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Inside the shell of Haines’ newest commercial building in early April, above a row of empty coolers, Merrick Bochart is in a scissor lift working on a 30-foot long painted mural.
She’s putting highlights in the acrylic fur of a bear that looks out over a panorama of the Upper Lynn Canal. It’s the view someone would take in if they were standing at the top of Geisan/Mount Ripinsky.
By the time she’s done painting, Bochart estimates she’ll put in about 150 hours of time on this and another mural set to go on the opposite wall. But, she said, it’s the do-over some artists dream of getting. She said she’s learned a lot in the 13 years since she painted the mural this one is replacing on a south-facing wall of the Haines Quick Shop building.
It’s one of the last things to go up on the walls of the new building before the shelves are filled and the store opens – owner Mike Ward hopes – by the end of April.
After it burned down in late 2024, Ward has been pushing to get the commercial complex rebuilt. Now, he’s somewhat anxious to see it reopen.
“Between Christmas and New Years, I found out I’m losing out on $2 million [in insurance payouts from the fire],” he said. “I want to get this open because I want the cash flow.”
But, as he walked through the newly built space in early April, he rattled off a list of all the things that still need to happen. A point-of-sale system due at mid-month, will sit atop counters that are still being built. A wall nearby waits for t-shirts and merchandise to be hung.
And then there’s the matter of filling the new building with stock; it’s much larger than the old one and there are rows and rows of empty shelves.
“I bought $24,000 worth of booze. Came here and put it on the shelves and was like ‘Oh my god, I didn’t even hardly dent it,” he said.
The inside is structured differently as well. The old building had a row of apartments at the top and contained Haines Quick Shop, Outfitter Liquor, Outfitter Sporting Goods and Mike’s Bikes & Boards.
At least nine people were living in those apartments when the building burned down in a late night fire that started on Oct. 5. At first, local officials suspected that it had been an intentional fire and that, coupled with the size of the commercial loss, estimated at $3.5 million, triggered a deputy fire marshall to travel from Fairbanks and investigate.
He wasn’t able to determine an exact cause, and eventually classified it as undetermined, according to his report.
But, one thing that was clear is that the fire started in the back bedroom of one of the apartments. And at this point, Ward said, he’s gotten out of the residential rental business and the new building is strictly a commercial space. Gone too is the bike and board shop, though he said the sporting goods shop will likely have a few longboards and some supplies.
But there’s a lot of stock to replace: guns, ammunition, fishing gear, outdoor supplies and groceries. A lot of stock from Caroline’s Closet, which has been a convenience store back up on Main Street still has to be moved over. And, there are some new things.
In a far corner of the sporting goods shop, a pile of furniture waits to be stripped of packing material and catalogued. Cowhide rugs sit in a box along a nearly empty row of shelves.
“We’ve got a bunch of weird little new vendors,” Ward said.
And, in addition to Bochart’s murals – she plans to paint a second on north-facing wall of the building, there’s other artistic touches to put up. Ward points to a metal slat wall, painted like an American Flag, waiting to be unpacked from boxes and hung on the wall overlooking the sport shop.
He also has plans to replace some of the more than a dozen hunting trophies that burned in the fire. He said he has thousands of dollars worth of fiberglass fish on order. A few locals have volunteered their bear trophies for display, including a brown bear that was taken by John Katzeek and another from Ron Martin. He also has a collection of animals that were hunted in Africa, and plans for a spot for them overlooking the sports shop.
And, inside one of the coolers on a pair of sawhorses, the distinct wooden statue colloquially known as the “angry salmon” to some locally. It, along with an eagle that stood on the roof of the old store for years will go back up too, just in time for tourism season.
Though, Ward said, he relies more on local customers.
“The community is the backbone of the business. The summertime is the icing. The locals are the cake,” he said.
