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Jun 21 2022
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Supreme Court Hands Down Huge Victory on School Choice
The Supreme Court ruled 6-3 Tuesday morning that government tuition assistance programs cannot discriminate against religious schools. The opinion is from Carson v. Makin, a case out of Maine.
"Maine has enacted a program of tuition assistance for parents who live in school districts that do not operate a secondary school of their own. Under the program, parents designate the secondary
Townhall
Jul 13 2023
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DOJ announces investigation into Fulton County Jail after death of inmate, other reports
The U.S. Department of Justice has announced that it has opened a civil investigation into the condition in the Fulton County Jail. The DOG says that after an "extensive" review of publicly-available information, including reports about LaShawn Thompson who died in September 2022 covered in insects and filth and reports of prevalent violence, it found significant justification to open an
Fox 5 Atlanta
Jul 13 2023
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OpenAI’s ChatGPT probed by FTC over consumer harms
(Bloomberg) — The U.S. Federal Trade Commission has sent a request for information to startup OpenAI as part of a probe into its ChatGPT conversational AI bot, according to a person familiar with the request. The document request was sent recently to the Microsoft-backed AI company seeking information on whether ChatGPT harms consumers, according to the person, who asked not to be named
The Seattle Times
Jul 11 2023
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Arrest warrants issued over conflict at Oklahoma State Board of Education meeting
Two men have been charged with misdemeanors over their alleged roles in a tense scene of shoving and shouting as a crowd entered a June 22 meeting of the Oklahoma State Board of Education. Edwards R. Moore Jr. and Leonard B. Scott III, both of Edmond, attempted to block the entrance to the public meeting, according to an Oklahoma Highway Patrol trooper's report of the incident. An Oklahoma
The Oklahoman
Jul 11 2023
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WVU will review about half of its academic programs amid budget crunch. Some will be discontinued.
West Virginia University will evaluate nearly half of its academic programs as it looks to remedy a $45 million budget deficit, in a precursor to some of them being scaled back or discontinued altogether. The public flagship has already pursued austerity measures as it stares down the budget shortfall, announcing mergers of several of its colleges — most recently the College of Creative Arts
Todays Chronic
Jul 24 2023
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Justice Department planning legal action against Texas over floating border barrier
The Justice Department told Texas Thursday that it intends to file legal action against the placement of floating barriers in the Rio Grande as part of the state’s operation along the Texas-Mexico border, according to sources familiar and a letter obtained by CNN.
The Justice Department sent the letter to Texas Gov. Greg Abbott Thursday, according to the letter, though there is time for
CNN (Online News)
Jul 11 2023
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Iowa Capitol crowded as lawmakers consider six week abortion ban
A few dozen Iowans have shared their views on a six week abortion ban at public hearings at the Iowa Capitol. The Iowa House and Senate convened early this morning for a one-day special legislative session to consider a bill to ban abortions after fetal cardiac activity can be detected. Maggie DeWitte, executive director of Pulse Life Advocates, urged legislators to act. “It is beyond time to
Radio Iowa
Jun 13 2023
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Illinois outlaws book bans as states move to bar works, especially with LGBTQ+ themes and by people of color
Illinois outlaws book bans as states move to bar works, especially with LGBTQ+ themes and by people of color The American Library Association in March announced that attempts to censor books in schools and public libraries reached a 20-year high in 2022 — twice as many as 2021, the previous record. CHICAGO (AP) — Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker on Monday signed into law a bill that he says will
The Grio
Jun 16 2023
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Whitmer requests disaster declaration for UP communities impacted by severe flooding
(CBS DETROIT) - Gov. Gretchen Whitmer sent a letter to President Biden asking for a disaster declaration and public assistance for several Upper Michigan communities that were impacted by severe flooding during the spring season. The assistance was requested for Baraga, Gogebic, Iron, Marquette and Ontonagon counties due to flooding earlier this spring caused by record snowmelt. Whitmer's
CBS News (Online)
Aug 09 2023
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Previously Secret Memo Laid Out Strategy for Trump to Overturn Biden’s Win
A lawyer allied with President Donald J. Trump first laid out a plot to use false slates of electors to subvert the 2020 election in a previously unknown internal campaign memo that prosecutors are portraying as a crucial link in how the Trump team’s efforts evolved into a criminal conspiracy.
The existence of the Dec. 6, 2020, memo came to light in last week’s indictment of Mr. Trump,
New York Times (News)