What Gov. Tina Kotek would do with a second term in officeGov. Tina Kotek on Sept. 17 outlined her plan to improve affordability, education and the economy in Oregon if elected for a second term.Salem Statesman Journal21d agoWhole story →EconomyBuildTina Kotekoregon gubernatorial election
Ex-Connecticut official flees to Greece before sentencing for corruptionA former Connecticut state budget official convicted of corruption fled the U.S. by boat and plane before his sentencing and is now a fugitive in Greece. That's according to his lawyer and federal prosecutors. Konstantinos Diamantis was scheduled to be sentenced Thursday in federal court in Bridgeport but did not appear. The prospects of returning…The Atlanta Journal-Constitution21d agoSources (2)Whole story →GovernmentEconomyconnecticut bribery case
Hochul vows to opt into Trump admin’s ‘Freedom’ scholarships despite opposition from teachers unionThe Education Freedom Tax Credit approved by Congress and President Trump last year, but leaders of the teachers unions and other public school advocates claimed the program is a back-door privatization scheme aimed at siphoning taxpayers dollars from public schools.New York Post21d agoWhole story →EconomyEducationeducation freedom tax credit implementation
City Council goes toe-to-toe with Mamdani in court in battle over public school paraprofessional pay billThe City Council filed a formal response Thursday to the Mamdani administration's lawsuit seeking to block a bill authorizing one-time payments to NYC publicAM New York21d agoWhole story →EconomyEducationnyc public school pay dispute
Judge imprisons former coach, ex-PNC worker who stole intimate images in Snapchat hackOne of them was a high school coach with a master’s degree in education. The other has a degree in mathematics and worked for PNC. Now, both of them are going to federal prison after admitting to illegally hacking into the Snapchat accounts of unknowing victims and selling and tradingPittsburgh Tribune-Review21d agoWhole story →TechnologyEconomysnapchat hack sentencing
Trump admin moves to tie schools’ tax-exempt status to racial nondiscrimination rulesThe Trump administration is moving to clarify that private schools and universities could lose their federal tax-exempt status.Baltimore News21d agoWhole story →GovernmentEconomyaffirmative action rules update
