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SNAP lapse

States react to SNAP decision; Parents accuse Bonnabel High (in Jefferson Parish, La.) employees of hitting, humiliating special education student

No progress for poor areas despite years of NC tier system designed to spark growth; Family awaits results of independent autopsy on Delta State student Trey Reed

State and Local Government

Spartanburg, S.C. City Council to meet Monday, Oct. 27

N.C.'s DEQ accepting public comments on modified air quality permit for Domtar Paper in Martin County

North Carolina

Durham tenants get extra tool to aid in fixing dangerous rentals; Asheville's Mission Hospital in immediate jeopardy for 2nd straight year

Arizona sues over House Speaker’s refusal to seat Adelita Grijalva; New Orleans officials still unable to say why voter education on redistricting was lacking

State and Local Government

Local governments in the Carolinas to meet next week

NC DEQ schedules public hearings in Lexington and Mooresville in November to consider air permit modifications for Transco’s proposed pipeline expansion

UNC Greensboro

Altercation involving UNC Greensboro police drawing strong reactions

Cops on Ketamine? Largely Unregulated Mental Health Treatment Faces Hurdles, Mississippi prison chief reopens homicide cases following news investigation

South Carolina

South Carolina has 12 measles cases tied to Upstate outbreak

Spartanburg and Greenville counties are located on Interstate 85 between Charlotte and Atlanta

Mental Health

Students at Miss. college supporting each other through grief

Threat of ICE raids shadows every shift in Chicago’s food warehouses; Good night for incumbents in 18 NC counties that had elections; Data centers in other states are raising power costs in West Virginia

Helene

Difficulties in getting FEMA housing assistance after Helene

Tech giants Open AI, Oracle behind $165 billion data center campus near El Paso; New Orleanians are being priced out of the city; NY MTA Locks in $3 Subway Fare to Start in January.

Local Government

BRIEFS: Local governments in the Carolinas to meet next week

Down Ballot Staff Reports Durham City Council will meet Monday, Oct. 6 at 7 p.m. and one of the agenda items deal with the second amendment to the building services agreement between the city and The Carolina Theatre. Public hearing items include designating The Chicken Hut as a local

North Carolina

DEQ releases revised Martin Marietta permit for public notice

The site is in Craven County, near New Bern

new hanover county

New Hanover County parking deck on 2nd Street to reopen Monday, Sept. 22

Down Ballot Staff Reports Beginning Monday, September 22, the New Hanover County-owned parking deck located at 212 North 2nd Street (between Chestnut and Grace streets) will reopen for public use. The deck has been closed since August 4 to allow for essential structural repairs. The deck will provide free and

California

California redistricting could silence rural voices

Mobile reentry center helps people get back on their feet after incarceration; Artist-in-residence program highlights Danville’s growing public art scene

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