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  • 3 weeks ago | civiclex.org | Richard Young

    On May 12, FCPS Director of Budgeting and Financial Planning Anna Sampson-Graves presented a draft FY26 budget projecting a $16 million shortfall. The Board asked her team to return with a balanced budget by May 27. At the May 27th meeting, a budget was presented that was balanced by increasing revenue through the Occupational License Tax. The tax would take effect January 1, 2026, midway through the 2025–2026 fiscal year.

  • 1 month ago | msn.com | Richard Young

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  • 1 month ago | autosport.com | Richard Young

    Like Christmas, it only comes once a year. However, unlike Christmas, the British Automobile Racing Club-bannered Bishopscourt event lasts only two days, and presents a unique opportunity for car racers to sample the Northern Irish track that is otherwise exclusively a motorcycle venue. For many it’s a chance to really extend their machinery – and themselves – on a circuit that probably has more in common with Thruxton or some versions of Silverstone, than any other venue on the island of Ireland.

  • Mar 3, 2025 | thespec.com | Richard Young

    FIRST PERSONLocal Journalism Initiative Reporter, Amy Romer, works as a mentor for Megaphone’s peer newsroom called The Shift in Vancouver’s Downtown Eastside.The Shift is made up of a diverse group of individuals with lived experience of poverty, who are reporting from the DTES instead of being reported onOne August afternoon last year, during my shift as a Chinatown Steward, I was going about my day collecting needles and trash around Pender and Carrall Streets.

  • Feb 24, 2025 | civiclex.org | Richard Young

    Last week, I was in Miami for the Knight Media Forum, where I joined over 1,000 community, media, and philanthropy leaders for conversations about the future of local journalism, civic leadership, and how we strengthen our communities. I was excited to be on a panel called Filling Critical Coverage Gaps in Our Communities, alongside leaders from The Baltimore Banner and New York Amsterdam News, where I shared about CivicLex’s civic education work and how it connects to our city hall coverage.

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