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When it comes to the NFL Draft, few exercises are more telling – or more fun – than player comparisons. FOX Sports lead college football analyst Joel Klatt spoke with NFL Network draft analyst Daniel Jeremiah on the most recent episode of “The Joel Klatt Show.” The two discussed the upcoming NFL Draft, which will take place April 23-25 in Pittsburgh, and Klatt challenged Jeremiah to make the case for five prospects by identifying their closest NFL counterparts. Here’s how Jeremiah and Klatt sized them up: Jeremiyah Love, RB, Notre Dame NFL Comparison: Jahmyr Gibbs, RB, Detroit LionsJeremiah: “They have a little different body types, but the ability to make people miss at full speed, the pass game value and just the different gear. Those guys can just tap into a different gear.” Klatt: “I have [Fernando] Mendoza as my No. 1 player, but I think [Jeremiyah] Love is probably the best football player in the draft. He and Arvell Reese.” Carnell Tate, WR, Ohio State NFL Comparison: Chris Olave, WR, New Orleans Saints Jeremiah: “I know [Chris] Olave’s speed is a little better. I think [Carnell] Tate is a little stronger, but in terms of all those Ohio State guys that have rolled through, that was the one that I thought he was the most similar to.”Klatt: “It’s the fluidity down the field that he [Tate] has, and he’s very smooth in that area. He was great at contested catches, and I think it’s a trait that’s hard to find: a guy that doesn’t panic down the field. He certainly didn’t. He was terrific on the opposite side of Jeremiah Smith, who I think is probably the top pick in the draft a year from now. Omar Cooper Jr., WR, Indiana NFL Comparison: Deebo Samuel, WR, Free AgentJeremiah: “Omar Cooper — he’s just a mini Deebo. He’s not as heavy as Deebo, but there’s the run-after-catch stuff that reminds me so much of Deebo when he was coming out. There are guys that just hate to be tackled. He won’t go down and then he’s able to elevate and play above the rim. We saw that, obviously, with the big one against Penn State. He’s just an athlete and just got a little dog to him. “Deebo wasn’t the most polished route runner when he was coming out. I think he’s a little more advanced, although I think there’s still room for him to grow and develop there. Just get the ball in his hands, and that’s where the fun starts.”Klatt: “I think there’s a misconception that everybody that was really good at Indiana was a transfer and that’s not the case with Omar Cooper. He was an Indiana guy. He committed to Tom Allen and came in and stayed there when the JMU crew arrived with Curt Cignetti. He bought in and developed and became just an outstanding player with them in that passing game. “I think his feel for space is incredible. They ran a lot of RPOs — no one threw more last season than Fernando Mendoza, and part of that was because of guys like Cooper and [Elijah] Sarratt on the outside. Cooper was outstanding. I’m a huge fan of him.” Jordyn Tyson, WR, Arizona State NFL Compassion: Jerry Jeudy, WR, Cleveland Browns Jeremiah: “Jerry Jeudy had a freeness to him and creativity at the line of scrimmage. He was just so limber and loose and fluid and smooth. That, to me, is what he [Tyson] reminds me of. I think people forget, Jeudy has had some high moments in the NFL. It hasn’t been this consistently great ride, but when all those guys were in that class, he was viewed right up there near the top of that list coming out of college.”Klatt: “Jodyn Tyson is phenomenal. … I think my biggest concern is the injury history. When healthy, this guy is an elite player. But there is also a difference between the way he finishes catches between the hash marks versus Makai Lemon, who is just tough as nails. Totally fearless. It doesn’t matter who is around, he is going to attack the football, and that’s a little bit of a difference.” Kenyon Sadiq, TE, Oregon NFL Comparison: Vernon Davis, TE, retired Jeremiah: “He’s just so twitchy, explosive and dynamic. I don’t think you’re talking about someone who is going to be a real feel, option-route tight end. I think when you think about [Travis] Kelce and how he plays the game, that’s not going to be him. It’s gonna be more about the speed, running away from guys and the strength to break tackles. He needs to be more consistent at catching the ball. He had too many drops last year, but I loved his competitiveness. Vernon Davis, when he wanted to, could drive guys off the field as a blocker.” Klatt: “Dan Lanning told me, ‘Everyone is going to rave about the way he [Sadiq] catches the ball — and that’s great. It’s phenomenal, and he’s going to get drafted because of it. But watch a cut-up of the way he blocks.’ He can flex and beat you, or line up and help in the run game.”Latest Sports News from FOX Sports
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Eric Swalwell’s money has become toxic — fast.
As a rising star in the Democratic Party, the California representative donated widely to battleground campaigns across the country. Now, amid Swalwell’s resignation from Congress following sexual misconduct allegations, many are rushing to distance themselves from him.
Rebecca Cooke, who is hoping to flip a critical House seat in Wisconsin, has renounced Swalwell’s endorsement of her campaign. So, too, did Jordan Wood, who’s running in Maine’s swingy 2nd District. And former Gov. Roy Cooper, who’s making a bid for the North Carolina Senate seat that could swing control of the chamber, rejected an endorsement from Swalwell’s Remedy PAC.
