen liability to strategic asset. The purchase also helped lay the groundwork for America's growing influence in the Pacific and Arctic regions.President Donald Trump announced that major law firms pledging $340 million in pro bono work would assist his administration with coal industry initiatives and international tariff negotiations. Speaking at a White House event, Trump said these firms—such as Paul Weiss, Skadden, Milbank, and Willkie—would provide legal support for leasing and regulatory issues in coal mining, as well as in talks with foreign countries on trade. While he didn't specify which firms would take on specific tasks, Trump emphasized their legal talent and claimed they were offering services “for the right price.”The announcement coincided with Trump signing executive orders invoking the Defense Production Act to increase coal mining and directing investments into advanced coal technology. He also said the Department of Justice would be tasked with challenging state and local regulations he views as harmful to miners. The law firm agreements came after Trump targeted several legal firms with directives that threaten their business, prompting lawsuits from Perkins Coie, WilmerHale, and Jenner & Block. Trump posted the agreements on Truth Social, stating the firms would work on causes like veterans' rights and combating antisemitism, although details on how their roles will be determined remain unclear.Trump Says He'll Enlist Big Law Dealmakers for Coal, TariffsA group of 67 former top legal executives from companies like Microsoft, Intel, and Eli Lilly filed a legal brief condemning President Trump's executive orders targeting several major law firms. They argue that the orders violate the Constitution and threaten the independence of corporate legal counsel by coercing political loyalty through federal contract threats. The brief supports a lawsuit by Perkins Coie, one of the firms impacted by the orders, which claims the directives bar its attorneys from government buildings and jeopardize its clients' federal contracts.The former general counsels contend that Trump's actions don't just punish individual firms, but undermine the principle that companies should be free to choose their legal representation without fear of political retaliation. The brief highlights how the orders signal to businesses that hiring lawyers linked to Trump's critics could lead to government sanctions. Trump issued similar orders against WilmerHale and Jenner & Block, and all three firms have secured temporary legal blocks against the measures.While some firms like Paul Weiss struck deals with Trump to avoid penalties—agreeing to provide pro bono work for causes aligned with his administration—others have pushed back. Four days prior, hundreds of law firms submitted their own brief supporting Perkins Coie. Trump's administration defends the orders as efforts to stop perceived political bias in Big Law.Former top lawyers at major companies decry Trump orders against law firms | ReutersAn immigration judge has given the U.S. government through today to present evidence justifying the deportation of Mahmoud Khalil, a Columbia University student and lawful permanent resident. Khalil was arrested in New York and transferred to a detention facility in rural Louisiana, sparking concern over due process and free speech rights. At Tuesday's hearing, Judge Jamee Comans made it clear that if the government cannot prove Khalil is deportable, she will dismiss the case by Friday. She also criticized delays in sharing evidence and emphasized the importance of Khalil's due process rights.Khalil's lawyer, Marc Van Der Hout, claims the deportation effort is politically motivated and violates the First Amendment, suggesting that Khalil is being targeted for speaking out in support of Palestinians. The government argues Khalil should be deported under a Cold War-era law that allows removal if an immigrant is deemed a threat to U.S. foreign policy, and also accuses him of omissions on his green card application—charges he denies.The case has drawn national attention, including a crowded virtual courtroom. A separate habeas petition is also under consideration in federal court, and Khalil cannot be deported while that process plays out. His wife, a U.S. citizen who is expecting their child this month, has been unable to visit him due to her pregnancy.US given one day to show evidence for deporting Columbia University protester Khalil | ReutersA federal judge has ordered President Trump's White House to temporarily lift access restrictions on the Associated Press (AP) while a lawsuit challenging the ban moves forward. The Trump administration had barred AP journalists from events like Oval Office briefings and Air Force One trips after the agency refused to adopt Trump's preferred term, "Gulf of America," instead continuing to refer to the "Gulf of Mexico." U.S. District Judge Trevor McFadden, a Trump appointee, ruled that the First Amendment prohibits the government from excluding journalists based on viewpoint.The ruling, which takes effect Sunday to allow time for appeal, restores the AP's access to White House press events. McFadden emphasized that if some journalists are granted access, others cannot be denied for their editorial stance. The AP sued three senior Trump aides in February, claiming the restrictions were unconstitutional retaliation against protected speech and lacked due process.AP reporters testified that the ban hindered their ability to cover the president, while Justice Department lawyers argued that access to presidential spaces is a privilege, not a right. Press freedom groups and the White House Correspondents' Association welcomed the decision, calling it a win for independent journalism. The case remains ongoing, with a final ruling expected in the coming months.Judge lifts Trump White House restrictions on AP while lawsuit proceeds | Reuters This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.minimumcomp.com/subscribe

At Tuesday's media briefing, White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt announced that the White House will now decide who attends briefings, an effort to insulate President Trump from tough scrutiny. She also offered awful spin about the developing Elon Musk fiasco. At key moments, Levitt visibly seethed at the media. And we think we know why: On Tuesday, consumer confidence registered another big drop, and Leavitt was simply unable to defend the glaring Trump-Musk failures we're seeing. We talked to MSNBC.com columnist James Downie, author of a recent piece detailing how Trump doesn't want to talk about the economy these days. He explains how Leavitt's performance illustrated key fault lines in the MAGA coalition and big weaknesses that will bedevil Trump's presidency. Looking for More from the DSR Network? Click Here: https://linktr.ee/deepstateradio Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

At Tuesday's media briefing, White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt announced that the White House will now decide who attends briefings, an effort to insulate President Trump from tough scrutiny. She also offered awful spin about the developing Elon Musk fiasco. At key moments, Levitt visibly seethed at the media. And we think we know why: On Tuesday, consumer confidence registered another big drop, and Leavitt was simply unable to defend the glaring Trump-Musk failures we're seeing. We talked to MSNBC.com columnist James Downie, author of a recent piece detailing how Trump doesn't want to talk about the economy these days. He explains how Leavitt's performance illustrated key fault lines in the MAGA coalition and big weaknesses that will bedevil Trump's presidency.  Looking for More from the DSR Network? Click Here: https://linktr.ee/deepstateradio Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

At Tuesday's media briefing, White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt announced that the White House will now decide who attends briefings, an effort to insulate President Trump from tough scrutiny. She also offered awful spin about the developing Elon Musk fiasco. At key moments, Levitt visibly seethed at the media. And we think we know why: On Tuesday, consumer confidence registered another big drop, and Leavitt was simply unable to defend the glaring Trump-Musk failures we're seeing. We talked to MSNBC.com columnist James Downie, author of a recent piece detailing how Trump doesn't want to talk about the economy these days. He explains how Leavitt's performance illustrated key fault lines in the MAGA coalition and big weaknesses that will bedevil Trump's presidency. Looking for More from the DSR Network? Click Here: https://linktr.ee/deepstateradio Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

(The Center Square) – When Gov. Jay Inslee took office in 2013 after stating in the 2012 election race that new taxes weren't “the right direction," the state Legislature approved a $38.4 billion budget for the biennium. With less than a month before stepping down from office, Inslee is proposing a $78.8 billion operating budget that comes with $4 billion in new taxes to fund it, including a wealth tax. The approach is in contrast with how the Legislature responded to a massive budget deficit during the Great Recession, when lawmakers reduced spending by $11 billion in response to a significant loss of revenue. At Tuesday morning's budget news conference, Inslee said that “they did things that leaders sometimes would do in difficult times, particularly during the recession,” and though his budget involves $2 billion in delayed spending, he said the Great Recession-era cuts to services such as mental health has created “a problem we've been trying to dig ourselves out of for 12 years now.”

