The first of three new gun safety bills, in part a response to the March 22 shooting at the south Boulder King Soopers, was approved on a party-line 7-4 vote by the House Judiciary Committee.
But what a difference there was between the angry crowds that filled the Capitol over gun laws in 2013 compared to the hearing Wednesday evening.
House Bill 1298 would change state law on background checks for firearms transfers as well as close whatâs known as the Charleston loophole. That refers to the 2015 shooting at the Emanuel AME Church in Charleston, South Carolina, which resulted in the murders of nine African American parishioners. The shooter obtained a firearm without a background check, because under South Carolina law â the same as Colorado s â if a background check doesnât come back within three days the dealer has to transfer the firearm to the buyer without it.
UPDATE: City Council approves resolution restricting where alcohol can be sold at Riverfront Park A resolution restricting where alcohol can be sold and served at Riverfront Park was approved at Tuesday nightâs Wilmington City Council meeting. (Source: WECT) By WECT Staff | May 4, 2021 at 12:11 PM EDT - Updated May 5 at 8:07 AM
WILMINGTON, N.C. (WECT) - A resolution that would restrict where alcohol can be sold and served at Riverfront Park was approved at Tuesday nightâs Wilmington City Council meeting.
City staff and Live Nation Worldwide, Inc. recommended that alcohol sales and service be limited to the following areas of the park:
Spider-Man’s secret sibling is coming back.
This June, the Spider-Man books begin “The Chameleon Conspiracy,” where Spider-Man must deal with his old enemy, the master of disguise, the Chameleon, who’s embarking on his biggest score yet.
Luckily, Spidey has some backup of his own in the form of Teresa Parker, his superspy sister. This naturally may confuse some readers wondering exactly when only child Peter Parker even gained a sister.
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2014’s graphic novel Spider-Man: Family Business by Mark Waid, James Robinson, Gabriele Dell’Otto, and Werther Dell’Edera, opened with Peter being ambushed by armed gunmen.
Local officials are looking to delay cuts to WAVE transit and find a permanent funding for the system. That could mean an increase in taxes for New Hanover County residents.
On Tuesday, during a joint meeting between the New Hanover County Board of Commissioners and the Wilmington City Council, officials discussed making future investments in WAVE transit.
New Hanover commissioners unanimously approved a motion during the meeting to delay a redesign of the public transportation system from this August to no earlier than July 2022. The motion also directed the WAVE s board and executive director to evaluate the system s route structure and the need for future improvements.
A breakdown of the 2022 tax adjustments for Wilmington citizens.
Wilmington’s city council members again aired grievances about the city’s inequitable relationship with New Hanover County at the Monday, April 19th agenda briefing.
City Council heard from nine different local agencies pleading for a budgetary allocation in next year’s budget. The city is currently giving $1.14 million to outside agencies, or nearly 1% of overall spending. That’s almost double what city policy recommends. And the new requests totaled another $1.1 million.
The outside agencies requesting funding varied widely, and include funding for new service routes at the Wilmington Airport, a bronze statue at Cameron Art Museum, several programs aimed at the youth, and interventions for young adults returning from incarceration.