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People missing from the ballot box are missing out on power | Opinion Original
John Williams Guest opinion Sept. 26, 2026, 6:03 a.m. ET In April, the U.S. Supreme Court’s ruling in Louisiana v. Callais made it much harder to challenge a voting map that dilutes the political power of Black voters. Nobody needs to imagine what it looks like when power is taken. It is being taken right now, in real time, as the people it affects decide whether to show up. Urban Leagues around the country are trying to help them make the right decision.
People missing from the ballot box are missing out on power | Opinion
In April, the U.S. Supreme Court’s ruling in Louisiana v. Callais made it much harder to challenge a voting map that dilutes the political power of Black voters. Nobody needs to imagine what it looks like when power is taken. It is being taken right now, in real time, as the people it affects decide whether to show up. Urban Leagues around the country are trying to help them make the right decision.
Ekiden Launches Canton Network’s First Order Book-Based Derivatives Exchange
Lisbon, Portugal, September 9th, 2026, FinanceWire Ekiden, the first order book-based derivatives exchange, brings institutional-grade execution, private trading workflows, and on-chain settlement to the Canton ecosystem. The launch adds a professional execution layer to Canton’s growing financial ecosystem, enabling market participants to trade and settle derivatives on-chain using infrastructure designed around the requirements of institutional markets.
Publishberry Launches AI-Powered Platform to Automate the Entire Blogging Workflow
New SaaS platform handles keyword research, content planning, SEO writing, visuals, and CMS publishing in one automated workflow London, United Kingdom, 4th September 2026, ZEX PR WIRE— Publishberry, an AI-powered blogging and content automation platform, has launched to help businesses research, create, optimize, and publish high-quality blog content more consistently. Publishberry brings the entire blogging workflow into one platform.
Oklahoma Sooners beat Kentucky 9-1 for fourth-straight win
April 3, 2026, 5:29 p.m. CT The Oklahoma Sooners moved to 37-3 and 10-1 in SEC play with a 9-1 run-rule win over the Kentucky Wildcats on Friday. It was the Sooners' fourth straight win and their 11th game in a row in which the pitching staff allowed fewer than four runs. The Sooners fell behind in the first inning once again when Kentucky took a 1-0 lead on Carly Sleeman's lead-off home run. But starting pitcher Miali Guachino settled in to retire the next three hitters in order.
How to run elections that Republicans and Democrats can agree on
At the Kingwood Park Community Center, a sign directed March 5 primary voters to the polls. Jason Fochtman/Staff photographer A growing number of Americans are concerned about the legitimacy of election results, and it’s partly due to the hyper-partisanship in politics nowadays. But party differences are not new. And in the past, they proved to be productive. For instance, former President Jimmy Carter, a Democrat, and former Secretary of State James Baker, a Republican, were intense adversaries.
P3s for affordable housing investment Opportunities arise as public-private partnerships become a critical tool in preserving and creating housing affordability
The ongoing need for affordable housing in markets across the country is undeniable. Earlier this year, the National Low Income Housing Coalition (NLIHC) released a report finding a national shortage of 7.3 million affordable and rental homes for extremely low-income renters — that is, those with incomes at or below the poverty line, or 30 percent of their area median income (AMI).
Opinion: The time is now for ranked choice voting in CT Original
John L. Williams March 21, 2023 In Connecticut, we have an opportunity to lead ourselves and our nation towards a less toxic political environment and a more responsive and representative democracy. Our politics today are plagued by hyper-partisanship, a lack of voter choice and the widely shared feeling that we are powerless to change things for the better.
Former mayor: Oregon City shouldn't hand developers $30 million
John Williams: Don't let landfill owner's heirs profit from further ruination of our environment To build or not to build condos on the Rossman garbage dump? That is the question. The Summit Corporation says it has a plan to build, and all it needs to produce a new housing/condo project is $30 million of our property tax money. Oregon City should pass on this one. It's not a good project as proposed and does not meet public needs.
Former mayor: Oregon City voting format forces endorsement change
John Williams: Citizens should elect Karla Laws and Rocky Smith to commission seats The list of candidates for Oregon City commissioner (choose two) has a number of good Oregon City citizens eager to serve. How to choose? As a former mayor, and as a proponent of good democratic city business, I think I have an inside position to select the best.
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Former mayor: Clackamas Fire should get urban-renewal funds back
John Williams: Fire district can demand that city return about $500,000 in property taxes Hey, Clackamas Fire District #1. Pamplin Media Group reports say you have a shortage of operating cash. Need a little help? I may have part of an answer to your problem. You need money, and the Oregon City Urban Renewal Agency has money. This fiscal year OCURA legally diverted $3 million from your budget and the budgets of all other overlapping taxing districts. You can get your share back. It's easy as pie.
Athens News Matters: ACC Sheriff Discusses Understaffing and the Effects of the Pandemic
When he took office earlier this year, Sheriff John Q. Williams took over a department fraught with problems - chronic understaffing, the effects of the pandemic on the hundreds of inmates at the Clarke County Jail, and skyrocketing health care costs. Earlier this week, WUGA’s Chris Shupe spoke to Sheriff Williams about all of that and more: Listen to the story! This transcript has been edited for clarity CHRIS SHUPE: Welcome to Athens News Matters. JOHN Q. WILLIAMS: Thank you, thank you.
Former mayor: Oregon City needs end point on urban renewal
John Williams: We have little to show for 40 years and $60 million of spending public funds Forty years and $60 million of Oregon City Urban Renewal Agency spending, and what do we have to show for the OCURA's time and public money? A city hall, a train station, repairs at the old library, the fire station, street repairs and a Main Street "streetscape" (twice) are good public ventures, but they are public properties not paying any property taxes.
State should honor three Tennessee men instrumental in ratifying 19th Amendment | Opinion
Paula F. Casey, Bill Haltom, John P. Williams, and Tyler L. Boyd On Aug. 18, 1920, the Tennessee House of Representatives voted to ratify the 19th Amendment, which enshrined in the U.S. Constitution the right of American women to vote. The House concurred with the state Senate, which had voted 25-4 on Aug. 13 to ratify. The 72-year-long nonviolent struggle culminated with victory in Tennessee thanks to the unceasing efforts of suffragists across the state.
Former mayor: Oregon City is breaking state law on urban renewal
John Williams: Commissioners who voted for the budget are being misled by management, faulty legal advice Oregon City's Urban Renewal Agency (OCURA) has $3 million of our property-tax money sitting in the bank! What? $3 million? But wait! There's more! The 2021-2023 OCURA budget predicts that a staggering $9 million will be in its Special Urban Renewal Account by June 30, 2023! Those are facts taken from OCURA's Executive Director Anthony J. Konkol's budget message (see bit.ly/urbudget).
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