Dem mayor arrested for trespassing at ICE facility floated as pick for state's No 2 office

Red state mayor targeted for 'liberal agenda' after fight against ICE center

TOPEKA — A political action committee targeted Leavenworth’s mayor on social media in May for her “liberal agenda,” accusing her of holding back progress in the northeast Kansas town.The Defend US PAC ran three advertisements in May on Instagram and Facebook that tagged Mayor Holly Pittman. One said Pittman’s agenda was to “waste taxpayer money, lose good-paying jobs and call it ‘progress.’” All three ads encouraged people to call Pittman.The ad…

Dem mayor arrested for trespassing at ICE facility floated as pick for state's No 2 office

Progressive Newark Mayor Ras Baraka is being floated as a possible lieutenant governor choose for Democrats after he rose to prominence following his arrest at an ICE facility protest.

City council to end state of emergency set by mayor for ICE protests – RANGE Media

Welcome to CIVICS, where we break down the week’s municipal meetings throughout the Inland Northwest, so you can keep track of and fight for the issues you care about.  We’re keeping it short this week because we’re still busy following up on all of last week’s news and we have one reporter out for a conference, but there are a few important items up for consideration in local meetings: The city council will vote whether to close out Mayor Lisa…