On a very cold day in late January, I knocked on the door of a house in Louisville, Kentucky's Camp Taylor neighborhood. I was running for state representative in a Democratic primary and was spreading the word about my candidacy. Camp Taylor was an interesting community politically: it was full of registered Democrats who hadn't gone to vote in the recent election. A woman in her 50s came to the door and looked at me through the curtain. “Hi,” I said. “I'm Richard Becker and I'm running for state!” He turned the bolt and opened the door. “I just wanted…
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A lawsuit that has halted the completion of a power line in the Upper Midwest is part of a long-running conflict that has exposed differences between the environmental and clean energy communities. Developers of the $649 million Cardinal-Hickory Creek transmission line have built about 100 of the project's 102 miles, but stopped work after a March 22 order from a U.S. District Court judge in Wisconsin. The lawsuit is part of a case brought by three environmental groups that say the final miles of the project will harm a sensitive section of the Upper Mississippi River National Fish and Wildlife…
JLL has promoted Michael Raphael to Chief Procurement Officer to lead global procurement activities across the firm and manage annual procurement spend for both JLL and on behalf of its clients. Raphael will manage JLL's indirect corporate spend and the procurement of goods and services on behalf of JLL clients. Raphael will lead JLL's Global Procurement Leadership Team and be a member of the Global Work Dynamics Board. After an interim period, he succeeds Juud Tempelman. Cushman & Wakefield announced that Melissa Rubenstein, a seasoned professional with over two decades of agency leasing experience JLL, has joined the company as…
Additional Bally Sports Midwest Channel Numbers St. Louis AT&T U-verse – 1747Bluepeak/Vast – 208Cable America – 22Consolidated – 181DirecTV – 671-1Stream DirecTV – 671-1Fubo (Check Listings)Grafton Technologies – 789Highland Communications – 551HomeTel – 1196HTC Communications – 1077Madison Communications – 26Spectrum – 826Wabash Communications – 371 Downstate Illinois AT&T U-verse – 1747Bluepeak/Vast – 208Cass – 197DirecTV – 671-1Stream DirecTV – 671-1Fubo – Check listingsMediacom (Southern IL) – N/AXfinity – 520 Middle Missouri AT&T U-verse – 1747Bluepeak/Vast – 208Co-Mo Connect – 303 or 304DirecTV – 671-1DirectTV Stream – 671-1Fubo – Check listingsMediacom (Mid-Missouri) – 126Mediacom (Springfield, MO) – 126Optimium (Branson) – N/ASpectrum…
Ascension and AdventHealth have announced plans to spin off Amita Health, the joint operating company created by the religious systems in 2015 to serve the greater Chicago area. The systems said in a statement Thursday that they made the decision jointly, saying it was “in their collective interest to respond more quickly to the changing needs and expectations of consumers in the rapidly evolving health care environment.” The systems did not provide a timeline for the split or additional information about why they are ending the partnership. Fierce Healthcare has been contacted for further comment. Amita Health is one of…
Planned Parenthood will consolidate some of its clinics and eliminate dozens of locations in the Upper Midwest, the organization's leaders announced TuesdayAcross Minnesota, Iowa, Nebraska and the Dakotas, 36 positions will be eliminated from Planned Parenthood's North Central States, including nine incumbents and 27 open positions.The decision comes 19 months after the US Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade, ending the constitutional right to abortion and returning the power to regulate abortion to individual states. Since then, two dozen states, including the Dakotas and Nebraska, have moved to ban abortions or further limit the procedure to earlier in pregnancy than…
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AU sports information | Ashland Times GazetteHere's a rundown of recent events in Ashland University athletics. FIGHT The No. 12 Ashland University wrestling team completed an impressive comeback to win its second straight Great Midwest Athletic Conference championship Saturday afternoon, defeating host Lake Erie 22-21 to capture the title. “It was a tremendous team effort this weekend,” Ashland coach Colt Sponseller said. “Guys had to step up and fill the lineup and get wins, and they did. Bonus points are key, and we had guys get them.” Both the Eagles and Storm were 3-0 for the weekend coming into the…
Huskeronline Answers Your Spring Football Questions In The Weekly Mailbag I Nebraska Football I Gbr Despite suffering a season-ending injury on opening day, Geordie Ball continues to capitalize in the NIL space. The Nebraska The pitcher is signed to a NIL deal with Midwest Bank. Bahl appeared in a promotional video announcing her collaboration, her latest since transferring from Oklahoma before this season. “Community means something different to everyone” Bahl said in the video. “But to me it means cheering on those around you in the good times and helping them through the hard times.” Bahl's deal with Midwest Bank…
Of Iowa's 327 public school districts, 104 districts have enrollments of 500 or fewer students, according to The latest numbers from the Iowa Department of Educationwhich was released in December. RELATED STORY: Iowa Educators Say 'Student First' Proposition Is Undermining Them 1. Adair-Casey Community School District: 252.6 2. Albert City-Truesdale Community School District: 92.0 3. Alden Community School District: 143.0 4. Andrew Community School District: 135.0 5. North Union Community School District: 307.0 6. Ar-We-Va Community School District: 227.0 7. Baxter Community School District: 451.3 8. Bedford Community School District: 477.7 9. Belle Plaine Community School District: 466.7 10. Bennett…