LOS ANGELES (AP) — A federal judge on Friday approved the Biden administration’s request to partially end a nearly three-decade-old agreement to provide court oversight of how the government cares for migrant children in its custody. U.S. District Judge Dolly Gee ruled that special court supervision may end at the U.S. Health and Human Services […]
A growing body of evidence proves Phoenix police use deadly force far more than necessary and target Black and brown people far more often than white people. Much of this has been documented in recent years by journalists at The Arizona Republic, whose investigations repeatedly showed unequal, unjust and unconscionable police practices. Based in part […]
Gov. Ron DeSantis quietly approved new restrictions Friday on how watchdog commissions can investigate state and local officials for suspected public corruption and ethical violations, even as local officials say the move will likely result in less government oversight of elected officials. Under the new law, state and local ethics panels will be allowed to […]
LOS ANGELES (AP) — For 27 years, federal courts have held special oversight over custody conditions for child migrants. The Biden administration wants a judge to partially lift those powers. U.S. District Judge Dolly Gee will consider the request at a hearing in Los Angeles on Friday, barely a week before new safeguards take effect […]
Jun. 17—When New Mexico hospitals change hands, consumer advocates want more transparency and ways for community members to weigh in. Some business advocates want to make sure proposed regulatory oversight of those deals isn’t so heavy-handed it stems the flow of capital into what they describe as an already arid landscape. And New Mexicans from […]
The governing board of Tallahassee Classical School, which went viral last year after a controversy involving Michelangelo’s “David” statue being used in an art lesson, has removed yet another principal. Headmaster Cara Wynn was asked to resign from her position Monday, according to an email obtained by the Tallahassee Democrat that was sent to parents. […]
The US supreme court has been “captured and corrupted by money and extremism”, provoking a “crisis of legitimacy” that threatens the stability of American democracy, warned the representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez. Speaking during a round table on Capitol Hill, the New York Democrat accused the court of “delegitimizing itself through its conduct”. In the two years […]
NEW YORK — The City Council overwhelmingly passed legislation to give itself greater oversight of top mayoral appointments — the latest move in a power struggle with Mayor Eric Adams. The bill would subject 20 positions to confirmation hearings and a vote by the 51-member legislative body, including commissioners of the buildings, transportation and sanitation […]
Two bills that take two different approaches to East Ramapo’s fiscal woes have been introduced in the state Legislature in the dwindling days of the 2024 session: Senate bill S9833, introduced this week by state Sen. Shelley Mayer, dangles a $20 million-a-year “spin-up” of future state aid if district voters agree to pass a 1% […]
TaShun Bowden-Lewis’ term as the state’s first Black chief public defender ended Tuesday with her dismissal for misconduct by an oversight board she had accused of racism and with which she was in near continuous confrontation over two years in office. Meeting at the state Capitol, the Public Defender Services Commission voted unanimously to fire […]
PROVIDENCE – The former head of Providence’s civilian-led police oversight board has reached a $45,000 settlement with the city after his firing in 2020. José Batista, who was fired from his post as executive director of the Providence External Review Authority after releasing video footage of former Providence Police Sgt. Joseph Hanley allegedly assaulting Rishod […]
UAW President Shawn Fain will oversee the union’s Stellantis Department going forward, according to multiple sources with knowledge of the situation. The move means the reassignment of those duties from Vice President Rich Boyer, who had been in charge of the department. Boyer will retain his oversight of the union’s Competitive Shop/Independents, Parts and Suppliers […]