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From the Associated Press
MAHWAH, N.J. – A Native American tribe from New Jersey and Rockland County that was thwarted from becoming federally recognized decades ago by presumptive Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump is still seething.
Vincent Mann, a sub-chief of the Ramapough tribe, told The Record newspaper that many are still angry with Trump because of a campaign he waged to block federal recognition of the group in 1993. [Read more…]
The Journal News reports that former police officer Yolanda Tyson is planning to a file civil rights lawsuit against the town for denying her injury disability like white male and female officers who were hurt on the job.
“Yolanda Tyson, an African-American officer dismissed June 27 by the town, is seeking $75 million in compensation, according to a notice of claim filed against the town.
She was dismissed on June 27, though the town says she had not worked for more than a year. [Read more…]
“Gov. Andrew Cuomo signed a bill Thursday giving the state greater oversight of the deeply divided East Ramapo school system, with the district getting a $3 million boost in state funds.
The new law, which takes effect Friday, will allow state Education Commissioner MaryEllen Elia to appoint three monitors to oversee the Rockland County district, with the school board required to submit its budget proposal to the state for approval before putting it out to a vote. [Read more…]