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NC Sheriffs' Association Legislative Day 2025
RALEIGH, N.C. (WNCT) — North Carolina Sheriffs' Association Legislative Day held Wednesday, June 4th. According to a press statement, 'Legislative Day gives sheriffs the opportunity to meet with their legislators one-on-one to discuss public safety issues they are facing in their counties.' Sheriffs and their command staff travel to the General Assembly to meet with legislators to discuss various topics, including: Increasing recruitment and retention of law enforcement officers Increasing punishments for fentanyl-related drug crimes Tougher penalties for the sale of unregulated hemp products to children; and Making it unlawful for scammers to impersonate government officials on telephone calls. 'As sheriffs, it is important for us to maintain relationships with our legislators in theGeneral Assembly,' commented North Carolina Sheriffs' Association PresidentSheriff Mike Roberson of Chatham County. 'We all look forward to the opportunityto speak to our legislators face-to-face to tell them about the real issues we areseeing in our communities and hearing about from our constituents.' Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
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22-05-2025
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Michigan Community Action calls for preserving community service funds amidst Trump funding cuts
Michigan Community Action's annual Legislative Day awards ceremony. May 21, 2025 | Submitted photo With funding cuts being pursued by the Trump administration, which is looking to cut what it determines is unnecessary spending in the federal budget, the Michigan Community Action, or MCA, implored lawmakers during its annual Legislative Day to invest in local solutions. Advocates from Community Action Agencies affiliated with the MCA association, implored state lawmakers in the Michigan State Capitol Wednesday to invest in Community Services Block Grants, or CSBG's, which allow Community Action Agencies as non-profits to facilitate poverty solution programming, a news release from MCA said. Michigan receives on average about $23 million a year in CSBG federal funding, the Michigan Department of Health & Human Services reports. MCA would like to see a 50% state match to the federally funded CSGBs which helps fund programming to fight against poverty through nutritional and health care-related programs, housing solutions and emergency assistance programs. SUBSCRIBE: GET THE MORNING HEADLINES DELIVERED TO YOUR INBOX Many nonprofits in Michigan were sent into a panic in January after a memo from the United States Office of Management and Budget instructed that there would be widespread freezes on federal funding to ensure spending aligns with the will of President Donald Trump's administration. 'In a time when the future of federal funding for critical community action programs is uncertain, our work on the ground is more important than ever,' Executive Director of MCA Brian McGrain said in the news release Wednesday. 'Today, we elevated the voices of those who are too often left out of national debates. Our agencies continue to deliver results, and our Legislative Day is a chance to ensure policy makers see both the needs and the solutions we have right here in Michigan.' In Michigan, CSBG's allow nonprofit groups to respond to the needs of their community with speed and flexibility, the MCA asserted, and further investment in the program would unlock new resources in decreasing poverty and increasing self-sufficiency in the state. However, in a letter sent in early May to U.S. Sen. Susan Collins (R-Maine), chair of the Senate Appropriations Committee, from Office of Management and Budget Director Russ Vought, the Trump administration said it is not confident CSBG funds are being used appropriately. The letter says programming using CSBG funds in California have focused on diversity equity and inclusion efforts as well as green energy initiatives, while programming in Wisconsin used funds to 'combine clean energy with affordable housing in the pursuit of both economic and environmental justice'. 'Americans in need of job-training and a helping hand would be better served by programs funded at the Departments of Labor and Agriculture,' the recommendation for cutting the $770 million program in the letter said. 'The Budget proposes to eliminate dollars that flow to Community Action Agencies who carry out their own agendas.' Wednesday's Legislative Day also honored clients, volunteers, and state lawmakers who stepped up to advocate both for MCA and Community Action Agency operations: Legislators of the Year State Rep. John Roth (R-Interlochen) State Sen. Joseph Bellino (R-Monroe) Client Awardees Daniel Remington, Gaylord – nominated by Northwest Michigan Community Action Agency Jack McGrath, Sault Ste. Marie – nominated by Chippewa-Luce-Mackinac Community Action Agency Mandi Schuch, Alpena – nominated by Northeast Michigan Community Service Agency Sarah Elizabeth, Alpena – nominated by Northeast Michigan Community Service Agency Volunteer Awardees Hazel Sanders, Ypsilanti – nominated by Washtenaw County Office of Community and Economic Development Kathleen (Kat) Byers, Kalkaska – nominated by Northwest Michigan Community Action Agency Kathryn Nerychel, Lakeview – nominated by EightCAP Lorelei King, Crawford County – nominated by Northeast Michigan Community Service Agency Patty and Tony Soma, Walled Lake – nominated by Oakland Livingston Human Service Agency
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29-01-2025
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Stenger delivers final State of the University speech
