The death of longtime Oak Park Heights Mayor Mary McComber last month left an opening on the city council and necessitated a change in leadership. Former Deputy Mayor Chuck Dougherty is now mayor, and council member Mike Runk has been … Continued
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“Racial impact studies don’t block or delay rezonings. They simply pull together data that’s already publicly available,” the authors write. “What the backlash reveals is how uncomfortable some developers are with giving communities the tools to demand more from a broken status … Continued
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By MICHELLE CHAPMAN, AP Business Writer Amazon CEO Andy Jassy anticipates generative artificial intelligence will reduce its corporate workforce in the next few years as the online giant begins to increase its usage of the technology. “We will need fewer … Continued