NYPD brass grilled by City Council on overtime costs | #citycouncil
Unlike most other city agencies, the NYPD has been largely shielded from major budget cuts in recent months. This is despite skyrocketing overtime costs that, according to the City Council, are running hundreds of millions of dollars over budget for the current fiscal year. For “some reason,” Public Advocate Jumaane Williams said Wednesday, “the NYPD […]
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DeSantis steps up dire warning to GOP | #elections | #alabama
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis is increasingly urging Republicans to avoid the temptation to refight the 2020 election next year, even as former President Donald Trump remains the dominant favorite for the 2024 GOP nomination on a message of vindicating his defeat. Though DeSantis recently cast doubt on the false theories about the 2020 election at the heart of Trump’s federal […]
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DeSantis steps up dire warning to GOP | #elections | #alabama
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis is increasingly urging Republicans to avoid the temptation to refight the 2020 election next year, even as former President Donald Trump remains the dominant favorite for the 2024 GOP nomination on a message of vindicating his defeat. Though DeSantis recently cast doubt on the false theories about the 2020 election at the heart of Trump’s federal […]
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City council calls on Mayor Bibb for talk about gun violence | #citycouncil
CLEVELAND — Recent shootings in Cleveland have brought city leaders to a tipping point. What You Need To Know Recent shootings in Cleveland have sparked conversations about preventing gun violence Some city council members expressed frustration with the Bibb administration for a lack of communication about a plan Bibb said he is doing everything he […]
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Mayor offers no explanation for NYPD commissioner’s exit
One day after Keechant Sewell abruptly resigned from her position as NYPD commissioner, there was little explanation for her departure. However, Mayor Eric Adams pushed back against the idea that friction with City Hall was to blame. What You Need To Know One day after NYPD Commissioner Keechant Sewell abruptly resigned, there has been little […]
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Mayor Evans calls on city to step up against violence
ROCHESTER, N.Y. — Rochester Mayor Malik Evans is calling on his city to step up and do something following the latest round of gun violence over the past weekend. Local church leaders will hold a forum Tuesday evening to discuss what to do about hate and violence in the community. The United Christian Leadership Ministry of […]
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