At Tuesday's commission meeting, the county's planning director Amy Weiser said she was unable to locate the official zoning map for the controversial Kane Creek property. Organizers with Kane Creek Development Watch argue that the county made a mistake in recording a 1992 rezone of the property, prompting what's become a months-long search for the 32-year-old map. The watch group claims that only a fraction of the property should have been rezoned for commercial use, contrary to what developers claim today. The county will hold a special meeting on Friday to further discuss the findings presented at Tuesday's meeting. - Photo: Planning director Amy Weiser shows commissioners a 2005 map that she believes is the most accurate depiction of how the Kane Creek property should be zoned based on decisions made in the late '90s. She admits the map isn't perfect though, as it excludes an entire 40-acre parcel. Photo by Emily Arntsen.

At Tuesday night's debate, Kamala Harris showed exactly how to stand up to a bully, forcing Trump to back down from a second debate. Watch our recent video on the debate and the dread many of us were feeling, in the show notes. Don't miss our next debate party in the Victory Chat on Patreon, where Tim Walz will take the stage against Kremlin shill and Thiel puppet JD Vance. Join us on October 1 at 9pm ET.  This week's bonus show includes the scandal of "Russians at War," a Western-funded Russian propaganda film that shamelessly leans on the Nuremberg Defense: “We were just following orders.” We also cover Republican pollster Frank Luntz's visible agony as he admits the debate cost Trump the election, who's actually the greatest danger to our pets, the MAGA/Kremlin nexus fueling anti-American terrorism, and Biden's latest effort to combat Kremlin disinformation ahead of the 2024 election. Plus, we feature insights from Michael Podhorzer, hailed by TIME magazine as a key architect of the movement that safeguarded the 2020 election. (The Gaslit Nation community also helped!) This week's bonus show, available to Truth-teller level subscribers ($5/month) and higher, includes his take on protecting the 2024 election. An excerpt is available for all. To hear the full episode, get all shows ad free, invites to exclusive events like our October 1st VP debate watch party in our Victory Group Chat, and more, subscribe at Patreon.com/Gaslit to support our independent journalism! Annual discounts available! Thank you to everyone who supports Gaslit Nation – we could not make our show without you!    Show Notes: VIDEO: Election Dread and New Events at Gaslit Nation https://www.patreon.com/posts/111991000   Statement by Award-winning Estonian filmmaker Anna Hints, a member of the European Film Academy: https://x.com/RitornellaNYC/status/1834441325631939042   Thread: Alejandra Caraballo, a well-known civil rights attorney and LGBTQ+ activist, has highlighted a range of foreign disinformation and harassment campaigns aimed at deepening divisions within the United States.  https://x.com/Esqueer_/status/1834615931152003295   Opening Clip: GOP Polster Frank Luntz: https://x.com/harris_wins/status/1834014050218393849   Opening Clip: Conservative Chris Wallace: https://x.com/harris_wins/status/1833701778874920970   Opening Clip: Brit Hume on Fox News Saying Kamala Harris Won the Debate: https://x.com/ALT_uscis/status/1833703048339669232   Democratic Strategist Simon Rosenberg on the GOP's Weaponized Polls: https://x.com/Acyn/status/1834411436413780445   The Kiffness x Donald Trump - Eating the Cats https://x.com/TheKiffness/status/1834585071875158502   They're Eating the Dogs, They're Eating the Cats – The Remix https://x.com/ArtCandee/status/1834294453369991367   Andrea's RomneyMobile Video with MoveOn.org: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F0vaTJgdEt8  

At Tuesday's meeting, the Wichita City Council will share an update on proposed a parking plan for the City. Mayor Lily Wu joins us every Monday... it's Mondays with the Mayor on Steve and Ted in the Morning.

Renegades host special night for 12 young players The Hudson Valley Renegades, the New York Yankees High-A affiliate, put on a show Tuesday (Aug. 20) by welcoming 12 young baseball and softball players from Bhutan, a small country (pop. 782,000) nestled between China and India in the Himalayan Mountains. The game itself was a blowout as the 'Gades (59-54) overwhelmed the Wilmington Blue Rocks, 10-0, but the real story was in how the Bhutanese players ended up at the game at Heritage Financial Park just north of Beacon. Baseball wasn't even played in Bhutan until 2010, when Matthew DeSantis, an American who lives there, and Karma Dorji, a Bhutan native in Australia, co-founded the Bhutan Baseball and Softball Association (BBSA). Within weeks, some 700 children had begun playing. That has since grown to more than 6,000. Bhutanese baseball caught the eye of the Renegades' general manager, Zach Betkowski, after DeSantis posted a photo on social media of a game being played there on a stone surface before a giant Buddha. Photos by Ross Corsair The result was Tuesday's Bhutan Night, which brought the 12 teenagers from Bhutan to Dutchess County, all expenses paid. On Sunday, the Bhutanese players toured the Hudson Valley and the next day attended a baseball clinic led by Renegades coaches and players. At Tuesday's game, the Bhutanese players each donned a gho, the traditional robe of their country, and took the field where Renegades players wore jerseys that featured the thunder dragon, an important element of Bhutan's flag. They also were invited to throw out a first pitch, saw their nation's flag flowing in centerfield and heard their national anthem echo through the stadium. To support the visit, the Renegades asked local businesses for contributions and auctioned off memorabilia, including a baseball autographed by Yankees pitcher Gerrit Cole and the thunder dragon jerseys. In an on-field ceremony, the BBSA was presented with a check for $62,885. On Wednesday, the Bhutanese ballplayers traveled to New York City to receive a VIP tour of Yankee Stadium, participate in batting practice with the Yankees and attend their first big league game. (New York fell to the Cleveland Guardians, 9-5.) In an interview with Major League Baseball, DeSantis said he could envision a day when a Bhutanese player reaches the professional ranks.

