Archive for August 2024

Measure 110 will continue to play a dominant role in Oregon’s fight against addiction. The program, overseen by the Oregon Health Authority (above), will continue to receive millions of dollars a year in cannabis revenues for addiction programs and support, including treatment, housing, support groups and services run by peers, who are in recovery from drug addiction.

Quade was the first in her family to graduate high school and graduated from Missouri State University in 2008 with a degree in social work. She worked for former U.S. Sen. Claire McCaskill as a legislative aid as her first foray into politics.

Lt. Gov. Peggy Flanagan’s passion for children and families has defined her career in public service. She served on the Minneapolis school board, worked as executive director of the Children’s Defense Fund Minnesota, and advocated for kids as a state legislator and lieutenant governor.

Councillor Margaret Walker (Cambuslang West) Chair of the Social Work Resources Committee, said: “We know how important the work of all of our social care staff is right across our communities, especially to those who are vulnerable. “We also recognise the significant challenges facing social care – and that our staff continue to be critical to meeting those challenges.

Beginning with the British National Party – a far-right political party that had unprecedented electoral success in local council elections in the early 2000s – a similar ideological trajectory can be traced through a number of far-right street movements that emerged between 2009 and 2018. These included the English Defence League (EDL) in around 2010, Britain First, Football Lads Alliance and Democratic Football Lads Alliance among others.

These groups have couched racist ideology in the notion of “defence”.