“For young Black kids, there’s not been many spaces for redemption. And to have this opportunity to create that framework, I think, is really powerful.”
https://t.co/pfBLK1SvIj
The number of state approving the use of campaign funds for state officials’ security has more than doubled since the assassination of Minnesota House Speaker Melissa Hortman last year.
My latest for @politico:
Feds release first official details on program to provide Medicare coverage for hemp-derived CBD products starting April 1—confirming up to 3mg THC will be allowed but noting that could change if a law to recriminalize hemp THC products takes effect.
https://t.co/4lMWtiIeTk
Official statements placing U.S. forces in the area – along w/ analysis of social posts, videos, sat. images – suggest U.S. forces bombed a school in Minab, Iran during strikes targeting an IRGC base. Over 150 were killed, Iranian officials say. https://t.co/ZFIjTVPjBZ
"Everyone either just wanted to buy me out, or do some loophole deal where I’m not in the store and they do it in my name. Or they find some way that you can’t fire them and they’re in control.”
https://t.co/DNVDiVlnrE
NEW: The names, addresses and Social Security numbers of 1.15 million New Yorkers were stolen during a recent data breach at Conduent, according to the state Attorney General's office. It's shaping up to be one of the biggest data heists in healthcare.
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Some people, including me, are just receiving letters notifying us that our information was exposed, even though the company became aware of the breach in January 2025. The letter states the company recently concluded its anaysis of the affected files.
Mayor Zohran Mamdani has pledged to hold private landlords accountable. But he has said less about how he will fix the crumbling public housing system he now oversees.
Important story from @emmagf
https://t.co/6cJ3ONmaMO
News: Gov. Hochul has signed a bill to allow 152 dispensaries to remain in place after regulators said they had allowed the shops to open too close to schools.
https://t.co/H175XKG2Ml
I previously wrote about the dispensaries that were in jeopardy:
https://t.co/rGt5lbZAJx
Breaking News: A jury ordered Uber to pay $8.5 million to a woman who said a driver raped her, in the first of thousands of similar cases.
https://t.co/nhF7yUBa4k
@jfberke How much time has he spent advocating for FOIA laws that are fully transparent?
How many local and/or independent papers does he donate or subscribe to?
If you ain't spending, you ain't serious.
@jfberke It's also wrong. Journalism requires proof, and proof ain't free or easy to come by. I would love to *see* proof of the time and money he spends to support journalists doing the work to put together the pieces with facts and not the ego he is putting on full display.