At Tuesday's meeting, the Wichita City Council will approve next year's budget. Mayor Lily Wu joins us today on Steve and Ted in the Morning.  

Hour 3 - At Tuesday's Wichita City Council meeting, the council approved a $50,000 funding proposal for the Project Downtown Master Plan Update. 

At Tuesday's meeting, the Wichita City Council will look at the possible purchase of Park school building for a new homeless shelter. Mayor Wu joins us on Steve and Ted in the Morning.

At Tuesday's Wichita City Council workshop the topic is streets and highways. Mayor Lily Wu tells KNSS News surveys indicate Wichita citizens' top priorities when it comes to city government are crime prevention, street maintenance, and economic development

Greg (@gregbradyTO) spoke with Daniel Tate, a downtown concerned citizen, about his encounter with Councillor Chris Moise at an executive committee meeting regarding the Yonge-Dundas Square name change. At Tuesday's meeting, Tate brought forward a petition with 30,000 signatures in protest of the name change to Sankofa Square. In an off-mic exchange, the Councillor called Tate a 'racist' - and stood by his words when he joined Toronto Today Wednesday. Tate wanted the opportunity to respond. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Greg (@gregbradyTO) spoke with Daniel Tate, a downtown concerned citizen, about his encounter with Councillor Chris Moise at an executive committee meeting regarding the Yonge-Dundas Square name change. At Tuesday's meeting, Tate brought forward a petition with 30,000 signatures in protest of the name change to Sankofa Square. In an off-mic exchange, the Councillor called Tate a 'racist' - and stood by his words when he joined Toronto Today Wednesday. Tate wanted the opportunity to respond. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

At Tuesday's meeting, the Wichita City Council will discuss spending money for neighborhood cleanups. Mayor Lily Wu joins Steve and Ted on Monday's with the Mayor.

At Tuesday's meeting, the Wichita City Council will look at proposed changes to the fireworks ordinance. Mayor Lily Wu joins us this morning on Mondays with the Mayor.

Members of Congress are coming to the defense of former President Donald Trump, as he appears in a New York courtroom for the fifth consecutive week. Speaker of the House Mike Johnson was on location. At Tuesday's trial, the prosecution's star witness, former Trump attorney Michael Cohen, made some startling admissions and faced a difficult cross-examination. President Joe Biden says as he's punishing China for “cheating” as he hikes tariffs on a wide range of Chinese imports, though President Trump says it's too little, too late. What does President Biden's new warning to Beijing mean for American workers? House Republicans plan to vote on a bill that would force the Biden administration to deliver aid to Israel as Congress intended. ⭕️ Watch in-depth videos based on Truth & Tradition at Epoch TV

Residents of a senior mobile home park are continuing to attend Chico City Council meetings to request rent stabilization for their park. At Tuesday's meeting, the council instructed city staff to find more information on rent stabilization. Also, an extremely close election race in Shasta County is prompting officials to recount ballots by hand to double-check the results, and yesterday was the spring equinox. But what does that mean exactly?

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At Tuesday's meeting, the Wichita City Council will reconsider a campaign finance ordinance passed in January. Mayor Lily Wu joins us on Steve and Ted in the Morning for Mondays with the Mayor.

At Tuesday's meeting, the Wichita City Council will look at the City's participation in this spring's Wichita River Festival. Mayor Lily Wu tells KNSS News "Riverfest is one of my favorite times of the year," this morning on Steve and Ted in the Morning.

At Tuesday's meeting, the Wichita City Council will revisit the new campaign finance ordinance that passed January second, banning contributions from corporations and LLCs. Mayor Wu says she wants to hear from citizens on this issue and others.

At Tuesday's meeting the Wichita City Council will consider a plan to implement the Property Tax Relief Program. Mayor Brandon Whipple joins us on Mondays with the Mayor... on Steve and Ted in the Morning.

Presidents of Harvard, Penn and MIT were questioned about rising antisemitism on college campuses at a House committee hearing on Tuesday, December 5th. The biggest backlash stems from the question that asked whether calling for the genocide of Jews would violate the university code of conduct. At Tuesday's hearing Harvard president Claudine Gay said it depended on the context, adding that when “speech crosses into conduct, that violates our policies.” (AP)

At Tuesday's meeting the Wichita City Council will look at setting up public hearings about business development around Riverfront Stadium. Mayor Brandon Whipple joins us on Mondays With the Mayor, Monday mornings on Steve and Ted in the Morning.

At Tuesday's workshop meeting, the Wichita City Council will talk about a program to plant more trees in the city, to protect the environment. Mayor Brandon Whipple on Mondays with the Mayor, Monday mornings on Steve and Ted in the Morning.

At Tuesday's meeting, the Wichita City Council will look at sprucing up pedestrian crosswalks. Mayor Brandon Whipple joins us on Mondays with the Mayor, every week on Steve and Ted in the Morning.

A shooting at an Airbnb prompted Wichita City Council members to call for new rules regarding short-term rental properties. At Tuesday's meeting, the Council will look at a proposed new ordinance. It is Mondays with the Mayor and Mayor Brandon Whipple on Steve and Ted in the Morning.

At Tuesday's meeting, the Wichita City Council will revisit plans for development near Riverfront Stadium. The City's considering who will construct a hotel, apartment complex, retail space, and a parking garage. Mayor Brandon Whipple discussed the proposal in Mondays with the Mayor on Steve and Ted in the Morning.

At Tuesday night's Baltimore Orioles game, the team's fan base unleashed a very loud "Free Kevin Brown" chant that was clearly heard on all broadcasts.  The chants became national news and put the spotlight firmly back on the team's struggling front office as they deal with the fallout from Brown's suspension.  The O's lost last night's game in heartbreaking fashion and some called the L karma for suspending Brown.  While the fans felt satisfied by making their voices heard, others said it took an off the field issue and put it on the players.  Did the fanbase make themselves look bad?

At Tuesday's meeting, the Wichita City Council will look at the City's policy on dealing with businesses where violent crime becomes a problem. Mayor Brandon Whipple joins us on Mondays with the Mayor, Monday mornings on Steve and Ted in the Morning.

At Tuesday night's MLB All-Star game, Astros players & manager Dusty Baker were welcomed to the diamond with a shower of boos..