In all, a dozen Democrats in top Senate and House races told POLITICO they plan to donate the campaign contributions they’ve received this cycle from Swalwell and his PAC to various charities.
Their discomfort with Swalwell comes as the party grapples with how to address the sexual assault and misconduct allegations that have felled the seven-term representative’s career in the House and gubernatorial campaign, spurred criminal and House ethics investigations and prompted a GOP-led push to expel him from Congress.
Republicans are already working to make Democratic candidates’ ties to Swalwell a pain point, hammering them in statements and on social media over the money he’s given in recent years.
Most of that has gone toward battleground districts, as well as the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee, according to a POLITICO analysis of federal campaign finance filings. So far this cycle, Remedy PAC has given a total of $26,500 to 23 Democratic candidates; in the 2024 cycle, the group gave nearly $170,000 to more than 60 Democratic members and candidates.
Swalwell has also donated more than $2,000 to House members this cycle from his own campaign account. His team did not respond to a request for comment, but the lawmaker has repeatedly vowed to “fight” what he has called “serious, false allegations” of sexual misconduct reported by the San Francisco Chronicle and CNN.
“I am deeply sorry to my family, staff, and constituents for mistakes in judgment I’ve made in my past,” he wrote Monday in announcing his decision to resign.
Cooke wrote on X that she was “appalled by the allegations” against Swalwell and is donating the $5,000 she received from Swalwell’s PAC across her 2024 and 2026 congressional campaigns to five charities, including several food pantries. Wood, who previously was chief of staff to former Rep. Katie Porter, one of Swalwell’s rivals for California governor, said he is donating the $1,000 he received to a food bank.
Cooper’s campaign told POLITICO that it has donated the $1,000 it received from Remedy PAC to the North Carolina Coalition Against Sexual Assault. Another one of Democrats’ star Senate recruits, former Ohio Sen. Sherrod Brown, donated the $1,000 he received from Remedy to a shelter for victims of domestic violence, according to his campaign.
Other Democrats in hotly contested races who confirmed they plan to donate Swalwell’s contributions include: Rep. Haley Stevens, who is running for Senate in Michigan; Rep. Angie Craig, who’s vying for Senate in Minnesota; Reps. Dan Goldman in New York, Yassamin Ansari in Arizona and George Whitesides, Derek Tran, Dave Min and Adam Gray in California.
A growing number of House lawmakers, including Craig and Ansari, have called on both Swalwell and Rep. Tony Gonzales (R-Texas) — who admitted to a sexual relationship with a staffer who later died by suicide — to step aside or be expelled from the chamber.
“There’s a larger pattern here. For too long, Washington politicians have abused their power and preyed on young staffers. I refuse to be silent. It must stop,” Craig said Monday.
Gray was a co-chair of Swalwell’s gubernatorial campaign but withdrew his support and called for Swalwell to drop out after the allegations went public. Min and Tran were both early endorsers of Porter in the California governor’s race, and Swalwell had previously backed one of Min’s opponents in 2024.
Min said in a statement he had only learned of the contribution to his campaign this week.
“Given the seriousness of the allegations made against him, I am not comfortable with this, so I have donated this contribution to Waymakers, an Orange County non-profit that assists survivors of sexual assault,” Min said in an X post.
Swalwell’s political career swiftly imploded after the allegations surfaced. Democratic Party leaders yanked their support and urged Swalwell to drop out. Staffers from his congressional office and campaign released an unsigned statement saying they were “horrified” by the allegations. Then, more than 50 former staffers called for him to resign and drop out of the governor’s race. By Sunday, he had exited the race. By Monday, he stepped down from his seat.
Republicans are determined to wield Swalwell as a campaign cudgel. The National Republican Congressional Committee told POLITICO it’s closely tracking Democrats who’ve accepted contributions from Swalwell and have other ties to him. The campaign arm is pressuring the candidates who have yet to issue public statements to ditch the lawmaker’s donations.
“Every single vulnerable House Democrat must return the filthy creep cash or own the rot they’re protecting,” NRCC spokesperson Mike Marinella said in a statement.
The NRCC and Rep. Derrick Van Orden (R-Wis.), who Cooke is again trying to unseat, needled the Democrat over the weekend to return the donations. After she did, Van Orden suggested she did so out of “political convenience.”
