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Equity officer investigated over travel expenses resigns in Washtenaw County


Equity officer investigated over travel expenses resigns in Washtenaw County

WASHTENAW COUNTY, MI — A top Washtenaw County official who was placed on unpaid leave amid an investigation into her travel expenses has resigned. County Racial Equity Commissioner Alize Asberry Payne has resigned effective Friday, Aug. 16, County Administrator Gregory Dill confirmed. “I accepted her resignation and she is continuing,” Dill said. There is a […]

State report: Rare Staten Island frog on endangered species list


State report: Rare Staten Island frog on endangered species list

STATEN ISLAND, NY — Environmental officials plan to add a rare frog native to Staten Island to the endangered and threatened species list. Proposals to add to the list were recently published by the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation. This draft regulation protecting certain endangered and threatened species initiates a multi-stage process to […]