This is Jami Martin-Trainor, a summer intern for The Gazette, and I'm here with your news update for Thursday, June 22nd 2023. Today's weather is looking similar to yesterday, with a sunny high of 91. The evening is mostly clear with a low of 67.Iowa Gov. Reynolds settles 3 lawsuits regarding delayed open records requestsIowa Governor Kim Reynolds has agreed to settlements in three lawsuits that alleged her office violated state law by failing to respond to open records requests in a timely manner.Under the terms of one settlement, the governor's office agreed to allow a state district court to resolve any future open records disputes with three plaintiffs that may arise over the next year.The settlements were approved Wednesday afternoon by the Iowa State Appeals Board. Now, they must be given final approval by a district court judge.The state will pay roughly $135,000 — the entirety of which will cover legal fees — to settle Belin v. Reynolds, according to state records. In that case, two Iowa news organizations and an advocacy group for government transparency argued the governor's office violated state open records laws by taking between five and 18 months to fulfill open records requests in 2020 and 2021.The governor's office fulfilled the requests in January of 2022, a month after the lawsuit was filed. The governor's office then tried to have the lawsuit dismissed because, its attorneys argued, the suit was no longer necessary after the records requests were fulfilled.A condition of the settlement is that the governor's office does not admit to a violation of state law.Consulting firm will help Iowa City determine if City Park Pool should be renovated or replacedIowa City will likely have an answer this fall on if the seven-decade old City Park Pool should be repaired or replaced.The Iowa City Council unanimously approved an agreement on Tuesday not to exceed $99,950 between the city and an Illinois engineering firm.Repairs or construction of a new facility will be targeted after the 2024 season, and the facility will be closed in 2025.The city said the pool loses 30,000 gallons of water per day. That is over three times the standard amount of water loss per day, according to the city.City representatives have also said the main pool gutter is worn and abrasive, and residents have complained of minor scrapes as a result. Additionally, the pool house structure and mechanical equipment do not meet modern safety expectations.The discussion surrounding the city's aquatic facilities has received attention from the public over the last year. City Park Pool is the oldest of Iowa City's three pools, and is the city's only outdoor pool.Residents have raised concerns about how the 73-year-old City Park Pool will be renovated and the lack of details so far. At Tuesday's meeting, residents and council members expressed how discussions are heading in the right direction.Iowa officials disappointed in EPA rule on biofuels mandatesIowa Republican lawmakers and biofuels interest groups expressed disappointment on Wednesday after the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency finalized a rule regarding the amount of corn-based ethanol that oil refiners must blend into the nation's fuel mix over the next three years.While increasing blending volumes overall by raising the level for advanced biofuels, the new rule includes lower mandates for ethanol in 2024 and 2025 than the EPA had initially proposed. Industry officials, farm advocates and members of Iowa's congressional delegation said the levels ignore production capacity and projected growth in biofuels. The industry is an important market for Iowa farmers, with more than half of the state's corn being used to produce ethanol.EPA Administrator Michael Regan said the final rule will reduce...

At Tuesday afternoon's Washoe County School District Board of Trustees meeting, members heard a presentation about its programs for Native American students.

At Tuesday's meeting, the Wichita City Council will hear a request from Safe Streets Wichita for just over $4,000 to buy Narcan overdose treatment kits. Mayor Brandon Whipple tells KNSS News the money will come from an opioid settlement.  It is Mondays with the Mayor on Steve and Ted in the Morning.

At Tuesday's meeting, the Wichita city Council will discuss spending more than six million dollars on a new pickleball complex at South Lake Park on south Meridian. Its Mondays with the Mayor on Steve and Ted in the Morning.

Here's your top news and highlights for the week of February 10: At Tuesday night's City Council Meeting, Mayor Blake Margolis presented the Annual State of the City Address. Watch the full video: https://bit.ly/3I7IDcN Read the Newsletter: https://bit.ly/3jFhHrD Listen on the #MyRowlettPodcast: https://bit.ly/3x91CgO The Rowlett Diversity Equity and Inclusion Commission introduce the proclamation for Black History Month!  We will be lighting the historic water tower in Downtown on February 24th in red, green and yellow. Follow the RDEIC Facebook page as they share Black History Facts throughout the month here: https://www.facebook.com/RowlettDEIC  The Animal Shelter is at Code Red and we're in desperate need of people to adopt or foster! Visit the Rowlett Animal Services Facebook page to see all of the available shelter guests here: https://www.facebook.com/RowlettAnimalServices   If you wish to suggest a topic, guest, or have a question- Please email Hannah Rabalais at podcast@rowlett.com or reach out online:  rowlett.com/podcast    https://www.facebook.com/CityofRowlettTexas    https://www.youtube.com/user/RowlettTexasVideo    https://www.instagram.com/cityofrowletttexas    https://twitter.com/RowlettTexas    https://www.linkedin.com/company/city-of-rowlett/ 

At Tuesday evening's Washoe County School District Board of Trustees meeting, a group of Dilworth teachers pleaded with the members for more support in addressing student behavior.

At Tuesday's meeting the Wichita City Council will vote on a designer for a new city hall web page. The City will consider spending $184,000 for the first year of the project, with "CivicPlus" of Manhattan.  Steve gets a preview from Mayor Brandon Whipple on Mondays with the Mayor.

At Tuesday's meeting the Wichita City Council is expected to approve the sale of the Wichita Wind Surge baseball team to Diamond Baseball Holdings LLC. Mayor Brandon Whipple tells KNSS News "this group is a billion-dollar organization that has done some amazing things with different teams throughout the country."

Happy Friday, Rowlett! Here's your top news and highlights for the week of December 9: Upcoming Events: The Light up Rowlett Holiday Decor awards voting has kicked off! Vote for your favorites through December 15th. More info here: https://bit.ly/3iQs773 The Rowlett Public Library is hosting a Gingerbread House making contest on Saturday, December 10 at 11am! The library will be supplying all supplies. For questions, reach out to the Library! On Monday, December 12th, the Library is hosting Maker Monday at 6:30 pm- This month we will make charcuterie boards using woodburning tools. Perfect for all of the upcoming holiday events. On Tuesday, December 13th from 7:30-9:30am You're invited to Coffee with cops at the Panera Bread on 66 they're also taking new and unwrapped toy donations for the Rowlett Police Association Toy Drive. We hope to see you there! Here are some highlights from this week! At Tuesday nights City Council meeting, A petition to seek membership in the North Texas Municipal Water District was formally approved by the Rowlett City Council. Learn more here: https://bit.ly/3uBZVqV Also at Tuesday night's city council meeting, Officers Pierson and Webb were presented with the Police Department's Life-Saving Award for their actions on July 5 of this year. Read the full story here: https://bit.ly/3HmSyvi We had a successful 12 days of Christmas! Watch the Parade recap here: https://bit.ly/3PcuDAs This week we enhanced website accessibility on Rowlett.com with the inclusion of AudioEye. AudioEye will optimize the Rowlett.com user experience for people of different abilities! Check it out for yourself. Subscribe to the Friday @ 5 Newsletter here: https://bit.ly/3SyecPu If you wish to suggest a topic, guest, or have a question- Please email Hannah Rabalais at podcast@rowlett.com or reach out online: rowlett.com/podcast https://www.facebook.com/CityofRowlettTexas https://www.youtube.com/user/RowlettTexasVideo https://www.instagram.com/cityofrowletttexas https://twitter.com/RowlettTexas https://www.linkedin.com/company/city-of-rowlett/

