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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$1.2B in spending will bolster Medicaid services

$1.2B in spending will bolster Medicaid services

By Victor Skinner on November 24, 2021

Pennsylvania Gov. Tom Wolf plans to spend $1.2 billion in federal funding from the American Rescue Plan Act to boost home- and community-based Medicaid services,…

Brian Benjamin Backer Indicted for Alleged Attempt to Bilk City Campaign Matching Fund System

Brian Benjamin Backer Indicted for Alleged Attempt to Bilk City Campaign Matching Fund System

By CLIFFORD MICHEL on November 23, 2021

Prominent Republican says Montana should ‘throw out’ state Constitution

Prominent Republican says Montana should ‘throw out’ state Constitution

By Eric Dietrich on November 22, 2021

McKee signs bills extending property tax relief to Cold War veterans

McKee signs bills extending property tax relief to Cold War veterans

By Brent Addleman on November 19, 2021

Consolidated COVID vaccination mandate lawsuit lands in Ohio’s Sixth Circuit

Consolidated COVID vaccination mandate lawsuit lands in Ohio’s Sixth Circuit

By J.D. Davidson on November 18, 2021

Pritzker signs legislation to make voting easier, ban dark money in some elections

Pritzker signs legislation to make voting easier, ban dark money in some elections

By Andrew Hensel on November 17, 2021

Biden approval rating hits new low

Biden approval rating hits new low

By Casey Harper on November 16, 2021

Tennessee governor signs law rolling back school mask mandates

Tennessee governor signs law rolling back school mask mandates

By Marta W. Aldrich .Chalkbeat on November 15, 2021

Newsom resurrects emergency medical expansions amid rising COVID-19 cases

Newsom resurrects emergency medical expansions amid rising COVID-19 cases

By Madison Hirneisen on November 12, 2021

Amid rising case rates, Newsom warns ‘winter is coming’ while promoting vaccines

Amid rising case rates, Newsom warns ‘winter is coming’ while promoting vaccines

By Madison Hirneisen on November 11, 2021

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