A Child Misses 3 Weeks of School. Should Protective Services Step In?
A growing number of states are debating whether to alter their policies on summoning child protection officials if a student has excessive absences.
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A growing number of states are debating whether to alter their policies on summoning child protection officials if a student has excessive absences.
Randy Rodriguez Santos attacked five homeless men in New York City in 2019, killing four of them in a span of minutes.
Lawyers build cases around these laws because the statutes are broad and use language that can encompass a variety of crimes, according to experts.
Gov. Kathy Hochul had proposed expanding the programs beyond New York City, but they do not have enough support, her office said.
The project is the latest example of a push by New York City to build homes on land it owns. The building will be 100 percent affordable, officials say.
Mayor Zohran Mamdani appointed six members to the Rent Guidelines Board, which decides whether rents can go up in nearly one million rent-stabilized apartments.
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The assistant chief, Jamiel Altaheri, resigned almost immediately after starting the job, after The New York Times asked about misconduct allegations while he was a police chief in Michigan.
The lawsuit, filed by a group of nonprofits, argues that the Trump administration’s decision runs afoul of a law that allows national monuments to fly flags providing historical context.