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Yahoo
28-05-2025
- General
- Yahoo
More than 3,600 write-in votes cast in Midd-West School Board race
MIDDLEBURG — The 3,666 write-in votes cast in the primary race for Midd-West School board in Snyder County have been tallied. There are four four-year terms and one two-year term up for election in November. The Republican nominations for the four-year seats were secured by Victor Abate, Elizabeth Canfield, Brian Black and Zachary Peterson. The highest vote-getters to receive the Democratic nomination for the four-year seats were incumbent board member Christopher Nesbit, Heidi Stroup, Jarek Glenny and Abate. Todd Hollenbach received the most write-in votes for the Republican and Democratic nominations for the two-year seat. A total of 553 votes were cast in the race for the two-year term. Abate, the only candidate to file a petition seeking the Republican nomination in the May 20 primary, received 779 votes. He also received enough write-in votes to secure one of four Democratic nominations. There were 2,940 write-in votes cast for the Republican nomination in the four-year seat race. Canfield received 477 votes; Black got 452 votes and Peterson received 442 votes. A total of 173 write-in votes were cast for the Democratic nomination in the four-year seat race. The four top vote-getters were Nesbit, who received 46 votes; Stroup with 24 votes; Jarek received 21 votes and Abate with 19 votes.
Yahoo
22-04-2025
- Business
- Yahoo
Horizon Investments' Acquisition of Centre Asset Management Has Closed, Further Enhancing Firm's Investment Solutions Capabilities
CHARLOTTE, N.C., April 22, 2025--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Horizon Investments, LLC, a leader in providing the financial advisor community with highly customized investment and technology solutions, is today sharing that its previously announced transaction to acquire a majority of the assets of Centre Asset Management has closed. The addition of Centre, a New York-based active equity manager founded in 2006, to the Horizon suite of solutions is indicative of the firm's ongoing efforts to enhance its fast-growing range of capabilities for financial advisors. "As we discussed when we announced these plans in late 2024, the active equity expertise of Centre is a compelling addition to our in-house investment management team," said John Drahzal, President & Chief Executive Officer of Horizon. "For over 30 years, Horizon has helped thousands of financial advisors build stronger, more efficient practices while delivering meaningful outcomes for their clients, and the insights and approaches that James Abate, who led Centre, and his colleagues now add to our arsenal come at a pivotal time in navigating these challenging markets." "Our clients count on us to deliver, because their clients count on them — James and his team recognize the critical role expectational certainty® plays in supporting our clients' goals," added Scott Ladner, Chief Investment Officer with Horizon. "I could not be more excited to be welcoming them as our colleagues and furthering the Horizon Investments mission together." "I am thrilled that we are now part of the Horizon family and believe now, perhaps more than ever, that our differentiated approach to fundamental security selection, is well positioned to play a major role in the construction and management of resilient and differentiated portfolios," added Mr. Abate. Mr. Abate will remain based in New York City, giving Horizon a physical in-market presence in New York for the first time. Terms of the transaction were not disclosed. Horizon's team of experts publishes regular commentary for advisors and clients on market moves and other trends of note, which you can access here. About Horizon InvestmentsHorizon Investments is an industry-recognized firm providing modern goals-based investment solutions to empower financial advisors to help their clients reach their financial goals. Horizon offers deep expertise, high-touch service, and a pioneering goals-based planning philosophy through its GAIN PROTECT SPEND® framework. This approach allows advisors to deliver their clients customized solutions, innovative risk mitigation, and retirement income strategies. More than an investment firm, Horizon helps fuel the growth of advisory practices by providing tools, technology, and support to help advisors transform their practices to focus on what they do best: building meaningful relationships and helping clients reach their financial goals. Horizon has advisor clients across the country and is headquartered in Charlotte, North Carolina. For more information, please visit View source version on Contacts Chris SullivanCraft & Capitalchris@ Sign in to access your portfolio
Yahoo
14-03-2025
- Politics
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Legislation would make it easier for police to withhold records, say open government advocates
Rep. Chris Fugate, R-Chavies, said a committee substitute for the original bill would protect police officers and agencies from providing records that could compromise an active investigation. (LRC Public Information) FRANKFORT — Open government advocates warn a late-changing bill could make it easier for law enforcement agencies to withhold records via an exemption that they say agencies have misused in the past. Under the Kentucky Open Records Act, police agencies or those involved in 'administrative adjudication' can withhold records if 'premature release of information' would harm an investigation or informants. A Kentucky Supreme Court decision last year found that the Shively police department in Jefferson County had erroneously used the exemption to withhold from the Louisville Courier-Journal investigatory records involving a fatal car crash. The police department, the state's highest court found, made no effort to explain in its records denial letter how the public inspection of investigatory records related to the crash 'would harm the agency's investigative or prosecutorial efforts.' 'This provision has been misused for decades,' said Michael Abate, a media law and First Amendment expert who serves as general counsel for the Kentucky Press Association. Abate said law enforcement agencies had regularly exploited that exemption to wrongfully withhold law enforcement records. The Supreme Court decision, he said, made clear that agencies had to specifically articulate how the open records exemption applies to a case. 'No one is saying you can't withhold sensitive investigative material. You just have to explain why, in generic terms, why it would harm an investigation,' Abate told the Lantern. But a Kentucky bill that has been changed through a legislative maneuver late in this year's session has Abate and another open government advocates deeply concerned it could create a 'categorical exemption for investigative records' just months after the court ruling. House Bill 520, sponsored by Rep. Chris Fugate R-Chavies, was changed Thursday morning through a committee substitute in the Senate State and Local Government Committee and advanced only after a Republican senator changed his 'no' vote to 'continue the conversation' on the bill. Fugate, a former Kentucky State Police trooper, told lawmakers his bill, by changing the language of the open records exemption, would protect police officers and agencies from providing records that could compromise an active investigation. 