A Colorado judge has issued an order temporarily blocking the proposed $24.6 billion merger between the nation’s two largest supermarket chains ahead of an antitrust trial in state court set to begin in September. Colorado Attorney General Phil Weiser in February sued to block the merger between grocery giant Kroger, which operates King Soopers and […]
Vice President Kamala Harris — the likely 2024 Democratic presidential nominee — outlined on Thursday some of her “vision of the future” while touting the administration’s education record in her keynote address to the American Federation of Teachers national convention in Houston. Harris has quickly drawn the support of major unions like the AFT in […]
Editor’s note: This story links to video containing images that may be upsetting to some viewers. U.S. Sen. Chuck Grassley released additional videos and documents Thursday related to the attempted assassination of former President Donald Trump. Grassley said in a news release that the bodycam videos were obtained from the Beaver County Emergency Services Unit […]
Sign up for Chalkbeat’s free weekly newsletter to keep up with how education is changing across the U.S.In one of her first speeches since becoming the likely Democratic nominee for president, Kamala Harris delivered a fiery call to teachers and other …
For the 2024 campaign, Joe Biden is out, and Kamala Harris is in. As the vice president makes moves toward the top of the Democratic presidential ticket, health policy is resurging as a campaign issue. Meanwhile, Congress tries — and again fails — to make timely progress on the annual government spending bills as abortion issues cause delays. Alice Miranda Ollstein of Politico, Stephanie Armour of KFF Health News, and Rachel Cohrs Zhang of Stat join KFF Health News’ Julie Rovner to discuss these issues and more. Also this week, Rovner interviews Anthony Wright, the new executive director of Families USA, about his plans for the organization and his history working with Harris on health topics.
In the second hour of “Connections with Evan Dawson” on Thursday, July 25, 2024, we sit down with Kim Bixler to discuss her childhood growing up in Rochester’s only Frank Lloyd Wright House.
In the first hour of “Connections with Evan Dawson” on Thursday, we speak with leaders of Upstate Interiors Academy about trade jobs and hear stories from some of their students.
This story was originally published by Chalkbeat. Sign up for their newsletters at ckbe.at/newsletters. Goodbye, student MetroCards. New York City students will receive free OMNY cards in the coming school year, allowing for more flexible travel on weekdays and weekends, Mayor Eric Adams announced Thursday. The new cards — which will be available for the 2024-25 school year […]
An old fire station in the Amphi neighborhood will become a new shelter and assistance hub for unhoused people, the only housing-first effort in the neighborhood. The endeavor is part of the city’s Housing First Program, which aims to address homelessness by prioritizing getting people sheltered and providing them additional support and services. On June […]
