July 23, 2024
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In the first hour of “Connections with Evan Dawson” on Tuesday, July 23, 2024, we sit down with Pulitzer Prize winner David Cay Johnston to discuss his new teaching job and the changing world of journalism.
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The chancellor of Pennsylvania’s state-owned university system said he will resign in October after overseeing a partial restructuring of the 10-school system as it faced enrollment declines. In an open letter to students and faculty, Pennsylvania State System of Higher Education (PASSHE) Chancellor Dan Greenstein said he is resigning to pursue a “compelling opportunity ……
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The Iowa law banning most abortions as early as six weeks of pregnancy will take effect Monday, July 29, an Iowa district judge ruled Tuesday. District Judge Jeffrey Farrell said in an order that the injunction currently blocking the law from enforcement will be lifted at 8 a.m. Monday. The order comes a day after…
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The city hopes to help about 500 people avoid eviction if it gets the grant as well as fund technological upgrades and computers for the Police Department. Read more. The post Birmingham Applies for $2.6 Million in Federal Grants for Eviction Prevention Services, Police Tech Equipment appeared first on BirminghamWatch.
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Giant sequoia groves in California’s Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks that were extensively burned in the megafires of 2020 and 2021 produced numbers of seedlings that were so “drastically low” in some areas that they may not naturally regenerate, according to two new studies by government scientists. One of the studies, by researchers with…
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Widespread protests led to promised police reform across New York. Four years later, what’s changed?
Former Gov. Andrew Cuomo demanded police reform during the pandemic. Those plans have shown mixed results. And his successor, Gov. Kathy Hochul has said ‘that era is over’ and sought to increase police funding.
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Three political newcomers are grappling for Wisconsin’s 40th Assembly District that includes Baraboo and Portage after the Democratic incumbent decided not to run for reelection. Which Democrat will win rural votes for an open Assembly seat? is a post from Wisconsin Watch, a non-profit investigative news site covering Wisconsin since 2009. Please consider making a…
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Vice President Kamala Harris has won enough endorsements from Democratic delegates to make her the party’s presidential nominee, according to unofficial delegate trackers. A delegate tracker from The Associated Press counted 2,688 delegates who had said by Tuesday morning they would vote for Harris on the first ballot of the party’s nominating vote. A candidate…
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Cities like Rome are reeling from tornado damage. A lack of consistent data makes determining tornado trends difficult.
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What could President Joe Biden’s exit from the 2024 election mean for the climate? Questions have come pouring in from both sides of the aisle about what will happen now, though all signs point to Vice President Kamala Harris taking over the ticket following a rush of support and funding. Throughout her political career, Harris…