Three years ago, BJ Ojulari walked toward Mercedes-Benz Stadium with an LSU hat and his mother instructed him not to wear it. They were there to support his older brother, Azeez, a rising star at outside linebacker for Georgia. On top of that, she reminded him, the school provided their tickets. BJ begrudgingly stuffed the hat in his pocket until they reached their seats. He put it back on once they got there, making him the only person in a section filled with red and black who rooted for the Tigers at the 2019 Southeastern Conference championship game. His mother told him to go to the LSU side, to which BJ responded that he was LSU to the core. BJ had committed to LSU two months earlier to make a name for himself in college football. He wanted Azeez to play well that day, but he cheered for the team he would one day lead back to the conference title game. With the situation flipped, BJ expects Azeez to approach the SEC championship Saturday afternoon in Atlanta the same way he once did. He is the leader of LSU's defense, but his brother has other allegiances. They've bantered ever since No. 14 LSU and No. 1 Georgia clinched their spots about three weeks ago. BJ knows Azeez wants him to succeed on Saturday, but he will be rooting for the Dawgs. An Atlanta-area native with his brother already there, BJ was pursued by the Bulldogs. He called them "a big factor" in his recruitment. Azeez tried to sway him as well, and BJ thought about following him. But he felt embraced by then-LSU coach Ed Orgeron and his staff, which offered a younger brother the chance to establish himself. In three years, BJ has done that. He blossomed into a star while LSU struggled to an 11-12 record the last two seasons. Then new defensive coordinator Matt House moved him from defensive end to standup outside linebacker, which helped him take another step.BJ is showing talent and versatility that may make him an early round pick in the NFL Draft.   In the wake of the 2020 census, the Marietta City Council is preparing to redistrict the city's seven wards, which serve as districts for both the council and Marietta Board of Education. After the census is taken every ten years, the city must redraw its ward lines, if the wards' populations are not roughly equal in size, as required by federal law. Mayor Steve “Thunder” Tumlin told the MDJ Monday he expects each ward to have about 8,600 people. Marietta has about 61,500 people, the U.S. Census Bureau estimates. The council's Judicial Legislative Committee began the process Tuesday by appointing its three members — Chairman Andy Morris, Cheryl Richardson and Andre Sims — to the city's ad hoc Redistricting Ward Map Study Committee. The three council members on the committee will have voting privileges. A Marietta school board member will also sit on the committee but have no vote on the maps. The Marietta school board follows the same ward maps as the council. Tumlin said the committee will hold public meetings to determine new ward maps, which will be drawn with the help of computer software. That software, he said, takes the census results into account to create new boundaries. At Tuesday's meeting, city Attorney Doug Haynie said the city is no longer required to gain pre-clearance, or approval from the U.S. Department of Justice, for its redistricted ward maps. Before the landmark 2013 U.S. Supreme Court decision Shelby County v. Holder, all redistricting plans in the state required pre-clearance from the Justice Department to ensure maps were fairly drawn and did not discriminate against any group of voters.   Santa Claus visited the Jonquil City on Wednesday night, where he lit downtown Smyrna's giant Christmas tree with a shower of magic dust. Residents flooded downtown Smyrna around City Hall for the city's annual “Coming Home for the Holidays” event. Richard Garland, the city's parks and recreation director, estimated more than 5,000 people attended. “It was wall to wall from the colonnade at the entrance all the way down to city hall,” Garland said. Choirs from Osborne and Campbell high schools and nine elementary schools sang carols throughout the evening. Despite warmer weather, people walked around the festive downtown sipping free hot chocolate. When the time came, Santa was led into the festival by the Campbell High marching band, then lifted into the air in the basket of a fire truck as the crowd chanted his name. A reported delay in absentee ballot mailings for the Dec. 6 U.S. Senate runoff election was due to office closures for the Thanksgiving holiday, Cobb's elections chief said Wednesday. Elections Director Janine Eveler said more than 3,400 ballots were affected by the delay, but have since been mailed to voters. “Everything is out the door,” she said. Those ballots were originally marked as issued on November 23, the day before Thanksgiving. Multiple state lawmakers told the MDJ they'd heard from constituents that their ballots — marked as issued in the state's ballot tracker — had still not been received as of earlier this week. In the case of the 3,442 ballots marked issued on the 23rd, Eveler said they were mailed out Monday because her office was closed on Thanksgiving Day and the day after. The reported delays sparked concerns the ballots were not mailed at all, as happened with more than 1,000 ballots in the weeks prior to the Nov. 6 general election. In that instance, Eveler initially said there was no evidence a significant number of ballots were missing, but days later announced the ballots had never been mailed. State Rep. David Wilkerson, D-Powder Springs, said he'd been tracking the ballot requests in the secretary of state's system, but it's too early to tell if there have been any errors. When the issue was made public before the general election, it was weeks after the ballots had supposedly been mailed. All absentee ballots must be returned by the time the polls close at 7 p.m. on Dec. 6. Voters can check the status of their absentee ballot at mvp.sos.ga.gov.   The McEachern girls outscored Kell 12-1 in overtime to win 66-55 in a battle of top-10 teams at Lovinggood Arena on Tuesday. The Indians ranked Number 8 in Class 7A, got 18 points from Jada Bates and 17 from Kalise Hill to offset 35 points from the Longhorns' Crystal Henderson. Bates connected on back-to-back 3-pointers — the second coming with 3:49 to play in the third quarter — to give McEachern its biggest lead in regulation at 37-30. Henderson then scored 18 of Kell's final 21 points in regulation, including making two 3-pointers and going 11-of-12 from the free-throw line. Two free throws from Haleigh Cephus and one from Williams gave the Indians a 57-54 lead, and moments later, Taylor Collins hit a 3 to push the lead to six. With just seconds left in the game and the shot clock running down, Collins made her second 3 in overtime — a 30-footer — to cap the scoring. Collins and Williams each finished the night with nine points.    Cobb EMC's Holiday Light Tour will feature light displays at the Cobb EMC Solar Flower Garden along with nine other homes serviced by the electric cooperative. “Many of our members told us how much they enjoyed the Holiday Light Tour last year and we can't wait to brighten the holiday season once again,” said Kris Delaney, Vice President of Marketing at Cobb EMC. “It's a chance for families and the community to experience some amazing light displays from Cobb EMC members that are participating for a great cause.” Cobb EMC's Holiday Light Tour kicks off with the grand lighting drive-through event on Dec. 1 from 6 to 8 p.m. at the Solar Flower Garden at Cobb EMC off Highway 41 in Marietta. At the event, participants can walk through the Solar Flower Garden light display, meet Santa and Mrs. Claus, pick up a holiday light tour map and have cookies with Wattson. The nine homes participating in the light tour are: Riley's Rockin' Christmas in Kennesaw. Red Bud Christmas in Dallas. Smoot Family Christmas in Acworth. Hrockin Hranicky Christmas in Acworth. Byrd Family Lights in Acworth. Lights of Joy in Kennesaw. Fox Family Christmas in Roswell. The Most Wonderful Time of the Year in Marietta. Lane Lights in Marietta. After viewing all nine homes on the tour, participants are encouraged to vote for their favorite display on Cobb EMC's Facebook page. 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Happy Friday, Rowlett! Here's your top news and highlights for the week of November 18th! At Tuesday night's City Council Meeting, Chief of Police Michael Denning was officially sworn in! We are so stoked to officially welcome him to the Rowlett Family! You can see the photos here: https://bit.ly/3XcQQ4V Also at Tuesday night's city council meeting, we honored our 28th Veteran- Gabriel Joseph Kanawite. Thank you so much for your service and for everything you're doing for the Veteran community and beyond! The water tower is lit in red this week, in honor of Native American Heritage Month and to bring awareness to the plight of missing and murdered Indigenous women. Visit the RDEIC Facebook page here learn more: https://www.facebook.com/RowlettDEIC We're a couple of weeks away from our Holiday festivities, and next week, we're going to release another My Rowlett Podcast episode around family fun events and activities that you can participate in this season like the fan favorite- Main St. Fest & Holiday Parade. Visit rowlett.com/podcast to subscribe on your favorite podcast platform today! And since next week is thanksgiving, the City of Rowlett offices and facilities will be closed. And we won't have an episode of Friday @ 5 next week either. I hope you get to enjoy time with people you love and eat yummy food. If you wish to suggest a topic, guest, or have a question- Please email Hannah Rabalais at podcast@rowlett.com or reach out online: rowlett.com/podcast https://www.facebook.com/CityofRowlettTexas https://www.youtube.com/user/RowlettTexasVideo https://www.instagram.com/cityofrowletttexas https://twitter.com/RowlettTexas https://www.linkedin.com/company/city-of-rowlett/

