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Virginia school board elections face a pivotal moment as a cozy corner of democracy turns toxic
Sunday, November 5th, 2023
via The Associated PressOver the past three years, local school board elections have become the place where America's deep political divisions are on full display.
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LGBT Issues Galvanize Democrats’ Push for School Board Control
Sunday, November 5th, 2023
via The Wall Street JournalPartisan candidates in suburban Philadelphia battle for control of the state's third-largest school district.
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At Florida GOP summit, support for Trump overshadows DeSantis
Saturday, November 4th, 2023
via The Washington PostDeSantis faced more defections in his home state and a crowd that was excited about his 2024 rival.
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Ex-CIA officer faces doughnut mogul in pivotal, pricey Va. Senate race
Saturday, November 4th, 2023
via The Washington PostThis Northern Virginia district pits Democrat Russet Perry against Republican Juan Pablo Segura in what is likely to be the most expensive race this cycle.
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War in the Middle East upends the dynamics of 2024 House Democratic primaries
Saturday, November 4th, 2023
via The Associated PressMost members of Congress have stood firmly behind Israel since the Hamas attack, but not Cori Bush. The Missouri Democrat called Israel's response an 'ethnic cleansing campaign,' and was among 10 House members who did not back a resolution supporting Israel.
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North Carolina’s voter ID mandate taking effect this fall is likely dress rehearsal for 2024
Saturday, November 4th, 2023
via The Associated PressNorth Carolina's photo voter identification law is getting implemented in local elections that wrap up next week.
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Virginia teacher shot by 6-year-old can proceed with $40 million lawsuit, judge rules
Friday, November 3rd, 2023
via The Associated PressA judge in Virginia has ruled that a teacher who was shot by her 6-year-old student in class can press forward with a $40 million lawsuit.
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Biden to visit Maine to console survivors of mass shooting
Friday, November 3rd, 2023
via The Washington PostThe president and first lady are expected to meet first responders, family members and survivors of a rampage that killed 18.
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Path to power in Virginia’s elections runs through a handful of suburbs
Friday, November 3rd, 2023
via The Washington PostA handful of districts will determine who controls Virginia's political future - Republicans or Democrats.
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Students hated ‘To Kill a Mockingbird.’ Their teachers tried to dump it.
Friday, November 3rd, 2023
via The Washington PostFour teachers in Washington's Mukilteo School District wanted to protect students from a book they saw as outdated and harmful. The blowback was fierce.
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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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