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Russell Vought, a Project 2025 architect, is ready to shock Washington if Trump wins second term
Monday, August 5th, 2024
via The Associated Press (Indiana)A chief architect of Project 2025, the controversial conservative blueprint to remake the federal government, Russell Vought is likely to be appointed to a high-ranking post in a second Trump administration.
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How JD Vance thinks about power
Sunday, August 4th, 2024
via The Spokesman-Review (Washington)In September 2021, JD Vance offered two predictions about former President Donald Trump and one piece of advice.
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Column: Trump is trolling the Democratic Party about Harris’ mixed-race identity. Will it work?
Sunday, August 4th, 2024
via Los Angeles Times (California)Trump's obvious and clumsy attempt to make an issue of Harris' race should fall flat. But will it?
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Contours of the fight over control of the Michigan House will start to take shape on Tuesday • Michigan Advance
Sunday, August 4th, 2024
via Michigan Advance (Michigan)In a year marked by combative battles from the presidential race down to local elections, many Michigan House candidates running in partisan primaries on Tuesday have launched fiery campaigns to…
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Longtime Webster Groves schools superintendent to retire
Saturday, August 3rd, 2024
via St. Louis Post-Dispatch (Missouri)John Simpson has led the district since 2016 after previously serving as an assistant superintendent and principal in the district.
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Are Charlottesville’s school name changes set in stone?
Saturday, August 3rd, 2024
via The Daily Progress (Virginia)One of the namesakes' descendants is pushing back, pointing out that the "historian" who the school division relied on is not, in fact, a historian.
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Williams: George Mason typifies the folly of the war on DEI
Friday, August 2nd, 2024
via Richmond Times-Dispatch (Virginia)Gov. Glenn Youngkin has consistently attempted to burnish his national brand by attacking state institutions.
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‘Goals nobody can argue with’: Mississippi universities rebrand DEI to focus on access, opportunity and belonging
Friday, August 2nd, 2024
via Greenwood Commonwealth (Mississippi)The University of Mississippi is in the midst of restructuring its Division of Diversity and Community Engagement as other universities across the state have already made changes to their diversity, equity and inclusion offices, potentially in an effort to ward off a legislative ban.
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The reach of county, state farm bureaus extends beyond agriculture policy • Missouri Independent
Thursday, August 1st, 2024
via Missouri Independent (Missouri)Danielle and Grace Perkowitz packed up and left Chicago two years ago for Houghton, Michigan, to start a career in goat farming. 'I had a joke for years — I'm going to start a goat farm,' Danielle…
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‘A great badge of honor’: Defiant Trump returns to Pa. post-shooting for rally
Thursday, August 1st, 2024
via The Beaver County Times (Pennsylvania)Flanked by some of his staunchest congressional allies in Pennsylvania, Donald Trump spoke to a packed crowd of about 8,000 Wednesday in Harrisburg.
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Immigration, inflation and fracking draw the biggest roars during Trump speech
Thursday, August 1st, 2024
via PennLive (Pennsylvania)While Trump discussed a wide range of issues at his Wednesday campaign event, a few appeared to resonate most deeply with the audience.
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‘Stop this madness:’ Protestors want more unity on education, but struggle for common ground
Wednesday, July 31st, 2024
via The Oklahoman (Oklahoma)A crowd outside state's school board meeting were united in seeking improvement, but disagree about Superintendent Ryan Walters and best way forward
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President Joe Biden: Project 2025 attacks civil rights. Here’s what the plan says
Wednesday, July 31st, 2024
via Fort Worth Star-Telegram (Texas)We searched the document to see what it says about diversity, equity and inclusion.
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2024 Arizona Election: Who won the primary for your Congressional seat?
Wednesday, July 31st, 2024
via FOX 10 Phoenix (Arizona)Voters have decided on who will be the Democratic and Republican Party nominees for Arizona's nine Congressional seats.
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An Oklahoma district court is among the slowest in the nation. It’s led to delayed justice
Tuesday, July 30th, 2024
via The Oklahoman (Oklahoma)It took 2.5 years for a decision on an injunction regarding House Bill 1775. It wasn't the only case in the district court to see delays.
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How a school district took its spat with a local TV station to the FCC
Tuesday, July 30th, 2024
via The Washington Post (Washington)A Loudoun County official claims WJLA's reporting shows a 'dishonest' slant. Station owner Sinclair calls it an attempt to 'shut down critical news coverage.'
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Boys and Girls Club partners with Nebraska basketball players to host youth camp
Tuesday, July 30th, 2024
via Lincoln Journal Star (Nebraska)About 100 students are spending the week with Nebraska basketball players at a summer camp. It's set to be a week of learning basketball skills, character building and fun.
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Andrew Bailey, Will Scharf face off in Republican primary for MO Attorney General
Tuesday, July 30th, 2024
via Springfield News-Leader (Missouri)Andrew Bailey was appointed Missouri's attorney general in early 2023 and is running against Republican challenger Will Scharf in the primary.
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Trump commits to strategic Bitcoin reserve at Nashville conference: Live updates
Saturday, July 27th, 2024
via Tennessean (Tennessee)About 20,000 attendees are expected at the Bitcoin2024 conference in Nashville Thursday to Saturday, headlined by Donald Trump.
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