Helena Moreno elected mayor of New Orleans, top city council seats are secured

City Council Vice President Helena Moreno will become the next mayor of New Orleans, taking over from outgoing Mayor LaToya Cantrell in January. Moreno defeated state Sen. Royce Duplessis and City Council Member Oliver Thomas, taking in 55% of the...

New Michigan Marijuana Tax Could Shutter Businesses And Actually Reduce The State’s Cannabis Revenue, Industry Says

“If you put more of a tax burden on these companies…they’re going to start going out of business. If there are no more businesses in this industry, who in the heck are you going to collect the taxes from?” By Kyle Davidson, Michigan Advance As...

UPFRONT: Dems Senate bid

ATTORNEY GENERAL JOSH KAUL MAKING IT OFFICIAL HE WON’T RUN FOR GOVERNOR, BUT INSTEAD SEEK A THIRD TERM AS THE STATE’S DEMOCRAT ATTORNEY GENERAL. IT LEAVES FORMER LIEUTENANT GOVERNOR MANDELA BARNES TELLING US IN RECENT DAYS HE’S, QUOTE, STRONGLY...

Senator Lidia Thorpe threatens to ‘burn down’ parliament for the pro-Palestine cause despite Gaza peace deal

Senator Lidia Thorpe has threatened to “burn down” Parliament for the pro-Palestine cause in a speech at one of several nationwide rallies on Sunday, despite a tentative peace deal in Gaza. Thousands took part in the protests — including in...

Nebraska's medical cannabis program would be among country's most restrictive | Analysis

Frustrated by the changes a governor-appointed board is making to a voter-approved medical marijuana measure, Nebraskans for Medical Marijuana Director Crista Eggers described the commission’s slate of rules as “the most restrictive, conservative,...

Pols and Politics: Bracing for the National Guard and indicted sheriff loses his free ride

Congressman Jim McGovern (D-2nd) said Saturday he has spoken to the Healey administration about the possibility of the National Guard being deployed to Massachusetts. “What I did was I talked to the administration,” he told the Herald. When asked...

Senator Thorpe threatens to ‘burn down’ parliament at pro-Palestine protest

Senator Lidia Thorpe has made an ominous threat to “burn down” parliament as a nationwide anti-Israel protest kicked off in Melbourne. Days after pro-Israel supporters commemorated the second anniversary of the October 7 attacks, Free Palestine...

Abbott Orders Crackdown on Hemp and Vape Shops Amid THC Regulation Debate

Gov. Greg Abbott has ordered the Texas Department of Public Safety and other agencies to ramp up enforcement against hemp and vape retailers suspected of selling products that exceed legal THC limits, escalating the state’s ongoing battle over how...

Pro-Israel convoy descends on Sydney Harbour as pro-Palestine protesters march through CBD

A convoy of boats have sailed on Sydney Harbour calling for Australians to “stand against anti-Semitism” as thousands of pro-Palestine protests descend on Sydney city. About a dozen boats, carrying slogans urging Australians to “stand together”,...

‘Burn’: Senator’s heated Palestine speech

Senator Lidia Thorpe said she will fight for Palestinian rights, speaking of “burn(ing) down Parliament House to make a point”. The outspoken senator addressed a rally in Melbourne’s CBD with a fiery speech in which she claims she’s not in...

New Orleans City Council Oct. 11 Open Primary Election Results

THERE. I THINK WHAT’S GOING TO HAPPEN NOW IS THEY’RE GOING TO HAVE TO FIGURE OUT WHERE DID I NOT PERFORM AS WELL AS I WANTED TO? AND THEN WE WERE TALKING ABOUT THIS OFF CAMERA. HOW DO I DIFFERENTIATE MYSELF FROM THE OTHER CANDIDATE? FINAL QUESTION...

Albanese government's BetStop scheme not working, former gambler says

For years, diehard Richmond football fans have known Shaun McDonough as Tiger Shaun. On game day he paints his face, puts on a wig and dresses up in a tiger suit before heading to the ground with his wife Tania to barrack for his team. Shaun's...

Another cannabis retail store is on Worthington City Council agenda

A conditional use permit for a cannabis retail store — the fifth such request to come before the Worthington City Council — will be considered during Monday's council meeting. NB2A Investments, LLC (Roy’zzz Premium Cannabis) has requested a...

Livermore council to consider revisions to building standards in city’s municipal code

Front exterior view of the City of Livermore Meeting Hall where council chambers is located. (Photo by Cierra Bailey) The Livermore City Council is scheduled to hold two public hearings at Monday’s regular meeting regarding amendments and...

BREAKING: Tinubu Government Releases Full List Of 147 Inmates Granted Presidential Pardon, Sentence Reduction

President Bola Tinubu has granted sweeping clemency and posthumous pardons to a total of 147 convicts, inmates and deceased Nigerians, including Maryam Sanda, Ken Saro-Wiwa, Sir Herbert Macaulay, Major General Mamman Vatsa, Professor Magaji Garba,...

Chief Hicks calls Senator Tillis' remarks on EBCI's cannabis operation 'inaccurate and offensive'

ASHEVILLE, N.C. (WTVD) -- The Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians (EBCI) Principal Chief Michell Hicks criticized Senator Thom Tillis for remarks made during a Senate Judiciary Committee meeting, calling them "inaccurate and offensive." Senator...

Greene County Attorney Thomas Laehn enters U.S. Senate race as Libertarian

As an intern in Sen. Chuck Grassley’s office more than two decades ago, Laehn recalled when a staffer took him to the Senate floor. What he saw shocked him. Rather than a room full of senators debating and deliberating, Laehn said he saw just one...

Vernon cannabis store operators say BCGEU job action is impacting business and supplies are running low (Vernon)

Photo: Glacier file photo The BCGEU job action is impacting the cannabis industry. The shelves aren't bare yet, but local cannabis stores are running low on some products. Restaurants, bars and private liquor stores are also sounding the alarm as...

Council Decides Cannabis, Fatal Tree Accident, and Celebrations – Weekly News Recap October 10th

The Fergus Falls Police Department, in cooperation with the Otter Tail County and Becker County Sheriff's Offices, is continuing its investigation into a missing person case involving 45-year-old Joshua Ard of Fergus Falls. Ard was reported...

Hemp company disputes ‘illegal’ drug seizure in Waller

WALLER, Texas (KBTX) — An online hemp retailer is challenging several law enforcement agencies after seizing what they called “illegal THC products” in Waller, claiming the confiscated goods were actually legal hemp products worth upwards of...