Missouri lawmakers have passed a bill to expand K-12 private school scholarships statewide and pump hundreds of millions of dollars more into public schools. Go to Source Author: SUMMER BALLENTINE
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House leaders toil to advance Ukraine and Israel aid. But threats to oust speaker grow
House congressional leaders were toiling on a delicate, bipartisan push towards weekend votes to approve a $95 billion package of foreign aid for Ukraine, Israel and Taiwan, as well as several other…
Tennessee lawmakers approve $52.8B spending plan as hopes of school voucher agreement flounder
Tennessee’s Republican-dominant Statehouse has approved a $52.8 billion spending plan for the upcoming fiscal year that includes an eye-popping $1.95 billion tax break and refund for businesses, but little new tax relief…
Convenience store chain where Biden bought snacks while campaigning hit with discrimination lawsuit
A convenience store chain where President Joe Biden stopped for snacks this week while campaigning in Pennsylvania has been hit with a lawsuit by federal officials. Go to Source Author: MICHAEL RUBINKAM
Biden administration moves to make conservation an equal to industry on US lands
The Biden administration is moving to let conservationists lease government land for restoration. It’s part of an effort to make conservation an “equal” to other uses of public lands such as drilling…
Legislation that could force a TikTok ban revived as part of House foreign aid package
Legislation that could ban TikTok if its China-based owner doesn’t sell its stake has won a major boost as House Republicans included it in a package of bills that would send U.S….
Mother charged in death of 14-year-old found ’emaciated to a skeletal state’
Officials say a West Virginia mother has been charged in the death of her 14-year-old daughter, who was found “emaciated to a skeletal state.” Go to Source Author: AP News
Atlantic City mayor: I’m committed to my family and city while dealing with daughter abuse charges
Atlantic City Mayor Marty Small says he remains committed to his family and to his city as he deals with charges that he and his wife abused their teenage daughter. Go to…
Vice President Harris returning to Wisconsin for third visit this year
Vice President Kamala Harris plans to return to Wisconsin next week for her third visit to the battleground state this year. Go to Source Author: AP News
Nancy Pelosi memoir, ‘The Art of Power,’ will reflect on her career in public life
Former House Speaker Nancy Pelosi has completed a book about her years in public life. The memoir ranges from legislation she helped enact to such traumatizing moments as the Jan. 6 siege…