Baltimore Mayor Brandon Scott, newly appointed chair of the Baltimore Metropolitan Council, highlights transit and infrastructure as key priorities for the region.
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The D.C. Council is reviewing Mayor Bowser’s $1.1B deficit budget, with hearings through May 12 and a first vote expected June 9. Advocates raise concerns on proposed cuts to child care subsidies and the Early Childhood Educator Pay Equity Fund.
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by SPEAKIN’ OUT NEWS RALEIGH, N.C. — Saint Augustine’s University, a 159-year-old historically Black university in Raleigh, North Carolina, has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection, calling it a strategic step to restructure the institution’s […]
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By SPEAKIN’ OUT NEWS NATIONAL — Most Americans know they should get seven to nine hours of sleep each night. What far fewer people know is that Black Americans are being systematically robbed of that […]
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By SPEAKIN’ OUT NEWS NATIONAL — For millions of Americans who have wanted the benefits of GLP-1 weight loss medications but could not manage the injections or high costs, a new option is now available […]
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