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From Staff Reports Darrell Allison, a 1990 graduate of A.L. Brown High School, has been named the 12th chancellor of Fayetteville State University, the school announced in a news release. Allison has been serving the University of North Carolina Board of Governors since 2017 after being nominated by UNC System President Peter Hans. He is currently the vice president of governmental affairs and state teams at the American Federation for Children. “Darrell Allison is a creative l...

The Board of Education will host a virtual public forum for the candidates on Thursday, March 11 at 6:30 p.m.

Community advocate  Travis Brooks, has announced his candidacy for Tompkins County Legislator in District 1. “I want to be the voice at the table that represents the entire community because Ive lived their experiences. Their stories are my stories, my voice is their voice, and their struggle is my reason.” Brooks’ announcement comes after veteran Legislator Leslyn McBean-Clairborne announced she would not be seeking re-election. Legislator McBean-Clairborne was the first Afri...

BOISE, Idaho — Parents cheered Saturday, March 6, on the steps of the Idaho Capitol building as children threw handfuls of surgical masks into a fire. Far-right groups and some lawmakers held similar demonstrations in more than 20 Idaho towns, seizing on growing impatience with COVID-19 restrictions. “Hey fire, you hungry?” asked one boy as adults watched him toss face coverings into a burn barrel. “Here’s another mask!” Idaho Lt. Gov. Janice McGeachin and state Re...

The legislation would give the Legislature a greater say over state of emergency declarations.

The Columbia Public Schools Board will vote Monday on whether to allow students to go back to school five days per week.

The ballot includes questions on a carbon tax, an oil pipeline and high-capacity wells, as well as hunting of albino deer and fish bag limits.

JACKSON, Ky. -- As flood relief efforts ramp up across Southern and Eastern Kentucky to help families displaced by recent flooding, Congressman Hal Rogers visited several of the hardest-hit communities

PROVIDENCE – Legislation introduced by District 35 (East Greenwich, North Kingstown, South Kingstown, Narragansett) Senator Bridget Valverde that would expand abortion and medical care access for low-income individuals recently hit a roadblock imposed by Rhode Island Senate Democrats. The bill, despite its medical nature and Valverde’s objection, is now assigned to the Senate Judiciary Committee, where it has little hope to pass, rather than the Senate’s Committee on health and h...

State Republicans have already signaled plans to scrap the Democratic governors budget and draft their own from scratch