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Federal judge finds Trump violated free speech by ordering NPR defunded
Today's ruling is a decisive affirmation of the rights of a free and independent press — and a win for NPR, our network of stations, and our tens of millions of listeners nationwide. The court made clear that the government cannot use funding as a lever to influence or penalize the press, whether as a national news service or a local newsroom. Public media exists to serve the public interest — that of Americans — not that of any political agenda or elected official.
Learn, improve and advocate — help expand accessibility in outdoor recreation Original
Outdoor accessibility faces challenges regarding distance, affordability and fundamental barriers for people with disabilities. Organizations can improve outdoor accessibility by learning from one another, improving existing spaces, and advocating for continued improvements. Funding opportunities like the Municipal ADA Improvement Grant Program can help municipalities evaluate and plan for accessibility improvements.
Municipalities Must Consider Climate Change Impacts in Comprehensive Planning Process
As an increasing number of cities and towns undertake the task of long-term planning, it’s easy for us to be distracted by current political shifts or worse, to second guess our priorities. For close to two decades, issues related to climate change have slowly but surely moved from the fringes of public discussion to more mainstream consideration.
Increasing Efficiency and Reimbursements with Clearinghouses
As healthcare organizations continue to struggle with staffing shortages and rising costs, they search for ways to alleviate the burden of manual and repetitive tasks on their existing staff. Over the past two decades, so many aspects of healthcare data have been digitized, yet many of the manual processes across healthcare have not been replaced by more tech-forward and less human-touch processes – therefore losing much of the potential from digitization.
Master planner writes that MBTA Zoning Law creates positive impacts on public health
Nate Kelly May 25, 2024 at 3:01 AM·4 min read For anyone who is a newcomer to housing issues, reading the press about so called “MBTA Zoning” in Massachusetts might suggest the state’s extreme need for affordable housing is a recent issue. But there’s actually a long story that brought us to this point, one that goes back more than 50 years. I've personally watched it unfold for more than two decades as a community planning professional.
Striking A Balance Between Affordable Housing And Environmental Consciousness
It’s a scene that plays out repeatedly in town hall or select board meeting rooms across Massachusetts and beyond—an angry group of comfortably housed residents gather to vehemently oppose the adoption of new zoning that will increase housing diversity in the community. I have been attending these meetings for 20 years across New England in my role as a consultant and, in truth, I have seen terrible zoning proposals for affordable housing where residents had many reasons to be concerned.
Embracing Interoperability: The Hidden Key To Healthcare Technology Companies' Success
According to some estimates the global healthcare IT market will reach $1.4 trillion USD by 2030, up from $383 billion USD in 2022. We’ve seen an extraordinary number of new entrants in healthcare IT since the passing of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act in 2009 and with the expected growth in market value, we are sure to see many, many more.
Next-generation news consumers are older than you think (and want video)
The 2022 Digital News Report from the Reuters Institute and the University of Oxford paints a grim picture. More people are avoiding the news than ever before, especially younger generations. But these social and digital natives are not necessarily next up in the queue of eventual news consumers nor are they a target audience, yet. This article aims to highlight who publishers should target and how. Targeting too young, too soon. It’s easy to read the aforementioned report and feel exasperated.
Adults don't seem to grasp how hard COVID-19 is hitting Knox County children | Opinion
Nate Kelly, Ph.D., is director of data and analysis at KCS-Parent Advocates for School Safety. I’m the dad of a Knox County Schools third-grader. I'm also a researcher who deals with social and economic data all the time. So as this school year has begun and debates about COVID-19 mitigation strategies in our schools have erupted, I’ve been digging into the data on a regular basis. Adults have yet to take much action to slow the spread of COVID-19 in schools.
Sen. John McCain dies at 81
Sen. John McCain, 1936-2018, was Arizona's senator for more than three decades and twice ran for president. Nate Kelly, azcentral.com
Arizona Sen. John McCain dies at 81
John Sidney McCain III: A POW in Vietnam for five years, he served as Arizona’s senator from 1987 until his death and twice ran for president. Nate Kelly, azcentral.com
How providers could achieve returns on data through AI
Healthcare delivery organizations face stiff competition for business, and in light of that, administrators are focusing on strategies like cost containment, consumerism and vertical integration. Given significant recent investment in digitization, CIOs are increasingly being asked to obtain a return on those investments. Even so, many organizations are still seeking the value that they expected with digitalization.
