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Wisconsin Supreme Court weighs challenge to constitutionality of state-funded school choice programs

Supporters of Wisconsin’s taxpayer-funded school choice and independent charter school programs urged the state Supreme Court on Tuesday to reject a lawsuit seeking to declare the programs unconstitutional, saying such a move would create chaos for tens of thousands of families with students currently enrolled. Private schools, parents with students …

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Massachusetts attorney general sues White nationalist group for civil rights violations

Massachusetts’ attorney general has filed a lawsuit accusing a white nationalist group of civil rights violations, saying it repeatedly subjected LGBTQ+ events and facilities sheltering migrant families to intimidation and harassment. The complaint filed Thursday against NSC-131 and two of its leaders, Christopher Hood of Newburyport and Liam McNeil of …

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Virginia county approves massive data center project despite pushback from concerned residents

County supervisors in northern Virginia approved one of the world’s largest data center projects after a public hearing that ran through the night and lasted more than 24 hours. The Prince William County Board of Supervisors voted 4-3, with one abstention, in favor of the Digital Gateway project, which would …

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New Orioles stadium lease heading to a vote next week, Maryland Gov. Moore says

A long-term agreement between the Baltimore Orioles and the Maryland Stadium Authority for a new lease at Camden Yards is moving forward for a vote by state officials next week, Gov. Wes Moore and the team have confirmed. The agreement is slated to go before the Maryland Stadium Authority on …

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Vermont House passes 'safe' injection site bill as state grapples with opioid death surge

As Vermont grapples with rising opioid overdose deaths, the House has passed a bill that would allow for the creation of overdose prevention centers in the state that would include safe injection sites — places where people can use heroin and other narcotics under the supervision of trained staff and …

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Cincinnati city councilwoman: Victims of mob attack 'begged for that beat down'

CINCINNATI – A city councilwoman in Cincinnati is under fire for comments posted on Facebook in the wake of a brutal downtown beatdown last weekend. Under a post from a Facebook user called Leohna Alia La JCannon that shows the vicious assault, an account that appears to belong to Councilwoman …

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Jay Jones scandal looms large over his hometown for Sears–Spanberger clash as area Dems vouch for AG nom

HAMPTON ROADS, Va. – The scandal over Virginia Democratic attorney general nominee Jay Jones’ texts envisioning the murder of a rival overshadowed the state’s top-of-the-ticket race as Lt. Gov. Winsome Earle-Sears and Abigail Spanberger descended on Jones’ backyard in Hampton Roads, Virginia, for their gubernatorial bout Thursday. Earle-Sears — who …

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Spanberger campaign still selling Jay Jones co-branded merch amid scandal; GOP calls it full endorsement

Virginia Democratic gubernatorial candidate Abigail Spanberger’s campaign store continues to sell merchandise co-branded with the rest of the statewide Democratic ticket – which includes scandal-plagued attorney general nominee Jay Jones. The store, accessed by Fox News Digital on Wednesday morning, still markets a “Spanberger-Hashmi-Jones logo tee” shirt for $25 and …

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Students for Life pushes to make Charlie Kirk's birthday a national free speech holiday

Students for Life of America wants to make Charlie Kirk’s birthday a national holiday. “It should be a national holiday, the Charlie Kirk Free Speech Day, where, across the country, we recognize that even if you disagree with others on a college campus or in the workplace, that as Americans, …

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Independent NJ candidate’s martial arts theatrics shake up township meeting

It was less town hall talk and more kung fu theater. A local election candidate is making waves for a bizarre protest at a township meeting this week when he dressed up in martial arts gear and unleashed a series of flying kicks and punched through several of his own …

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