Parents raise concerns about transparency After Vanscoy's arrest, parents whose children are in the Burleson league said on social media that they are disappointed with the lack of transparency from the BYA on the matter.
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Doug Myers,
CBS News,
8 Apr. 2026
Kansas City voters overwhelmingly renewed the city’s 1% earnings tax on Tuesday, maintaining a critical funding source for city services and unmistakably staving off concerns that the city’s budget could be thrown into disarray.
The lawsuit also alleges that part of the basis for Norfleet’s firing was a flawed internal affairs investigation that included the disclosure of his previous arrests.
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Justin Muszynski,
Hartford Courant,
8 Apr. 2026
Brian Naranjo, a former State Department official who served in Venezuela and publishes a newsletter on Venezuelan affairs, told me that with Machado abroad, Rodríguez is essentially running a solo presidential campaign.
Angels designated hitter Jorge Soler and Braves pitcher Reynaldo Lopez were each given seven-game suspensions for their roles in the benches-clearing affair.
What's new is using criminal prosecutors for partisan purposes -- and there's no quotes about that in the case.
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Devin Dwyer,
ABC News,
7 Apr. 2026
For salary cap accounting purposes, this lump sum can be prorated (divided evenly) over the length of the contract to spread out the amount that counts against the cap.
That adds up to approximately $374 million each year that helps cover various city services and functions like street repair, snow removal, weekly trash collection, codes inspection and historic preservation alongside police, fire, emergency and ambulance services.
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Chris Higgins,
Kansas City Star,
8 Apr. 2026
Instead, his curiosity functions as a proper cushion for all.
Lower barriers to entry, more conversations about burnout and work-life balance, and the growing use of artificial intelligence to handle repetitive tasks are helping reshape the profession’s image.
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Preston Fore,
Fortune,
5 Apr. 2026
Investors have seen the stock as a potential victim of artificial intelligence as more service industry tasks are automated.
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