Jun. 23—ROCHESTER — A review of Rochester’s annual audit shows the city increased its general fund revenues by $6 million in 2023, which included an added $3.8 million from local property taxes. At the same time, the city saw a 9.7% — or $9.4 million — increase in related expenses. The reported increases included an […]
Jun. 20—With the City Council poised to vote on spending as much as $200,000 to hire an outside consultant to do an independent review of the policies and culture of the Decatur Police Department, a suggestion was made at this week’s council meeting that it instead take advantage of a review offered at no cost […]
This article was originally published in West Virginia Watch. Six West Virginia schools were notified Thursday that policies in their student handbooks may violate students’ First Amendment rights by requiring them to participate in certain activities like standing for flag-raising ceremonies and the Pledge of Allegiance and removing hats for the national anthem, among other […]
The Football Review Committee has made a number of proposals that would change Gaelic Football. Six-time All-Ireland-winning Dublin manager Jim Gavin was the chair of the committee. So what are they? Two-point scores, four-point goals Points from the new 40-metre arc would now be worth two points. The other main proposal would see a goal […]
Erik ten Hag is to stay as Manchester United manager following the club’s performance review, the PA news agency understands. A poor second season in charge at Old Trafford ended on a high as the Dutchman led the Red Devils to an FA Cup final win against rivals Manchester City. United have spent the past […]
A grassroots group is suing the city of Camarillo and Costco Wholesale over the construction of the warehouse store on West Ventura Boulevard. Ventura County Citizens Against Mega Gas filed the lawsuit this spring, challenging the city’s approval of the Costco. The group is made up of Camarillo and county residents who sued after the […]
Britain’s Princess Kate has written a letter to the Irish Guards to apologise for not being able to take the salute and wish them luck for The Colonel’s Review in London on Saturday. Kate, who is colonel of the regiment, spoke of her pride in them and added that being colonel “remains an honour”. The […]
Jun. 5—Adam Montgomery, convicted of murdering his 5-year-old daughter, Harmony, wants a review of his sentence of 56 years to life in prison. His application will be reviewed by the three-member Sentence Review Board, which can be done with or without a hearing. Such a review could result in an increase or decrease to the […]
The chair of the Tarrant Appraisal District’s citizen review board resigned this week. An email obtained by the Star-Telegram showed Nancy Sharpe, who served on the board for three years and as chair for one year, resigned on Monday. Her letter of resignation did not give a reason for why she was leaving her post. […]
The Lexington council wants a review of LexArts finances and its diversity efforts. Vice Mayor Dan Wu put a review of LexArts, a community umbrella arts organization, into the Lexington-Fayette Urban County Council’s Budget, Finance and Economic Development Committee last week. A date for that review has not been set. Wu’s motion during a May […]
The website for the Columbia Law Review is no longer accessible following the publication of an article critical of Israel that the publication’s board said did not go through the proper review process. At issue is the publication of an article that said Palestinians are living under a “brutally sophisticated structure of oppression” by Israel. […]
Last year, federal courts in Washington, D.C. forced Elon Musk’s X Corp. to fork over reams of data from Donald Trump’s account to special counsel Jack Smith without telling Trump and giving him a chance to intervene. Now the company is urging the Supreme Court to prevent such a scenario from unfolding again, a demand […]