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Kerfuffle over Christian prayer at board meeting is overblown
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Kerfuffle over Christian prayer at board meeting is overblown

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Publicity surrounding the temporary shutdown of a recent school board meeting in Suffolk – sparked by a citizen asking if she could pray publicly for the division as the 2023-24 year approached – is yet the latest example of some...
UVA, Virginia Tech top salary lists for Virginia college and university executives
Virginia

UVA, Virginia Tech top salary lists for Virginia college and university executives

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Franconia-Springfield Bypass gets $100 million to improve congestion on NoVa rail corridor
Virginia

Franconia-Springfield Bypass gets $100 million to improve congestion on NoVa rail corridor

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Montana

Seeing green? Some question whether state is too focused on pot money, less worried about testing

Sep 24, 2023
Colorado

Colorado Newsline wins 5 awards in Colorado Press Association contest

Sep 24, 2023
Pennsylvania

Fetterman calls for Menendez to resign

Sep 24, 2023
Iowa
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Women and gender equity: How we can learn from the past and improve in the future

Sep 24, 2023
North Carolina

Weekend reads: What to know about NC’s new $30 billion budget

Sep 24, 2023

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Q&A: Why Brendan Johnson chose courtrooms over politics
South Dakota

Q&A: Why Brendan Johnson chose courtrooms over politics

Sep 24, 2023
Utility shutoffs continue in New Orleans despite record heat, public objections
Louisiana

Utility shutoffs continue in New Orleans despite record heat, public objections

Sep 24, 2023
House Democrats hint at disunity ahead of possible October special session
Texas

Texas House Democrats hint at disunity ahead of possible October special session

Sep 23, 2023
Texas

Two Texas Democrats detail how they hope to topple U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz

Sep 23, 2023
Texas

Houston ISD Superintendent Mike Miles says he needs four to five years to turn the district around

Sep 23, 2023
Journalist Nikole Hannah-Jones urges Texans to get organized, learn from history
Texas

Journalist Nikole Hannah-Jones urges Texans to get organized, learn from history

Sep 23, 2023
‘Emotional and fulfilling’: Caravan retraces Potawatomi Trail of Death through Kansas
Kansas

‘Emotional and fulfilling’: Caravan retraces Potawatomi Trail of Death through Kansas

Sep 23, 2023

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U.S. Forest Service logging makes a mockery of Biden’s climate pledge
Montana
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U.S. Forest Service logging makes a mockery of Biden’s climate pledge

Sep 24, 2023
Mike Garrity
What took down this Kansas bank? It’s a secret, but what saved depositors isn’t.
Kansas
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What took down this Kansas bank? It’s a secret, but what saved depositors isn’t.

Sep 24, 2023
Max McCoy
A little advice for the next leader of South Dakota’s Democrats
South Dakota
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A little advice for the next leader of South Dakota’s Democrats

Sep 23, 2023
Dana Hess
Montana isn’t so far from the men north of Richmond
Montana
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Montana isn’t so far from the men north of Richmond

Sep 23, 2023
Dave Lewis

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Missouri

The Independent wins 23 journalism awards in annual Missouri Press contest

Sep 23, 2023
North Carolina

For the second time in two months, Burlington discharged toxic 1,4-Dioxane into Haw River, Pittsboro’s drinking water supply

Sep 23, 2023
Alaska

U.S. Department of Labor asks federal judge to force inspections of Fairbanks-area gold mine

Sep 22, 2023
Montana

Candidates announce for Congress, Attorney General’s Office in Montana

Sep 22, 2023
Arizona

Some 1,900 Arizona homeowners have fallen for a predatory title scheme

Sep 22, 2023
Nebraska

Mountain lion shot in Valentine after multiple sightings and disruption of a golf tournament

Sep 22, 2023

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Texans in U.S. House describe GOP in chaos ahead of likely government shutdown
Texas

Texans in U.S. House describe GOP in chaos ahead of likely government shutdown

Sep 23, 2023
Basic income saved lives, say supporters, who rally in Denver for extension of cash assistance
Colorado

Basic income saved lives, say supporters, who rally in Denver for extension of cash assistance

Sep 23, 2023
Sarah Stogner announces second campaign for the Texas Railroad Commission
Texas

Sarah Stogner announces second campaign for the Texas Railroad Commission

Sep 23, 2023
Texas

Paxton prosecutors blame politics for trumping evidence in attorney general’s impeachment trial

Sep 23, 2023
Texas

Compromise or pick a side? Texas House members offer preview of school vouchers debate ahead of special session

Sep 23, 2023
Kansas

Popularity of remote work by Kansas executive branch employees raises interest in policy reform

Sep 23, 2023
Louisiana

Federal judge says area for oil and gas leases in Gulf of Mexico must be expanded

Sep 23, 2023
Montana

How will rural Americans fare during Medicaid unwinding? Experts fear they’re on their own.

Sep 23, 2023
Pennsylvania

Republican Rob Mercuri gets key endorsement from Koch-funded super PAC

Sep 23, 2023

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New Jersey advances plan to allow midwives to perform early abortions
New Jersey

New Jersey advances plan to allow midwives to perform early abortions

Sep 23, 2023
Louisiana

Saltwater intrusion creates drinking water emergency for southeast Louisiana

Sep 22, 2023

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Colorado universal preschool leaders hope to iron out enrollment process for second year
Colorado

Colorado universal preschool leaders hope to iron out enrollment process for second year

Sep 22, 2023
Texas

New anti-DEI law for public Texas colleges presents hiring challenges

Sep 22, 2023

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At Congressional Black Caucus Foundation conference, Maryland lawmakers stress value of diversity in schools and in business
Maryland

At Congressional Black Caucus Foundation conference, Maryland lawmakers stress value of diversity in schools and in business

Sep 23, 2023
Maryland

Political notes: Key endorsements in Senate race, including Jealous’ wish, plus news from Harford and the comptroller’s office

Sep 23, 2023

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South Dakota-led poll finds alignment of rural, urban opinions on electric vehicles
South Dakota

South Dakota-led poll finds alignment of rural, urban opinions on electric vehicles

Sep 22, 2023
Georgia

Okefenokee Swamp refuge will be nominated for high-profile World Heritage designation

Sep 22, 2023

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Louisiana

Louisiana’s unemployment trust fund expected to fully recover from COVID-19

Sep 22, 2023
Oregon

Health officials urge Oregonians to get vaccinated against COVID, flu, RSV

Sep 21, 2023

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Arctic sea ice patterns put on display during New York’s Fashion Week
Alaska

Arctic sea ice patterns put on display during New York’s Fashion Week

Sep 23, 2023
Kansas
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Biases against Black-sounding names can lead to discrimination, especially when hiring quickly

Sep 23, 2023

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Maxwell Frost joins President Biden at WH announcement on Office of Gun Violence Prevention
Florida

Maxwell Frost joins President Biden at WH announcement on Office of Gun Violence Prevention

Sep 22, 2023
Florida

Florida represented in Congressional Black Caucus’ history panel

Sep 22, 2023

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Judge upholds Washington’s $17B transportation package
Washington

Judge upholds Washington’s $17B transportation package

Sep 22, 2023
Oregon

Advocacy group seeks court order to limit use of solitary confinement

Sep 22, 2023