'It protects the investigation, it protects witnesses, it protects confidential informants, and it also protects the life of the police officers when investigations are compromised,' Fugate said. Fugate, speaking alongside the executive directors for the Kentucky League of Cities and the Kentucky Association of Chiefs of Police, said he cared about transparency but that witnesses needed to be protected in investigations involving murder, sexual abuse and drugs. Instead of requiring agencies to certify that records disclosure 'would harm' an agency, the amended version of HB 520 allows agencies to withhold records if disclosure 'could pose a risk of harm to the agency or its investigation.' Amye Bensenhaver, the co-director of the Kentucky Open Government Coalition and a former deputy attorney general specializing in open government laws, said that language change — from 'would harm' to 'could pose a risk of harm' — would make it much easier for law enforcement to justify withholding records. In the past, before the Supreme Court decision, agencies routinely withheld records by saying that investigations were perpetually 'pending' and 'open.' 'The main thing this does is essentially establish a very diluted standard for establishing harm to withhold public records in an ongoing investigation,' Bensenhaver said. 'It's gone from a really pretty rigorous standard — which was the ability to articulate a concrete risk of actual harm, that's a pretty high standard — to this very nebulous standard.' The bill also adds a reference to the open records exception in another part of state statutes related to the disclosure of 'intelligence and investigative reports' once an investigation is completed. The Louisville Courier-Journal reported when the Shively Police Department tried to argue in court that those state statutes also allowed them to withhold records, the Supreme Court ruled those statutes, KRS 17.150(2), had 'no bearing on whether public records can be disclosed before a criminal prosecution is completed or a determination not to prosecute has been made.' Abate said the reference in HB 520 to KRS 17.150(2) is 'seemingly an attempt to create a backdoor way to withhold entire investigation files.' He said it's not entirely clear what the purpose of the reference is in the bill because 'they sprung this on us' through a committee substitute. 'It would be a really terrible change that would harm transparency in a meaningful way,' Abate said. Senators on the State and Local Government committee on both sides of the aisle were skeptical of the revamped bill, and HB 520 nearly failed to advance out of the committee. A few Republican senators expressed hesitation about the proposed rewording of the open records law, grappling with the stated desire by proponents to protect police investigations but also maintain government transparency. 'I do understand the need to protect your investigation…I still struggle with the word 'could,' in that that seems too broad to me,' said Sen. Greg Elkins, R-Winchester. Sen. Cassie Chambers Armstrong, D-Louisville, a University of Louisville law professor, echoed a concern Abate has about the bill — that it could shift the power of who gets to ultimately decide whether an open records exemption applies in a case to law enforcement agencies, not the courts. Generally, if records are denied under the Open Records Act, those denials can be appealed to a local circuit court or the Kentucky Attorney General. 'If someone makes a request for records related to an investigation and law enforcement says this would harm our investigation, there are processes for a court to review those records,' Armstrong said. 'Help me understand how this doesn't let law enforcement or agencies enforce the Open Records Act.' J.D. Chaney, the executive director for the Kentucky League of Cities, responded to Armstrong by saying there would still be an appellate process available to those who feel they've been erroneously denied records. The bill had initially failed to pass the committee after Sen. Lindsey Tichenor, R-Smithfield and Sen. Steve Rawlings, R-Burlington joined two Democrats on the committee in opposing the bill. Elkins initially voted against but changed his vote to 'continue the conversation' about the bill. Sen. Chris McDaniel, R-Ryland Heights, voted in favor of the bill, citing the difficult investigations and circumstances law enforcement can deal with during sensitive investigations. 'Sometimes the people that you deal with are far more of a danger to the overall administration of justice in our society than is the delay in the release of the records,' McDaniel said. 'We're talking about a space that gets very dangerous very quickly for victims, for law enforcement officers.' Fugate on Thursday declined to comment to the Lantern about the changes made to HB 520, saying the bill could potentially change again. The bill could be voted on by the Senate on Friday and sent to the House of Representatives to either concur or reject changes made in the Senate committee. Senate President Pro Tem David Givens, R-Greensburg, told reporters Thursday afternoon senators would be discussing HB 520 among other bills still needing final passage. 'I'm aware that the vote in that committee was rather close on the legislation, but House Bill 520 did make it out,' Givens said.
Jordan News
09-02-2025
- Sport
- Jordan News
Italian Club Fires Coach for Not Playing President's Son – Then Reinstates Him the Next Day - Jordan News
Italian club Ternana has sacked and reinstated coach Ignazio Abate within 24 hours , following a dispute over his refusal to field the club president's son in a recent match. اضافة اعلان Despite Ternana's impressive season in Italy's Serie C (third division) —currently sitting second in Group B, just three points behind Entella , with 15 wins, 8 draws, and only 2 losses —the club's president, Stefano D'Alessandro , made the shocking decision to dismiss Abate. Reports suggest that D'Alessandro was furious after Abate refused to play his 20-year-old son, Mattia , a forward, in their latest league match for tactical and sporting reasons. This disagreement led to Abate's immediate dismissal on Thursday . However, widespread backlash from both fans and players put immense pressure on the club president, forcing him to reverse his decision and reinstate Abate the following day . Ignazio Abate, a former AC Milan star , had a decorated playing career, winning one Serie A title, two Italian Super Cups , and finishing runner-up at Euro 2012 with the Italian national team.
