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A public safety disconnect among Liberty County voters

by Robin KempOctober 11, 2024

Small-town politics can get uncomfortable when you’re likely to run into a candidate or their relative or a member of their campaign at church or the grocery store.
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Environment, News

Colorado wildlife managers give up on finding fifth Copper Creek wolf pup after 19 nights

by American Public NewsOctober 11, 2024

CPW has called off the capture operation because temperatures are dropping and it would be unsafe to move the pup, which is about 6 months old

Voting

Langworthy, Carle debate in Elmira on taxes, housing, environment, other big topics

by Natalie AbruzzoOctober 11, 2024

Candidates for the 23rd Congressional District met for a debate in Elmira Thursday, hosted by local station WETM. Rep. Nick Langworthy, a Republican and a first-term incumbent, is looking to hold on to the seat he was elected to serve in 2022. Tom Carl…

Economy, News

Massive tax break easily approved for neighborhood-scale South Hill development

by American Public NewsOctober 11, 2024

ITHACA, N.Y. — An estimated $85 million tax break was approved this week for a massive development project that will change the face of Ithaca’s South Hill. The Tompkins County […]

The post Massive tax break resoundingly approved for neighborhood-scale South Hill development appeared first on The Ithaca Voice.

Government, News

Democrat seeks to flip GOP seat in Milwaukee-area rematch

by Jack Kelly / Wisconsin WatchOctober 11, 2024

Water falls over a dam amid trees and rocks.

The race for the 61st Assembly District is a rematch from 2022, pitting incumbent Rep. Bob Donovan, R-Greenfield, a longtime GOP office-holder in the Milwaukee area, against Democrat LuAnn Bird.

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‘A mess on our hands:’ NYC teachers union raises alarm on math curriculum overhaul

by Michael Elsen-RooneyOctober 11, 2024November 27, 2024

Sign up for Chalkbeat New York’s free daily newsletter to keep up with NYC’s public schools.New York City’s teachers union has been a key supporter of the ambitious effort to overhaul the literacy curriculum in elementary school, but it’s been a very d…

News

Man killed in Cripple Creek mine accident was 46-year-old tour guide, officials say

by Olivia Prentzel, The Colorado SunOctober 11, 2024

Investigators are still looking into what caused the malfunction with the elevator, which brings people 1,000 feet underground

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Newark students battle with full buses, city traffic to get to school on time, parents say

by Jessie GómezOctober 11, 2024

Sign up for Chalkbeat Newark’s free newsletter to keep up with the city’s public school system.Earlier this school year, Newark Board of Education co-vice president Allison James-Frison said she saw crowded New Jersey Transit buses passing Newark stude…

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Who Paid for Adams Real Estate Chief Jesse Hamilton’s Japan Trip, Council Member Asks Following Report by THE CITY

by Greg Smith, The CITYOctober 11, 2024

State Sen. Jesse Hamilton joins a City Hall press conference about the Trans Pacific Partnership.

The chair of the City Council’s government operations committee Friday demanded answers to conflict-of-interest questions raised by a vacation in Japan that included both the mayoral appointee who oversees the city’s leasing and a top executive at the brokerage that gets paid a commission by the property owners on those leases. The trip last month […]

The post Who Paid for Adams Real Estate Chief Jesse Hamilton’s Japan Trip, Council Member Asks Following Report by THE CITY appeared first on THE CITY – NYC News.

Government

City Council member calls for police chief’s resignation: ‘Direct threat to our community’s safety and well-being’

by Doug BrownOctober 11, 2024

Days after Freedom BLOC called for the resignation of Police Chief Brian Harding after he backed officers involved in the controversial bodyslam and arrest of an Akron woman, an Akron City Council member is adding to the chorus of voices who want new leadership. Akron City Council at-large representative Eric Garrett, in a statement released […]

The post City Council member calls for police chief’s resignation: ‘Direct threat to our community’s safety and well-being’ appeared first on Signal Akron.