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Santa Fe considers tax on mansions as housing prices soar
Friday, November 3rd, 2023
via The Associated PressOutrage over the price of basic housing is spurring calls for a tax on mansions in a Southwestern city cherished by tourists and second-home owners for its adobe architecture and Rocky Mountain vistas.
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Youngkin orders schools to address fentanyl after 9 students overdosed
Thursday, November 2nd, 2023
via The Washington PostGov. Glenn Youngkin (R) issued an executive order requiring school districts to notify parents of any drug overdoses in the school system within 24 hours.
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An Alabama Newspaper Publisher and Reporter Are Arrested, Raising Alarms
Thursday, November 2nd, 2023
via The New York TimesThe publisher of Atmore News in Atmore, Ala., and a reporter at the paper were charged with revealing grand jury evidence in an article published last month.
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Virginia governor orders schools to disclose details of school-related drug overdoses
Thursday, November 2nd, 2023
via The Associated PressVirginia Gov. Glenn Youngkin has issued an executive order requiring school systems to notify parents of school-related overdoses after authorities said there had been seven fentanyl-related overdoses connected to one high school within three weeks.
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Judge reinstates disqualified Fairfax school board candidate
Thursday, November 2nd, 2023
via The Washington PostA week after a Fairfax County School Board candidate was disqualified from the race, a judge reversed the order and her candidacy was reinstated.
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Va. families are focused on staff shortages, mental health, learning …
Thursday, November 2nd, 2023
via The Washington PostEven Virginia Gov. Glenn Youngkin has backed off his rhetoric, softening his slogan to 'Parents Matter' on a summer campaign tour that my colleagues followed.
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Montgomery and Prince George’s school enrollment lags pre-pandemic total
Thursday, November 2nd, 2023
via The Washington PostMaryland's two largest school districts saw modest gains in enrollment, but both jurisdictions fell short of their pre-pandemic student population.
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Local journalists arrested in small Alabama town for grand jury story
Thursday, November 2nd, 2023
via The Washington PostPress freedom advocates are raising the alarm that the arrest of the Atmore News's publisher and reporter is unconstitutional
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Newspaper publisher and reporter arrested and accused of revealing grand jury information
Wednesday, November 1st, 2023
via The Associated PressA smalltown newspaper publisher and reporter in Alabama were arrested after authorities accused them of publishing an article that revealed information about a grand jury investigating the local school system.
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Republicans Use Anti-Israel Protests to Slam ‘Woke Agenda’ at Elite Colleges
Wednesday, November 1st, 2023
via The New York TimesAs the Mideast war escalates, the party's politicians and activists are casting antisemitic incidents and progressive protests as part of a larger cultural battle over education.
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D.C.-area schools report more bias incidents against Jews …
Wednesday, November 1st, 2023
via The Washington PostSwastikas have been scrawled at several schools in the region, and Muslim students report threats and insensitivity.
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Cameron tries to energize growing GOP base in challenging Democratic incumbent in Kentucky
Tuesday, October 31st, 2023
via The Associated PressRepublican Daniel Cameron is picking apart the Democratic governor's record in trying to energize his party's growing base in Kentucky's gubernatorial race.
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Supreme Court Weighs When Officials May Block Citizens on Social Media
Tuesday, October 31st, 2023
via The New York TimesThe justices struggled to distinguish private conduct, which is not subject to the First Amendment, from state action, which is.
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ACLU of Virginia plans to spend over $1M on abortion rights messaging
Tuesday, October 31st, 2023
via The Associated PressThe American Civil Liberties Union of Virginia says it is making a financial investment unprecedented in its history toward this year's election cycle because of the implications November's legislative races will hold for abortion access and other policy decisions in the state.
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Investigation finds a threat assessment should have been done before the Oxford High School shooting
Tuesday, October 31st, 2023
via The Washington PostAn independent investigation has concluded that a threat assessment should have been conducted by school officials into Ethan Crumbley's behavior prior to a shooting that left four students dead and…
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How many kids are homeschooled in the U.S.? Growth by school …
Tuesday, October 31st, 2023
via The Washington PostA district-by-district look at home schooling's explosive growth, which a Post analysis finds has far outpaced the rate at private and public schools
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The Supreme Court takes up social media cases similar to one about Donald Trump’s Twitter feed
Monday, October 30th, 2023
via The Associated PressThe Supreme Court is tackling the question of when public officials can block critics from commenting on their social media accounts.
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The Trump era has changed the politics of local elections in Georgia, a pivotal 2024 battleground
Sunday, October 29th, 2023
via The Associated PressThe political dynamics in some of Atlanta's suburbs reflect how partisan and cultural divisions have trickled down to local campaigns.
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Moms for Liberty unexpectedly finds itself at the center of a heated suburban Indiana mayoral race
Sunday, October 29th, 2023
via The Associated PressAn Indiana Moms for Liberty chapter is unexpectedly a major point of contention in a mayoral race following the group's use of a quote by Adolf Hitler.
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