More Quotes
-
Brock Fankhouser, developer of the 1776 Gastonia planned community in Belmont, N.C. All homes in the community will be required to fly an American flag 365 days a year and prohibits any other flag, including even the state flag, from being flown. While Fankhouser claims the development is not political, 1776 seems to be marketed for conservatives. Homes will range from $450,000 to $700,000. (WFAE — July 11, 2023)
-
New York City Mayor Eric Adams, in his appointment of acting police chief Edward Caban as the city’s first Hispanic police commissioner. Caban will step in following Keechant Sewell’s surprise resignation after 18 months on the job; Sewell, the first woman to lead the department, gave no reason for her resignation. (Reuters — July 17, 2023)
-
Houston Mayor Sylvester Turner, regarding the relocation of residents living near a contaminated Union Pacific railyard in Northeast Houston. The site has significantly higher than normal cancer rates for both adults and children. Turner says the city is still working out the details but that the process is estimated to cost at least $24 million and the removal will address 110 lots centered around the cancer cluster. (Houston Public Media — July 13, 2023)
-
Jameel Jaffer, executive director of the Knight First Amendment Institute at Columbia University, a free speech group that has filed a lawsuit against Texas Gov. Greg Abbott and others for the state’s TikTok ban on official government devices, which includes public universities, alleging the ban is unconstitutional and impedes academic freedom. (Associated Press — July 13, 2023)
