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Pay increases could be coming to CPD if council members approve a new bargaining agreement

COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Columbia City Council members will decide if they will authorize a first amendment to the collective bargaining agreement with the Columbia Police Officer Association that would authorize pay increases to officers and sergeants. Council members will review the agreement at its Monday night meeting at City Hall at 7:00 p.m. If approved

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GOP congressman appears to suggest dropping bombs on Gaza to end conflict quickly, referring to ‘Nagasaki and Hiroshima’

By Sam Fossum, CNN (CNN) — Republican Rep. Tim Walberg insists he was speaking metaphorically when he appeared to suggest bombs should be dropped on Gaza “like Nagasaki and Hiroshima” to “get it over quick.” Walberg, who represents southern Michigan, was speaking with constituents in a town hall on March 25 when he made the WWII-era reference

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Republicans slam Biden for proclaiming Transgender Day of Visibility on Easter, though it’s yearly observed on March 31

CNN By Samantha Waldenberg, CNN (CNN) — Republicans are taking aim at President Joe Biden for proclaiming Easter Sunday as the Transgender Day of Visibility, though the two days only coincided this year by chance. The Transgender Day of Visibility, which was started in 2009 as a day of awareness to celebrate the successes of transgender

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Republicans slam Biden for proclaiming Transgender Day of Visibility on Easter, though it’s yearly observed on March 31

By Samantha Waldenberg, CNN (CNN) — Republicans are taking aim at President Joe Biden for proclaiming Easter Sunday as the Transgender Day of Visibility, though the two days only coincided this year by chance. The Transgender Day of Visibility, which was started in 2009 as a day of awareness to celebrate the successes of transgender and

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