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Lawmakers, community leaders convene for Racial Equity Summit
Journey for Justice Alliance aims to secure support for anti-racist legislation by Michael Baniewicz August 21, 2024 The Journey for Justice Alliance gathered elected officials, community leaders and educators Sunday for the 2024 National Racial Equity Summit at Insight Hospital and Medical Center on the Near South Side. The summit, held ahead of the Democratic National…
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Minneapolis approves officer pay raise years after calls to defund the police
By MICHAEL GOLDBERG and STEVE KARNOWSKI Updated 5:05 PM CDT, July 18, 2024 MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Years after a movement to defund the Minneapolis Police Department and a severe officer shortage in the wake of George Floyd’s murder, the city approved a contract Thursday that would make Minneapolis officers among the highest-paid in the region. The Minneapolis City Council approved…
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Indigenous people living in the Pikes Peak region can now access free education at Pikes Peak State College
By Andrea Chalfin and Paolo Zialcita ·Jul. 26, 2024, 4:00 am Indigenous people living in the Pikes Peak region can now access free education at Pikes Peak State College. In a new First Nations Promise Program announced Thursday, the college said members of federally recognized Native American tribes who live in El Paso, Teller or Elbert counties are…
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Judge says Colorado Springs area school district violated federal law over special education student’s care
By Jenny Brundin Jul. 29, 2024, 5:54 pm A judge ruled last week that a Colorado Springs area school district violated federal law by denying care for a special needs child. The Academy 20 district has violated special education rights three times already this year, according to the Colorado Department of Education. The family’s attorney Igor…
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‘Notice to vacate’: Camp Resolution residents expected to leave property by Monday
Updated: 11:02 PM PDT Aug 23, 2024 Peyton Headlee To watch video report, Click Here. SACRAMENTO, Calif. — Camp Resolution is a self-governing homeless encampment on Colfax Street in north Sacramento, and the city is telling the residents that they have to move out within the next three days. A lot of residents are trying…
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Arizona Supreme Court clears way for voters to decide on constitutional right to abortion
The Arizona Right to Life, the organization that sued the ballot measure campaign, argued that the petition summary was misleading. By: Associated Press Posted 8:32 PM, Aug 20, 2024 and last updated 7:27 PM, Aug 21, 2024 PHOENIX — The Arizona Supreme Court ruled Tuesday that a 200-word summary that abortion advocates used to collect signatures for a…
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Florida Psychologist Arrested, Accused Of Trafficking Teen Girl
Published Aug 21, 2024 at 1:45 PM EDT By Jasmine Laws A Florida psychologist has been arrested on human trafficking charges after police reported she groomed a 15-year-old girl and tried to pressure her into having sex with at least two men. Maria Ximena Duarte, a 45-year-old psychologist from North Miami, appeared in court on Monday after…
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Woman Gets 11 Years in Prison for Fatally Shooting Man She Said Trafficked Her
The Wisconsin Supreme Court ruled in 2022 that Chrystul Kizer could argue at trial that she had been justified in fatally shooting Randall Volar, through a state law that supports trafficking victims. By Jesus Jiménez Aug. 19, 2024 A Wisconsin woman who was allowed to argue that she had been justified in fatally shooting a man…
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HCSO arrests 148 suspects during 102-day summer human trafficking operation
‘Operation Summer Shield’ leads to record number of human trafficking arrests for HCSO By: Leilyn Torres Posted 5:36 PM, Aug 20, 2024 and last updated 5:37 PM, Aug 20, 2024 HILLSBOROUGH COUNTY, Fla. — Hillsborough County Sheriff Chad Chronister and The Hillsborough County Sheriff’s Office shared they arrested 148 people and recovered seven victims during “Operation Summer Shield,”…
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