Issue 1 — Read The Dirt

Immigration Raids – Local Group Steps into Government Void

Absent a trusted government alternative, the Northwest Immigrant Rights Project launched an emergency hotline in May for people to report immigration enforcement [read more …]

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Local Media Consolidation – Radio Stations For Sale

Capps Broadcast Group has sold its six radio stations in Pendleton, OR and Walla Walla, WA to Elkhorn Media Group of La [read more …]

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Labor and Workers’ Protections – Small Fine For Violations That Led To Death

Local construction company KTI Utility has been cited by the US Department of Labor for two “serious” violations that led to death-by-electrocution [read more …]

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Tight Budget in Oklahoma Heightens Pressure on AT&T to Pay Up

According to a public letter written by Buck Revell, a former deputy-in-charge of the FBI’s criminal investigative, counter-terrorism and counter-intelligence activities, a [read more …]

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City Controller Proposes Nation’s 1st 401(k) System for Small Employers

The Philadelphia City Controller is proposing a “plug-and-play” system for small employers who have neither the money nor know-how to set up [read more …]

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Op-Ed: Local Utilities and Deregulation – Unregulated Water Utility Created

Residents of Southwestern Lincoln County, OR voted (330 to 176) to create a new type of water utility district. According to an [read more …]

Op-ed: Land Woes in Rural California

According to an op-ed in the Sierra Booster, property owners in the Sierra Nevada region of California are having a hard time [read more …]

Municipal Finances, Local Source, Connecticut, Issue 1

North Dakota’s Cavalier County Commission is discussing the need for more network security for the county courthouse. NRG, a company that works [read more …]

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Local Courts Jockey for State Funds to Deal With Case Backlogs

Deschutes County, OR was among those denied resources for an additional county judge. Deschutes County Circuit Presiding Judge Alta Brady says the [read more …]