June 9, 2022 — Union members rallied outside the Board of Supervisors chambers during the second day of budget hearings Wednesday. The county is in negotiations with all its bargaining units, and the largest, SEIU Local 1021, says that on Monday, the county offered them a zero percent cost of living allowance increase, or COLA. Negotiator Jackie Otis, a social worker in adult and aging services, let supporters know that they were up against a bad precedent, when county workers took a 12% pay cut in 2010. “Everybody needs to be willing to fight,” she told the crowd of fifty or sixty purple-shirted members. “The problem is, the county knows from our actions before that we laid down and let that 12% salary reduction happen. They want to increase our premiums on our already overpriced and in-the-hole health insurance, ridiculous health insurance that we have. We've got to stop this.” One of the budget holes is a multi-million dollar deficit in the health plan, which union president Julie Beardsley says is the result of what she calls a bad management decision five years ago. “I don't know if people remember, but in 2017 and 2018, the county gave all the employees a holiday on paying their healthcare costs, and the county decided it would be a good idea if they took a holiday, too,” she recalled. “So consequently, we're in this hole. I don't think our employees should be penalized for mistakes that have been made in the past. And the county has been stalling on looking into new plans. Obviously, Adventist has kind of a monopoly here in the county, and they can charge whatever they want, but we need to look at new plans.” Lief Farr, in county information services, is part of the SEIU bargaining team. He also cited historical decisions, among a number of other concerns. “The county hasn't done their homework,” he said. “They haven't put out the necessary budget reports. And so when they express this concern that we're not taking what they say seriously, that they have no money, we're saying, well, this is not a transparent process…for instance, how much money have you made on the teeter plan this year? That's not listed anywhere. You say you need money to put into retirement, but years ago, you took out a bond measure, which is the worst way to make money on retirement, and you've been paying that off at a great amount of money that could have been going into the retirement fund. How close are you to paying that off? Have you paid it off? None of these questions are being answered. Until they can show us the transparency and all these different aspects of their funding stream, it's really hard to understand or believe that they're broke.” At Tuesday's meeting, half a dozen management positions were reallocated for significantly more money, which Beardsley said was irregular and unfair. “There were some complaints about raises being put in the consent calendar instead of the normal channels,” she noted. “When you have your employees who are doing two or three jobs, and then you have these upper-level managers who are getting raises, that just doesn't seem fair to me…the fact that we've had two and a half years of this covid pandemic, when it caused so much hardship for the staff to come in and work long hours in the DOC, to manage this pandemic, and to not acknowledge that, it's just not right.” Buffy Wright-Bourassa, a program administrator in behavioral health and recovery services, is another negotiator who says she's not getting a lot of answers. “We actually haven't gotten those numbers,” she said, of the half-dozen consent calendar raises. “We are asking for them, and looking for transparency from the county to supply us with all of the information that we need to make a decision together.” She's also negotiating for a more advantageous rate for bilingual workers, who do a lot of translating. “What I'm noticing is that we have a bilingual rate pay that's really not fair to the people who have to show up and do the translating,” she said. “They're translating all over the county for us, and we really either need a specialized position in the county for a bilinguist to translate our websites and all of our forms and make sure everything's going out that's translated in at least Spanish. Our population of Mendocino County is at least 26% Latino, Hispanic, Mexican. So it makes sense to me.” Farr maintains that, claims of budget crisis notwithstanding, the county can afford to make a better offer. “I think they're being conservative,” he allowed; “but to say they have no money, I think, is disingenuous. They haven't even produced the budget reports that they're required to, so they're working in the dark, as far as I can tell. All of their revenue sources, ToT bed tax, sales tax, property tax, are trending upwards…They put a lot of things into this category they call one-time money. So if you're, say, a department, and you have a salary savings, or you bring in more revenue than anticipated, that extra goes into the general fund, but it's considered one-time money for the next year's budget. That's the kind of thing that happens a lot. And that's debatable, whether you should account that way. It allows them to pick and choose, them being the administration, as to how they want to spend that money. So they can tell us, there's no money in the budget for a COLA. Well, does that mean there's no money for a COLA, or you haven't budgeted for any money? That's the situation that we're in.”