“I find it appalling that Rebecca Cooke would wait to renounce the endorsement from the disgraced Rep. Eric Swalwell until she received tremendous heat from the media,” Van Orden said in a text message Monday, referring to coverage from a local conservative outlet. “This is not leadership, this is political convenience for her.”
Some Democrats accused Republicans of hypocrisy for not taking accountability for the actions of their own members. They cited Rep. Cory Mills (R-Fla.) — who is facing myriad misconduct allegations and is under investigation by the House Ethics Committee — as well Gonzales, who dropped his reelection bid last month amid pressure from House GOP leadership.
“The hacks at the NRCC who are currently defending Cory Mills and spent six-figures just last month to protect Tony Gonzales should sit this one out,” Viet Shelton, a DCCC spokesperson, said in a statement. “It’s Democrats who are actually standing up and calling for accountability in Congress — consistently and independent of party.”
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Sen. Scott Kawasaki, D-Fairbanks, speaks Friday, Feb. 7, 2025, on the floor of the Alaska Senate. (Photo by James Brooks/Alaska Beacon)
The Alaska Senate unanimously passed a bill Monday that would grant back Permanent Fund dividends to Alaskans whose convictions are vacated, reversed or dismissed.
Under current Alaska law, people who were sentenced or incarcerated as a result of a felony conviction or certain combinations of multiple misdemeanors forfeit their dividends that year and any following years of incarceration. An amount equivalent to the incarcerated person’s dividend is deposited into a restorative justice account.
Sen. Scott Kawasaki, D-Fairbanks, the sponsor of Senate Bill 167, said Monday, “The state has a duty and obligation to rectify harm done to those who might have been wrongfully convicted and to those who have been exonerated of a crime.”
The bill would grant past dividends to people whose charges were later dismissed or if their conviction was vacated, their case was retried and they were acquitted. Individuals who qualify would have one year after their charges were reversed or dismissed to apply. Individuals whose charges were dropped as part of a plea agreement in another criminal case would not qualify for back payment of dividends.
When Kawasaki served in the House of Representatives, he sponsored a similar bill in 2017 that passed in that chamber 38-1.
Kawasaki told the Senate that this change would impact “very few people annually,” and would provide a “modest, essential source of income.”
The Department of Revenue was not able to determine the fiscal impact of the proposed legislation since the Permanent Fund Dividend Division does not know how many Alaskans with past vacated sentences will apply for a past year’s dividends. Funding for past PFDs comes from a reserve for prior years’ dividends in the budget.
The bill received support from Tanana Chiefs Conference and the nonprofit After Innocence.
Kawasaki estimated last year that Marvin Roberts, Eugene Vent, George Frese and Kevin Pease, known as the Fairbanks Four, would receive approximately $103,450 in back PFDs after they were wrongfully incarcerated in connection with the 1997 death of John Hartman.
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We have horrifying new details to report about the death of Anna Kepner.
As you may recall, Kepner was murdered aboard a Carnival Cruise in November of last year.
Her stepbrother, 16, was arrested in connection with the 18-year-old’s death, and prosecutors allege that he was sexually obsessed with her.
Now, federal investigators allege that the stepbrother — whose name is being withheld due to his age — raped her before her death.
They claim that the suspect, who is referred to in court documents by the initials TH, vaginally penetrated her with his penis “by the use of force.”
The suspect has been indicted as an adult by a federal grand jury and charged with first-degree murder and aggravated sexual abuse.
He was originally charged as a juvenile, but now, a superseding indictment indicates that TH will be charged as an adult.
He faces life in prison if convicted.
Much of what we know about the suspect comes courtesy of Steven Westin, the father of Kepner’s ex-boyfriend.
Westin spoke with Inside Edition and told the outlet that Anna’s stepbrother — whose name has not been made public — had a long history of obsessing over her.
Westin tells the outlet that Kepner was frightened of her stepbrother and claimed that he always carried a knife.
The stepbrother was allegedly relentless in his romantic pursuit of Anna.
Westin says that his son was once on a FaceTime call with Anna when he witnessed the stepbrother climbing on top of her while she was sleeping.
Obviously, there’s still a tremendous amount that we don’t know about this situation.
Much more about Anna’s allegedly volatile domestic situation will surely come to light once this case goes to trial.
