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(The Center Square) - Seattle City Councilmember Bob Kettle acknowledged receiving a long-awaited formal explanation from Mayor Katie Wilson’s administration regarding the forced resignation of former Seattle Police Chief Shon Barnes on Friday. He maintains he still disagrees with how the executive branch handled Barnes' ousting. In a letter sent on behalf of the mayor, General Counsel Caedmon Cahill confirmed that Wilson explicitly requested that Barnes step down. “After careful consideration, the Mayor requested his resignation due to the need to build a cabinet that is aligned with her administration's values, policy goals, and vision for the Seattle Police Department,” the letter states. Wilson sought Barnes' resignation following the fallout from the Bite of Seattle shooting, which left three dead and the media and public waiting for hours for information on the shooting amid communication delays. Though the mayor’s legal team argued the City Charter does not obligate Wilson to file formal reasons when accepting a chief’s resignation, Kettle noted the inclusion of the City Clerk placed the explanation on record, marking the first time Wilson has provided her rationale directly to the council. “It is no surprise that I disagree with this decision and how the issue was handled, but I understand her ability to do so based on the Seattle City Charter to which we both swore an oath to uphold,” Kettle wrote. Wilson's office issued a statement to The Center Square, saying the chief resigned and they're looking for a replacement. "The requirement to file reasons for dismissal does not apply to a resignation. Mayor Wilson is moving forward with the community and an advisory group to select a permanent police chief," the statement said. "In the meantime, the Mayor is also working with Interim Chief Sayles to ensure continuity of police operations, keeping morale strong, transparent communications, and setting the department up for a seamless transition to the next police chief." Public safety controversy The office also issued a separate statement detailing the steps Wilson's administration is taking on public safety. "We’ve more than doubled crisis care responders’ hours, have 3,500 police officer applications in the queue, and are actively recruiting a new police chief," the mayor's statement said. "Next week we’ll be sharing an update on our shelter acceleration work and rolling out a comprehensive gun violence reduction strategy. The work to reduce violence and increase safety in Seattle never stops in my office. "Seattle is making progress, step by step," the statement continued. "While any violence is too much violence, it is important to understand that SPD data show shootings and homicides at their lowest in a decade. And yet, we have far too much crime and public disorder and people have a right to be frustrated. I, like everyone in Seattle, want to see that progress happen faster and steadier. "When we work in collaborative, transparent partnership on these goals, we make real progress on what matters most – creating a Seattle that is comfortable, safe, and prosperous," the statement concluded. The friction between mayor and Kettle reflects a wider divide, where Seattle council members have questioned the decision to oust the police chief and Wilson’s handling of public safety as a whole. Lawmakers and local leaders have repeatedly pointed out that overall crime was trending downward under Barnes’ leadership, raising questions about the necessity of his departure. Further frustration stemmed from a non-disclosure agreement and a severance package exceeding $700,000 negotiated upon Barnes' departure, which critics argue shielded the administration from transparency while leaving the public without detailed answers. Polls and recall attempt The dispute over police leadership comes as Wilson faces severe political turbulence and plummeting public support over her handling of local law enforcement. Recent polls have shown plunging approval numbers and a lack of confidence in Wilson’s public safety plan, with a majority indicating she should resign or be removed from office. Earlier this week, the Seattle business community called out Wilson for her handling of public safety as well. Local residents also recently initiated a formal recall petition against Wilson, citing her administration's failure to uphold public safety duties and its rocky management of police department leadership. Although the petitioners temporarily withdrew the recall filing to assemble additional documentation, the mounting frustration among voters underscores the precarious environment surrounding the search for a permanent police chief. Kettle emphasized the need for the mayor and council to work together during that process. “As we move forward, it is important for the Mayor’s Office and the City Council to work collectively and continue to abide by the Charter to find a quality candidate for the Chief of Police that will be selected by Mayor Wilson and reviewed and confirmed by the City Council,” he wrote.

