Maya Cederlund

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KCUR 89.3 •

Recall election for Jackson County Executive moves forward after override of Frank White Jr.’s veto

The Jackson County Legislature overrode Frank White Jr.’s veto to again put a recall of the county executive before voters.Unless the courts decide otherwise, the special election is still scheduled for Aug. 26, despite the hefty $1.8 million it could cost taxpayers. County legislators unanimously approved the ordinance for the recall election last week.The veto override passed 8-1, with one abstention.
KCUR 89.3 •

Jackson County Executive Frank White Jr. vetoes his recall election as residents say 'bench him'

Jackson County Executive Frank White Jr. on Thursday vetoed his own recall election, angering county legislators who approved it and citizens groups who say he should resign. White, who said the ordinance establishing the recall was unlawful and pricey, has long been under fire for a staggering property tax increase, refusing to build a new jail, vetoing the county's budget and not showing up at his office.
KCUR 89.3 •

Kansas City opens a brand new public pool on the Westside. Residents couldn't be more excited

More than 50 people attended the opening of an outdoor pool in the Westside neighborhood on a blistering Monday afternoon. The opening of the highly-anticipated pool at the Tony Aguirre Community Center came after the Kansas City Parks and Recreation Department closed the Jarboe pool in 2022 for sanitation reasons, and then voters in November 2022 approved $175 million in city bonds to improve the city’s parks and recreation centers.
KCUR 89.3 •

Port KC approves tax breaks for a luxury apartment on affordable housing site

The Port KC Board of Commissioners in a Monday afternoon meeting approved the next step for development of a market-rate apartment building near the Country Club Plaza, effectively approving teardown of some of the city’s last affordable housing units.Port KC board members approved Overland Park-based EPC Real Estate Group’s request for tax breaks on the Lewer Apartments, a 278-unit luxury apartment complex that would generate an estimated $5.3 million in new property taxes over the next 20 year...
The Eagle •

The Eagle’s Spring 2025 Diversity Report - The Eagle

The Eagle has published a staff diversity report for the past two years to maintain and improve transparency with the American University community. Spring 2025 Staff Acceptance Survey results indicate that the population of white staffers and staffers with disabilities increased between fall 2024 and spring 2025. 
Latinx and Hispanic (previously categorized as Hispanic or Latino in the spring 2024 report), East Asian and LGBTQ+ representation increased since last semester. The population of mul...
The Eagle •

BREAKING: Individual wearing ‘ICE’ jacket not a legitimate agent, AU says - The Eagle

An individual spotted on American University’s campus wearing a jacket reading “ICE - Immigration” was not a real Immigration and Customs Enforcement agent, Chief Financial Officer, Vice President and Treasurer Bronté Burleigh-Jones and Assistant Vice President for University Police Services and Emergency Management Phil Morse wrote in an email to the community Friday.
The Eagle •

Students say experiences with American University’s Office of Equity & Title IX exposes severe flaws - The Eagle

When Melissa Howell’s former professor made sexual and romantic advances toward her on WhatsApp, she brought it to American University’s Office of Equity and Title IX, assuming that it would be what she described as a cut-and-dry case.

Instead, for several months, the Office gave her the impression that it was interested in pursuing an investigation, only to tell her that her professor’s actions did not violate AU’s Title IX policy.
NBC Asian America •

Amid global adoption reckoning, adoptees say they're fighting a long-standing narrative they should be ‘grateful’

Cosette Eisenhauer-Epp, a Chinese transracial adoptee with white parents, said she remembers a salient moment after the March 2022 Atlanta-area spa shootings.

“The people he shot look like me, but he’s the same ethnicity as my parents, so where do I go from that?” said Eisenhauer-Epp, a 23-year-old master’s student at the University of Texas at Arlington.

For Eisenhauer-Epp, the shootings were just another reminder of how complicated it was navigating her identity as an adoptee.
Gavin O'Malley
The Eagle •

GW encampment continues into second week as pro-Israel rally takes place nearby - The Eagle

As the University Yard encampment at George Washington University reached its eighth day, a pro-Israel rally take place one block over at G Street Park. 
Beginning at 11 a.m. on Thursday, a rally against campus antisemitism that called for supporters to “Show your Jewish pride.” The demonstration was organized by the Israeli American Council Mishelanu at Maryland, GW for Israel and Students Supporting Israel at American University.
Owen Auston-Babcock
The Eagle •

AU staff, faculty and students marched to deliver demands to CFO on International Workers’ Day

Over a hundred students, faculty and staff assembled in front of the American University President’s Office Building Wednesday and marched to the office of Bronté Burleigh-Jones, AU’s chief financial officer, vice president and treasurer, at 3201 New Mexico Ave. NW.

