Hawaii County has received $500,000 from the Economic Development Administration’s (EDA) $1 billion Build Back Better Regional Challenge for its proposal to restructure the local economy. The project to create a closed-loop economic system on…
A New York State public ethics agency ordered former Gov. Andrew Cuomo on Tuesday to pay back more than $5 million he received to write a book about managing the COVID-19 crisis. The Joint Commission…
A bill that would have imposed stricter limits on class sizes in New York City schools will not be brought up for a vote this year, despite months of pressure from the teachers union and…
At a crowded campaign event early in the 2020 US election race, Joe Biden was asked for “a quick word for the BBC”. Half-incredulously, Biden glanced over his shoulder, replying, “The BBC? I’m Irish,” before…
Last week, the New York City Council passed an ordinance that will allow people who are legal residents of the city but not U.S. citizens to take part in local elections. It’s a measure being…
Last week, it was announced police in South Wales and Gwent would be the first in the UK to deploy real-time facial recognition technology (FRT) in a mobile app. The app allows police officers to rapidly identify…
Just days after the surprise announcement that she will vie for reelection, New York Attorney General Letitia James has already decimated the Democratic field. Hours after James quit the governor’s race late Thursday, AG candidates…
For many First Nations women living in remote and regional areas, the internet, mobile smartphones and social media platforms are a lifeline for connection and support. However our research, funded by the Commonwealth e-Safety Commissioner,…
The quest to advance racial equity is expected to reach New Yorkers’ ballots come November, via proposals the city’s Racial Justice Commission could solidify as soon as Thursday. Potential changes on tap, subject to a…
If there was one impressive thing from Mark Zuckerberg’s 90-minute spiel about Facebook’s rebranding as Meta, it was his misunderstanding of what meta actually means — and how that misunderstanding is symbolic of his profound incapacity for self-reflection. The…