∙ This is the sixth of several articles in a “Be a More Informed Voter” series by Sandy Parker of Sparker’s Soapbox that will appear in the Naples Daily News in the coming months. With August elections just around the corner, this article looks at Collier County’s constitutional officers. All but one are seeking reelection. […]
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Q&A with Bernalillo County’s first deputy county manager for behavioral health
May 18—After months of searching, the Bernalillo County Commission approved hiring the county’s first deputy county manager for behavioral health in April. The position was created in 2023 to oversee the county’s Behavioral Health Division, which includes the CARE Campus, the Behavioral Health Initiative, the Tiny Home Village, and the Resource Reentry Center. The new […]
How did Prairie Meadows go from a turkey to Polk County’s golden goose?
Just curious: This occasional feature in the Des Moines Register aims to answer your questions about Iowa. Is there some place, event, lore, history or cultural quirk you’re just curious about? Email your question to the Des Moines Register’s Bill Steiden at wsteiden@registermedia.com. As another season of live racing kicks off this month at Prairie Meadows in […]
This land could have become Brunswick County’s Mayfaire. Now it’s for sale.
On September 8, 2022, heavy equipment and trucks move through the property that was once slated to be the Mirasol development on N.C. 211, just across from St. James Plantation. Part of a Brunswick County property that was once considered for the construction of a Mayfaire-like development is on the market. According to a real […]
Judge strikes down NY county’s ban on female transgender athletes after roller derby league sues
EAST MEADOW, N.Y. (AP) — A New York judge on Friday struck down a Long Island county’s order banning female transgender athletes after a local women’s roller derby league challenged it. Judge Francis Ricigliano ruled that Nassau County Executive Bruce Blakeman didn’t have the authority to issue his February executive order, which denies park permits […]
Who’s running for Canyon County’s Legislative District 12? Hear from the candidates
Republican voters in Nampa’s Legislative District 12 will have to choose between incumbent legislators and their challengers in contested House and Senate races in this month’s primary. District 12 covers a large swath of Nampa south of Interstate 84, and it’s home to some of the Legislature’s more conservative Republican members. In the upcoming May […]
A Q&A with Kenton County’s top public defender on what it takes to represent the accused
As a result of pop culture’s fascination with crime, even the most casual viewer is exposed to myriad dramas, podcasts and documentaries dealing with murder mysteries and usually ending with someone in handcuffs. For the Kentucky Department of Public Advocacy’s attorneys in Kenton County, their work is only just beginning once someone is charged with […]
Where’s the migrant crime in Tarrant County’s ‘border cities’? We asked police about it
In Reality Check stories, Star-Telegram journalists dig deeper into questions over facts, consequences and accountability. Read more. Story idea? RealityCheck@star-telegram.com. A common refrain among people raising alarms about the border crisis is that every American city is a border city, meaning undocumented immigrants bring elevated crime rates to communities far from the U.S.-Mexico border. Keller […]
How Canyon County’s prosecutor says a commissioner seeking re-election broke a state law
The Canyon County prosecutor believes County Commissioner Leslie Van Beek violated state law by using the county’s print shop to print materials for her reelection campaign. Prosecuting Attorney Bryan Taylor appointed an outside prosecutor, Justin Coleman from Nez Perce County, to investigate Van Beek for violating Idaho’s Public Integrity in Elections Act. State law requires […]
How big is St. Louis County’s largest city? Almost triple the size of 100 others
How big is St. Louis County’s largest city? Almost triple the size of 100 others ST. LOUIS COUNTY, Mo. – There are nearly 100 municipalities in St. Louis County. The largest one, in terms of land covered, is nearly triple the size of all of the county’s counterparts individually. According to the U.S. Census Bureau, […]
Fresno County’s neediest residents may see welfare programs cut in California budget deficit
Raising twins as a working single mother became a bigger challenge for Gente Tesfai when she suffered a knee injury that required major surgery, leaving her unable to return to work. That’s when she turned to the California Work Opportunity and Responsibility to Kids (CalWORKs) where the Fresno County Department of Social Services helped her […]
A look at one-room schools in Dallas County’s Des Moines Township
Although farming was king in Iowa due to the good soil, small towns flourished throughout the state because of two other enterprises: coal mining and the railroads. According to “The History of Dallas County,” published by the Union Historical Company in 1879, “the first school in Des Moines Township was taught in the house of […]