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Sign up for Chalkbeat Indiana’s free daily newsletter to keep up with Indianapolis Public Schools, Marion County’s township districts, and statewide education news.Indianapolis Public Schools is leaving Enroll Indy, upending the one-stop school enrollment website shared by IPS and most charter schools in the city.The district is moving its “application, lottery, and registration into PowerSchool — an existing platform our parents already know and use,” IPS Superintendent Aleesia Johnson said in a Friday statement, in which she also said the move would save money for the district. But other education leaders quickly criticized the move, and some said it might run afoul of state law. Families use Enroll Indy to enroll in the vast majority of both IPS and charter schools within Center Township. Enroll Indy, a nonprofit, launched about a decade ago and aims to streamline the enrollment process with a common application, information about each school, and enrollment specialists to help families. The district’s decision means families will no longer have one place to both review and enroll in district and charter schools. The change will take effect for the 2027-28 application cycle and applies to schools directly managed by IPS, as well as Innovation Network schools that aren’t charters, according to IPS spokesman Marc Ransford. (Innovation Network schools are part of the district but independently operated, and many of them are charters.)The lottery for the 2027-28 school year opens Nov. 5. Ransford said the district planned to send a message to families about the change on Friday evening. He also said the district’s contract with Enroll Indy ended in June.The IPS decision comes as a new board appointed by Mayor Joe Hogsett, the Indianapolis Public Education Corporation, takes over key responsibilities for IPS and charter schools from school boards — including the elected IPS board — in an effort to share resources more efficiently between schools. The vast majority of IPEC board members have charter school ties.In a Friday statement, Enroll Indy’s board, which is made up of IPS and charter representatives, expressed disappointment that IPS is ending its relationship with Enroll Indy after working collaboratively “to build a coherent system, regardless of school type.” “While this decision creates confusion and instability during a major transition for education in our city, we remain focused on our charge: to give families more efficient, equitable access to enrollment at the city’s highest-quality schools,” the Enroll Indy board said.Charter leaders at the Indiana Charter Innovation Center, a statewide group, and The Mind Trust, an influential Indianapolis charter incubator, also criticized the move and called on IPS to reverse it. “IPS’ decision will take us back to the days of a disjointed, difficult to navigate system that can easily be gamed,” said Brandon Brown, CEO of The Mind Trust, in a Friday statement. The Mind Trust helped launch Enroll Indy and has supported it, giving the nonprofit $575,000 in 2025, per tax forms.However, Johnson said the district’s priority was “making the enrollment process as simple as possible for IPS families.” “We’re creating a one-stop experience that allows our team to directly support families at every step of the enrollment process,” she said.Johnson also said the move “allows IPS to redirect cost-savings back into our classrooms.” According to IPS documents, the district paid up to $21,730 a month to Enroll Indy from September 2022 to June 2023.Ransford added that the change will save more than $300,000 in annual software/service costs in the first year.The district expects to make $20 million in budget cuts, and even more if voters reject a tax measure on the ballot this November. In addition, the Indiana Charter Innovation Center and Brown at The Mind Trust argued that IPS lacks the power to leave Enroll Indy because power over enrollment management lies with IPEC. The state law that established IPEC says the organization has the power to “manage a unified enrollment system applicable to all participating school students.”Ransford said in an email that “state law does not prohibit IPS from using a different enrollment platform at this time” but didn’t elaborate as to why.IPEC didn’t respond to questions about the district’s legal authority to leave Enroll Indy.Shaina Cavazos, director of the Office of Education Innovation in the mayor’s office, wrote in a Friday email to charter school leaders that all OEI schools must keep using Enroll Indy. Chalkbeat Indiana reporter Aleksandra Appleton contributed to this article.MJ Slaby oversees Chalkbeat Indiana’s coverage as bureau chief. Contact MJ at mslaby@chalkbeat.org.

