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Dec 27, 2024 |
insideclimatenews.org | Jonmaesha Beltran
MEMPHIS, Tenn.—Cat Grisanti’s shift at Create A Cig, a vape store in Memphis, was stressful enough even before she received an alert on her phone in March. It said she owed Memphis Light, Gas and Water $800. The 39-year-old store manager immediately went into the bathroom to scream. She had already used her income tax return to pay a $1,400 utility bill in February and didn’t know how she would now come up with the money to pay March’s bill.
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Aug 4, 2024 |
insideclimatenews.org | Jonmaesha Beltran
NASHVILLE, Tenn.—Michael Henry spent four years unhoused before securing an apartment at Andrew Jackson Courts, one of Nashville’s oldest public housing complexes. When he and his dog, Vincent, moved into the unit a year ago, he looked at the thermostat in hopes of turning on the air conditioning. Little did he know. “There’s no air conditioning, just heat,” Henry, 58, remembers the maintenance worker telling him.
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Jun 2, 2024 |
nashvillebanner.com | Jonmaesha Beltran
The 120-year-old building on the corner of Meridian Street and East Trinity Lane has transformed into a nonprofit where everyone who enters through its doors is called “neighbor.” That includes the Piggly Wiggly employee who sleeps outside, to the woman who has been visiting the church for years and is now seeking assistance to apply for Section 8 housing, to the young adults who are practicing a dance for a Pride event.
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May 20, 2024 |
nashvillebanner.com | Jonmaesha Beltran |Stephen Elliott
As you prepare to watch Metro Council’s twice-monthly meeting on Tuesday, the Banner wants to provide you with a guide to the proceedings. See the full agenda here. We’ll be keeping an eye on legislation related to the mayor’s budget, Metro Arts Commission, homelessness and zoning reform, among other agenda items of note.
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May 14, 2024 |
chicagolawbulletin.com | Jonmaesha Beltran |Tyler Dedrick |Taylor Bayly |Tirzah Christopher
Two officers stood on Fernando Rodriguez’s outstretched arms, handcuffs connecting his wrists. Another stood on the shackles binding the 24-year-old’s legs. A fourth officer kneeled on Rodriguez’s back. The fifth placed his weight on the man’s buttocks.Five officers from the Hampton city and Henry County police departments in Georgia subdued Rodriguez late on Sept. 20, 2019, after receiving multiple calls about a nude man walking down a blacktop road.
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