Tag: Local
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In a polarized nation, local governments are oases of compromise and community, study finds
Local governments are uniquely able to combat growing national polarization, according to a new study out Wednesday from the nonprofit research organization CivicPulse and the Carnegie Corporation of New York. The study, which features quantitative and qualitative conclusions following interviews with more than 1,400 local elected policymakers and local civil service leaders, found that 87%…
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Shootout in Mexico’s Sinaloa state kills 19, local cartel leader arrested
MEXICO CITY — A shootout near the capital of Mexico’s Sinaloa state killed 19 suspected gang members, while one local cartel leader was arrested, Mexico’s defense ministry said on Tuesday, as intra-cartel violence intensifies. The deadly altercation on Monday took place about 7 miles outside the Sinaloa capital of Culiacan, when a group of more…
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Local election officials in Georgia must certify results, judge rules
County election boards in Georgia are not allowed to refuse to certify election results, a state judge ruled on Tuesday. Concerns of fraud or abuse are to be settled in court, the judge said, not by county officials acting unilaterally. “If election superintendents were, as Plaintiff urges, free to play investigator, prosecutor, jury, and judge…
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Lamar Jackson, Derrick Henry lead Ravens to big win against local rival Commanders
Midway through Washington’s road game at Baltimore, broadcaster Tony Romo declared it a game featuring two MVPs — the Ravens’ Lamar Jackson, a two-time most valuable player, and his quarterback counterpart, Jayden Daniels, whom Romo labeled a future winner. Daniels, the Commanders’ rookie sensation, threw for 269 yards and two touchdowns Sunday, without a turnover,…
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Top Democrat urges Biden admin to do more to help local election officials fight a flood of disinformation
A top Democratic senator is asking the Biden administration to do more to help state and local governments detect and respond to online disinformation campaigns designed to manipulate voters in the November election, according to a letter obtained by NBC News. Sen. Mark Warner of Virginia, chair of the Senate Intelligence Committee, urged the federal…
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Meta’s misinformation problem has local election officials struggling to get out the truth
Derek Bowens has never had such an important job. He’s the director of elections in Durham County, North Carolina, one of the most-populous areas of a state that’s increasingly viewed as crucial to the 2024 presidential contest. So when a former precinct official emailed Bowens in July to warn him of a post containing voting misinformation that…
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Meta’s misinformation problem has local election officials struggling to get out the truth
Derek Bowens has never had such an important job. He’s the director of elections in Durham County, North Carolina, one of the most-populous areas of a state that’s increasingly viewed as crucial to the 2024 presidential contest. So when a former precinct official emailed Bowens in July to warn him of a post containing voting misinformation that…
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Local Republicans reject Trump’s claims about Haitian immigrants in their towns
Camera Bartolotta knew she had to say something. The Republican state senator in Pennsylvania caught wind that former President Donald Trump was targeting a small town in her district as part of his new focus on recent Haitian immigration to red America. At a rally earlier this month, Trump mentioned that Charleroi, with a population…