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High school students graduating from outside New York City in the coming days will be automatically accepted to their local university as public higher education officials look to boost college and university enrollment. Gov. Kathy Hochul announced the plan Thursday that was initially outlined this week by State University of New York Chancellor John King during his State of the University address this week. “Access to quality higher education is a driver for social mobility, and we are taking comprehensive steps to ensure that college is affordable and accessible to students of all backgrounds,” Hochul said. “My administration remains committed…

AmNews political reporter Ariama C. Long appeared on the June 1 episode of NY1’s You Decide with Errol Lewis podcast. Long discussed the District 9 City Council Democratic primary and the candidates seeking to fill Richardson Jordan’s seat. He also discussed the housing issues affecting Harlem. CLICK HERE TO LISTEN TO THE EPISODE. Long is a member of the Report for America staff for AmNews. Your donation to match our RFA grant helps him keep writing political stories. Please consider making a tax-deductible gift of any amount by visiting today https://bit.ly/amnews1. Like this: I like Loading… Related [ad_2] Source link

CNN — President Joe Biden tripped over a sandbag and fell as he finished handing out diplomas at the US Air Force Academy commencement in Colorado on Thursday. Biden appeared fine afterward, walking unaided to his seat in the stands. He was seen smiling and jogging to his vehicle at the end of the ceremony. The White House said the president was fine after the fall and later joked about it, yelling “I’m hooked!” to reporters after leaving Marine One Thursday evening. The stumble began as Biden walked away from center stage, where he earlier delivered a commencement address to…

BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) – Amid mounting pressure from Republicans, a bill banning gender-affirming medical care for transgender youth in Louisiana that was narrowly killed by a committee has been resurrected legislature last week. In a rare move, the Senate voted to refer the controversial bill back to a different committee, giving it a second chance at life. The measure, which was rejected by the Senate Health and Welfare Committee last week, received statewide and national attention after a Republican cast the tie-breaking vote to kill the bill. Sen. Fred Mills, the Republican chairman of the Health and Welfare Committee…

BUFFALO, NY – Delivering a message from his home in Brooklyn, New York State Conservative Party Chairman Jerry Kassar said many people in New York City with broad political views remain concerned about the situation of migrants there. “I think what people assume is that in New York City many of the residents have come to accept this,” Kassar said. “We have a huge homeless problem and it doesn’t take much to figure out if you have a major homeless problem. , bringing in tens of thousands of migrants is not going to help things.” Speaking on the issue in…

ARLINGTON (CBSNewsTexas.com) – An Arlington nun at the center of a scandal was found guilty of violating her vow of chastity with a priest from outside the Catholic Diocese of Fort Worth. Later, the Reverend Mother Teresa Agnes Gerlach was deposed after the Vatican sided with the investigation of Fort Worth Bishop Michael Olson. Through his lawyer, Gerlach has done so denied the public accusation violated a vow of chastity. He also denies admitting to Bishop Michael Olson that he violated the Bible’s sixth commandment, something state attorneys for the diocese said in response to a Gerlach lawsuit. The Diocese…

ROSS TOWNSHIP, Pa. – A mile-long stretch of a busy road in Ross Township is closed due to a water main break. Rochester Road is closed in the area below near its intersections with Route 19 and Babcock Boulevard A Channel 11 crew at the scene saw water coming out of the ground. It is unclear how many customers are out of service at this time. This is a developing story and 11 News is working to learn more. WATCH 11 at 11 for the latest updates. Download the FREE WPXI News app for breaking news alerts. Follow the news…

RALEIGH, NC (WNCN) – We live in a time in American politics where many people are voting against a candidate instead of a candidate. According to most polls, nearly two-thirds of voters are unhappy with their own party’s choice of who is likely to top the presidential ticket. An organization called “No tags” wants to change that. In a promotional video, chief strategist Ryan Clancy is heard saying “we believe every voice counts. And too many voices have been drowned out for too long and we’re going to change that.” In another video, members of No Labels are heard saying…