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Apr 18 2024
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Metairie company sues New Orleans RTA over money owed in controversial contract
The company at the center of a controversial Regional Transit Authority contract has filed suit against the agency, saying it's owed nearly half a million dollars. Metairie-based BRC Construction Group says the RTA's refusal to pay $455,966 for completed facility maintenance work has caused "substantial financial hardship" for the company and its subcontractors, according to court documents.
The Times-PicayuneApr 15 2024
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La Grange Park and police officers ratify a new three-year contract
The La Grange Park Board of Trustees April 9 unanimously approved a three-year contract for all Village patrol officers. The old collective bargaining agreement expires on April 30 of this year and the new contract runs until the same date in 2027, calling for yearly raises of 4 % the first year, 3.5 % the second year, and 3 % the final year. “I’m totally in support of this,” Trustee Karen
Chicago TribuneApr 17 2024
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Former Wentzville schools superintendent gets more than $1 million in contract buyout
WENTZVILLE — The second-year superintendent who resigned Friday from the Wentzville School District will receive more than $1 million in a buyout of the remaining three years of her contract. In return, Tormala agreed to drop any current or future claims against the district and the school board for “compensatory damages, emotional distress, loss of reputation, humiliation, embarrassment,
St. Louis Post-DispatchMar 29 2024
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Jason Kidd Hoping for a Contract Extension This Offseason
The Dallas Mavericks are in the middle of an intense playoff positioning battle in the Western Conference. As of Friday, March 29, the Mavericks are the sixth seed in the Western Conference. However, that could always change as we have about two weeks till the end of the regular season. While the focus is on securing a top-six seed for the Mavericks, head coach Jason Kidd hopes to remain the
NewsweekApr 14 2024
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Writers Guild Awards to Celebrate Honorees As New Contract Heralds Industry Changes
For the roughly 12,000 scribes the Writers Guild of America represents, the last year has been an emotional roller coaster: The guild engaged in a labor stoppage for over four and a half months in 2023 that, alongside a partially overlapping SAG-AFTRA strike, ground production to a halt. But with a new contract now in hand, the upcoming Writers Guild Awards afford union members the chance for
VarietyApr 11 2024
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Boston Celtics Agree to Massive Contract Extension With All-Star Guard
The 62-17 Boston Celtics, who own the best record in the Eastern Conference by a significant margin, look to be keeping their starting five together for a good long while. Combo guard Jrue Holiday's agent, Jason Glushon of Glushon Sports Management, has informed ESPN's Adrian Wojnarowski that the two-time All-Star, one-time NBA champion and five-time All-Defensive teamer has declined his $37.3
NewsweekApr 12 2024
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UNC System’s roadmap of college credit for military experience
North Carolina has the fourth largest military presence in the country, with approximately 21,000 of those individuals enrolled at UNC institutions. A new credit transfer tool for military service members enrolling in the University of North Carolina System is helping a target group of adult learners translate their technical on-the-job experience into college-level academic credit. Launched
Inside Higher EdApr 17 2024
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Politic-ATL: Atlanta's new animal control contract. Plus, Riverland Park and more
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AxiosApr 07 2024
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US, China hold military talks in Hawaii
WASHINGTON, April 5 (Reuters) - U.S. military officials met their Chinese counterparts earlier this week for a series of meetings in Hawaii focused on how the two countries can operate safely, U.S. officials said on Friday.
U.S. President Joe Biden sought to manage tensions over the South China Sea in a call with Chinese President Xi Jinping on Tuesday.
The two leaders had agreed
ReutersApr 16 2024
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Google staffers storm NYC, California, Seattle offices to protest $1.2B Israel contract
Google staffers wearing traditional Arab headscarves barged into the California office of the company’s top cloud executive, while other workers staged a sit-in at the company’s headquarters in New York City to protest the tech giant’s ties to the Israeli government on Tuesday.
The pro-Palestinian employees, part of a group called “No Tech for Apartheid,” used social media accounts on X
New York Post (News)