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Trump pledges to jail opponents, baselessly suggests election will be stolen from him
Sunday, September 8th, 2024
via The Washington Post (Pennsylvania)The former president's latest threats, made in a social media post, represent the most overt signal yet that he will not accept the result in November if he loses.
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Walz touts Democratic record of defending LGBTQ+ rights, says Harris will advance cause if elected
Sunday, September 8th, 2024
via The Associated Press (California)Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz touted Vice President Kamala Harris' record of defending LGBTQ+ rights, pledging to a supportive crowd that she will advance their cause if elected president.
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Voters may finally be ready to cancel the Trump Show
Saturday, September 7th, 2024
via Norman Transcript (Oklahoma)More than it's anything else, an American presidential election is a TV series. And all the available evidence appears to show that the nation is ready to change the channel.
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Check out 7 intriguing bills that made it to Gov. Gavin Newsom’s desk
Friday, September 6th, 2024
via OC Register (California)From short-term rentals to spay and neuter services, there's a wide range of legislation awaiting a signature.
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24-year-old Lincoln man gets prison time for injuring his infant son
Friday, September 6th, 2024
via Lincoln Journal Star (Nebraska)Lancaster County District Court Judge Andrew Jacobsen sentenced Dillon Tripple to 10 to 14 years in prison for a December assault that left his 4-week-old son with serious injuries.
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$58.9 million federal grant to help students with reading announced in Tulsa
Thursday, September 5th, 2024
via Tulsa World (Oklahoma)The state last received funding through the U.S. Department of Education's Comprehensive Literacy State Development Grant Program in 2017, when #oklaed was awarded a three-year, $21 million grant.
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Trump admits he lost in 2020, leading white nationalist Nick Fuentes to disavow him
Thursday, September 5th, 2024
via Detroit Free Press (Michigan)Trump quietly admits he lost 2020, enrages supporters
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Families file lawsuit against Jeffco school district
Thursday, September 5th, 2024
via The Gazette (Colorado)Three families represented by Alliance Defending Freedom have filed a federal lawsuit, alleging that the Jefferson County School District violated parents' fundamental right to make decisions about the upbringing and
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Column: ‘Never Trump’ didn’t work for Biden. Will ‘Never Kamala’ work for Trump?
Thursday, September 5th, 2024
via Los Angeles Times (California)Joe Biden campaigned on a fear of losing democracy under a second Trump term. It was truthful, but ineffective. Now Trump is campaigning that democracy will end under Kamala Harris. Will it work for…
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South Carolina mom who challenged 93 books in a single day is now running for school board
Thursday, September 5th, 2024
via The Post and Courier (South Carolina)Angelina Davenport, who challenged 93 books in Berkeley County, is running for school board seat, sparking a heated race focused on parental rights, book bans.
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Transparency and parental rights: Kaleigh Rehm announces run for LCSD1 Board of Trustees
Thursday, September 5th, 2024
via Wyoming Tribune Eagle (Wyoming)CHEYENNE — Kaleigh Rehm, an active mother of three young children, has announced her bid for a seat on the Laramie County School District 1 Board of Trustees.
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Corrections: Sept. 5, 2024
Thursday, September 5th, 2024
via The New York Times (Washington)Corrections that appeared in print on Thursday, Sept. 5, 2024.
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Conservative super PAC’s $18 million ad blitz targets Harris’s social policies in swing states
Wednesday, September 4th, 2024
via Washington Examiner (District of Columbia)The American Principles Project super PAC's $18 million ad blitz targeted Kamala Harris's stances on social issues in seven swing states.
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DeSantis’s cuts to arts funding put pressure on schools, rural areas
Wednesday, September 4th, 2024
via The Washington Post (Washington)Artists and community leaders are still reckoning with a surprise cut to the state's Republican-approved arts budget.
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Stephen King had a 3-word reaction to news his books are banned in some Florida schools
Wednesday, September 4th, 2024
via The Palm Beach Post (Florida)A short statement from the now Sarasota County-based master of horror fiction has gotten 18 million views and counting on X.
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Utah conservatives celebrate public school book bans at Capitol, call on authors to repent
Tuesday, September 3rd, 2024
via The Salt Lake Tribune (Utah)At a Capitol event, conservative Utahns hailed the removal of 13 titles from state public schools as a 'stand against evil' and a 'bright day.'
School Board – General, Book Bans, Parent Involvement
Trump taps into culture war issues, seeks to energize base at Moms for Liberty event • Wisconsin Examiner
Tuesday, September 3rd, 2024
via Wisconsin Examiner (Wisconsin)Former President Donald Trump, at a Moms for Liberty event, denounced accepting immigrant children in public schools and other policies
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Hampton and Seabrook Republicans face off in competitive NH House primaries
Tuesday, September 3rd, 2024
via Seacoast Online (New Hampshire)The towns of Hampton and Seabrook will see three contested Republican primary races for New Hampshire House of Representatives seats on Sept. 10.
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Brentwood Republicans face off in two competitive NH House primaries: Meet the candidates
Tuesday, September 3rd, 2024
via Seacoast Online (New Hampshire)Here's what Brentwood Republican voters should know about Cook vs. Riley and Litchfield vs. Wallace
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