(The Center Square) - Students across Colorado recently participated in protests against U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, but according to a Colorado congressman, one demonstration got violent – to the point he's seeking a federal investigation. Five assaults were reported when a large crowd protested Sept. 4 at La Alma-Lincoln Park in Denver, police told The Center Square. The Denver Police Department said suspects have been interviewed and that all five victims were transported to a hospital with unknown injuries. Denver police also confirmed that three citations were issued during the demonstration. Two were given to juveniles for graffiti, and Armando Geneyro, 43, was charged with simple assault. News of the violence led U.S. House Rep. Jeff Crank, R-Colorado Springs, on Tuesday to request an investigation in a letter to the U.S. Department of Justice's Civil Rights Division. The letter is addressed to Assistant Attorney General Harmeet K. Dhillon, who oversees the division. The Center Square reached out to the department for comment but did not hear back before publication time. The Colorado Youth Coalition organized some of the protests and effectively rallied over 150 schools across the state to protest against ICE. This comes as part of greater state-wide pushback from both constituents and public officials as the Trump administration implemented stronger efforts to crack down on illegal immigration. Rep. Crank’s letter refers to on-the-ground reporting that shows some walkouts turned violent. His letter specifically referenced “assaults on journalists and counter protesters, raising serious concerns about whether participants were unlawfully prevented from exercising their own constitutional rights." Crank, who represents the 5th Congressional District, also said “leftists and socialist groups” like the Democratic Socialists of America, Indivisible and 50501 Colorado, are a “real threat to law and order in the United States,” because they have advocated for defunding federal and state law enforcement. Sarah Parker, 50501’s national coordinator, told The Center Square that Crank’s characterization of the organization is “disingenuous.” She noted that 50501 did not advise students to act violently, adding those who did are solely responsible for their actions. She said students were told to protest peacefully. “We are a nonviolent movement," Parker said, adding that 50501 trains protesters on how to deescalate tense situations. “On a larger level, if he is concerned about high schoolers, he should be concerned about the gun violence and school shootings happening around the country, especially in Colorado," Parker said about Crank. Some of Colorado's recent protests took place on school grounds, whereas other students walked down main streets neighboring their schools. A large majority gathered at Denver's La Alma-Lincoln Park. Scott Pribble, the communications director at Denver Public Schools, told The Center Square that the district and school leaders reminded students that they have the right to protest - peacefully. He also noted that in accordance with the district’s policies on absences, students were marked absent unless called out by a parent or guardian. The Center Square also asked whether the district has concerns about outside political organizations encouraging students to leave school to participate in demonstrations. “While Denver Public Schools honors students' rights to protest safely and respectfully, uninterrupted class time remains the key to a solid education," Pribble answered. However, some individuals have noted that these protests come at a time when Colorado’s public education system appears to be lacking in academic performance. Nate Marsh, a Republican running for the 43rd House District in the state's General Assembly and a current senior deputy district attorney for Douglas County, shared his concerns with The Center Square. “Schools should protect students’ constitutional rights while maintaining a focused educational environment,” Marsh said. “There is a difference between protecting free speech and turning the school day into a political demonstration. We need to understand that distinction.” Marsh also noted his concerns with the demonstrations as a whole, as he described seeing Antifa flags and hammer-and-sickle flags, which raised an important question to him. “What exactly were some of these demonstrations about?” “People have every right to protest immigration policy, criticize ICE, or advocate for changes in federal law," Marsh told The Center Square. "That’s what the First Amendment protects. But when a protest becomes associated with political movements whose stated goals extend far beyond immigration policy, or when peaceful demonstrations cross the line into violence, we shouldn’t pretend those are simply ordinary civic disagreements." The state as a whole was recently ranked No. 1 in education by the U.S. News and World Report for Best States, but some observers have characterized the ranking as misleading. The report ranked Colorado third in higher education and ninth for Pre-K-12 education, and the first place ranking comes from combining these two categories. According to BoardHawk, a Colorado news organization that reports on schools, the state’s higher education ranking only came from the percentage of Colorado adult residents who hold a college degree. BoardHawk said the statistics do not factor what percent of these adults were born in Colorado versus adult residents who moved to Colorado after receiving a degree. Douglas County, Marsh’s home district, has consistently ranked among one of the best school districts in the state for their students’ academic performance. “I’m proud of the academic reputation Douglas County schools have built, and that’s exactly why we should be protective of the mission of those schools," Marsh told The Center Square. “Schools should teach students about the Constitution, the First Amendment, civic participation and how our government works …," the Colorado congressman said. "What schools should not do is encourage students to adopt a particular political ideology.” “Public schools belong to all of us — Republicans, Democrats, unaffiliated voters, and everyone else," Marsh said. "Education should not become indoctrination."

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Twenty-five years after the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks, North Carolinians gathered Friday to honor those who died by giving back to their local community. Inside the gym at the Chavis Park Community Center, crowds of volunteers joined Activate Good’s annual 9/11 Day of Service and Remembrance in Raleigh. Participants spent the afternoon working on projects […]

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Citing an “exceptionally difficult” year for Utah farmers due to drought, wildfire and animal disease, Utah Department of Agriculture and Food officials said they are taking an “unprecedented step” to give financial relief to producers with active department of agriculture loans.  “Utah’s farmers and ranchers have faced challenge after challenge this year, and we want […]