VESTAL, N.Y. (WIVT/WBGH) – Amid confetti, on-stage selfies and a mock knighting ceremony, Binghamton University President Harvey Stenger gave what was likely his final State of the University speech at BU. Stenger, who announced in October that he is stepping down as President at the end of this school year. After taking a few selfies from the stage, Stenger gave an address highlighting what he calls the most successful year of his tenure. He says applications and enrollment are at a record level and that the pace of hiring new faculty and staff is even greater. And Stenger celebrated BU's recent ranking by Forbes magazine as one of the 10 best public universities in the country. Binghamton once again won the America East Cup, which honors a combination of athletic and academic achievement among the school's student athletes. Stenger says he's worked hard to leave the university in good shape for his successor. 'At my age, I'm not getting younger, I'm getting older, maybe I have time to do one more thing, one more meaningful thing in my life and I thought maybe this was a good time. I also kidded around telling people you want to leave when people want you to stay, not when people want you to leave. And I think we're at that point right now when everybody's excited about things,' said Stenger. Stenger twice fired off confetti cannons to celebrate the school's accomplishments. And he recognized Chemistry Professor and Nobel Laureate Stan Whittingham by pretending to knight him as his native England recently did this month. Stenger says a lot of construction projects remain underway both on the Vestal main campus and at the health sciences campus in Johnson City. BU will spend $575 million on construction projects over the next five years including a new 400 student dorm, 1,900 seats added to an expanded lecture hall and a complete renovation of the East Gym. Stenger delivers final State of the University speech Join local mental health advocates on Legislative Day Witnesses called to the stand on day three of Aissa arson trial New York legislation passed in January 2025 Delaware County man indicted for Social Security fraud Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
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29-01-2025
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Join local mental health advocates on Legislative Day
BINGHAMTON, N.Y. (WIVT/WBGH) – Leaders in the local mental health community hosted a public forum to hear feedback and to rally people together for a trip to Albany. The Alliance for Rights and Recovery held its Southern Tier Regional Forum at the Broome County Library today. The forum is a chance for people to share their experiences with mental health services and call on lawmakers to make change. People were signing up to be a part of Legislative Day on March 4, when the Mental Health Association of the Southern Tier and Catholic Charities of Broome County take a bus to Albany to advocate for better services. Brandan Campbell with Catholic Charities, says some of the things they'll be advocating for is to address the housing crisis, increase the pay for service providers, and normalize going to a therapist instead of the hospital. 'Sometimes yes, people do need the help of hospitals and medical professionals, but just to throw people into a hospital when really they might just need to go to a therapist. Or they might just need someone to talk to them that day and they're not a danger to themselves or others. So, a big push is against the involuntary commitment,' said Campbell. In the past, over 500 people have taken the trip to Albany to be a part of Legislative Day. Campbell says anyone interested in signing up and attending should call Catholic Charities or the Mental Health Association. Stenger delivers final State of the University speech Join local mental health advocates on Legislative Day Witnesses called to the stand on day three of Aissa arson trial New York legislation passed in January 2025 Delaware County man indicted for Social Security fraud Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
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29-01-2025
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Witnesses called to the stand on day three of Aissa arson trial
BINGHAMTON, N.Y. (WIVT/WBGH) – Testimony continued today in the trial of the Pennsylvania man accused of starting the fire that killed 17-year-old Jeffrey Aissa of Binghamton back in 2011. 39-year-old Jeremiah Raub is charged with felony murder and arson for allegedly lighting a recycling bin on fire on the front porch of 20 Milford Street at around 3:30 a.m. on March 17, 2011. Aissa was one of seven people inside the two-family home and the only one not to make it out alive. Prosecutors say the break in the case came after a former girlfriend of Raub came forward to say he admitted to her his involvement. Deputy District Attorney Lucas Finley says Raub later gave a long and detailed confession to police. Wednesday morning, Finley called electrician Michael Wade, Senior to the stand to counter any suggestions that the cause of the fire was electrical. Wade testified that he was running wires for new electrical wires on the inside of the wall where prosecutors say the fire began, but Wade said they were not connected to power at the time of the fire. Later, Finley called former Binghamton Fire Chief Dan Eggleston, who at the time was Fire Marshal and headed up the investigation into the cause of the fire. Eggleston says his team's investigation determined that the fire began on the porch in the vicinity of the recycle bin and that the cause was incendiary, which means it was intentionally set by someone. Raub's attorney Kurt Schrader pressed Eggleston on why another fire in a recycling bin at another house in the neighborhood that night was ruled as cause undetermined, while the fire on Milford Street was ruled incendiary. Stenger delivers final State of the University speech Join local mental health advocates on Legislative Day Witnesses called to the stand on day three of Aissa arson trial New York legislation passed in January 2025 Delaware County man indicted for Social Security fraud Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