Anna’s body was found wrapped in a blanket and stuffed under a bed by staff aboard the cruise.
Her cause of death has been listed as “mechanical asphyxiation.”
We will have further updates on this developing story as new information becomes available.
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OPERATIVES GONNA OPERATE: Republican Rep. Mike Lawler isn’t facing a primary challenge for his seat — but he’s got his hands full with the one across the aisle anyway.
The GOP member of Congress spent the last few days meddling in the crowded Democratic primary for his seat — sending covert text messages that some say were designed to look like they’re from Democrats and deploying his campaign manager to challenge the signatures of a lefty Democratic candidate.
In the meantime, Lawler — who also serves as the Rockland County Republican Chair — held a rally Sunday to launch his own campaign.
“This is him. This is his deviousness,” Putnam County Democratic Chair Jennifer Colamonico said of Lawler’s strategy. “Just get in and stir shit up.”
Last week, a blast text message reached dozens of Democratic voters in NY-17 highlighting how one Democrat in the race was allegedly attacking the other by challenging their signatures to get on the ballot.
“Kathleen Kahng, a Conley campaign surrogate and former Putnam County legislative candidate, filed objections to the petitions of two Democrats competing in the June primary,” the message read, referencing Army vet Cait Conley, who is running for Lawler’s seat as a Democrat. “Not a concerned voter. A Conley insider. This isn’t democracy. It’s field-clearing.”
The text — which was sent out on the night of the Democratic debate in the district — included a picture of Conley and Kahng and the words “DC INSIDER KICKING LOCAL CANDIDATES OFF BALLOT.”
It didn’t say who it was from, but when recipients texted back “help,” a second text popped up: “Mike Lawler: For help, reach out to mike@lawlerforcongress.com. To opt-out, reply STOP.”
Lawler’s campaign declined to comment on the blast text. But it’s his latest barrage into the competitive Democratic primary as he’s likely looking at tougher odds at reelection than in 2024, after the Cook Political Report moved its rating of the district from “Leans Republican” to “toss-up.”
Lawler, a former campaign manager, lobbyist and political strategy firm founder, has long been recognized by Republicans and Democrats alike for his shrewd political abilities and tireless campaigning. Two years ago, he was one of the only House Republicans to win reelection in a district that voted for Kamala Harris for president by less than a one-point margin.
In that election, he was also accused by the Working Families Party of being the mastermind who encouraged a “ghost candidate” to run on the lefty third-party’s ballot line. The candidate — who was almost never seen in public — was running in an apparent attempt to siphon votes from former Democratic Rep. Mondaire Jones. Last year, on Lawler’s home turf, a similar strategy appears to have played out in races for town council.
This year, no mysterious candidates will be on the ballot for Congress in NY-17 from the Working Families Party, filings show. However, board of elections filings show Lawler’s campaign manager, Ciro Riccardi, filed preliminary paperwork to contest Democratic Rep. Effie Phillips-Staley’s ballot access signatures.
“Lawler is wasting everyone’s time with frivolous political games that will go nowhere,” Phillips-Staley spokesperson John Tomlin said in a statement. “Clearly Effie’s momentum is making him nervous and he’s terrified to face her in November.”
Riccardi responded in a statement saying that Phillips-Staley’s signatures were “rife with fraud and errors” but did not identify what those errors were. Team Lawler plans to file a “specific objection” by tomorrow, which will reveal more details.
He also said that Lawler “will be happy to face whoever survives this clown show in November.”
“Democrats whining about our campaign defining our opponents are the same ones trying to rig their own primary,” Riccardi said. “We’re not hiding anything.”
In the meantime, Lawler’s mass text about Democrats filing preliminary challenges to other candidates’ petitions appears to have successfully struck a nerve.
When Playbook reached out to Putnam County Democratic Vice Chair Kathleen Kahng — the person who objected to Democratic candidate Mike Sacks and John Cappello’s petitions — she referred Colamonico, the Putnam County chair, back to us for comment.
Colamonico told us her party won’t follow through with its initial objections to the two Democratic candidates’ petitions and dismissed the move as “regular order committee business, that’s all.”
Conley’s campaign refused to answer questions about whether Kahng was acting on their behalf to challenge her opponents’ petitions. And Suzanne Berger, the Westchester Democratic chair, told Playbook she and the other Democratic county chairs talked to each other about “doing our due diligence” in advance of Colamonico making the challenge.
