Nigerians protest over skyrocketing inflation as local currency hits record low value
Nigerians are facing the West African nation’s worst economic crisis in years, caused by soaring inflation as a result of monetary policies that pushed the currency to record lows against the dollar. The situation sparked anger and protests across the country. Inflation rose to 29.9% in January, the highest since 1996, mainly driven by food […]
Massachusetts school board members ask for National Guard to be deployed to contain repeated fights at local high school
Brockton High School, located in Brockton, Massachusetts, is the state’s largest public school with over 3,500 students.But the school also has a clear problem with student violence, a problem that has become so severe that four members of the Brockton School Committee sent a letter to their mayor He called for the National Guard to […]
NY election law that ‘nationalizes’ local politics flies under the radar despite being ‘monumental’: expert
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Local authority leaders criticise Sunak’s demand for ‘restrained’ council tax rises | Council tax
England’s parliamentary leaders have criticized Rishi Sunak for calling on local authorities to show “restraint” in introducing council tax bills, saying the government is to blame for the funding shortfall. The Prime Minister said on Friday that “local assemblies have an obligation to respect the people’s demands for household finances,” and called on authorities to […]
Local families waiting to see if child tax credit bill will pass for this tax season – WWLP.com
SPRINGFIELD, Mass. (WWLP) – Earlier this month, the House of Representatives passed a $78 billion tax bill that could increase the child tax credit. Expanding the child tax credit: Who will get the money if passed? The bill would increase the maximum refundable tax credit per child for the 2023 tax year from $1,600 to […]
To save local journalism, update the Public Broadcasting Act
Thomas Jefferson as U.S. Ambassador to France I have written “If I had to choose between a government without a newspaper and a newspaper without a government, I would choose the latter without a moment’s hesitation.” Jefferson would be disappointed with today’s trends. Increasingly, governments do not have newspapers, especially at the local level, where […]
Kentucky appropriation meant to cover local matches for federal grants could spin off huge returns
FRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) — For years, Ballard County has aspired to build a river port to take advantage of its strategic location at the confluence of the Ohio and Mississippi rivers. Winning a federal grant would help get the project off the ground, but there’s one problem. Kentucky’s rural counties can’t afford some of the […]
Oklahoma drag queen resigns as elementary school principal, prompting lamentations from local media: ‘Not illegal in any way’
Multiple local media outlets in Oklahoma made little secret of their displeasure over a local drag queen quitting her day job as an elementary school principal. The story is about Shane Murnane, a man in his early 50s who parades around the Oklahoma City area dressed as a drag queen named Chantel Mandalay. In 2018, […]
Local homeless man denied access to migrant shelter in Massachusetts: Video
A new video circulating on social media shows a homeless American man begging to be allowed into an immigrant shelter in Massachusetts. New Bedford Guide report. According to news outlets, staff at the shelter refused the local man access. “They can’t afford to live here, so they’re bringing other moms here? That makes no sense […]
Kansas City Chief fans toxicology report released to local police
Police have received toxicology reports for three Kansas City men found dead in the snow two days after a game day rally. The families of David Harrington, Clayton McGeeney and Ricky Johnson told FOX 4 they learned police had received the report. “Further details of this incident have not been released to any media and […]