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 On 2 January, 2018, the City of Bowling Green, Kentucky finalized an action that repealed the city ban on the carrying of concealed weapons in city buildings.  The video of the Commissioners meeting can be seen here. Commissioner Nash (sunglasses on top of head, tie, second from left) was the lone dissenting vote. From bgdailynews.com: Bowling Green city commissioners approved in a 4-1 vote Tuesday lifting a ban on carrying concealed weapons in city buildings. Commissioners previously voted 3-2 on Dec. 19 to eliminate the portion of a city ordinance that prohibits the carrying of concealed weapons into city...

Lane County commissioners will vote today on a strongly worded resolution urging the federal General Services Administration to incorporate a ramp in the front-entrance design of the new federal courthouse in downtown Eugene. All four sitting commissioners - the board currently has one vacancy - have indicated their support for the resolution and an accompanying letter addressed to the agency's regional administrator, Jon Kvistad. The federal government's design may meet the legal requirement of the Americans with Disabilities Act, but that's not good enough for this community, Commissioner Bobby Green said Tuesday. "This is meant to be a state-of-the-art building,...