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Raul M. Grijalva, a Democratic Progressive in the House, Dies at 77
Friday, March 14th, 2025
via The New York TimesThe son of an immigrant, he represented a majority Hispanic district in Arizona for 12 terms but had lately been absent from Capitol Hill while being treated for cancer.
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They’re ‘hogging our money’: D.C. kids tell Senate not to gut city’s funding
Thursday, March 13th, 2025
via The Washington PostThe window narrowed to reverse the $1 billion in cuts to D.C.'s budget as senators prepared to vote on the continuing resolution Friday.
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Federal Appeals Court Dismisses Florida Case Over Gender Identity in Schools
Thursday, March 13th, 2025
via The New York TimesThe mother at the center of the case, January Littlejohn, was a guest of the first lady Melania Trump at President Trump's speech to Congress last week.
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D.C.’s hopes lie in Senate as residents, officials push to avert $1B hit
Wednesday, March 12th, 2025
via The Washington PostA possible Democratic proposal boosted D.C.'s hopes of avoiding potential layoffs but also inched the nation closer to a potential government shutdown.
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Republicans in Florida’s capitol restart push to lower the gun-buying age
Wednesday, March 12th, 2025
via The Associated PressGun rights advocates have been fighting to overturn a Florida law setting the minimum age to buy a gun at 21 since the day the measure was signed, in the wake of the shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Florida in 2018.
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Education Department Plans to Fire Up to Half Its Staff
Tuesday, March 11th, 2025
via The New York TimesThe layoffs mean that the department will now have a work force of about half the size it did when President Trump took office.
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VMI’s first Black superintendent says ouster is based on politics, not job performance
Friday, March 7th, 2025
via The Associated PressThe first Black superintendent of the Virginia Military Institute says his forced departure is the result of politics rather than his job performance.
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Why Republicans Want to Dismantle the Education Department
Thursday, March 6th, 2025
via The New York TimesPresident Trump's fixation reinvigorated the debate over the role of the federal government in education, and created a powerful point of unity between the factions of his party.
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Trump slashed teacher training, citing DEI. Educators say the grants fought staff shortages
Thursday, March 6th, 2025
via The Associated PressIn an overhaul of an agency President Donald Trump has described as being infiltrated by 'radicals, zealots and Marxists,' the Education Department cut $600 million in grants to teacher training programs, which it characterized as supporting divisive ideologies.
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Trump wants to dismantle the Education Department. Here’s what it does
Thursday, March 6th, 2025
via The Associated PressPresident Donald Trump has said he wants his new education chief, Linda McMahon, to 'put herself out of a job' and close the Education Department.
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A far-right campaign seeks statehouse support to overturn gay marriage
Thursday, March 6th, 2025
via The Washington PostThe MassResistance effort has little chance of succeeding, but legal experts say it shows how conservatives are emboldened by the Trump administration.
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As he dreams of big-league debut, Astros’ reliever carries link to Columbine
Wednesday, March 5th, 2025
via The New York TimesWeiman and many others will always be affected by the tragic school shooting in 1999: "You'll always be connected to Columbine."
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Transcript of President Donald Trump’s speech to a joint session of Congress
Wednesday, March 5th, 2025
via The Associated PressWASHINGTON (AP) — A transcript of President Donald Trump's speech to a joint session of Congress on Tuesday, May 4, 2025, as transcribed by The Associated Press:
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A Scenic California Rail Line Sits on an Eroding Cliff. Where Should the Tracks Go?
Monday, March 3rd, 2025
via The New York TimesIn the city of Del Mar, near San Diego, most agree the train tracks must move off eroding bluffs. But debate over its new route has stalled the project while climate change raises the risks.
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Hazel N. Dukes, Longtime Civil Rights Stalwart, Dies at 92
Saturday, March 1st, 2025
via The New York TimesShe was president of the national N.A.A.C.P. in the early 1990s and headed the organization's New York State Conference from 1977 until her death.
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‘Money, Lies, and God’ looks at the creation of MAGA’s ‘grass roots’
Friday, February 28th, 2025
via The Washington PostKatherine Stewart's book attempts to debunk the notion that Trumpism is the product of a spontaneous outburst of disaffection.
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Anger and questions after sex offender accessed gym, school locker rooms
Friday, February 28th, 2025
via The Washington PostThe case of Richard Cox, who faces 22 criminal counts, has raised questions about the effectiveness of current policies.
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Oregon school board votes down resolution expressing support for immigrant students
Thursday, February 27th, 2025
via The Associated PressThe school board in a western Oregon community whose residents are predominately Latino or Hispanic has voted down a resolution expressing public support for immigrant students.
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Iowa Lawmakers Pass Bill to Eliminate Transgender Civil Rights Protections
Thursday, February 27th, 2025
via The New York TimesIf signed by Gov. Kim Reynolds, the Republican-backed measure would eliminate state civil rights protections for transgender Iowans.
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