英语新闻︱Xi stresses pivotal role of infrastructureA key Party meeting on Tuesday set the tone for comprehensivelybolstering infrastructure construction nationwide, highlighting the significance of implementing such a policy in upholding national security, expanding domestic consumption and promoting the country's high-quality development.The meeting of the Central Committee for Financial and Economic Affairs was presided over by Xi Jinping, who is president of China and general secretary of the Communist Party of China Central Committee. The meeting also underlined the need to make coordinated efforts in ensuring both development and security, take into account worst-casescenarios, and strengthen the capacity for major risk forecasting and early warning.At Tuesday's meeting, a related commission and ministries under the State Council reported on efforts to comprehensively strengthen infrastructure construction, as well as on the implementation of decisions and policies made by the Central Committee for Financial and Economic Affairs since the 19th National Congress of the CPC in 2017.While presiding over the meeting, Xi, who is also the director of the Central Committee for Financial and Economic Affairs, said infrastructure is the mainstay of the country's social and economic development.He called for efforts to coordinate development and security, optimize the layout, function and development mode of the country's infrastructure and build a modern infrastructure system in order to lay a solid foundation for comprehensively building China into a modern socialist country.The meeting's participants affirmed the marked progress the country has made in the overall development of infrastructure as well as its achievements in major scientific and technological facilities, waterconservancy projects, transportation hubs and information infrastructure over the past decade, according to a statement issued after the meeting.They pointed out that the nation's existing infrastructure has yet to accommodate its development and security needs, and comprehensively boosting infrastructure construction is of great importance in fostering a dynamic domestic market and helping the domestic and international markets reinforce each other, the statement said.While calling for the upgrading of traditional infrastructure facilities, the meeting's participants stressed the need to step up construction of "new infrastructure", including 5G networks, the industrial internet, intercity transportation and intracity rail systems, data centers, artificial intelligence, ultrahigh voltage infrastructure, and new energy vehicle charging stations.They also called for a forward-looking approach to planning infrastructure projects that contributes to guiding industrial development and safeguarding national security.Efforts should be made to improve transportation, energy and water conservancy infrastructure with an emphasis on strengthening them in order to improve the overall efficiency of these facilities, the meeting's participants said.While highlighting the need to upgrade the nation's water transport network, the meeting's participants called for developing intelligent power grids, speeding up the improvement of oil and gas pipelines, and strengthening facilities that contribute to the upgrading of the information, logistics, and scientific and technological sectors.They also underlined the need to make plans for advancing major scientific and technological infrastructure, such as cloud computing, artificial intelligence and the broadband network.Urban infrastructure should be strengthened to create an environment for people to live a higher-quality life, the meeting's participants said, adding that disaster prevention and relief facilities should be strengthened.They called for improving public health emergency facilities, strengthening intelligent transportation infrastructure and bolstering rural infrastructure construction.The meeting's participants also called for intensifying the construction of infrastructure facilities in the field of national security to raise the capacity for dealing with extreme situations.While stressing the importance of improving the efficiency of implementing the decisions and policies of meetings of the Central Committee for Financial and Economic Affairs, the meeting's participants also called for efforts to guide market expectations and stabilize market confidence.bolster英[ˈbəʊlstə(r)]；美[ˈboʊlstər]v.增强，改善scenario英 [səˈnɑːriəʊ]；美 [səˈnærioʊ]n.情节，设想conservancy英 [kənˈsɜːvənsi]；美 [kənˈsɜːrvənsi]n.管理；保护；保存

Principal Tony Fischer and content strategist John Gonzalez host West Catholic Live, a show about all the great things happening at West Catholic High School. This show aired on Wednesday, March 23, 2022.They open the show with Weekly Chatter items from our newsletter, followed by Cam's Giveaway, a weekly feature with Cam Burns, the school's assistant athletic director. The show Spotlight and Features:Spotlight (7:29) - Students Dabin Lee and Noah Abram, as well as English Department chair Carolyn Hathaway, who were on the recent Kairos Retreat with Juniors and student leaders. They talk about how the retreat changed their lives. (John Gonzalez was also on the retreat.)Feature (16:40) - Director of Campus Ministry Phil Dolci is joined by student Caleb Haskell. They talk a little more about the Kairos Retreat, and they share a video series that was produced by the student as we celebrate Reverence for the Eucharist Awareness Week. Feature (26:46) - At Tuesday's school Mass, the students heard from co-Chaplin Robert Mulderink, who explained the order of Mass. On this portion of the show, Father Robert explains the mass a little more with Religion teacher Tim Horst. (37:37) - Weather update with junior "Rainy" Renee St. Andre.West Catholic Live airs every Wednesday on West Catholic's Facebook page and YouTube Channel.West Catholic Live is a production of West Catholic High School in Grand Rapids, Michigan. Our President and CEO is Cynthia Kneibel. Our Principal is Tony Fischer. Our Mission: To form Disciples of Christ through a dynamic, excellence-driven Catholic Education. Learn more at grwestcatholic.org.Want to reach out to us? Email communications@grwestcatholic.org.

At Tuesday's board meeting, the Evergreen Public Schools Board of Directors approved a replacement levy resolution for the Feb. 8, 2022 election ballot. https://loom.ly/xraj2lY #EvergreenPublicSchools #EvergreenSchoolDistrict #ReplacementEducationProgramsAndOperationLevy #LocalSchoolDistrictTaxRate #Voters #WashingtonState #VancouverWa #ClarkCountyWa #ClarkCountyNews #ClarkCountyToday

The state's second-largest public school district says it's seen a slight uptick in coronavirus-related quarantines and has implemented several programs to help students and teachers get through them. More than 400 students and 60 staff members at Lincoln Public Schools have been quarantined so far this week according to the district's COVID dashboard. At Tuesday's board of education meeting, Superintendent Dr. Steve Joel said the challenges related to the pandemic have been better, but aren't over yet.

It's Day 2 of Hearings on the Chaotic withdrawal from Afghanistan. At Tuesday's hearing Top Military Leaders testified and recommended the US keep 2,500 troops in Afghanistan. The huge battle in Congress continues between Progressive ...

It's Day 2 of Hearings on the Chaotic withdrawal from Afghanistan. At Tuesday's hearing Top Military Leaders testified and recommended the US keep 2,500 troops in Afghanistan. The huge battle in Congress continues between Progressive ...

