Federal judge grants preliminary injunction, blocking a near total abortion ban from taking effect in Mississippi 5.24.19 (PRESS RELEASE) – Today, a federal district court in Mississippi temporarily blocked a state law passed in March that would ban abortion after six weeks of pregnancy. The law was set to take effect July 1, but will […]
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National Health Law Program Criticizes Administration for Encouraging Discrimination and Continuing Efforts of Sabotage Washington, D.C. – After years of executive orders and other actions to sabotage the landmark Affordable Care Act, the Trump administration is acting to undermine an integral provision of the ACA, its civil rights protections for people historically discriminated against in
While the local newspaper and TV media outlets* have completely ignored the mounting evidence of improper actions between the City Assessor and Mayor Rich David, City Council members have been quietly continuing the conversation at business meetings and work meetings the last two months. In fact, at the April 15 work session meeting, there was
Gadflykins! Gladtrypins! Gutterpuss and Cass! Come to Me Fairly, each Lad and Lass!”’ Binghamton, NY: For all those who still believe in 398.2,* you’re invited to be a part of the area’s 1st annual Fairy Doors of Broome County (& nearby) and FEEL the Magic! Fairy Doors of Broome County & Nearby is a celebration
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Article submitted by Judy Arnold. The tide is turning on parole injustice in New York, and the police unions do not like it one bit. In early March, a newspaper article revealed that the New York City Police Benevolent Association was outraged to learn that a secret direct link from their website to the website
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I am Jane Jane Doe I am I want a decent bra Correction Officer: OoooLaLa, she wants a bra, Uppity Woman Jane Doe I am I want a decent bra Correction Officer: Oooh, a Barbie, Uppity Woman Jane Doe I am I want a decent bra Correction Officer: So special, Look, a package in the
According to a review of city documents by The Bridge, owners of flood-damaged, substandard rental properties in a neighborhood with 62% of residents living at or below poverty (Census, 2013-2017 ACS), received FEMA Buyout payments far in excess of fair market values. In one case, 20 Carroll Street, the FEMA Buyout payment was four times
Each year, the City of Binghamton receives approximately $2 million from HUD through the Community Development Block Grant program, consistently ranked by Republican and Democratic mayors across the country as one of the most important funding sources to support investments in distressed neighborhoods, local housing needs, and nonprofits delivering essential services to our most vulnerable
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Federal, state and other counties offer five (5) free postage paid envelopes to inmates. Broome does not. Why not even one a week? There are no weekend visits at BC Jail. This is a hardship for relatives from out of town and for those who work locally. Does that mean there are not full shifts
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I live next door to a zombie, and I worry that trouble is coming this summer. The zombie is a single family residence with three bedrooms and about 1,700 square feet of living space. The owner defaulted on the mortgage a couple years ago, and before he moved to Texas, he offered the house up
