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The text of the 14-point agreement was read by a senior administration official in a call with reporters on Wednesday.—
Francesca Chambers,
USA Today,
18 June 2026 -
Police Chief Stacey Graves said during a Wednesday evening news conference that law enforcement officials consider Sanchez-Munoz to be armed and dangerous.—
Ben Wheeler,
Kansas City Star,
18 June 2026
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Those raises — which were approved by the board in June 2024, to take effect in the December following the election — matched the salaries for the treasurer and county clerk, which were last changed in 2022.—
Molly Morrow,
Chicago Tribune,
15 June 2026
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It also was alleged that the judge didn't properly supervise clerks and on one occasion yelled and cursed at staff.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
15 June 2026
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The researchers interviewed public servants about the ethical concerns the new law will bring to their work.—
Claudia Ciobanu,
Los Angeles Times,
15 June 2026
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Family members and former colleagues are remembering retired Fire Chief Mike Beatty as a dedicated public servant whose nearly 30-year career helped shape the Lake Forest Fire Department during a period of significant growth and change.—
Daniel I. Dorfman,
Chicago Tribune,
8 June 2026
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His government has even started requiring civil servants to ditch Zoom and Microsoft Teams for a homegrown video conference system.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
17 June 2026
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The legislative process has set long-term agency priorities, and civil servants at the agencies have carried them out.—
Mark Histed,
The Atlantic,
17 June 2026
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About 40% of all municipal officeholders in the state are women, according to the Center for American Women and Politics.—
Grace Hase,
Mercury News,
17 June 2026
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Most of the new states mandated that officeholders be Protestant; many still had officially recognized churches, sanctioned by the government.—
Michael Luo,
New Yorker,
14 June 2026
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