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Alabama

Teachers Unions Spend Big on GOP State Lawmakers | #republicans | #Alabama | #GOP

Ten Republican-led states have passed universal school choice since 2021, yet much of the South is lagging. There’s a simple explanation: Many Republican lawmakers are teachers-union allies and likely need to be defeated in primary elections for school choice to pass. Republicans against school choice have largely couched their opposition by asserting that rural areas […]

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City Council

City council’s approval of NAH proposal deemed ‘short-sighted’ | #citycouncil

It is difficult to understand how our members of city council could approve the NAH proposal. This seems short-sighted and narrow-minded. This billion dollar project does not come even close to meeting the city’s plan for carbon neutrality by 2030. Token mentions of some solar panels, a few charging stations for EVs and no LEED […]

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City Council

City council called on to put funds toward bike safety | #citycouncil

Gift this article Share this article paywall-free. An open letter to the mayor, vice mayor and Council: Thank you for your unanimous direction to city staff to prioritize funding for a few basic bike projects, namely: the (complete) construction of the Butler Pilot elevation, and the construction of two (dangerous) protected intersections — (Butler/Beaver and […]

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Arkansas

Not enough teachers means some unable to enroll in preschool

(NewsNation) — There are not enough teachers to support the high demand for preschool enrollment, leading to some students having their education put on hold. President Joe Biden, in his Build Back Better agenda, laid out a framework to establish free pre-school for 3- and 4-year-olds, but a shortage of teachers has made that difficult. […]

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Arkansas

Govenor Asa Hutchinson announced that Arkansas will not have any mandate for covid vaccines in school

FAYETTEVILLE, Ark.(KNWA/KFTA)– Governor Asa Hutchinson announced today that Arkansas would not have any mandate for vaccines for covid in school systems. Hutchinson says that parents should be able to determine what is best for their children regarding health decisions. “Those are decisions that parents should make because young people are in a different category as […]

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Alabama

U.S. Senate candidate Katie Britt returns home to say ‘thank you’ | #republicans | #Alabama | #GOP

MICHELLE MANN Katie Boyd Britt understands the strength of her hometown roots. On Thursday, she returned to Enterprise and thanked many who have been by her side since she was a child. The Republican candidate for Alabama’s U.S. Senate seat being vacated by the retirement of her former boss Sen. Richard Shelby, Britt addressed the […]

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