Category : News Talk

Council Unanimously Approves ‘Plus One’ Initiative to Boost Public Safety Amid Staff Shortages

{KXLG – Watertown, SD} After a presentation from Watertown Police Chief Tim Toomey, the City Council approved an additional Police Office that will be called a “Plus One.” Chief Toomey gives the Council some background on the request…. Y...

‘This is a marathon, not a sprint’: For Boston reparations task force, redress is a work in progress

When Mayor Michelle Wu tapped 10 activists, historians, scholars, and students to study Boston’s complicated relationship with slavery last year, the appointments were hailed as a crucial step in addressing the city’s strained race relations and in...

Cove man found guilty of assaulting guard at hospital; gets probation

#inform-video-player-1 .inform-embed { margin-top: 10px; margin-bottom: 20px; } #inform-video-player-2 .inform-embed { margin-top: 10px; margin-bottom: 20px; } A Copperas Cove man was found guilty this week of assaulting a security guard in the...

California is on track for another record year spent on lobbyists

By Jeremia Kimelman (CALMATTERS) – Special interest groups spent more than $114 million to lobby California officials and legislators in the first quarter of this year, matching the pace last year when a record $480 million was spent to influe...

The President’s Visit to Detroit Was as Much Anti-Trump as it Was Pro-Biden

President Joe Biden’s trip to Detroit Sunday, May 19, marked his second official trip to the city this year. The first came in February, when he stopped to meet with UAW leaders as a follow-up to his 2023 visit to stand on the picket lines with strik...

MUSC Health Black River Medical Center announces newest DAISY Award recipient

The DAISY Award winner Kim James, Nurse Practitioner for MUSC Black River Medical Center....

RFK Jr. has $5 billion reparations plan to top Biden and Trump in November

Robert F. Kennedy Jr. promised black farmers he would make good on a $5 billion reparations plan that was watered down after white farmers complained it infringed on their constitutional rights. RFK Jr., speaking on his podcast with John Boyd Jr.,...

Michigan’s Bold Move to Ensuring Equal Coverage for Mental and Medical Health Care

Michigan is on the brink of a significant transformation in healthcare, making a move that could set a powerful example for the rest of the country. Governor Gretchen Whitmer is set to sign Senate Bill 27 into law this Tuesday, a bold move that ensur...

Gov. Gretchen Whitmer: Supporting Black-Owned Businesses at Mackinac Policy Conference

Spring is a time for new beginnings, and every May, we come together to discuss new ideas, solutions, and innovations at the Mackinac Policy Conference. May is also small business month, and at the conference, one key topic of discussion will be how...

Few Wisconsin restaurants are Black-owned. A Milwaukee incubator aims to change that.

Only 2 percent of restaurants in Wisconsin are owned by Black entrepreneurs, according to the latest estimates of the National Restaurant Association. But one Milwaukee business is aiming to change that dynamic. Turning Tables calls itself a “food i...

Candidates for Delaware’s next governor weigh in on Black maternal health, food deserts

Four candidates for Delaware’s next governor weighed in on a variety of topics during a gubernatorial forum Monday hosted by the Metropolitan Wilmington Urban League at Canaan Baptist Church in New Castle. The debate was moderated by Kerwin Gaines,...