DABC commissioners don't appear to be happy with the Utah State Legislature. At Tuesday's meeting, the commission had three coveted bar licenses to award — and 15 applicants. You see, Utah hands out bar licenses by population quota. The formula — one license per 10,200 people — is a made-up number by the legislature. Commissioner Tara Thue called the lack of bar licenses "dismal," and Chair Thomas Jacobson told people in the crowd to speak up and call their legislators to fix it. On the latest episode of "Utah Booze News: An Alcohol Policy Podcast," we recap the DABC meeting. Tanner Strickland Lenart, an attorney with the firm Christensen & Jensen, whose specialty is liquor laws, returns to answer your questions submitted on social media about why Utah laws are the way they are. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

At Tuesday night's Duval County Public Schools (DCPS) Board meeting, parents rallied and school board members heard intense public comments.

Skyrocketing metal prices have pushed the prices of metal culverts so high that many suppliers to Alabama counties have pulled their bids. That includes Rush Enterprises, the low bidder to supply pipe to Clarke County. Rush Enterprises is owned by County Commissioner Jackie Ray Rush. At Tuesday's commission meeting, the dilemma was discussed. Commissioner Rush said, “Every bid in the state has been pulled. Prices are up 50% and are changing every day. They were up 16% Monday.” He wanted to be careful about his involvement in the discussion and excused himself from the meeting. Commissioner Bill Taylor said, “When...Article Link

I'm Matt Carlins and this is JUST Pro Wrestling News for Tuesday, January 12, 2021. This update is sponsored by Fight Underground. Search for Fight Underground on Facebook and check out the new fight between Beastman and “The Gavel” David Lawless! Results from Monday Night Raw are straight ahead in this update but first… The big story looming over last night's show - WWE Champion Drew McIntyre testing positive for COVID-19. (McIntyre COVID) Part of McIntyre's pre-recorded comments that aired on last night's Raw. He said he hopes to be back soon. WWE also made it official..that McIntyre will defend his title against Goldberg at the Royal Rumble. In the ring, Triple H filled the opening in the main event - his first match on Raw since 2016…he brawled with Randy Orton for about 5 minutes. Then, the lights started to go out. Triple H's sledgehammer caught fire. ALL of the lights went out. When some of them came back, Triple H was gone. But Alexa Bliss was there..and she shot a fireball into Orton's face! End scene. Ric Flair TURNED on his daughter Charlotte. For the second week in a row, he sabotaged her in a match against Lacey Evans. Ric and Lacey later left the arena arm in arm. We have a couple new names for the women's Royal Rumble: Dana Brooke and Mandy Rose declared..right before they lost a tag match to Shayna Baszler and Nia Jax. A number of names performing double duty on last night's Raw. Keith Lee and Sheamus teamed up to beat The Miz and John Morrison. THEN, they fought each other...with Keith Lee coming out on top. Bobbly Lashley successfully defended his U.S. title against Riddle, who submitted to the Hurt Lock. After the match, Riddle challenged MVP. But that match ended in a DQ thanks to Lashley. Finally, T-Bar beat Xavier Woods - who was alone. The announcers said Kofi Kingston is out with a broken jaw. (STINGER: Impact) Tonight's Impact Wrestling is the final stop before the Hard To Kill pay per view. The main event of that show will be in the spotlight. Impact world champ Rich Swann will battle Karl Anderson...and Kenny Omega is set to appear. We'll also see Kimber Lee vs. Taya Valkyrie. (STINGER: AEW) Tonight's AEW Dark has 12 matches on tap. Among the names set for action: NWA Women's Champion Serena Deeb..and the woman who will challenge for the title on Wednesday's Dynamite: Tay Conti. (STINGER: New Japan) New Japan responding to the new state of emergency in and around Tokyo. At a news conference early Tuesday, it announced shorter cards for the New Beginning tour.and earlier start times for shows at Korakeun Hall. The full cards for all the entire tour are now out. Here are the major matches. The January 23rd show will see Yoshinobu Kanemaru & El Desperado defend the junior tag titles against El Phantasmo & Taiji Ishimori...Also, Hiroyoshi Tenzan will return to action on that show. On January 30.. Shingo Takagi defends the NEVER title against Hiroshi Tanahashi. February 10... Guerrillas of Destiny defend their tag titles against Dangerous Tekkers… and SHO challenges Hiromu Takahashi for the junior heavyweight championship. Finally, Kota Ibushi defends the double gold against SANADA on February 11. At Tuesday's news conference Ibushi restated that he'd like to see the IWGP Heavyweight and Intercontinental titles unified into a single belt. Japan's new state of emergency impacting other promotions - Dragon Gate is moving up the start time for its show on February 5th. And Japan's ZERO1 promotion is going even further - postponing three shows originally scheduled for later this month. MLW confirmed Monday that former Lucha Underground champion Mil Muertes will make his debut on Wednesday's Fusion. The match is being promoted as an “open contract”, so we don't know his opponent yet. That's JUST Pro Wrestling News for Tuesday, January 12. Our next update comes your way tomorrow morning, so be sure to subscribe to this feed. We also thank you in advance for leaving a glowing rating or review.. I'm Matt Carlins. Thank YOU for listening.

At Tuesday's State of the Union, President Trump continued to call for a wall at the southern border. Meanwhile, some Democrats point to the real crisis: climate change. A look at the messaging of urgency and hope around the Green New Deal. And, a former mentor to Mark Zuckerberg lays out his deep criticisms of Facebook. Then, a Facebook employee makes the case for one potential solution. Plus, a new documentary about Pete Hamill and Jimmy Breslin, two New York City reporters, who helped turn column writing into an art form. 1. Kate Aronoff [@KateAronoff], contributing writer with The Intercept, on how Democrats are selling the urgent need to address climate change. Listen. 2. Roger McNamee [@Moonalice], author of Zucked: Waking Up to the Facebook Catastrophe, on the damage that Facebook has done. Listen. 3. Andy O'Connell [@facebook], manager of content distribution and algorithm policy at Facebook, on the network's new "Supreme Court" for content moderation.  Listen. 4. Jonathan Alter [@jonathanalter], filmmaker and journalist, on the legacy of two masterful newspaper columnists. Listen. Songs: Mermelada by Como Las MoviesI Am Not A Farmer by Bill Frisell Coconut Wireless by MoonaliceFallen Leaves by Marcos CiscarSuperstition by Sungha JungChez Le Photographe Du Motel by Miles DavisDinner Music For A Pack Of Hungry by Raymond Scott On the Media is supported by listeners like you. Support OTM by donating today (https://pledge.wnyc.org/support/otm). Follow our show on Instagram, Twitter and Facebook @onthemedia, and share your thoughts with us by emailing onthemedia@wnyc.org.

At Tuesday's press luncheon in the Flatirons Club, Buffs head coach Mike MacIntyre, quarterback Sefo Liufau, wide receiver Nelson Spruce and linebacker Kenneth Olugbode previewed their upcoming game at Oregon.