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CPS school-based budget formula targets schools with high needs
WBEZ 91.5 Chicago· 5 days agoA new Chicago Public Schools budgeting formula designed to redistribute resources based on students’ needs is shaking up a school system that has long budgeted based largely ...
Journalism groups sue Wisconsin Justice Department for names of every police officer in state
Stamford Advocate· 5 days agoTwo groups of investigative journalists tracking police misconduct have filed a lawsuit in the hopes...
His grandfather helped build Wichita; he’s helped build 300 homes for Habitat for Humanity
Wichita Eagle via Yahoo News· 6 days agoHigh over the course of 30 years, with two interesting breaks. In 1958, as the United States reacted...
Los Angeles politicians take rare steps to limit their power and boost public confidence – sort of
The Desert Sun via Yahoo News· 2 days agoThat commission, which does not require a vote of the public, would be made up of four members appointed by the mayor, two by the council president, two by the council president ...
Illinois House takes up austere budget this week
Crain s Chicago Business· 6 days agoBudget leaders in the House and Senate hashed out the agreement over the weekend. Since the Senate adjourned and won’t return until the fall, that pushes...
O’Fallon council denies business’s request to bring food truck to parking lot. Why?
Belleville News-Democrat via Yahoo News· 5 days ago“I think it’s important to support small businesses, and (the owner) can continue to employ people...
Ohio lawmakers holding special session to ensure President Biden is on 2024 ballot
Stamford Advocate· 6 days agoNegotiations between House and Senate on a solution to Biden’s ballot conundrum began Friday. The...
Donald Trump is convicted of a felony. Here's how that affects the 2024 presidential race
Stamford Advocate· 3 days agoHaving been convicted of 34 felonies, Donald Trump cannot own a gun, hold public office or even vote...
June is LGBTQ+ Pride Month. Here's what to know
North Platte Telegraph· 2 days agoWhy is June pride month? The monthlong global celebration began with Gay Pride Week in late June 1970, a public celebration that marked the first...
Marian Robinson, the mother of Michelle Obama who lived in the White House, dies at 86
Stamford Advocate· 2 days agoOn election night 2008, as Barack Obama sat nervously in a Chicago hotel suite and awaited news on...