‘I see how this looks’: Council grills top Cantrell official over ‘smart cities’ deal
The City Council passed a resolution requesting an IG investigation into potential ethical violations in the procurement process.
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School Board votes to oppose state bill that would change charter school autonomy law
The meeting grew heated at times and several members of the public were asked to leave.
NOLA Public Schools tracking 49 COVID cases
‘Smart cities’ contractors drop out of project as investigation intensifies
The city official at the center of the contract-fixing allegations is set to answer questions under oath at a City Council meeting this week.
Three charter groups to pilot ‘Early Warning System’
The system will track attendance patterns and alert school leaders to students who are not on track to graduation.
Council opens formal investigation into ‘smart cities’ deal
Council members also approved a resolution to halt a proposed short-term contract for the project, which could be adopted without their approval.
NOLA Public Schools district reports 27 ‘active’ COVID cases, though numbers don’t square with reported positivity
District COVID-19 reporting does not reflect test positivity rate after shift to state metrics.
Bill limiting co-pays for prison health care fails to advance out of committee
Committee members were split on the measure in spite of a compromise reached between advocates and DOC.
Responding to council subpoena, city turns over hundreds of pages on smart cities deal
The documents include a draft contract and hundreds of emails showing frequent communications going back years between city officials, a ‘pro bono’ consultant and companies that would eventually win the city bid for the project.
Public meeting scheduled on controversial Phase III jail facility
The meeting is being held as part of a FEMA review process, which the city says has caused delays in pre-construction work.
