This article was originally published in Louisiana Illuminator. Several changes could be in the works for how special education programs at Louisiana’s K-12 public schools are monitored. They include a deadline to install video cameras in classrooms that the state funded two years ago. The Senate Committee on Education gave unanimous approval Wednesday to House […]
California Gov. Gavin Newsom is renewing his call for accountability from cities and counties that receive homelessness funding after an audit showed the state is not adequately tracking the effectiveness of programs meant to help the unhoused. Newsom on Thursday said the Department of Housing and Community Development will begin overseeing state homelessness grants, namely […]
For those concerned about Iran’s nuclear program, The Washington Post published an unsettling report this week, starting with a factory known as Fordow and the “alarming” changes nuclear inspectors discovered at the facility in February. The same Post report, the details of which have not been independently verified by MSNBC or NBC News, added that […]
My generation has a political problem. We gravitate toward quick fixes for massive problems that plague our country. The generation raised on instant gratification, to little surprise, is looking for the same in politics and government. On no other issue is this more apparent than the student loan crisis. Rather than targeting the root of […]
Apr. 5—TRAVERSE CITY — Northern Lakes Community Mental Health Authority’s interim CEO credited a former law enforcement officer with cleaning up the organization’s recipient rights department, while acknowledging the number of substantiated complaints exceed a goal set last year for the authority. A former Grand Traverse County Sheriff’s Office sergeant, Brian Newcomb, was hired in […]
Comedian and television host Bassem Youssef on Wednesday predicted Israel will face “no accountability” for its strike that killed seven World Central Kitchen workers this week. The comedian, who has family members living in Gaza, highlighted Israel Defense Forces’ ongoing bombardment of the enclave and suggested the international community would not hold Israel accountable. “They […]
Apr. 1—BEMIDJI — The Northwest Minnesota Foundation is seeking funding proposals for efforts aimed at improving the outcomes for individuals who have experienced homelessness. The Racial Equity Accountability Grants support a Northwest Continuum of Care project aimed at identifying, dismantling and de-colonizing instances of racism within the regional homeless response system, a release said. “The […]
DENVER (KDVR) — A Denver mom is speaking out after she said a dog bit her son at a neighborhood park and the dog’s owner just walked away. Alex said her 8-year-old son was playing with his older brother and a few friends at Mayfair Park in Denver on Sunday. “He walked up to a lady […]
Davenport finds itself at the center of a fight that reached state lawmakers. The issue pits the city against several private citizens, media outlets and Iowa Auditor of State Rob Sand, centering around settlement payments to former city employees like former city administrator Corri Spiegel. Corri Spiegel (City of Davenport) The Iowa House Government Oversight […]
Gypsy Rose Blanchard, the child abuse victim who was convicted of killing her mother, apologized to people offended by her “lack of accountability” in her social media posts and media appearances during the first month she was released from prison. “I’m sorry. I’m learning. I take accountability for my part,” Blanchard said in a TikTok. […]
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has welcomed the International Criminal Court’s (ICC) decision to issue arrest warrants for Russia’s Long-Range Aviation and Black Sea Fleet commanders. Source: President Zelenskyy on X; European Pravda Details: Zelenskyy stressed that every Russian commander who orders strikes against Ukrainian civilians and critical infrastructure “must know that justice will be served”. […]
CAROL STREAM, Ill. – The mother of Isaac Goodlow III is pleading for justice after body-camera video showing her son’s shooting death by Carol Stream police in early February was released to the public. In the weeks following her son’s death, Bonnie Pigram says the pain is getting harder to bear. She also says she […]