Alaska Headline Living3d ago
A $700K proposal could put guns in school policy 🏫
What happens when school safety planning crosses into armed staff territory? In the Mat-Su, a $700K proposal is on the table that’s already splitting opinion before any vote is taken. The next meeting may be the moment everything shifts. 👀
👉🏿 https://shorturl.at/mAz0i
#MatSu #AlaskaSchools #SchoolSafety #BreakingNews #PublicInput #Alaska #Education ⚠️📚
Alaska Headline Living3d ago
A $700K school safety proposal sparks debate 🏫
What happens when school security shifts into armed policy territory? Mat-Su leaders are weighing a plan that’s already dividing the community before any vote is cast. The next meeting could change the direction entirely. 👂
👉🏿 https://shorturl.at/mAz0i
#MatSu #AlaskaSchools #SchoolSafety #BreakingNews #PublicInput #Alaska #Education ⚠️📚
CBC Thunder BayApr 14
Ontario’s new Species Conservation Act raises concerns about oversight, habitat protection
There are concerns about how the provincial government has overhauled its protections for species at risk. As of March 30, Ontario has repealed the Endangered Species Act and replaced it with the Species Conservation Act, a move critics say weakens oversight, diminishes habitat protections and limits public input.
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/sudbury/ontario-species-conservation-act-9.7161589?cmp=rss
CBC SudburyApr 13
Ontario’s new Species Conservation Act raises concerns about oversight, habitat protection
There are concerns about how the provincial government has overhauled its protections for species at risk. As of March 30, Ontario has repealed the Endangered Species Act and replaced it with the Species Conservation Act, a move critics say weakens oversight, diminishes habitat protections and limits public input.
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/sudbury/ontario-species-conservation-act-9.7161589?cmp=rss
Ms. Que BanhApr 10

Has the climate affected your health?

Have you been to a hospital for wildfire smoke inhalation? Have you experienced exhaustion or suffered from a heat wave? Have you or a loved one felt ill or experienced asthma from air pollution? Have you been evacuated from floods or fires and needed mental health support?

Ontario and climate investigations reporter Carl Meyer is looking to connect with people who have experienced health issues that may be related to a changing climate. If you’d like to share your story with Carl for potential inclusion in an upcoming feature, please get in touch with him at [email protected].

@thenarwhal

#BCpoli #CDNpoli #Canadians #ShareYourStory #Climate #Wildfires #Health #HeatWaves #AirPollution #RespiratoryIllness #SmokeInhalation #PublicInput #Canada #Environment

CBC New BrunswickApr 7
Talk of school closures just a reminder of existing process
The province's seven district education councils are already obligated to get public input on the idea of closing schools with fewer than 100 students.
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/new-brunswick/school-closure-talk-process-9.7151815?cmp=rss
Show threadMs. Que BanhMar 24

@DoNoHarmBC Important for folks in BC to participate in this!

#BritishColumbia #BCpoli #BCBudget #HaveYourSay #PublicInput

Techdirt [Unofficial]Mar 10

37,000 Fake AI Comments Mysteriously Oppose Washington State’s Effort To Tax The Rich

https://fed.brid.gy/r/https://www.techdirt.com/2026/03/10/37000-fake-ai-comments-mysteriously-oppose-washington-states-effort-to-tax-the-rich/

37,000 Fake AI Comments Mysteriously Oppose Washington State’s Effort To Tax The Rich

Ideally, the U.S. public is supposed to be able to comment on government policy proceedings, and the government is supposed to listen to that input. Of course, it doesn’t really work that way: For …

Techdirt
N-gated Hacker NewsFeb 23
🎁🚔 Vegas cops just got shiny new license plate toys from the Horowitz Foundation, sidestepping pesky public input. Because who needs transparency when #gifts are involved? 🎉🕵️‍♂️
https://thenevadaindependent.com/article/vegas-police-are-big-users-of-license-plate-readers-public-has-little-input-because-its-a-gift #VegasCops #LicensePlate #TransparencyIssues #PublicInput #HorowitzFoundation #HackerNews #ngated
Vegas police are big users of license plate readers. Public has little input because it's a gift.

The Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department quietly entered an agreement in 2023 with Flock Security, an automated license plate reader company that uses cameras to collect vehicle information and cross-reference it with police databases. Unlike many of the other police departments around the country that use the cameras in their police work, Metro funds the project with donor money funneled into a private foundation.

The Nevada Independent
CBC EdmontonJan 13
Alberta regulator opens public input for Northback coal mining project proposal
Alberta’s energy regulator has opened public input into an Australian-owned mining company’s revised proposal for a coal mine in the eastern slopes of the Rocky Mountains after the company’s previous application was denied in 2021.
#mining #environment #publicinput #Alberta #RockyMountains
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/calgary/northback-grassy-mountain-project-public-feedback-9.7042753?cmp=rss