By Serdar Tumgoren of Big Local News   Trying to keep tabs on contractors scooping up bids in the region? School boards discussing CRT? The latest big box store angling to build in your town? Agenda Watch has you covered. The new Agenda Watch platform, built by Big Local News at Stanford University and the Reynolds Journalism Institute, is now live to help journalists shine a light on local government. By law, public agencies must post notice of upcoming discussions (agendas) and provid...Read More

(Back row left to right) Levi Rickert, Daniel Laplaza, Da’Shaun Harrison. (Second row left to right) Emily Daly, Maria Hernandez, Melanie Figueiredo, Sonali Kohli, Rae’Mah Henderson, Valeria Fernandez. (Third row left to right) Leonor Ayala Polley, Ashton Lattimore, Ariam Alula, Janelle Zagala, Andaiye Taylor, Mitra Kalita, Ellah Nze. (Front row left to right) Ashanti Martin, Arya Royal, Mukhtar M. Ibrahim, Tareq Alani, Candice Fortman, Mazin Sidahmed, Sara Lomax. Pho...Read More