Day: November 28, 2022

Arkansas

No. 9 Arkansas takes down No. 17 SDSU in overtime at Maui Invitational

Photo courtesy of the University of Arkansas. LAHAINA, Hawaii – Trevon Brazile, who led ninth-ranked Arkansas (5-1) with 20 points, had a steal with seven seconds left in regulation and Kamani Johnson tipped in a shot at the buzzer to force overtime against #17/19 San Diego State (4-2). The Razorbacks outscored the Aztecs 11-7 in overtime […]

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California

University of California Strike May Change Higher Education

As a strike of 48,000 academic workers at the University of California—the largest labor action of the year—stretches into a third week, other universities are watching closely. The outcome in California, experts say, could shape a new model for higher education across the country. The strike, which began Nov. 14, has led to canceled classes […]

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City Council

Killeen City Council nears annual evaluation of Cagle | Killeen | #citycouncil

With Kent Cagle approaching the end of his third year as Killeen’s city manager, council members are expected to conduct an annual job evaluation by the end of 2022. “The city manager’s appraisal will occur before the end of year, and these are usually conducted in a closed session,” city spokeswoman Janell Ford said in […]

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Mayor

Lexington mayor asks to expand city’s flock camera pilot program

LEXINGTON, Ky. (WKYT) – Lexington Mayor Linda Gorton is asking to expand the city’s flock camera pilot program. Earlier this year, 25 flock license plate readers were installed throughout the city. The readers take still photos of license plates, to help with local investigations. Mayor Gorton and Police Chief Lawrence Weathers now want the Urban […]

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California

Policy Brief: English as a Second Language at California’s Community Colleges

Colleges are now required to place entering ELs who are US high school graduates in college composition. Since some of these ELs need language support, a growing number of colleges are offering transfer-level English ESL-equivalent (TLE-ESL) courses, TLE courses designed for multilingual speakers, or ESL corequisite support for TLE. So far, success rates in those […]

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Arkansas

Watch Troy at Arkansas: Stream college basketball live, TV channel – How to Watch and Stream Major League & College Sports

No. 9 Arkansas (5-1) plays on the mainland for the first time since its third-place finish at the Maui Invitational, hosting Troy (6-1) at Bud Walton Arena in Fayetteville. The Trojans picked up their second straight win on Tuesday at home before hitting the road for the next three games. Ricky Council IV leads the […]

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California

BLOG: The index that says the most about California

published on November 28, 2022 – 2:31 PMWritten by Gordon Webster, Jr. Politicians like to brag about California’s ranking among global economies. Just last month, Gov. Newsom shared data from Bloomberg finding that California was poised to become the world’s 4th biggest economy. But as Loren Kaye, present of the California Foundation for Commerce and Education, […]

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California

California Lawmakers Put Fossil Fuel Companies in the Hot Seat

On November 29, the California Energy Commission will hold a public hearing to question oil executives and experts about why gasoline prices have spiked in California in recent months despite drops in the price of crude oil and gasoline nationally. The record-high prices have yielded record-high profits for oil companies. San Ramon-based Chevron recently reported quarterly […]

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City Council

City Council holds moment of silence for Danny Casteel | #citycouncil

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Mayor

Mayor Adams meets with interfaith leaders to discuss fighting hate crimes

(New York Jewish Week) — As he prepares to head to Greece for a conference on antisemitism, Mayor Eric Adams met with Jewish and other interfaith leaders on Monday to discuss fighting hate in New York City. Adams gave remarks at an Interfaith Security Council meeting, held over Zoom, to a group comprising of more […]

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