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NYC teachers union flexes political muscle in bid to unwind Gov. Kathy Hochul support for Trump voucher plan
NEW YORK — New York teachers unions and supporters in the labor movement and the Democratic Party rallied Wednesday to urge Gov. Kathy Hochul to reject President Donald Trump’s signature school voucher plan.
Hochul, a...Read more
Maryland comptroller failed to pursue $600 million, audit finds
BALTIMORE — The Maryland comptroller’s office failed to use available enforcement measures to pursue hundreds of millions of dollars in delinquent taxes from individuals and businesses since 2022, according to a state ...Read more
California man pleads no contest in Las Vegas political sign vandalism case
LAS VEGAS — A California man accused of defacing some five dozen political signs in the Las Vegas Valley pleaded no contest to a gross misdemeanor in court early Wednesday and was sentenced to 30 days in jail along with ...Read more
Trump removes Venezuela from US list of countries failing drug fight
President Donald Trump has removed Venezuela from a U.S. list of countries deemed to have failed to meet their international counternarcotics obligations, citing increased cooperation with interim President Delcy Rodrí...Read more
Parents threaten lawsuit unless NC school district lets them opt out of trans teacher's class
RALEIGH, N.C. — A conservative law firm is demanding that the Wake County school system let Middle Creek Elementary School students opt out of a transgender music teacher’s class or face legal action.
The Thomas More ...Read more
'Broadview Six' lawyers demand communications between US attorney's office and DC
CHICAGO — Lawyers for the “Broadview Six” are urging a federal judge to order the Chicago U.S. attorney’s office to divulge any communications with officials in Washington about the controversial case, saying in a ...Read more
Gov. Abigail Spanberger declares state of emergency targeting Virginia farmers
RICHMOND, Va. — Gov. Abigail Spanberger has declared a state of the emergency to help Virginia farmers facing a statewide hay shortage caused by persistent drought conditions.
The emergency order allows temporary over-...Read more
NYC to install 17 new public bathrooms across the city, starting this week
NEW YORK — New Yorkers are finally going places.
Seventeen state-of-the art new public bathrooms will be open for business soon in neighborhoods across the city under a pilot project designed to bring relief to people ...Read more
Venezuela's repressive apparatus remains intact despite prisoner releases, UN says
Venezuela has released hundreds of political prisoners and eased some of its harshest forms of repression since Nicolás Maduro was captured by U.S. forces in January, but the security apparatus responsible for years of ...Read more
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