A year ago, a former president signed an order that told the Education Secretary to start shutting down the department and hand its powers back to states. The goal was to make education more local, a plan that many conservatives have pushed for long time. The secretary said her main job was to “p
Local leaders in Staten Island are urging city officials to shift focus from fines to teaching residents how to compost properly. After Mayor Zohran Mamdani restarted penalties for missed food‑scrap separation, a group of council members from across the borough called on the Department of Transporta
The people who run Portland Community College’s board are looking at a tough problem: the college is spending more than it earns, and that gap keeps growing. They say they care a lot about the school’s job of opening doors for people in the community, but that caring comes with a hard look at money.
The Senate convened over the weekend to debate a wide-ranging voting bill that would tighten voter registration rules and mandate photo IDs at polling places. In a separate motion, the body also voted against an amendment that would bar transgender athletes from women's sports. The vote, 49‑41, kept
Sam Bankman‑Fried, the former chief of a now‑failing cryptocurrency firm, appears to be courting a pardon by showing up on social media for the former president. From his prison cell, he has praised the ex‑leader’s policies and supported the former president’s campaign to hit Iran. The messages ca
In Italy, people went to the polls this Sunday for a very important vote. The question on the ballot is whether to change how judges and prosecutors work in the country. This issue has caused a lot of debate for years. The proposed changes would split one big court body into two separate groups. It
The leaders of the G7 countries gathered on Saturday to say they are ready to act if needed so that energy can keep moving around the world. They also highlighted how crucial it is to protect sea lanes, especially those near the Strait of Hormuz. The ministers from Canada, France, Germany, Italy,
Japan’s foreign minister said the country might send its forces to sweep naval mines in the Strait of Hormuz if a ceasefire ends the U. S. -Israeli conflict with Iran. The minister explained that such an operation would only happen after a complete stop to fighting and if mines were blocking shippin
The city council is set to meet again on March 23 to decide whether to issue a $2. 6 million bond that would buy new firefighter turnout gear free of PFAS chemicals. The current equipment has tested positive for these substances, which are linked to health risks such as certain cancers. Some council
In Charleston County, a group of school leaders wants state lawmakers to give local districts more say in how charter schools use their money. Daniel Prentice, the district’s chief finance officer, is urging representatives to add a clause that would require charter budgets to be approved by the