AU’s staff union, SEIU Local 500, organized the rally in honor of May Day, also known as International Workers’ Day, which celebrates workers’ rights and typically falls on May 1.
The Eagle •

Day four of GW encampment ends with protesters breaking down barricade that encased University Yard - The Eagle

As the encampment at George Washington University stretched into a fourth day, protesters tore down the barricade surrounding University Yard before bringing in some of the tents that had been set up on H Street. In a statement from GW’s Executive Director of Media Relations and University Spokesman Josh Grossman, it’s estimated that around 200 protesters joined the students’ encampment on University Yard. 

Overnight on Saturday, the barricade surrounding the encampment moved, constricting stude...
Colorado Times Recorder •

Abortion Advocate Weighs in on State of Reproductive Laws in Colorado

Laura Chapin — an abortion advocate and seasoned veteran of the reproductive justice world with a deep understanding of progressive politics and Colorado’s political arena — spoke with the Colorado Times Recorder about the state of reproductive rights in Colorado.

In a 2017 interview with Colorado Politics, Chapin said, “Colorado stands out as one of the few places where women can still get the care they need without some of the horrific laws.”
Colorado Times Recorder •

Mothers Are Microdosing Psychedelic Mushrooms To Treat Postpartum Depression and More; Lucy Is One of Them

Lucy had no issues with her first child and said going from one to two children was significantly more complicated in terms of sleep and nursing, especially after the pandemic.

“So, I think a lot of it was just the go, go, go of, ‘Okay, you have a baby. Get back on your feet, get back to work after 12 weeks, do all these things for your family, continue to feed your baby, and also don’t sleep,” she said in an interview.
Colorado Times Recorder •

Hickenlooper Celebrates Small Business Administration's 70th Birthday; Local Business Owners Honored

The U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) celebrated its 70th anniversary Tuesday with help from Sen. John Hickenlooper (D-CO), Colorado business owners, and several SBA employees and executives. 

With more than 60 people in attendance, Amy Carnrick, president and CEO of Foster’s Plumbing, and Adam Schlegel –– founder of Snooze an A.M. Eatery –– were honored along with Oscar Perez and Rocio Aguilera of Tacos de Tapatio and Brandon Knudsen, founder of Ziggi’s Coffee.
Colorado Times Recorder •

John Eastman, a 'Co-Conspirator' in Trump Indictment, Is No Stranger to Controversy in Colorado

Former visiting scholar at the University of Colorado’s Benson Center for the Study of Western Civilization John Eastman hit the national media spotlight again yesterday when it was revealed that he’s a “co-conspirator” in the Justice Department’s indictment of former President Donald Trump. Eastman began working as a Trump lawyer when he was at CU from 2020 to 2021. Later, he became active in the Colorado Republican Party, most recently being hired — with KNUS radio host Randy Corporon — by the...
Colorado Times Recorder •

Boebert Attacks Democratic Opponent's Family for Being OB-GYNs Who Perform Abortions

Rep. Lauren Boebert (R-CO) criticized Adam Frisch, her Democratic opponent, running for her seat for the second time, and attacked Melvin and Hope, Frisch’s father and sister, for their history as OB-GYNs.

“Abortions paid for Adam’s privileged childhood and private schooling, and abortionists help fund his campaign,” Boebert was quoted as saying in a Fox News article Friday.
Colorado Times Recorder •

BRIEF: Former CO Congressman Tancredo Says He's Recovered From a Series of Illnesses

During a July 8 interview with KNUS radio host Peter Boyles, former Colorado Congressman Tom Tancredo discussed his recovery from a series of back-to-back, life-threatening ailments. 

“September of 21, I [was] diagnosed with colon cancer, went through, had –– operated and took it out and then went through six months of chemotherapy,” Tancredo, a Republican, said on the radio show. 

The day his chemo ended, Tancredo hit a curb in his car, was thrown into the steering wheel, and split his lip.
Colorado Times Recorder •

On Flag Day, a Veteran, Who's Unhoused and Terminally ill, Is Honored

Daniel, an unhoused military veteran, received several commemorative gifts to thank him for his service in a small but intimate ceremony yesterday at a shelter for terminally ill unhoused people.

Daniel is 64 years old and on his “final ‘tour of duty,’” according to a press release, at Rocky Mountain Refuge for End of Life Care, a nonprofit organization started during the pandemic dedicated to providing a final resting place and “family style” hospice care for unhoused people dying from terminal illnesses.
Colorado Times Recorder •

Immigrant Rights Group Celebrates Polis' Signing of Bill Ending Agreement Between Local Sheriffs and Federal Immigration Authorities

Governor Jared Polis signed a bill ending an Intergovernmental Service Agreement (IGSA) between Colorado sheriff’s departments and U.S. Immigrations and Customs Enforcement (ICE) on June 6, 2023.

The bill, HB23-1100, is called the Restrict Government Involvement In Immigration Detention Act. It was sponsored by four Front Range lawmakers, Rep. Naquetta Ricks (D-Aurora), Rep. Lorena Garcia (D-Westminster), Sen. Sonya Jaquez Lewis (D-Longmont), and Sen. Julie Gonzales (D-Denver).
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