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Weekly roundup of world briefs   By Ron Kampeas (JTA) — Rep. Lee Zeldin, one of two Jewish Republicans in the U.S. House of Representatives, is considering a run for New York governor in light of scandals engulfing incumbent Andrew Cuomo. “After a lot of people reached out to me in recent days and weeks, and after discussing it at length with my wife and daughters, I am now actively exploring a run for governor of New York against Andrew Cuomo in 2022,” Zeldin told Newsday on Tuesday. Th...

Fri, 03/26/2021 - 6:01pm -- tim Vermont Business Magazine The Vermont Department of Health is reporting a surge in new cases. There does not seem to be a single reason, but the new variants of the novel coronavirus are likely playing some role. Cases were elevated yesterday also, but todays 251 new cases is an all-time high for Vermont. There was also one more death for a statewide total of 224. Health Commissioner Mark Levine said at Friday’s press conference that we are meeting our primary ...

1:10 p.m. — Charlotte voter open to new development The sun on the pavement of the Charlotte Town Hall parking lot beat back the bitter cold spell facing voters today. Michael Haulenbeek, a Charlotte woodworker and native, stopped to speak to his votes in favor of ballot items six and seven, both of which aim to allow for denser housing and development in the East Charlotte Village Commercial District. "We cant vote no to all new development, and if were gonna have new development, Id like to...

Following incessant anti-Semitic harassment, Tufts student calls on university to intervene   March 5, 2021 (JNS) — A Jewish student at Tufts University who claims that he has been the subject months-long campaign of anti-Semitic intimidation, harassment and discrimination is calling on the university to intervene. Max Price, a junior who is a member of the Tufts Community Union Judiciary (TCUJ), which is tasked with fact-checking and removing bias student government legislation, has been ou...

Jewish student government officer at Tufts will not be impeached Kinga Borondy / Correspondent After months of contention between the Students for Palestine Justice and Max Price, a member of the Tufts University student government, that revolved around the wording of a student referendum condemning the university’s participation in a law enforcement exchange program between the United States and Israel, the move to impeach the student was rescinded Saturday. Price, a 21-year-old junior from ...

(JTA) — An attempt to remove a pro-Israel Jewish activist from his student government position at Tufts University has been withdrawn.The effort had drawn media attention as well as concern

Tufts Students for Justice in Palestine (SJP) revoked their impeachment complaint against Jewish student Max Price on February 26.

By Meir Svirsky and Sean Savage, JNS A Jewish student at Tufts University who claims that he has been the subject months-long campaign of anti-Semitic intimidation, harassment and discrimination is calling on the university to intervene. Max Price, a junior who is a member of the Tufts Community Union Judiciary (TCUJ), which is tasked with fact-checking and removing bias student government legislation, has been outspoken against an SJP proposal to include its “Deadly Exchange Campaign” refe...

Feb. 23—CHEYENNE — With several local leaders from Cheyenne opposed to the proposal, a legislative committee rejected a bill Tuesday that would have repea- led the state's sales tax exemptions available to data-processing centers. House Bill 88 would have eliminated the sales tax exemptions on various computer equipment purchased for data centers. The exemptions were first passed by the ...

Cheyenne city council develops tech, innovation advisory councils, approves park upgrades and new police chief © Provided by Cheyenne-Scottsbluff KGWN-TV Cheyenne Community Recreation & Events Department announced the addition of a Bocce Ball league. CHEYENNE, Wyo. (Wyoming News Now) - Cheyenne city council approved of two resolutions Monday evening that create a pathway for Cheyenne in the technology and entrepreneurship field. The resolutions are to create a technology, innovation and entr...