With chronic high unemployment, industry losses and a declining population, Edgecombe leaders hope Natron battery plant will spark renewal.
Can battery plant jump-start Edgecombe County’s sputtering economy? is a story from Carolina Public Press…
How can the Syracuse Police Department operate more efficiently? Add civilians, a study says

A staffing study authorized in 2022 and published Monday came up with 87 recommendations for Syracuse police to operate more efficiently.
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Students and teachers: Follow the presidential election with Chalkbeat and The New York Times
This fall, the 2024 presidential election between Kamala Harris and Donald Trump will dominate headlines and social media feeds — but also school hallway conversations, lunch table debates, and teachers’ lesson plans. Many recent graduates and current …
How Democrats are making a mistake in rural America – by not showing up
Democrats have been losing rural voters across the US since the 1960s, and that collapse has fueled Donald Trump’s ‘Make America Great Again’ movement.
Politicians often warn of American decline – and voters often buy it
Donald Trump often speaks of an America in decline. Kamala Harris counters with a rival emotional appeal centered around excitement and joy.
How Russia employs ‘hard soft power’ to influence overseas media and sow dissent and fear among foreign populations
A new study found that pliant local media in Ukraine and Georgia was manipulated by Moscow to present anti-Western narratives.
Does the Tavern League of Wisconsin lobby against recreational marijuana?

Wisconsin continues to stand out among Midwest states as one of few that haven’t legalized medicinal and recreational marijuana, and fingers have long pointed to the Tavern League of Wisconsin as the main adversary to legalization.
Does the Tavern League of Wisconsin lobby against recreational marijuana? is a post from Wisconsin Watch, a non-profit investigative news site covering Wisconsin since 2009. Please consider making a contribution to support our journalism.
All-charter no more: New Orleans opens its first traditional public school in nearly 2 decades
This story about New Orleans schools was produced by The Hechinger Report, a nonprofit, independent news organization focused on inequality and innovation in education. Sign up for the Hechinger newsletter.More than 300 students started the school year…
In net metering case, New Hampshire regulators focus on costs while ignoring benefits, advocates say

An agreement among utilities, generators, and clean energy advocates didn’t quell skeptical questioning by state utility regulators, who are focused heavily on whether there is a cost burden for other ratepayers.
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14 states pledge to cut chronic absenteeism rates by half over 5 years
Sign up for Chalkbeat’s free weekly newsletter to keep up with how education is changing across the U.S.Fourteen states have taken up a challenge to significantly reduce the rate at which children miss a lot of school, responding to a recent call from …