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Mar 19 2024
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Any Louisiana family could apply for private school tuition money under new bill
Louisiana would give parents tax dollars to pay for private school under a bill introduced Monday, which would vastly expand private school vouchers from an aid program for needy families to a universal entitlement. Likely to become the centerpiece of Gov. Jeff Landry’s education agenda, the proposal would add Louisiana to a growing list of Republican-led states using public money to help
The Times-PicayuneMar 17 2024
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Edward Dunne, an early 20th century Chicago mayor and Illinois governor, pushed for an independent Ireland
Having been mayor of Chicago and governor of Illinois, Edward F. Dunne went to France in 1919 to bug President Woodrow Wilson about Ireland. Wilson was attending the Paris Peace Conference that was drafting a treaty to end World War I. In an address to Congress the previous year, Wilson stressed “14 Points” for a just and lasting peace. One theme was self-determination for minority populations
Chicago TribuneMar 18 2024
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Man convicted of driving on meth in fatal 2020 crash to get new trial, Supreme Court rules
A Des Moines driver convicted of vehicular homicide by OWI in a 2020 crash is entitled to a new trial, the Iowa Supreme Court has ruled. David Dwight Jackson, now 55, whose drving privileges had been revoked, was driving a stolen car on Aug. 9, 2020, when he crossed the centerline on Martin Luther King Jr. Parkway and struck a three-wheeled motorcycle coming the other direction. The driver of
Des Moines RegisterMar 17 2024
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New exhibits open at the Birmingham Bloomfield Art Center.
BIRMINGHAM, MI (WXYZ) — The newest set of unique visual arts exhibitions are now open at the Birmingham Bloomfield Art Center.
The display is highlighted by a collection of works entitled, “Eidetic Recipes,” by Birmingham, Ala.-based Chef-turned-Painter, .
In addition to Hall’s “Eidetic Recipes,” you can also find the works of Heather A. Kelly (Roar), Robert Beras (Visions) and
ABC 7 WXYZMar 24 2023
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Stanford Law dean who apologized to judge for students' protest and heckling writes searing 10-page legal statement about free speech - and why conservative kids are just as entitled to it as everyone else
The Stanford Law dean who apologized to conservative Judge Kyle Duncan after he was heckled by a group of liberal students has issued a searing, 10-page legal argument defending herself and explaining to them why their behavior was so unjustified.
Dean Jenny Martinez apologized to Duncan after his speech at the Federalist Society. Her apology was met with yet more anger from the young
Daily MailMar 15 2024
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'Overwhelming peace': Madonna Rehabilitation Hospitals aim to help people with long-covid through support groups
Friday, March 15 marked International Long Covid Awareness Day. Long Covid symptoms include shortness of breath, brain fog and joint or muscle pain. The U.S. Department of Labor says a person with long covid may be entitled to disability and accommodations under the Americans with Disabilities Act. Regina Matthias was a pulmonary nurse at the start of the COVID-19 pandemic."We started seeing
ABC 7 KETVMar 14 2024
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Maryland bill protects libraries from unconstitutional censorship
Americans are despondent over the partisan nature of our country. Yet there remain spaces in this country that are remarkably democratic and nonpartisan: our public libraries. Libraries serve each American who walks through the door from all of the diverse socioeconomic, racial and geographic communities across our nation. It is incredible work performed by humble and hardworking people.
Baltimore SunMar 14 2024
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Nebraska Politics Are Famously Moderate. Abortion Is Changing That.
Scenes from across Omaha, Nebraska. | Photos by David Siders/POLITICO David Siders is a politics editor at POLITICO. He previously was a national political correspondent at POLITICO and a senior writer for The Sacramento Bee. The battle to redefine America's political parties is underway — far from Washington. David Siders reports from the road. OMAHA, Nebraska — For decades, Nebraska’s
PoliticoMar 13 2024
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Democrats go on offense as Trump floats Social Security cuts
Democrats are going on the attack after former President Trump raised the possibility of cuts to Social Security and Medicare. Trump said in a Monday interview there’s “a lot” that can be done on entitlements “in terms of cutting,” a comment President Biden immediately seized on. The Biden campaign quickly released a new ad, contrasting the former president’s comments with Biden’s during the
Fox 4 Kansas CityMar 11 2024
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Kansas GOP donors beat an effigy of President Biden
A former head of the Kansas Republican Party is calling for the resignation of two current leaders after video of the outrageous event surfaced. The people who enjoy the criminally indicted, adjudicated rapist and fraud Republican candidate for President making fun of Joe Biden's stutter also love this garbage. There is no shame in the Republican Party, so they likely won't even apologize. The
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