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Votebeat is a nonprofit news organization reporting on voting access and election administration across the U.S. Sign up for Votebeat Wisconsin’s free newsletter here.It took mere minutes for conspiracy theorists to seize on a Milwaukee election error after the August primary, when officials initially forgot to extract election results from five of the city’s nine absentee ballot tabulators. They lobbed baseless accusations that election officials had switched votes or otherwise tampered with the results. But audit logs from those five tabulators show no evidence of tampering between the time officials initially left the facility and returned again to correctly extract results, experts told Votebeat. “I don’t see a ‘there’ there,” said Duncan Buell, a chair emeritus of computer science and engineering at the University of South Carolina who has been analyzing election data and voting systems since 2010. Ryan Macias, an election consultant who previously worked for the arm of the Election Assistance Commission that certifies voting machines, agreed there were “no signs or evidence that anything was done outside the norm” between the initial error and the successful extraction of the results.More than three weeks after the primary election, city officials released audit logs from all nine tabulators to the Wisconsin Election Commission and the public on Sept. 4. The files detail every action on the nine Milwaukee tabulators used to count absentee ballots for the Aug. 11 election. On each of the five affected tabulators, the logs tell the same story: Officials mistakenly selected “export audit log” instead of “export files” during the initial extraction, which happened between 10:15 p.m. and about 10:40 p.m. Then, officials locked the machines. Officials began turning the machines back on at around 11:30 p.m., after they realized they had made a mistake. They extracted the correct files shortly after midnight. The audit logs show no ballots being scanned, votes being deleted, or that the data contained on the tabulators was manipulated in any way.The error didn’t change the vote count at all. It just delayed election results by a couple hours.When Macias first learned of the issue, he assumed that the problem was human error and would be resolved.“Now, looking at the audit log, I can tell you with a 100% fact that what I assumed happened [is what] happened,” he said.Other experts agreed. Jennifer Morrell, CEO of The Elections Group, said she reviewed the audit logs with her team of experienced election experts.“From what I see, those logs match the public account exactly,” she said.“In the roughly two hours between those two exports, there’s no scanning or counting activity recorded in the logs on any of those five machines,” she said. “And just as importantly, the ballot counts on every machine match the officially reported.”Conspiracy theories percolated well before Milwaukee released audit logsConspiracy theories about what may have transpired in Milwaukee on Election Day began circulating almost immediately after Milwaukee officials announced the mistake. Popular social media accounts questioned the credibility of election officials and others suggested that officials were directly involved in fraud. Three days after the election, Votebeat requested the audit logs — the records that could show exactly what happened on the tabulators during the period conspiracy theorists were questioning. Milwaukee did not release them until Sept. 4, more than three weeks later, and after the Wisconsin Elections Commission also asked the city to make them public.Experts said that delay was not unusual.“Releasing audit logs — these machine logs — that’s not a typical part of the documentation that election offices normally produce,” Morrell said, adding that it’s likely that Milwaukee would have needed legal approval before releasing the logs. “The fact that they did make them public, I think that’s a responsible process — not a cover up.”More important, she said, is that the officials retained the records in the first place.“The fact that the log is there, the fact that these things are recorded should be seen as a positive even though it was slow for them,” she said. “I think the more concerning thing would be if the log just didn’t exist at all.”Milwaukee plans better documentation for the futureIn response to the error, Milwaukee election chief Paulina Gutiérrez outlined several changes meant to prevent similar problems.Written instructions for extracting results will now include images showing election officials which options to select on screen, Gutiérrez said in a letter to the Wisconsin Elections Commission. Those instructions will also be made available to observers at the city’s absentee ballot facility.Before the results are downloaded, she said, the extraction teams will be briefed on the process. As workers move through the steps, they will verbally identify each selection they make so other members of the team can confirm they have followed the correct procedure. “In this instance, an error occurred during the results-download process,” she told the commission. “At the same time, the safeguards surrounding the election worked as intended: the discrepancy was identified, the underlying election results remained intact, the correct files were retrieved, and Milwaukee’s accurate election results were ultimately reported.”Alexander Shur is a reporter for Votebeat based in Wisconsin. Contact Alexander at ashur@votebeat.org.

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The goal of the Prescription Drug Affordability Board -- to bring down the costs of popular, pricey medications -- is admirable, writes Dominique Daniels, but she worries about unintended consequences, like drug availability, for patients in need of medication.

New Mexico Attorney General Raúl Torrez this week backed the state Forward Party’s pending case before a federal appeals court that seeks to get its candidates on the Nov. 3 general election ballot. He argued that New Mexicans “deserve real competition at the polls."

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Un reporte que analizó el incremento en los precios residenciales de electricidad en 12 estados del país reveló que Carolina del Norte registró el mayor aumento desde enero de 2025. La entrada Reporte: Carolina del Norte registra el mayor aumento en los precios de la electricidad desde enero de 2025 se publicó primero en Enlace Latino NC. Reporte: Carolina del Norte registra el mayor aumento en los precios de la electricidad desde enero de 2025 was first posted on septiembre 11, 2026 at 5:00 pm.©2024 "Enlace Latino NC". Use of this feed is for personal non-commercial use only. If you are not reading this article in your feed reader, then the site is guilty of copyright infringement. Please contact me at paola@enlacelatinonc.org

Un reporte que analizó el incremento en los precios residenciales de electricidad en 12 estados del país reveló que Carolina del Norte registró el mayor aumento desde enero de 2025. La entrada Reporte: Carolina del Norte registra el mayor aumento en los precios de la electricidad desde enero de 2025 se publicó primero en Enlace Latino NC. Reporte: Carolina del Norte registra el mayor aumento en los precios de la electricidad desde enero de 2025 was first posted on septiembre 11, 2026 at 5:00 pm.©2024 "Enlace Latino NC". Use of this feed is for personal non-commercial use only. If you are not reading this article in your feed reader, then the site is guilty of copyright infringement. Please contact me at paola@enlacelatinonc.org