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Op-Ed | Two decades of training New York’s journalists
11+ hour, 2+ min ago (417+ words) “I listened to the needs of the community and wrote with the intention of answering those needs,” he explained to the school’s class of 2025 at their commencement ceremony, where he served as the alumni speaker. His successes speak to the…...
Top execs from California’s largest companies blast state’s wasteful spending in ‘explosive’ ad
19+ hour, 52+ min ago (538+ words) California’s business heavyweights are warning residents that Sacramento politicians are preparing to drop a “tax bomb” on the state — and they’ve released a new ad to make the point. The “explosive” new spot from the Californians Against Wasteful Spending and…...
Fare evasion: Hochul, MTA leaders say stations testing modern fare gate models see 35% drop in the costly crime
1+ day, 1+ hour ago (647+ words) Fare evation has plummeted an average of 35% across the 20 stations where the MTA is testing modern subway entrance gates meant to deter the practice, Gov. Kathy Hochul and agency leaders announced on Wednesday. Hochul and MTA honchos also revealed on…...
Free community college expands in New York for adult learners to help mitigate AI impact on job market
3+ day, 7+ hour ago (269+ words) New York state is giving adult residents a chance to hit the books and earn a degree — or a second degree — and advance their careers without emptying their wallets. To mitigate the impacts of AI on jobs, New York is…...
Law Department veteran Stephen Louis finds second calling teaching the tangled art of municipal problem-solving
6+ day, 5+ hour ago (1286+ words) Students at New York Law School (NYLS) are often surprised to learn about the sprawling complexity of New York City’s government inner structures. Stephen Louis, a New York City Law Department veteran and a NYLS distinguished fellow in state and…...
Powerful California political dynasty explodes as estranged wife levels disturbing new incest claims at prodigal son
1+ week, 1+ hour ago (501+ words) A former Kern County political heavyweight’s fall from grace has taken another turn as members of his own family have publicly spoken out about child abuse allegations against him. Zack Scrivner, 52, spent seven years on the Bakersfield City Council and…...
Op-Ed | My wheelchair is my legs??? what happens when the providers we depend on disappear?
1+ week, 1+ day ago (150+ words) And this is more than an inconvenience. One day, as I was getting into my mom’s van to go to work, a chunk broke off one of my casters. My wheelchair jerked sideways and fell over with me still in…...
Inside Government with PoliticsNY: A Q&A with Chair of the Senate Committee on Education Senator Shelley Mayer
1+ week, 3+ day ago (397+ words) PoliticsNY’s latest special edition, Inside Government: Public Schools features the government officials shaping New York’s public schools and overall educational landscape. Today’s Q&A is with New York State Senator Shelley Mayer. Senator Mayer is chair of the New York…...
A $1.5 Billion Opportunity for New York Students
3+ week, 2+ hour ago (193+ words) My son discovered how much he loves robotics at an after-school STEM program. I watched him light up in a way I hadn’t seen before. But we can’t always afford to keep him enrolled. To us, this program isn’t an…...