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December 17, 2021

Critical race theory laws are cutting short classroom conversations - Chalkbeat

An American history class in Arvada, Colorado. Across the country, new laws targeting critical race theory are influencing the small but pivotal decisions educators make every day. Melanie Hester could see her fifth graders were confused. A history lesson she was teaching about Native Americans asked the students to think about how they could honor the cultural history of the land where th...
December 17, 2021

Faster Home Broadband Should Be Enshrined in Law - WIRED

Chris Stokel-Walker Business 12.17.2021 07:00 AM Faster Home Broadband Should Be Enshrined in Law Outdated minimum speeds for home broadband were bad enough before the pandemic. It’s time to pick up the pace. Save this story for later. Photograph: Gremlin/Getty Images The way we use the internet has changed—and fast. Before the pandemic, telecoms and internet service provider BT was handling ...
December 17, 2021

Alabama Recruiting: Can Alabama land Kendrick Law from Louisiana - Roll Tide Wire

Nick Saban and Alabama are no strangers to the state of Louisiana. In his time at Alabama, Saban and snagged several of the top prospects from the Bayou State. Landon Collins’ commitment certainly brings back a lot of good memories. In the class of 2022 alone, Saban and his staff have reeled in two of the top 10 players already from Louisiana. They may not be done yet. Today at 3:00 p.m. CT,...
December 17, 2021

Arizona’s airports to get nearly $70 million from infrastructure law in first year - KTAR.com

(Facebook photo/Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport) PHOENIX — The U.S. Department of Transportation’s Federal Aviation Administration announced Thursday Arizona’s 58 airports will receive $69.5 million over the next year for infrastructure improvements. The funds are made available by the recently-approved Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act, which Arizona Sen. Kyrsten Sinema (D-Ariz...
December 17, 2021

Anti-COVID vaccine mandate stance draws some police officers from other states to Florida - Sarasota Herald-Tribune

Anti-COVID vaccine mandate stance draws some police officers from other states to Florida  Sarasota Herald-Tribune
December 17, 2021

GOP glimpse into election law fights - Arizona Capitol Times

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December 17, 2021

Media groups sue Iowa governor over open records law - KGAN TV

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — Three media organizations and their reporters sued Iowa Gov. Kim Reynolds on Thursday, alleging she has repeatedly violated the state’s open records laws by ignoring requests for government records. The American Civil Liberties Union of Iowa is representing Laura Belin, who operates the liberal-leaning Bleeding Heartland blog; Randy Evans, executive director of the Iow...
December 17, 2021

'Ghost guns' would be banned under proposed Denver law - Colorado Newsline

A customer at ABQ Guns in Albuquerque, New Mexico. (Sergio Flores/Bloomberg, Getty Images) Denver City Attorney Kristin Bronson and Mayor Michael Hancock proposed an ordinance last week to ban ghost guns, which are privately-made firearms without serial numbers on them, making the guns untraceable. If passed, the bill would ban the possession, carry, use, manufacture and sale of non-serialize...
December 17, 2021

Detroit pensioners won't seek to discipline law firm in Dan Gilbert flap - Detroit Free Press

The Detroit pension fund that abruptly withdrew this month as lead plaintiff in a shareholder lawsuit accusing businessman Dan Gilbert of insider trading said Thursday that it likely won't seek disciplinary action against the out-of-state law firm it claims filed the suit without authorization. The Detroit Police and Fire Retirement System had been the lead of two plaintiffs in the shareholde...
December 17, 2021

Newsom's gun ploy is not meant to be good law, and that's OK - Los Angeles Times

Some readers disagree with an editorial rejecting Gov. Gavin Newsom’s proposed gun law. To the editor: I think your editorial opposing Gov. Gavin Newsom’s call for a gun law modeled on Texas’ antiabortion law misses the governor’s point entirely. Of course the vigilantism of the Texas abortion law is poison. The Supreme Court, however, is letting it stand likely because doing so serves the...