Teacher protests to continue Monday then switch to ballot initiative
The RedforEd protests will continue Monday, but will then switch to a ballot initiative if teacher demands aren't met. Nate Kelly, azcentral.com
Raw video of Arizona teachers protesting and dancing
Arizona teachers and supporters ended Friday's rally with music, cheers and chants. Nate Kelly, azcentral.com
Helicopter view of Arizona teacher walkout at Arizona state Capitol
Thousands of people walked from downtown Phoenix to the Arizona state Capitol on April 26, 2018, to protest teacher pay as part of a teacher walkout. Nate Kelly, azcentral.com
Baseball is life after student gets two kidney transplants
Logan Carmick has had two kidney transplants. Even though he battles against illnesses every day, the love of the game keep him going. Nate Kelly/ azcentral.com
Cedar Creek Fire
Smoke from the Cedar Creek Fire is seen from a distance. Nate Kelly/azcentral.com
Navy SEAL talks about losing Charlie Keating IV
Navy SEAL Carl Swepston talks about the SEALs and how tight knit the family is. Nate Kelly/azcentral.com
A sandcastle memorial to Navy SEAL Charlie Keating IV
Bill Pavlacka is "The Sandcastle Man". His memorial to Charlie Keating IV was viewd by hundreds throughout the weekend of Keating's funeral. Nate Kelly/azcentral.com
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The U.S. Navy confirmed Friday that Navy SEAL Charlie Keating, who was killed in Iraq on Tuesday during an attack by Islamic State militants, had privately married Brooke Clark before his deployment. Wochit
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Witnesses on arrest of freeway shooting suspect | 1:47Brandon Copeland, 30 and his girlfriend, Danielle Cobb, 40, Glendale, talk about witnessing the arrest of a suspect in the freeway-shootings case at a Walmart near 57th and Northern avenues in Glendale Friday night. Tom Tingle/azcentral.com
Montgomery: Phoenix freeway shooting probe continues
County Attorney Bill Montgomery remains tight-lipped about the "freeway shooter" case and the case against Leslie Merritt Jr. Nate Kelly/azcentral.com
Anti-Trump protester punched, kicked at Tucson rally
FOUNTAIN HILLS, Ariz. — Violence once again marred a Donald Trump campaign event Saturday as the Republican front-runner rallied thousands of supporters at two stops ahead of Arizona's presidential primary. Video from an event in Tucson shows protester Bryan Sanders getting escorted out of the building by security when he is punched in the head and then kicked while on the ground.
Anti-Trump protester punched, kicked at Tucson rally
FOUNTAIN HILLS, Ariz. — Violence once again marred a Donald Trump campaign event Saturday as the Republican front-runner rallied thousands of supporters at two stops ahead of Arizona's presidential primary. Video from an event in Tucson shows protester Bryan Sanders getting escorted out of the building by security when he is punched in the head and then kicked while on the ground.
Witness: Protester punched at Trump rally, man arrested
A man was punched in the face and kicked while getting escorted out of a Donald Trump rally in Tucson Saturday night, according to a Twitter user who posted video after the event. The video, uploaded by Alex Satterly of Tucson, shows a protester holding an anti-Trump poster getting escorted out of the building by security. As the two were escorted out of the auditorium, the video shows a man punching the protester in the head and kicking him while he was on the ground.
Anti-Trump protester punched, kicked at Tucson rally
FOUNTAIN HILLS, Ariz. — Violence erupted again at a Donald Trump campaign event Saturday, where the Republican front-runner rallied thousands of supporters ahead of Arizona's presidential primary Tuesday. A man was punched in the face and kicked while getting escorted out of a Donald Trump rally in Tucson Saturday night.
Anti-Trump protester punched, kicked at Tucson rally
FOUNTAIN HILLS, Ariz. — Violence once again marred a Donald Trump campaign event Saturday as the Republican front-runner rallied thousands of supporters at two stops ahead of Arizona's presidential primary. Video from an event in Tucson shows protester Bryan Sanders getting escorted out of the building by security when he is punched in the head and then kicked while on the ground.
Anti-Trump protester punched, kicked at Tucson rally
FOUNTAIN HILLS, Ariz. — Violence once again marred a Donald Trump campaign event Saturday as the Republican front-runner rallied thousands of supporters at two stops ahead of Arizona's presidential primary. Video from an event in Tucson shows protester Bryan Sanders getting escorted out of the building by security when he is punched in the head and then kicked while on the ground.
Anti-Trump protester punched, kicked at Tucson rally
FOUNTAIN HILLS, Ariz. — Violence once again marred a Donald Trump campaign event Saturday as the Republican front-runner rallied thousands of supporters at two stops ahead of Arizona's presidential primary. Video from an event in Tucson shows protester Bryan Sanders getting escorted out of the building by security when he is punched in the head and then kicked while on the ground.
Anti-Trump protester punched, kicked at Tucson rally
FOUNTAIN HILLS, Ariz. — Violence once again marred a Donald Trump campaign event Saturday as the Republican front-runner rallied thousands of supporters at two stops ahead of Arizona's presidential primary. Video from an event in Tucson shows protester Bryan Sanders getting escorted out of the building by security when he is punched in the head and then kicked while on the ground.
