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Maine Commercial Real Estate Transactions: August 2024
Tuesday, September 3rd, 2024
via Portland Press Herald (Maine)Broker submitted sales and leases for land, industrial, office, retail and more.
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Politico Writes Hit Piece on Moms for Liberty for Exposing Education Deep State Grift
Monday, September 2nd, 2024
via California Globe (California)The captain blames a sailor who pointed out a hole in a sinking boat. A house is burning, yet its dwellers trample on the one who pulled the fire alarm on their way out. With the help of biased media…
Racism, School Board – General, Parent Involvement
With his 1776 Commission on patriotism, Trump helped spark a culture war
Monday, September 2nd, 2024
via The Washington Post (Florida)Trump attempted to use federal power to define how America's history is taught -- and promises to try again
School Board – General, Racism
Gambit’s Thumbs Up / Thumbs Down for Sept. 2
Sunday, September 1st, 2024
via The Times-Picayune (Louisiana)The heroes and zeroes of the last week or so.
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Free and cheap things to do in Denver in September
Sunday, September 1st, 2024
via The Denver Post (Colorado)Larimer Square is hosting a Bananasfest on Sept. 7.
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Trump leans into culture wars with Moms for Liberty at D.C. summit
Saturday, August 31st, 2024
via Detroit Free Press (Michigan)Moms for Liberty said it plans to spend more than $3 million in key battleground states ahead of the presidential election.
School Board – General, Racism, Parent Involvement
CT youth prison to eliminate disciplinary isolation
Saturday, August 31st, 2024
via Hartford Courant (Connecticut)'We know that isolation can cause real harm to children — increasing risk of depression, anxiety, self-harm and suicide,' authorities said.
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Care.com misled caregivers and families — and made it ‘impossible’ to cancel, FTC claims • Louisiana Illuminator
Friday, August 30th, 2024
via Louisiana Illuminator (Louisiana)Care.com will pay more than $8 million to settle claims from the Federal Trade Commission alleging that the website deceived caregivers and families.
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Teaching about race is good, actually. States need to stop banning it. • Ohio Capital Journal
Friday, August 30th, 2024
via Ohio Capital Journal (Ohio)Neither white students nor students of color will benefit from laws designed to censor their understanding of history, critical thinking, and open dialogue in the classroom. Teaching about race is…
Racism
Local parents take anti-racism case to Virginia Supreme Court
Friday, August 30th, 2024
via The Daily Progress (Virginia)Racism, School Board – General
‘We’re going to win Pennsylvania’: Trump declares during Johnstown rally
Friday, August 30th, 2024
via TribLive (Pennsylvania)Former President Donald Trump was back in Western Pennsylvania for the first time since an assassination attempt injured him last month in Butler County, and he is hoping his visit will rally his MAGA base to boost him to a Pennsylvania and national victory come November. Trump took the stage
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Librarian’s wrongful termination lawsuit against Llano County can move forward, judge rules
Thursday, August 29th, 2024
via Austin American-Statesman (Texas)Former Llano County librarian Suzette Baker alleges the county fired her in 2022 because she refused to remove books.
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State employees PAC endorses Stein in hotly contested governor’s race
Thursday, August 29th, 2024
via Winston-Salem Journal (North Carolina)Group also announces endorsements for Council of State and legislative seats.
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Stephanie L. Phillips, 72, UB law professor who stretched traditional boundaries
Thursday, August 29th, 2024
via The Buffalo News (New York)Jan. 24, 1952 – Aug. 15, 2024
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Layne starts Arizona tour in Goodyear
Thursday, August 29th, 2024
via Daily Independent (Arizona)Heather Layne, a Christian music artist, stops in Arizona on her national tour to promote her latest EP, 'Shine.' Layne said her songwriting journey began in her late 20s as a …
Racism
Supreme Court panel hears lawsuit alleging racist curriculum in Albemarle
Wednesday, August 28th, 2024
via Richmond Times-Dispatch (Virginia)A lawsuit claiming racism by the Albemarle County School Board for its approach to teaching racial inequality was heard by the Virginia Supreme Court on Wednesday.
Racism
Gov. Landry’s executive order on critical race theory draws praise, criticism
Wednesday, August 28th, 2024
via WAFB Channel 9 (Louisiana)College professors say critical race theory generally isn't taught before grad school
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Louisiana Gov. Jeff Landry signs order to ban critical race theory in schools, duplicates existing law
Tuesday, August 27th, 2024
via BRProud (Louisiana)Gov. Jeff Landry signed an executive order banning critical race theory in Louisiana public schools. CRT explains how historic policies like Jim Crow law and redlining affected minority populations.
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Louisiana governor bans teaching Critical Race Theory in K-12 schools
Tuesday, August 27th, 2024
via The Daily Advertiser (Louisiana)The governor signed the executive order Tuesday that immediately bans teaching Critical Race Theory in all public k-12 schools.
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