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"Federal leaders are shifting funding toward shelters and outdated programs that make housing conditional on sobriety. For people trying to rebuild their lives, it can mean the difference between having the stability to recover and falling back into crisis." The post Opinion: Supportive Housing is Under Attack. I’m Proof it Works. appeared first on City Limits.

I started writing this column because the man who was, arguably, South Dakota’s best known Jewish person, died earlier this month. But I’m really writing it because of the way Stan Adelstein lived and worked and made a positive impact on his community and state during his nine decades of life. Surely there are other […]

Firefighters are gaining ground on three large wildfires that have burned more than 47,000 acres across southwestern Montana, but unhelpful warmer temperatures, lower humidity and breezy conditions are returning after recent rainfall slowed the fires’ growth.  According to the U.S. Forest Service, containment on the Sand Creek Fire, southeast of Wisdom, increased from 2 percent […]

The city of Fort Worth completed an alcohol distance review this week, signaling that a new store could sell beer and wine.

Local leaders and educators are seeking clarity on the U.S. Department of Education’s investigation into whether Milwaukee Public Schools considers race when disciplining students.  The post Leaders react to federal investigation into whether MPS considers race when disciplining students appeared first on Milwaukee Neighborhood News Service.

Charlotte Sue Jobe, 91, of Temple Terrace, Florida, passed away peacefully on Aug. 16, 2026, at her home.

Ella Marie Maclin, 84, passed away peacefully on Monday, Aug. 17, 2026, surrounded by her three grandsons, whom she loved so dearly.

Aida Rangel Vidal, 83, passed away Sunday, Aug. 16, 2026.

Sign up for Chalkbeat Detroit’s free newsletter to keep up with the city’s public school system and Michigan education policy.Jeremiah Steen, a 25-year-old philanthropist and youth advocate, joined the Detroit school board as its newest member Wednesday.Steen will serve on the Detroit Public Schools Community District board through the end of December. He was appointed during a Wednesday board meeting to fill a seat left vacant after the death of member Iris Taylor.Steen told Chalkbeat after his appointment that he hopes his time on the board encourages other young people in Detroit to get involved with the city’s school district.“I hope this appointment really serves as the next generation being able to step up and govern a district that they’re inheriting,” he said.During his four months on the board, Steen said he intends to focus on workforce development. This year, the district is rolling out a high school redesign that will put an emphasis on college and career readiness. .subtext-iframe{max-width:540px;}iframe#subtext_embed{width:1px;min-width:100%;min-height:100%;}fetch("https://raw.githubusercontent.com/alpha-group/iframe-resizer/master/js/iframeResizer.min.js").then(function(r){return r.text();}).then(function(t){return new Function(t)();}).then(function(){iFrameResize({heightCalculationMethod:"lowestElement"},"#subtext_embed");});“I really want to ensure that our students who are getting credentials are actually leading to some level of economic mobility, so that they’re actually receiving a job from the work that we’re doing,” he said.Steen and Sherisse Butler, former senior vice president and executive director of City Year Detroit, were both interviewed for the position during the meeting. Steen received the highest combined score for his resume and interview, according to a tally by a third-party law firm.The board chose to interview Steen because he was the next highest-scoring applicant in the selection process for two board appointments in 2025. Butler was interviewed because she was the runner-up in the 2024 election.Steen’s seat is one of five up for grabs in the Nov. 3 election. The board was required by state law to make an appointment within 30 days of Taylor’s death. Neither Steen nor Butler is running in this year’s election.Steen, who grew up on the city’s east side, is a graduate of University of Detroit Jesuit High School and Academy and University of Detroit Mercy.He is also currently a community growth fellow at the nonprofit Community Economic Development Association of Michigan and a former trustee of the Skillman Foundation. (The Skillman Foundation is a Chalkbeat funder.)Steen unsuccessfully ran for the board in 2024. He placed 16th out of 22 candidates.Hannah Dellinger covers Detroit schools for Chalkbeat Detroit. You can reach her at hdellinger@chalkbeat.org.

The district’s 2027 budget, which shaves about a half million dollars off what was proposed, includes 194 staff positions.

Government transparency group, First Amendment Coalition, says the city refuses to release public records in the shooting death of 16-year-old Konoa Wilson.

The ruling United Russia party drew the top spot on the ballot in 21 of 39 regions — more than half — where voters will elect regional parliaments in September 2026, the Yabloko party said.

Attorneys for the Southern Poverty Law Center Wednesday filed a motion asking a federal court to take steps during jury selection to protect a trial of the organization from bias. The motion requests that the court consider expanding the pool of jury candidates and sending out additional questions to potential jurors and interviewing them about […]

A more subdued than normal Jeremy Kauffman sat through last week’s appeal hearing in front of the Libertarian National Committee’s Judicial Committee as he leads the fight to get the New Hampshire Libertarian Party back into the fold. The post New Hampshire Libertarians Fight Losing Battle To Stay in National Party appeared first on InDepthNH.org.

The proposal would repeal the Roadless Rule, opening up nearly 45 million acres of national land to roadbuilding and logging, despite widespread opposition from scientists and the public.

Out-of-state visitors to New Hampshire will soon pay double the fees to use state parks and double the tolls on non-New Hampshire transponders. And convicted felons who maintain their innocence will soon be able to request a retrial even after the state’s three-year deadline if there’s new evidence contradicting their guilt.  Those laws will take […]

El gobierno de Javier Milei impulsa un proyecto de ley que amenaza la permanencia de comunidades indígenas en tierras rurales, de acuerdo con expertos y legisladores de la oposición consultados por Mongabay Latam. El texto que comenzará a debatirse en la Cámara de Diputados en los próximos días ya tiene media sanción del Senado, aunque […]

As regional vice president of WestCare Wisconsin, Landry oversees behavioral health, addiction treatment and community revitalization services. The post Travis Landry builds communities by building people appeared first on Milwaukee Neighborhood News Service.

A proposal to limit the legislature’s power to alter or repeal measures passed by initiative should not be on Missouri’s November ballot because it “impermissibly constricts” the legislative freedom to make new laws reflecting new views, a Cole County judge ruled Wednesday. The proposal, which would be Amendment 6 on the Nov. 3 ballot if […]

The District 5 council candidate had been booked Wednesday morning on five felony counts related to alleged perjury and election fraud, with bail set at $100,000. Lynch released on bond after arrest on suspicion of election fraud charges is a story from Stocktonia News, a rigorous and factual newsroom covering Greater Stockton, California. Please consider making a charitable contribution to support our journalism.