Anti-Trump protestors block entrances to Fountain Hills ahead of rally
Protestors have blocked roads into Fountain Hills ahead of the Donald Trump rally. Nate Kelly | azcentral.com
Can Donald Trump build a border wall with Mexico? He'd have to tackle this
Donald Trump has consistently stressed that he would build a wall between the United States and Mexico. What would that mean for nearly 2,000 miles of diverse terrain, communities and wildlife? We talked to law enforcement, academics, policy experts and activists. We researched border security. Then we created a virtual tour of the border to find out. Before the 1990s, the border was permeable, even in large cities.
Can Donald Trump build a border wall with Mexico? He'd have to tackle this
Presidential candidate Donald Trump has consistently stressed that he would build a wall between the United States and Mexico. What would that mean for nearly 2,000 miles of diverse terrain, communities and wildlife? We talked to law enforcement, academics, policy experts and activists. We researched border security. Then we created a virtual tour of the border to find out. Before the 1990s, the border was permeable, even in large cities.
Viral: Secret Service agent plays piano on campaign trail
NEWSLOOK - Secret Service agent Oliver Grant based out of New York pauses from a hectic schedule of protecting presidential candidates at the First Baptist Church of North Spartanburg, S.C. to play the piano. Grant, who says he was forced to learn by his grandmother as a boy, says he's been banging on the keys ever since. These guys are usually stiff, no-nonsense sentinels so we were surprised by his performance.
Political Insider: Politicans try to define transparency
Republic politics editor Michael Squires and reporter Alia Beard Rau on how the state's top political leaders can't agree on what the definition of transparency is. Nate Kelly/The Republic
Politcal Insider: Politicans try to define transparency
Republic politics editor Michael Squires and reporter Alia Beard Rau on how the state's top political leaders can't agree on what the definition of transparency is. Nate Kelly/The Republic
Headlines Live: Q&A with Gov. Doug Ducey
It has been an eventful 12 months in office for Arizona Gov. Doug Ducey — passing a first budget in lightning fashion, helping broker a settlement to a long-running school funding lawsuit and monitoring the investigation into a series of freeway shootings. The governor sat down Wednesday night with Yvonne Wingett Sanchez, azcentral.com and Republic politics reporter, for a live conversation about his experiences, politics and policies.
Cardinals-49ers game preview
Jay Dieffenbach, Kent Somers and the Sacramento Bee's Matt Barrows break down Sunday's showdown between the San Francisco 49ers and the Arizona Cardinals in Glendale. Nate Kelly/azcentral
ASU-USC game preview
Sarah Kezele, Doug Haller and the Los Angeles Times' Lindsey Thiry look ahead to USC at Arizona State on Saturday in Tempe. The game is at 7:30 p.m. on ESPN. Nate Kelly/azcentral
Top lobbyist admits drug addiction
Kevin DeMenna says he was addicted to prescription drugs when he was pulled over on a traffic stop last year. Critics say the way DeMenna's case was handled raises eyebrows. Nate Kelly/The Republic
Bumble Bee Foods charged after man cooked with tuna
(AP) - Bumble Bee Foods and two managers were charged by Los Angeles prosecutors Monday with violating safety regulations in the death of a worker who was cooked in an industrial oven with tons of tuna. Jose Melena was performing maintenance in a 35-foot-long oven at the company's Santa Fe Springs plant before dawn Oct. 11, 2012, when a co-worker, who mistakenly believed Melena was in the bathroom, filled the pressure cooker with 12,000 pounds of canned tuna and it was turned on.
From Weird Al To Weird Words. Why Corporate Jargon Is No Laughing Matter.
If you've been following the viral buzz over the last week you know that parody phenomenon Weird Al Yankovic has been releasing 8 videos in 8 days to promote his new album. Call it a successful marketing campaign because his album just hit #1 on the billboard charts. So why does this story belong in a post on LinkedIn? Watch his 8th video below.
Why Your Blind Spots Are Keeping You Out Of The Fast Lane To Success
"What's your greatest weakness?" can be the most difficult question during an interview. The worst thing you can do is give a canned and rehashed statement like, "I work too hard". There are a lot of resources for how to answer that question so I'm not going into that right now. But what about those weaknesses? I don't mean the PR statement kind that you pitch to HR managers. Your real weaknesses. Have you been focusing so hard on your successes that you've left your weaknesses in the dust?
Why Luck is Tangible and Achievable
What do Pharrell Williams, Daft Punk and business professionals all have in common? "We're up all night to get lucky." We're up all night working weekends and coming in well before 9 a.m. because luck, it seems, is hard to come by. Some might argue that it doesn't exist, but they're only kind of right. Thomas Jefferson summed it up accurately. Unfortunately for us quotes from dead presidents don't help very much. What we can take away from T.J. is that we have to work hard for luck.
How students can land a job in post-GFC America
The recent jobs report stated that the US has finally recovered to pre-global financial crisis employment levels. Hooray! So why do many graduates still feel like Charlie Day in "It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia"? Incoming and current college students need to understand the clear difference between academic education and real-world education. You need both if you expect to find a job. The answer to this old merry-go-round is a combination of networking, communication, and effort.
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