Tag: preserves

New life for old homes as Raleigh preserves Dix Park’s history

The former homes that dotted Western Boulevard on the Dorothea Dix Park property sat falling apart for decades. “You’d look up here and you’d see these decaying houses,” said Janet Cowell, chief executive officer of the Dix Park Conservancy. “It was dark. It was not inviting.” “Now,” she continued, “you’re going to look up, and […]

Maine Legislature preserves expansion of Medicare Savings Programs

Apr. 18—Maine lawmakers this week voted to set aside $14.1 million to preserve a full expansion of the state’s Medicare Savings Programs, rejecting a Mills administration initiative to roll back the program. Jessica Maurer, executive director of the Maine Council on Aging, which lobbied for the bill, said that many lower-income, older Mainers were “hanging […]

Bill amendment preserves journalists’ access to public employee timesheets

Apr. 10—The Ohio House Civil Justice Committee progressed a bill Tuesday to shield certain public service workers’ timesheets from public view, but amended the proposal to protect journalists’ access to the records. House Bill 265, passed by a 14-1 committee vote, is largely advocated for by firefighters and police officers — two occupations whose past, […]

Bill amendment preserves journalists’ access to public employee timesheets

Apr. 10—The Ohio House Civil Justice Committee progressed a bill Tuesday to shield certain public service workers’ timesheets from public view, but amended the proposal to protect journalists’ access to the records. House Bill 265, passed by a 14-1 committee vote, is largely advocated for by firefighters and police officers — two occupations whose past, […]

Does saving Split Oak Forest doom other nature preserves?

Will the grassroots effort to save Split Oak Forest imperil neighboring preserves of spectacular nature? In all of the years of raging controversy over a road proposed to cross a corner of Split Oak Forest in Orange and Osceola counties east of Orlando International Airport, that question has barely been scrutinized in public. Road backers […]