Votebeat is a nonprofit news organization reporting on voting access and election administration across the U.S. Sign up for Votebeat Arizona’s free newsletter here.Young adults living on or near college campuses in Arizona are disproportionately affec…
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Ithaca Fire Celebrates New Firefighters, Promotions with Swearing-In Ceremony
On Saturday, December 9, Ithaca Fire held a swearing-in ceremony to celebrate the hiring of two new firefighters and a deputy chief and the promotion of four members. New York State Senator Lea Webb and Ithaca Mayor Laura Lewis attended…
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Estudiantes en Colorado están faltando mucho a la escuela. ¿Cuánto es demasiado?
Read in English.Quizás hayas visto titulares recientes sobre el creciente número de estudiantes que faltan a la escuela.En Colorado, solo este otoño, representantes estatales dijeron que casi un tercio de los estudiantes ha estado crónicamente ausentes…
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Two new Arizona laws would create regular checks on voter citizenship. Will a judge let them stand?
Votebeat is a nonprofit news organization reporting on voting access and election administration across the U.S. Sign up for our free newsletters here.A federal judge will soon decide whether to allow two new Arizona laws to go into effect that would r…
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NYPD plans to launch a school hotline for safety and mental health issues. Advocates are wary.
Sign up for Chalkbeat New York’s free daily newsletter to keep up with NYC’s public schools.New York City’s Police Department is launching a tip line that would allow all members of school communities to report concerns about safety and mental health, …
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Arizona’s presidential election timeline doesn’t work. Election officials want a quick fix.
Votebeat is a nonprofit news organization reporting on voting access and election administration across the U.S. Sign up for our free newsletters here.Election officials in Arizona are pushing Democratic Gov. Katie Hobbs and state lawmakers to hold a s…
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Push to hand count ballots throws a Texas county’s election administration into chaos
Votebeat is a nonprofit news organization reporting on voting access and election administration across the U.S. Sign up for our free newsletters here.Responsibility for running elections in Kerr County has shifted among three different people in the p…
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Pa. Republicans say Gov. Shapiro can’t just adopt automatic voter registration. Here’s what the law says.
Votebeat is a nonprofit news organization reporting on voting access and election administration across the U.S. Sign up for our free newsletters here.Republicans at the state and national level are still crying foul over Pennsylvania Governor Josh Sha…
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New law requires many Texas counties to add more polling places. In areas with few buildings and workers, that’s going to be hard.
Votebeat is a nonprofit news organization reporting on voting access and election administration across the U.S.A new Texas law requiring more Election Day polling sites in several counties next year has officials worried they won’t be able to find eno…
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Interested in becoming a Student Voices Fellow? Apply here.
UPDATE: Applications for the 2023-24 Chalkbeat Student Voices Fellowship are now closed.Chalkbeat launched its Student Voices Fellowship two years ago to hear from teens — in their own words — about the issues shaping their lives and education. We’re t…