Citing financial issues, New York’s local Planned Parenthood chapter says within weeks it will no longer provide abortions at 20-plus weeks or “deep sedation” for patients seeking to be put under for the insertion of intrauterine devices for birth control and surgical abortions.On Monday, Planned Parenthood of Greater New York told THE CITY that beginning […]
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Lansing Big Lots among dozens to close nationwide
LANSING, N.Y. — Discount retailer Big Lots will be bidding farewell to its Tompkins County outpost, as part of a sweep of dozens of closures announced across the country. The initial announcement of closures was focused on 35-40 locations, with the only Upstate store slated for closure being in the Glens Falls area north of […]
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Contentious ‘Project 2025’ plan uses Arizona as education model
Contentious ‘Project 2025’ plan uses Arizona as education model is reporting published by Arizona Center for Investigative Reporting, Arizona’s only nonprofit newsroom dedicated to statewide investigative reporting.
Project 2025, a controversial polic…
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Chicago touts after-school program growth but cuts funding
Sign up for Chalkbeat Chicago’s free daily newsletter to keep up with the latest education news.Kia Banks, the principal at Vanderpoel Humanities Academy on the city’s South Side, found out this summer her school was getting less than a third of the fu…
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Five things we’re watching as Memphis students head back to school for 2024-25
Sign up for Chalkbeat Tennessee’s free daily newsletter to keep up with Memphis-Shelby County Schools and statewide education policy.This week, more than 100,000 students in Memphis-Shelby County Schools, the state’s largest school district, are puttin…
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Indiana’s dependence on coal is costing ratepayers millions and holding back clean energy growth
Indiana ratepayers spend hundreds of millions of dollars per year for power from coal plants that are operating despite the availability of cheaper sources, including wind and solar. The state is emblematic of a larger problem, as electricity market rules typically allow utility-owned power plants to essentially cut in line even when they are not […]
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Cancer-Causing Chemicals Still Lurk Under NYCHA’s Jacob Riis Houses, 19 Years After Detection
Nearly 20 years after highly toxic chemicals were found lurking under the Jacob Riis Houses in the East Village — and four years after specific cleanup plans were recommended — not one cubic yard of toxic soil has been removed from the site, an investigation by THE CITY has found. Public housing tenants first learned […]
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Harris’ California Health Care Battles Signal Fights Ahead for Hospitals if She Wins
Kamala Harris fought health care consolidation during her tenure as California’s attorney general, and she could escalate the fight nationally if she wins in November. Still, the pace of mergers has accelerated.
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Under Wisconsin’s ‘drawdown’ election law, one person’s error can cost another person their vote
Votebeat is a nonprofit news organization reporting on voting access and election administration across the U.S. Sign up for Votebeat Wisconsin’s free newsletter here.Consider this scenario: An absentee ballot in Wisconsin gets returned with an error, …
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Drag Queen Assaulted Outside Binghamton Police Station
BINGHAMTON, N.Y. — A drag performer was attacked early Friday morning outside the Binghamton Police Station, according to reports. The incident occurred around 2 a.m. on August 2, following a drag show at Legacy Lounge on Hawley Street. The performer was allegedly assaulted by a group of at least 10 individuals while walking to their […]