Reporter Michael Isaac Stein and host Carolyne Heldman talk about the ‘smart cities’ scandal at City Hall: what’s happened and what’s coming next. […]
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OPSB offers incoming superintendent $300K per year. Judge threatens city with contempt of court. And the City Council subpoenas the Cantrell administration. […]
Read More… from Behind The Lens episode 165: ‘You are hereby commanded to appear’
Council members and Gordon Plaza residents both criticized the administration for providing few details of its plan while taking public credit for taking action. […]
Magic Johnson pitches a ‘smart cities’ deal. A potential end to federal monitoring of special education in New Orleans. And a city panel decides to give much-criticized jail healthcare contractor Wellpath another chance. […]
Read More… from Behind The Lens episode 164: ‘There’s no magic’
Jackson was the subject of an investigation by The Lens and Al Jazeera Fault Lines into the ongoing legacy of the state’s split-jury verdict law, years after it was repealed. […]
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The final round of charter school renewals. Allegations of contract-fixing for the New Orleans “smart cities” plan. And a reform effort in state prisons has not produced the promised results. […]
Read More… from Behind The Lens episode 153: ‘An effort at rebranding’
An interview with architect David Waggoner, by Marin Pedersen. […]
Read More… from David Waggonner on New Orleans and the way forward after Ida
Entergy planned to sell its transmission assets a decade ago, a commitment that helped put a federal antitrust investigation to rest. It never happened. […]
New Orleans customers still lacking power may have electric damage to their properties they need to fix themselves, Entergy executives said. […]
Read More… from Entergy says 98 percent of New Orleans power restored
Over time, the names attached to schools can evolve into names of supportive and inclusive communities, with little connection to the dead guys who share the monikers. […]
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