“The more candidates there are in a race, the less ability there is to focus on the candidates that are more likely to win the primary,” Berger said.
Sacks, whose petitions were challenged, didn’t like that.
“I find that deeply anti-Democratic,” Sacks said. “It goes further to the deep dissatisfaction that everyday Democratic voters have here with our party leadership. — Jason Beeferman
From the Capitol
SHED A TIER: The labor-led drive to overhaul the Tier 6 pension category is steamrolling through the state Capitol — with few officials disagreeing with powerful unions seeking to lower the retirement age and reduce employee contributions.
It’s a disheartening development for Republican Assemblymember Michael Fitzpatrick, a Long Island lawmaker who is perhaps the most vocal and rare opponent to changing the pension.
“You now, in a sense, have a professional Legislature,” Fitzpatrick said in an interview. “That’s right where the unions want us. You’re asking the legislators to vote against their own financial best interest. So who is going to say no to the alphabet soup of unions when, if I lose, I’m out of the pension system.”
Read more from POLITICO Pro’s Nick Reisman.
TRAVELING SEPARATELY: New York lawmakers passed a third temporary stopgap spending bill Monday afternoon as deadlock sets in over Gov. Kathy Hochul’s push to overhaul the state’s car insurance laws.
The state budget is now more than two weeks late as the governor and Democratic-led Legislature remain at odds over a host of issues, including her push to weaken a 2019 climate law and opposition to raising taxes.
But the Hochul-backed car insurance proposals have emerged as a major sticking point — with lawmakers beginning to publicly grumble that the governor is not willing to negotiate on the subject.
“It’s a one-way street on the auto insurance issue,” Senate Deputy Leader Mike Gianaris said.
Read more from POLITICO Pro’s Bill Mahoney and Nick Reisman.
FROM CITY HALL
MAMDANI AND ZUCMAN’S TAX DAY: The deadline to file income taxes is Wednesday, and to commemorate the occasion, Mayor Zohran Mamdani, top French economist Gabriel Zucman and Nobel prize laureate Joseph Stiglitz will host a joint conference on “confronting global inequality” at the CUNY Graduate Center in New York.
Mamdani and Zucman are both advocating for a 2 percent tax on the ultra-rich, but with some major differences. While Mamdani is calling for a 2 percent tax increase on New Yorkers earning more $1 million per year, Zucman wants rich households to pay at least 2 percent of the value of all their assets in taxes every year.
In 2024, during the Brazilian G20 presidency, Zucman pitched a global version of his tax, targeting the world’s billionaires. A national version of the “Zucman tax” dominated the French political debate last year, but it has not been implemented. Zucman, though, remains confident that sooner or later his dream will come true. Mamdani, Zucman and Stiglitz are expected to also spell out their ideas in a joint op-ed. — Giorgio Leali and Anthony Lattier
PRIDE FLAG FLIES: The Trump administration is agreeing to fly a pride flag at Stonewall National Monument in Manhattan’s Greenwich Village after civil rights groups sued the federal government following the flag’s sudden removal in February.
“We fought the Trump administration — and we won,” Manhattan Borough President Brad Hoylman-Sigal said in a statement. “The Trump administration has blinked and backed down from its contemptuous attempt to erase American history.”
Earlier this year, the Trump administration quietly removed the flag after it issued a memo mandating that “only the U.S. Flag, flags of the [Department of the Interior], and the POW/MIA flag will be flown” by the National Park Service. Groups like The Gilbert Baker Foundation, Village Preservation and EQNY Fund Inc. sued to say the flag’s removal was an “arbitrary and capricious action.”
Today’s agreement settles that suit. — Jason Beeferman
IN OTHER NEWS
— MISS DIRECTION: Council Member Farrah Louis directed $450,000 to BHRAGS Home Care, a Brooklyn nonprofit currently under a federal corruption investigation. (Gothamist)
— PARK, MEET PLAZA: Mamdani is proposing to shut down a hazardous roadway at Brooklyn’s Grand Army Plaza in the hopes of restoring the Soldiers’ and Sailors’ Memorial Arch as a direct gateway to Prospect Park. (The New York Times)
— TOUGH CROWD: Republican Rep. Mike Lawler faced a hostile audience at his latest town hall in Putnam County, where residents pressed him on his support of the Trump administration and the ongoing war in Iran. (Lohud)
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