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Editorial: A Status Quo Budget Won't Meet Ulster's Challenges
9+ hour, 29+ min ago (40+ words) Shawangunk Journal Editorial: A Status Quo Budget Won't Meet Ulster's Challenges In 1943, psychologist Abraham Maslow introduced his concept of a “hierarchy of needs” as an explanation of human behavior. You...
Allegheny County Executive presents 2027 operating budget proposal; no tax increase mentioned
3+ hour, 40+ min ago (440+ words) Allegheny County Executive Sara Innamorato presented a $1.25 billion proposed operating budget for 2027 to the County Council on Tuesday night. The BBC speaks to experts about current US state sexual assault laws and why some believe changing them will help alleged…...
Law Society calls for Burnham’s government to implement overdue legal aid means-test overhaul
16+ min ago (232+ words) The Law Society of England and Wales is calling for Prime Minister Andy Burnham to implement the means test reforms to legal aid promised by earlier governments. Meanwhile, referrals to legal aid mediation for family disputes have dropped by 61%. Currently,…...
Woody Williams statue commission holds first meeting
43+ min ago (560+ words) CHARLESTON - Two years after being called for by the West Virginia Legislature, the group that will decide on a statue of Congressional Medal of Honor recipient Hershel "Woody" Williams to send to the U.S. Capitol Building met for the first time....
Proposed property tax would provide dedicated funding for Lancaster County libraries
8+ hour, 8+ min ago (453+ words) A proposed property tax increase in Lancaster County could provide dedicated funding for public libraries, with voters set to decide on the measure during the November 3 general election. Lancaster County voters will decide on November 3 whether to approve a 0.55-mill…...
Missouri Amendments 7 and 8 Explained
1+ hour, 39+ min ago (1584+ words) Home » Local News » Missouri Amendments 7 and 8 Explained JEFFERSON CITY, MO – October 6, 2026 (STL.News) Missouri voters heading to the polls Nov. 3 will decide two constitutional amendments that could have consequences extending far beyond a single election cycle. Amendment 7 proposes an unusual…...
New Hartford Town Board reviews tentative 2027 budget at work session
5+ hour, 59+ min ago (511+ words) The town of New Hartford Municipal Building at 8635 Clinton St. in The Orchard. NEW HARTFORD — The New Hartford Town Board reviewed the 2027 tentative budget at a Monday, Oct. 5 working session. The councilors reviewed the proposed budget page-by-page, with representatives from…...
Howard County councilwoman raises race concerns in fight over inspector general access
8+ hour, 14+ min ago (488+ words) by WBFF STAFF | FOX45 NEWS HOWARD COUNTY, Md. (WBFF) — A debate over government transparency in Howard County is now putting race at the center of the controversy after Councilwoman Christiana Rigby raised concerns about what she described as a “pattern of behavior…...
DLA Piper advises TalkTalk on business-critical sale process
42+ min ago (156+ words) DLA Piper has advised, as co-counsel alongside Freshfields, on the acquisition by BT Group of TalkTalk’s wholesale and consumer business out of the administration. TalkTalk provided telecommunications and broadband services to more than 2.5 million retail and wholesale customers across the…...
Bellingham mayor explains city’s approach to federal issues at immigration forum
8+ hour, 36+ min ago (581+ words) At a meeting on Tuesday night hosted by Indivisible Bellingham, Mayor Kim Lund addressed community concerns around immigration enforcement, surveillance and federal overreach. The crowd’s skeptical response to the city’s defense of CBP reflected the mood of Bellingham residents who…...