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A young cancer patient and his family worry nearly a month into New York City nurses’ strike
Read full article: A young cancer patient and his family worry nearly a month into New York City nurses’ strikeA young cancer patient at one of the remaining New York City hospitals where nurses are on strike says he misses his regular caregivers.
San Antonio will shift its elections to November in victory for Mayor Jones
Read full article: San Antonio will shift its elections to November in victory for Mayor JonesSan Antonio will move its municipal elections from May to November after a 6-5 council vote Thursday afternoon. The decision came after a last-minute blitz by Mayor Gina Ortiz Jones, who said she only learned of the opportunity last month.
Will San Antonio take a harder stance on anti-LGBTQ bills in Austin next year?
Read full article: Will San Antonio take a harder stance on anti-LGBTQ bills in Austin next year?Council members on the Intergovernmental Relations Committee want the city's state legislative priorities to more explicitly include support for the LGBTQ community.
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SA City Council members worry over state bills that would add voting restrictions, undercut city operations
Read full article: SA City Council members worry over state bills that would add voting restrictions, undercut city operationsA Thursday briefing on the state legislative session left at least some San Antonio City Council members fretting about what’s happening in Austin.
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City leaders on SA to DC trip to lobby for the Alamo City
Read full article: City leaders on SA to DC trip to lobby for the Alamo CitySan Antonio – City leaders from the private and public sectors will head to the nation's capital next week with hopes of bringing some federal dollars back with them. The San Antonio Chamber of Commerce has organized an “SA to DC” trip for 42 years, and next week’s trip - from Sunday to Thursday - will have the largest-ever delegation with more than 200 members. Business leaders, city council members, and representatives from agencies like SAWS and VIA will promote San Antonio’s interests to elected leaders and federal agencies alike. Jeff Coyle, the city’s director of government and public affairs, describes the lobbying effort for federal money as a “two-step dance” of sorts. “That was on our federal agenda for like nine years for it until we finally got it added into the appropriation and then get it funded,” Perez said.
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Plan in motion to move birds from Bird Island
Read full article: Plan in motion to move birds from Bird IslandHe said the Air Force has documented how often birds flew over or close to runways. Photo Courtesy: Wildlife Rescue and Rehabilitation (KSAT)Coyle said the military also traced the problem back to an over-populated Bird Island. However, she said, the USDA has brought Wildlife Rescue and Rehabilitation 56 young birds in the past two days. Photo Courtesy: Wildlife Rescue and Rehabilitation“It’s just unfortunate. “But we can never do what mothers in nature can do for them.”Coyle said the mitigation plan that was developed “protects those birds, protects the community and ensures that those pilots have a safe flight pattern.”Photo Courtesy: Wildlife Rescue and RehabilitationPhoto Courtesy: Wildlife Rescue and Rehabilitation