New York City, NY

Columbus, OH

Ohio State

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The Lantern

On Tuesday, licensed Ohio dispensaries began legally selling non-medical marijuana to consumers; however, the drug’s possession, growth and/or usage are still prohibited on Ohio State’s campus. Credit: Jefferee Woo/Tampa Bay Times/TNS [Original caption: Four citizen-led petitions with proposals to update Dallas’ charter hit the 20,000 valid signature threshold to make it on the Nov. 5 election ballot, including one that would ban police officers from arresting or citing people carrying less than four ounces of marijuana.] As of Tuesday, students 21 and older can now legally purchase marijuana in Ohio.

Dispensary sales of recreational marijuana began Tuesday; possession and usage still prohibited on Ohio State’s campus

Jacksonville, FL

Jacksonville Today

A historic marker could be erected to honor the victims of the racist mass shooting at the Dollar General store in Jacksonville’s New Town neighborhood nearly a year ago. If approved by the Jacksonville City Council, a marker would be installed at Kings Road and Canal Street on Aug. 25, a day before the first anniversary of the shooting, when a white gunman took the lives of three Black people.

Memorial considered to honor Dollar General victims

Pennsylvania State

Reading, PA

Fox News

Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro highlighted the record $1.1 billion in additional public education funding in the commonwealth's next budget during a celebratory signing.

VP snub Gov. Josh Shapiro touts $1.1 billion increase in his state’s public school funding

Administrator Isabel Casillas Guzman of the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) announced today the allocation of $7 million in PRIME grants to 28 awardees for 2024. The Program for Investment in Microentrepreneurs (PRIME) aims to support low-income microentrepreneurs through these grants. “The SBA’s PRIME grants support mission-oriented nonprofit organizations across...

SBA announces $7 million in PRIME grants for low-income microentrepreneurs

Colorado State

David Heitz

A bill quietly introduced this spring in the Colorado legislature to decriminalize the possession of drug paraphernalia obtained by harm reductionists has become law. As low-key as the legislation was introduced, the bill was signed into law without fanfare June 6. It garnered little to no media attention.

Colorado legalizes needles, pipes for meth and crack if obtained by harm reduction group

UPI News

Education Department said on Thursday that the Biden administration has forgiven $1.2 billion more in student loans for 35,000 borrowers through its Public Service Loan Forgiveness Program.

Education Department forgives $1.2B in student loans for 35,000 borrowers

Kansas City, MO

Scripps News

Looking for a job? Going green could be your best option. Nearly one-fourth of last year's job postings required at least one "green skill," according to the latest data from LinkedIn.

Going green could be a good option for job seekers of all education levels

South Carolina State

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Colleton County, SC

Explore Beaufort SC

Some beachgoers were in for a surprise this week when a bizarre looking prehistoric fish washed ashore in Colleton County along Edisto Beach at Edisto Beach State Park. It turned out to be an atlantic sturgeon.

Rare Atlantic sturgeon washes ashore on South Carolina beach

Denver, CO

In addition to collecting more than 8,000 used needles in the past year from Denver drug users, the Harm Reduction Action Center passed out 10,000 meth pipes and “snort kits,” according to a newsletter sent to its supporters Thursday. They also connected about 1,700 people to medical, mental health and substance abuse treatment.

Denver group hands out 10K meth pipes, ‘snort kits,’ connects 1,700 to treatment annually

Los Angeles, CA

CBS News

A federal judge said the University of California, Los Angeles failed to protect the religious freedom of Jewish students earlier this year by allowing them to be excluded from certain parts of campus during protests. U.S. District Judge Mark C. Scarsi issued a preliminary injunction Tuesday which orders the university...

