Columbia City Council approves pay raise for CPD
Columbia City Council members approved a bargaining agreement Monday with the Columbia Police Officers Association that would give pay increases to officers and sergeants.
Continue ReadingColumbia City Council members approved a bargaining agreement Monday with the Columbia Police Officers Association that would give pay increases to officers and sergeants.
Continue ReadingBy Tierney Sneed and Hannah Rabinowitz, CNN (CNN) — A criminal case that was once viewed as the most open-and-shut prosecution against former President Donald Trump has been mired in delay, unresolved logistical questions and fringe legal arguments that appear to have hijacked the judge’s attention. US District Judge Aileen Cannon, who was appointed to
Continue ReadingBy Sam Fossum, Michael Williams, Tami Luhby and Arlette Saenz, CNN Washington (CNN) — President Joe Biden teamed up Wednesday with Sen. Bernie Sanders, his one-time 2020 Democratic primary rival and a leader in Congress’ progressive wing, to promote efforts to lower the cost of prescription drugs, including inhalers, at a White House event on Wednesday. The event gave Biden an opportunity to
Continue ReadingBy Marshall Cohen, CNN (CNN) — A federal judge on Wednesday blasted a convicted January 6 rioter for downplaying the US Capitol attack and using the kind of revisionist rhetoric that former President Donald Trump often uses on the campaign trial. “This cannot become normal… We cannot condone the normalization of the January 6 US
Continue ReadingBy Jeremy Herb, Kara Scannell and Lauren del Valle, CNN (CNN) — Donald Trump’s lawyers are still pursuing multiple avenues to try to delay the start of the president’s criminal New York hush money trial that begins April 15, although none of them have much of a chance of succeeding. Trump’s attorneys have filed a
Continue ReadingBy Michael Williams, Alex Marquardt, Betsy Klein and Sam Fossum, CNN Washington (CNN) — A contentious meeting at the White House on Tuesday was the latest warning sign to President Joe Biden, his administration and his campaign from key parts of the coalition that elected him in 2020. Biden hosted several Muslim leaders at the
Continue ReadingBy Daniel Dale, CNN Washington (CNN) — Former President Donald Trump falsely claimed on Tuesday that US crime statistics are “only” going up. In fact, most US crime numbers went down last year – and the decreases included one of the largest national declines in murder ever recorded. Trump’s speech in Michigan focused on crime perpetrated by people
Continue ReadingCNN By Hannah Rabinowitz and Tierney Sneed, CNN (CNN) — In perhaps prosecutors’ strongest rebuke yet to how Judge Aileen Cannon has handled the classified documents case against former President Donald Trump, special counsel Jack Smith said in court filings late Tuesday evening that the judge had ordered briefings based on a “fundamentally flawed” understanding
Continue ReadingBy Arlette Saenz and Sam Fossum, CNN (CNN) — The White House will hold a “state dinner” as part of its Teacher of the Year celebration on May 1, a White House official told CNN, part of the Biden administration’s ongoing efforts to champion public education. First lady Dr. Jill Biden, herself a longtime teacher,
Continue ReadingColumbia’s Second Ward will get a new representative on the City Council after Tuesday’s election.
Continue ReadingBy Kylie Atwood, CNN (CNN) — NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg is considering a range of options to shore up long-term support for Ukraine, including establishing a fund of $100 billion over five years from the alliance members, according to three sources familiar with the matter. “It is future-proofing,” said one senior European diplomat familiar with the discussions,
Continue ReadingBy Devan Cole and Tierney Sneed, CNN (CNN) — An attorney defending Texas’ controversial immigration law told a federal appeals court on Wednesday that state legislators may have gone “too far” when they passed the law last year. The law, known as SB4, makes entering Texas illegally a state crime and allows state judges to order immigrants
Continue ReadingBy David Wright, CNN (CNN) — The Trump campaign and the Republican National Committee announced raising a combined $65.6 million in March and entered April with $93.1 million in cash on hand, the groups said on Wednesday. The announced totals represent an improved financial position for Trump and the RNC compared to last month, when
Continue ReadingBy Jamie Gangel and Elizabeth Stuart, CNN (CNN) — Trump critic George Conway has made a $929,600 donation to the Biden Victory Fund, the legal maximum amount possible. The longtime conservative attorney, who was once married to former Trump campaign manager and senior counselor Kellyanne Conway, will also headline a fundraiser benefiting President Joe Biden’s
Continue ReadingBy Devan Cole, CNN (CNN) — The legal battle over a controversial Texas immigration law could eventually give the Supreme Court a chance to revisit a historic ruling that largely struck down Arizona’s “show me your papers” law and reaffirmed the federal government’s “broad, undoubted power” over immigration. Texas’ SB 4, which allows state officials
Continue ReadingJefferson City will have at least two new city council members after Tuesday’s election, with no incumbent in races in two of five wards.
Continue ReadingBy Gregory Krieg, CNN (CNN) — Their nominations secure, Joe Biden and Donald Trump were left to read the tea leaves Tuesday as voters across the country cast primary ballots and, in one critical state, approved Republican-backed changes to election law. Wisconsin was again in the spotlight, its status as a crucial 2024 presidential battleground
Continue ReadingBy Hannah Rabinowitz and Tierney Sneed, CNN (CNN) — In perhaps prosecutors’ strongest rebuke yet to how Judge Aileen Cannon has handled the classified documents case against former President Donald Trump, special counsel Jack Smith said in court filings late Tuesday evening that the judge had ordered briefings based on a “fundamentally flawed” understanding of
Continue ReadingBy John Fritze, CNN (CNN) — A slim majority of Americans support the Supreme Court’s recent decision to keep former President Donald Trump on the ballot, according to a poll released Wednesday, but they are largely unconvinced that he should be granted immunity from prosecution. The Marquette Law School poll found that 56% backed the high court’s decision
Continue ReadingColumbia’ Ward 1’s First Ward voters are being asked at the polls Tuesday if they want to keep or recall their city councilman, Nick Knoth.
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