Uvalde’s “back-the-blue” values collide with outrage over police response to Texas’ worst school shooting
By JASON BEEFERMAN
As in many small Texas towns, law enforcement officers here eat free at local taquerias on some days and get complimentary haircuts at neighborhood salons...
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Texas Senate Democrats call for special session to raise the age to purchase guns, require universal background checks
By KATE MCGEE
The Texas Senate Democratic Caucus is urging Gov. Greg Abbott to call an emergency special legislative session to consider a variety of gun restrictions and...
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Why 18-year-olds can buy AR-15s in Texas but not handguns
By KIAH COLLIER
The fact that the gunman responsible for this week’s massacre in Uvalde was able to buy two AR-15s days after his 18th birthday highlights how...
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Alabama voters approve $85 million bond issue to fund public historical sites and state parks
By Jackie Mitchell
Alabama voters approved Amendment 1, a constitutional amendment, on May 24. Amendment 1 authorized the state to issue up to $85 million in bonds for...
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Philadelphia mayor names two new school board members
By Dale Mezzacappa .Chalkbeat
Philadelphia Mayor Jim Kenney appointed two new members to the city’s Board of Education on Tuesday: Sarah-Ashley Andrews, a family therapist who founded a suicide-prevention...
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MTA Eyes Commuter Rails as Discount Subways Substitutes With Crowds Expected Back

MTA Eyes Commuter Rails as Discount Subways Substitutes With Crowds Expected Back

By JOSE MARTINEZ on March 26, 2021

The MTA is exploring ways to increase the number of passengers at commuter rail stations in Queens, Brooklyn and Bronx neighborhoods that lack easy access…

On the board

On the board

By Alex Sakariassen on March 26, 2021

Philadelphia to welcome back another group of students to in-person learning on April 26

Philadelphia to welcome back another group of students to in-person learning on April 26

By Johann Calhoun Chalkbeat on March 26, 2021

Cherry Creek names internal candidate as superintendent finalist

Cherry Creek names internal candidate as superintendent finalist

By Ann Schimke .Chalkbeat on March 25, 2021

Chicago asks its high schools to come up with alternatives to campus police

Chicago asks its high schools to come up with alternatives to campus police

By Mila Koumpilova Chalkbeat on March 25, 2021

Chicago schools’ No. 2 to lead Virginia’s second largest school district

Chicago schools’ No. 2 to lead Virginia’s second largest school district

By Cassie Walker Burke Chalkbeat on March 25, 2021

Chicago says most of its teachers and staff should return to campus for 4th quarter

Chicago says most of its teachers and staff should return to campus for 4th quarter

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Stop Blaming Tuskegee, Critics Say. It’s Not an ‘Excuse’ for Current Medical Racism.

Stop Blaming Tuskegee, Critics Say. It’s Not an ‘Excuse’ for Current Medical Racism.

By April Dembosky on March 25, 2021

Federal oil leasing ban harms U.S. workers, economy, emissions goals

Federal oil leasing ban harms U.S. workers, economy, emissions goals

By Lori LeBlanc on March 25, 2021

Democrats Gave Americans a Big Boost Buying Health Insurance. It Didn’t Come Cheap.

Democrats Gave Americans a Big Boost Buying Health Insurance. It Didn’t Come Cheap.

By Noam N. Levey on March 25, 2021

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