September 26, 2024
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Sign up for Chalkbeat Chicago’s free daily newsletter to keep up with the latest education news.Despite weeks of pressure from Mayor Brandon Johnson and the teachers union, the Chicago Board of Education did not remove Chicago Public Schools CEO Pedro …
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Ana Armijo used to camp at Santa Rita Park, but she expected to spend Wednesday night “in an alley somewhere.” Alejandro Martinez’s friend, who also used to camp at Santa Rita with his two dogs, would be spending Wednesday night in an empty house that Martinez’s building manager temporarily opened up. Armijo and Martinez’s friend…
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Next NYC schools chancellor: Melissa Aviles-Ramos says it’s business as usual despite Adams’ charges
Mayor Eric Adams faces bribery and fraud charges and a growing number of calls for his resignation, but he has not lost the support of his incoming schools chancellor.Melissa Aviles-Ramos was announced Wednesday as David Banks’ successor and is expecte…
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ONTARIO COUNTY, NY — A former treasurer of the Citizens Hose Company in Shortsville has been arrested for allegedly stealing more than $100,000 from the fire company over a four-year period, New York State Comptroller Thomas DiNapoli announced today. Jill Havens, was charged with grand larceny. Authorities said she used her position as treasurer from…
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ITHACA, N.Y. — A neighborhood-scale development project is seeking local tax breaks to the tune of nearly $85 million. The SouthWorks project is a pitch to transform the former Emerson […] The post Public hearing on $85M tax break for development of long-dormant industrial site appeared first on The Ithaca Voice.
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A debate of Propositions 133 and 140 was hosted by the Arizona Citizens Clean Elections Commission and the Arizona Media Association on Sept. 26. The competing proposals ask Arizona voters whether they want to change the election system or keep it as is. Former Phoenix Mayor Paul Johnson argued for Prop. 140, a citizens initiative…
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For the first time, New York City’s sitting mayor is now a criminal defendant — one who says the 57-page case against him is a pack of “lies” and that the federal government and the city’s permanent powers are trying to bring him down for doing right by New Yorkers. In an “emergency” episode marking…
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Sign up for Chalkbeat Indiana’s free daily newsletter to keep up with Indianapolis Public Schools, Marion County’s township districts, and statewide education news.More counselors, attendance liaisons, and resources for schools.More positive engagement…
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No. There is no evidence sanctuary policies meant to shield people from immigration authorities freed Venezuelan Alejandro Coronel Zarate before he was jailed Sept. 5, 2024, on a sexual assault charge in Prairie du Chien, Wisconsin. Was a Wisconsin sexual assault suspect released after previous criminal charges because of sanctuary cities? is a post from Wisconsin Watch,…
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A debate of Arizona’s Proposition 137 — a question about ending term limits for judges — was hosted by the Arizona Citizens Clean Elections Commission and the Arizona Media Association on Sept. 26. Kory Langhofer, a managing partner at Statecraft Law, argued in favor of the measure and Andy Gordon, a retired lawyer and election-law…