U.S. judge says UCLA failed to protect Jewish students, orders fair access to all of campus

Tallahassee, FL

Bossip

This. is. a. mess. Last week, investigators officially found what anyone who has been following the curious case of Texas hemp farmer Gregory Gerami’s  $237 million donation to Florida A&M University likely already knew—the donation was faker than a $2 bill. ♻️ @FAMU_1887 Florida A&M University (FAMU) Receives $237 Million Gift from the Issac Batterson 7th […]
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Update: More FAMU Administrators Resign After ‘CEO’s’ $237M Grift Gift Was Found To Be ‘Fraudulent’

Georgia State

Charlotte, NC

Daily Coffee Press

Here we (could) go again.. After making a second landfall in South Carolina, Debby weakened to a tropical storm and now located close to Charlotte, North Carolina. Despite the downgrade, the storm remains a threat, bringing heavy rainfall and tornado watches across North Carolina. Tragically, Debby has claimed six lives, including two in Georgia. Although Debby will soon lose its tropical characteristics, the risk of flooding and tornadoes persists as it moves into other states.

NHC Monitors Potential New Storm That Could Threaten Georgia

Kentucky State

Northern Kentucky Tribune

Major changes to how real estate transactions are conducted are set to take affect this month that will effect how both sellers, and buyers, compensate their agents. On March 15, the National Association of Realtors (NAR) settled a lawsuit brought by home sellers regarding how broker commissions were handled. As a result of that settlement, the NAR will remove agent compensation amounts from Multiple Listing Services, provide detailed compensation information to buyers and sellers and attain a written agreement outlining that compensation structure.

Broker commissions on real estate transactions will look a lot different starting August 17

Illinois State

Bloomington, MN

BLOOMINGTON (25News Now) - From plumbing to solar panel installation, trade experts in the Twin Cities spoke about using federal funds to improve the trades. Career and training experts in the trades and other community college leaders attended the discussion at Bloomington High School Wednesday. Federal dollars have been used from the Perkins Act to provide career technical education for men and women interested in the trades.

Lawmakers, labor leaders talk boosting trades with federal dollars in Bloomington

Newark, NJ

Morristown Minute

NEWARK, N.J. – An Essex County man has been charged with numerous offenses related to narcotics distribution and firearms trafficking. Kyrell Domnie, 39, of Irvington, known by the alias "Fly Ky," was charged by complaint and appeared before U.S. Magistrate Judge Cathy L. Waldor in Newark federal court on July 17, 2024. He remains detained following the hearing.

Convicted Felon Faces Multiple Narcotics and Firearms Charges

Snopes

"My son is one of millions of disabled kids that will lose access to education when the Department of Education is destroyed," one user on X said.

Fact Check: Project 2025 Wants To Kill US Department of Education

HuffPost

The Republican manifesto would cost millions of jobs and cause a dramatic surge in emissions.

Project 2025 Would End Up Costing Americans Billions Of Dollars Per Year

New Jersey State

NJ Spotlight

The court says students with disabilities can reenroll in high school even after earning a state-issued diploma via GED. New Jersey students with disabilities are entitled to a free public education even after they earn a state-issued diploma, the state Supreme Court ruled earlier this month. Diplomas earned by passing...

NJ Supreme Court rules for students with disabilities

WashingtonExaminer

(The Center Square) – While many of Georgia’s 180 state House of Representative seats are not competitive, District 53 is where Democrat Susie Greenberg hopes to flip the “most flippable” seat back blue. Incumbent Republican Rep. Deborah Silcox was first elected in 2022 by a margin of less than 1,500 votes, after many years of […]

Hundreds of thousands of dollars pour into House District 53 race

Members of the Preservation Working Group, including LeadingAge, recently applauded the Department of Housing and Urban Development’s proposal to update program rules for the HOME Investment Partnerships Program. HOME is the largest federal block grant to state and local governments designed exclusively to create affordable housing for low-income households.

LeadingAge applauds HUD’s proposed updates to affordable housing block grant program

Brooklyn, NY

Jersey City, NJ

Hoboken, NJ

NewsBreak

NY’s Blue Ribbon Commission Graduation Measures get hyped at City & State’s 2024 Education in New York Summit

City & State’s 2024 Education in New York Summit welcomed State Department of Education Commissioner Betty Rosa as its opening keynote speaker Thursday before a packed...

NY’s Blue Ribbon Commission Graduation Measures get hyped at City & State’s 2024 Education in New York Summit

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