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Published: 02 July 2017

 

Wrangling over hospital and healthcare taxes now threatens to sink bipartisan transportation plan

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Written by Melanie Sevcenko

Published: 29 June 2017

 

Number of unsheltered African Americans is down, but still disproportionate

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Published: 29 June 2017

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Wheeler speaks with The Skanner’s staff about criminal justice reform, housing and transportation

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Written by Melanie Sevcenko

Published: 26 June 2017

 

Public forum addressed curbing violence and improving opportunity for Black community

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Written by Melanie Sevcenko

Published: 22 June 2017

 

Clifford B. Evelyn sued the sheriff’s office for racial discrimination in 2009

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Written by Melanie Sevcenko

Published: 22 June 2017

 

Chief Equity & Diversity Officer leaves the district having lessened the achievement gap for students of color

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Published: 21 June 2017

 

Lawyer's letter outlines dissatisfaction with county investigation

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Published: 21 June 2017

 

Summer temperatures 1.1 degrees hotter now than in the 1970s

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Published: 20 June 2017

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Pregnant mother Charleena Lyles was shot and killed at her apartment on Monday

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Published: 15 June 2017

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The Skanner’s roundup of events leading to June 19