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Susan J. Demas: The GOP bet big on tax cuts for the rich. They got historic labor victories instead ⋆ Michigan Advance

Monday, January 1st, 2024

via Michigan Advance (Michigan)

Last year, Republicans appeared to be riding high. The economy was shaky, as were President Joe Biden's poll numbers, and everyone was sick of COVID. We were primed for an epic red wave in the midterm…

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Our most thought-provoking illustrations of the year — and the stories that inspired them

Monday, January 1st, 2024

via Deseret News (Utah)

These illustrations helped illuminate and envision important Deseret News stories in 2023.

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State Sen. Laura Wakim Chapman To Focus On Children’s Issues In 2024

Monday, January 1st, 2024

via The Intelligencer (West Virginia)

WHEELING – West Virginia Sen. Laura Wakim Chapman sees an increased need to care for the state's foster children in 2024. When the Legislature next convenes Jan. 10, one of the bills the Ohio County…

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Here are the biggest stories of 2023 in Hampton Roads

Sunday, December 31st, 2023

via The Virginian-Pilot (Virginia)

From the purchase of MacArthur Center to the Richneck shooting, here are the most important stories that happened in Hampton Roads in 2023.

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In 2023, Connecticut librarians faced threats online and condemnation as national trend played out

Sunday, December 31st, 2023

via Hartford Courant (Connecticut)

Connecticut Association of School Librarians President Jenny Lussier said that even just five years ago, she could not have imagined the 'heartbreaking and frustrating' situation that Connecticut l…

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Las Vegas valley teen murder arrests up 500%: Is it for clicks and clout?

Saturday, December 30th, 2023

via KTNV 13 Action News Las Vegas (Nevada)

It was the killing of Andreas Probst and then the beating of a Rancho High School student that turned eyes to violence in teens this year in Las Vegas. What's the reason, and what can be done?

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The story of 2023 is our state leaders’ war on modernity

Friday, December 29th, 2023

via Sun Sentinel (Florida)

This year, urgent issues, from climate to property insurance, were abandoned in favor of book bans and putting a stop to the teaching of Black history that might make sensitive white children feel …

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Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine vetoes bill that would’ve banned gender-affirming care for trans youth

Friday, December 29th, 2023

via Ohio Capital Journal (Ohio)

Republican Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine has vetoed legislation that would have prohibited transgender youth from accessing gender-affirming care. His veto shoots down the controversial bill, which would also…

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DeSantis enlists S.C. senator to undercut Haley during stop in Marion

Friday, December 29th, 2023

via Quad-City Times (Iowa)

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis enlisted the help of conservative South Carolina state Sen. Josh Kimbrell, R-Spartanburg, in Iowa as he scrambles to head off Republican presidential rival Nikki Haley.

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Courier reporters, editors choose Top 10 local stories of 2023

Friday, December 29th, 2023

via Waterloo-Cedar Falls Courier (Iowa)

Some are controversial. Some are inspirational. Some are aspirational. We hope you find all 10 collected here to be interesting.

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For transgender youth in crisis, hospitals sometimes compound the trauma

Friday, December 29th, 2023

via The Associated Press (California)

A North Carolina hospital network is referring transgender psychiatric patients to treatment facilities that do not align with their gender identities.

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Ron DeSantis enlists South Carolina senator to undercut Nikki Haley in Iowa

Friday, December 29th, 2023

via The Gazette (Iowa)

South Carolina state Sen. Josh Kimbrell, a Republican from Spartanburg, introduces Republican presidential candidate and Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis during …

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Bodycam footage inside classroom shows Great Barrington police officer say they could ‘search every room and ask every teacher’ for book

Thursday, December 28th, 2023

via The Berkshire Eagle (Massachusetts)

Bodycam footage obtained by The Eagle shows a police officer in an eighth grade classroom asking to see a copy of 'Gender Queer,' and informing the teacher and school principal

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The Top 10 Iowa news stories of 2023

Thursday, December 28th, 2023

via Sioux City Journal (Iowa)

As 2023 draws to a close, The Courier looks back at some of the biggest and most controversial news stories of 2023. After a contentious legislative session and on the

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For DeSantis, 2023 didn’t go as planned. He still left his mark on Florida.

Wednesday, December 27th, 2023

via Tampa Bay Times (Florida)

Transformative legislation signed by the governor failed to boost him as a Republican presidential candidate.

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Disney seeks records from DeSantis’ oversight board in new lawsuit

Tuesday, December 26th, 2023

via Orlando Sentinel (Florida)

Disney is accusing Gov. Ron DeSantis' tourism oversight board of not complying with Florida's public records law.

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It’s not just Florida. Book bans are on the rise across the country

Tuesday, December 26th, 2023

via Sun Sentinel (Florida)

Book banning is on the rise across the country. The current surge started in Florida in 2021, and Florida's model has proliferated around the nation. In the past two years, 41 states and 247 school…

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Chandler Unified school parent shares alleged discrimination experience amid federal investigation

Saturday, December 23rd, 2023

via azfamily 3TV CBS 5 (Arizona)

The parent didn't say it was racist but called the behaviors "quite concerning.'

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Judge to rule by Jan. 1 on new Iowa law prohibiting sexual depictions in school materials

Friday, December 22nd, 2023

via Quad-City Times (Iowa)

A federal judge said he will rule by Jan. 1 whether to halt implementation of Iowa's new law that has led some districts to pull books from libraries and classrooms.

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