The Maryland State Board of Education upheld Frederick County Public Schools’ decision to fire a former employee, who has filed a federal lawsuit against the district, due to an “unprecedented backlog” of work — including over 500 unprocessed teacher certifications. Sarah Ianacone, a former personnel officer for FCPS from 2013 to 2021, filed a federal […]
Israel’s military announced on Sunday that it will suspend fighting during daytime hours along a route in southern Gaza to free up a backlog of humanitarian aid deliveries destined for desperate Palestinians enduring a humanitarian crisis sparked by the war, now in its ninth month. The “tactical pause” announced by the military, which applies to […]
Israel’s military announced on Sunday that it will suspend fighting during daytime hours along a route in southern Gaza to free up a backlog of humanitarian aid deliveries destined for desperate Palestinians enduring a humanitarian crisis sparked by the war, now in its ninth month. The “tactical pause” announced by the military, which applies to […]
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court is headed into its final few weeks with nearly half of the cases heard this year still undecided, including ones that could reshape the law on everything from guns to abortion to social media. The justices are also still weighing whether former President Donald Trump is immune from criminal […]
Jun. 7—LIMA — When Ohio Supreme Court Chief Justice Sharon Kennedy assumed that role in the state’s highest court, addressing the backlog of cases present in many courts throughout the state was a priority for her as well as helping those coming out of prison avoid recidivism. On Friday, Kennedy updated Allen County Republicans on […]
The LSU Library sits in the middle of campus on Monday, March 20, 2023, in Baton Rouge, La. (Matthew Perschall for Louisiana Illuminator) Louisiana lawmakers are moving forward with a plan to divert state savings to a new fund to fix a lengthy list of crumbling infrastructure on state college and university campuses. The Legislature […]
(Bloomberg) — Dell Technologies Inc. reported its first revenue increase since 2022, but it wasn’t enough to impress investors with high expectations for the company’s AI-optimized server business. The shares declined more than 10% in extended trading. Most Read from Bloomberg Sales increased 6.3% to $22.2 billion in the period ended May 3, the Round […]
SOUTH BEND — The South Bend Common Council on Monday voted to tweak a city ordinance so it can pare down a backlog of meeting minutes from the past two years. City Clerk Bianca Tirado, who assumed office on Jan. 1 after ousting Dawn Jones in last year’s election cycle, said dozens of meeting minutes from […]
Mar. 25—Criminal charges against a Santa Fe couple accused in the 2022 slaying of 21-year-old Grace Jennings with a sword likely will be resolved through plea agreements, attorneys told a state district judge Monday. However, a prosecutor said the case can’t be resolved until the New Mexico Department of Public Safety’s forensic laboratory completes DNA […]
Mar. 9—New Mexico’s embattled child welfare agency says it has made considerable progress reducing a jarring backlog of more than 2,000 reports of alleged abuse and neglect. Two nationally recognized experts on child welfare reform sounded the alarm in January on “a clear and urgent safety risk for children,” saying New Mexico needed to take […]
For over four years, Andrés Arenas has been serving as a spiritual leader and musical director at Iglesia Vida Nueva, a Pentecostal church in West Tampa, where the congregation mainly consists of families from Latin America. In 2019, Arenas came from Bucaramanga, in north-central Colombia, accompanied by his wife, to support this church and contribute […]
Feb. 13—A $5 billion traffic jam of unfinished capital projects around the state — some of them now as many as eight years in waiting — riled lawmakers in a powerful legislative committee Tuesday morning, but members voted to advance the renewal of funding for the projects. Members of the Senate Finance Committee voted in […]