Posted inEconomy, News

Rochester repurposing pay phones to provide phone service for people who can’t afford it

There’s an effort in Rochester to get phones made available to people who can’t afford them. The initiative to provide this free phone service began when local photographer and Assistant Professor at RIT/NTID Eric Kunsman was doing a project several years ago to document the dwindling number of pay phones locally. He said that as […]

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Absentee voting, initiative petitions and voter roll audits: Secretary of state candidates Denny Hoskins and Barbara Phifer on running Missouri’s elections

Denny Hoskins and Barbara Phifer face off for Missouri secretary of state in the Nov. 5 general election.

Missourians will have the chance to choose a new top elections official when they cast ballots for secretary of state on Nov. 5.  State Sen. Denny Hoskins of Warrensburg and state Rep. Barbara Phifer of Kirkwood are running to replace current Secretary of State Jay Ashcroft. While the candidates will primarily run Missouri’s elections, they […]

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Posted inGovernment, News

Donald Trump wants mass deportations, but poll finds even majority of Republicans don’t support that

A woman talks into a bullhorn next to a sign that says “DEFEND AND EXPAND IMMIGRANT RIGHTS”

New survey results suggest a majority of Wisconsin Republicans might not be sold on one of Donald Trump’s top campaign pledges.

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