May 15—The Lebanon Special School District Board of Education has approved the renewal of the Director of Schools Brian Hutto’s contract for another year. “I think Brian’s done an excellent job,” LSSD Board of Education Chairman Mark Tomlinson said. “He communicates well with us, and I think all the teachers are happy with him. I […]
May 15—The fundraising frontrunners in two contested races for the Santa Fe County Commission have widened the gap between the most and least well-funded contenders in their latest round of campaign finance reports. Adam Johnson held onto his lead in a three-way race for the County Commission District 4 seat as of May 6, according […]
May 15—In a case that has been circling the justice system of the 12th District Court since 2015, Richard Alan Curlee, 34, was found guilty and sentenced to two life sentences for the Continuous Sexual Abuse of Child under 14 in 12th District Court. The sentencing phase of the jury trial, that began Tuesday, May […]
WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court on Wednesday paved the way for Louisiana to use a congressional map in this year’s election that includes two majority-Black districts. The court granted emergency requests filed by an unlikely alliance of Republican state officials and civil rights groups, who were united in asking the high court to block a […]
May 15—Shaun Mastroianni on Tuesday won the Republican nomination for the 20th State Senate District, where he will challenge state Sen. Martha Marx, D-New London. Mastroianni in a news release positioned himself as a parent who understands the challenges families face. Formerly active in Stonington politics, Mastroianni said he moved last year to Old Lyme […]
BATON ROUGE, La. (BRPROUD) — On Wednesday, the Supreme Court of the United States ordered that Louisiana use the Congressional district map for the 2024 elections. This would allow the state to use a House map that has a second majority-Black district. A lower federal court ruled that the map was a “racial gerrymander.” The […]
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court on Wednesday ordered Louisiana to hold congressional elections in 2024 using a House map with a second mostly Black district, despite a lower-court ruling that called the map an illegal racial gerrymander. The order allows the use of a map that has majority Black populations in two of the […]
A California school district has settled a lawsuit with a teacher who says she was fired over her religious beliefs after she refused to use students’ preferred pronouns, attorneys say. The Jurupa Unified School District in Riverside County agreed to pay $360,000 to Jessica Tapia, her attorneys at Advocates for Faith & Freedom said in […]
An office that’s particularly important to the Augusta area’s safety and security is the District Attorney of the Augusta Judicial Circuit, which encompasses Richmond and Burke counties. Incumbent Jared Williams is defending his seat against Amber Brantley, a local Trial Team leader and prosecutor for the Domestic Violence Accountability Court and an assistant DA for […]
A former state delegate from Western Maryland and a Biden administration telecommunications official claimed victory in their respective primaries Tuesday, setting the stage for a campaign this fall to represent Maryland’s most competitive congressional district. With close to 90% of precincts reporting, Democrat April McClain Delaney, a lawyer, philanthropist and former U.S. Commerce Department official, […]
Weeks after filing an intent to strike, Lakeville teachers voted overwhelmingly to approve a new contract agreement with Lakeville Public Schools. Eighty-eight percent of teachers voted to ratify the tentative agreement with the district, the union Education Minnesota Lakeville said in a statement. Just weeks earlier, almost all — 98% — of teachers had voted […]
BALTIMORE — Baltimore County Executive Johnny Olszewski Jr. will be the Democratic nominee in the race to replace longtime U.S. Rep. Dutch Ruppersberger, setting up a November election between him and Republican Kim Klacik, who also won in Tuesday’s primary. The Baltimore County-focused 2nd Congressional District was one of a few competitive primary races for […]