#Local

1/ Fantastic work by @HyunSongShin on how moving away from original sin @upanizza doesn’t solve all problems as large foreign ownership of local debt still links them into global financial
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“The organizers didn’t want to limit the gathering to people they already knew — which meant posting it on the Facebook Group that has filled the vacuum left by the
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Hard to tell from how calm and quiet everyone is, but this hearing on the Fed's refusal to grant relief to state and local governments is just wild. The Fed's
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The whole Manchester covid thing is crazy and makes me livid but what worries me even more is the possibility that this time next year few things 1/n The first
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1/ As coronavirus cases steadily rise in Texas, the state has recently cut hundreds of workers from its contact tracing workforce. Today, about 2,800 contact tracers work in Texas —
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If you value original local journalism, please consider @NZStuff’s Supporter Programme. We cop our share of flak - comes with the privilege of being NZ’s most-read site. We also know
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Father of Dravidianism, the dangerous 18th century christian missionary Robert Caldwell describes about Travancore in one of his satirical poems (mocks as Coconutcore). He says it was a prosperous 'model
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I’m slowly becoming convinced that if people are being paid to protest - and that’s still an if - there are paid agitators. San Antonio scheduled a *peaceful* protest. It
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Over the next few weeks, we’re publishing accounts from five residents who share their wide-ranging experiences of life as a Black resident in Fresno. Here’s a glimpse into the stories
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“Currently, 30% of the County Board serves entirely rural areas. Residents outside Bloomington-Normal make up 23% of the county's population.”That’s it right there.That.Is.It.https://www.wglt.org/local-news/2021-05-05/mclean-count
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NEW with @AndyBounds, @sarahnev & @Laura_K_Hughes:The UK government’s published numbers of new cases at local authority level only include pillar 1 and *not* pillar 2 cases, meaning as many as
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A lot of (white) people are surprised that many folks (especially BIPOC or those with mental health concerns) don't trust the police in Canada. Racism and stigma against mental health,
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A new normal for public transport is the key to maintaining the environmental improvements we have seen in recent weeks. When the commuting starts, the polluting starts. I'm developing more
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1/ This is video from Salt Lake City. The way the man with the cane is knocked down is awful. Notice in the back drop - that's some heavy duty
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Student Journos,I've seen lots of chatter from young journos abt trying/failing/losing out on jobs/internships at Big Publications, i.e. NY/DC media.I truly can't stress enough how much more you learn &
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Thrilled to get to say this in @nytopinion, with @JosephEStiglitz as a partner: states and cities need federal fiscal relief, but they also need to step up and *raise taxes.*
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