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Sep 06 2024POLITICS

Minnesota's $250 Million Feeding Frenzy:Did Walz Look the Other Way?

Minnesota Governor Tim Walz is facing heat over a $250 million COVID-19 relief fraud scheme that unfolded on his watch. The House Education and Workforce Committee wants answers, issuing a subpoena for documents related to the scandal. Instead of nourishing hungry children, the money funded lavish

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Sep 06 2024POLITICS

Student Debt Forgiveness: A Battle in the Courts

What's all this fuss over student loans? Seven Republican-led states have filed a lawsuit against the Biden administration, seeking to block its plan for sweeping student debt forgiveness. The states claim that the Education Department is trying to 'unlawfully' cancel hundreds of billions of dollar

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Sep 06 2024EDUCATION

Student Loan Forgiveness: The Debt That Won't Disappear

Imagine this scenario: You're a bright-eyed student, eager to get your degree and start building the life you've always dreamed of. So you take out loans to attend a for-profit college that promises big things but delivers little more than mountains of debt and worthless credentials. Sound like a ni

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Sep 06 2024EDUCATION

Schooling Gone Wrong: When a State Error Sends a Child with Autism to an Unregulated School

Imagine being 19 years old, eager to learn, and suddenly finding yourself in a school with reports of neglect and abuse. That's the nightmare a Massachusetts mother, Roberta Biscan, faced when her son, Connor, who has autism, was mistakenly placed in an unregulated school in New York. Connor, des

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Sep 06 2024EDUCATION

Free Speech Triumph? The DOE vs. Maud Maron and the Price of Dissent

A New York federal judge recently ruled in favor of Maud Maron, a parent activist, in her dispute with Schools Chancellor David Banks.The judge declared Chancellor’s Regulation D-210, which Banks used to remove Maron from the Manhattan Community Education Council 2, unconstitutional. Maron was init

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Sep 06 2024EDUCATION

Driving Dreams: Will This Grant Bridge the Gap for Low-Income Teens?

Could getting a driver's license soon be easier for low-income teens in Wisconsin? The state has launched a new Driver Education Grant Program, aiming to make driving lessons more accessible. The program, funded by $6 million from the governor's budget, will cover the cost of driver's ed for eligi

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Sep 06 2024POLITICS

Is Tim Walz Fit for the Veepstakes? A COVID Fraud Scandal Sparks Questions

Think of the biggest pandemic-era scam. No, not the toilet paper shortage. We're talking about a massive swindle that siphoned millions of dollars meant for feeding hungry kids. That's right, in Minnesota, a charity called Feeding Our Future, allegedly cooked up a scheme so audacious it involved ov

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Sep 06 2024POLITICS

Navy Sailor Detained: Another Mystery Abroad

A U.S. Navy sailor has been detained in Venezuela after traveling there unauthorized on personal business, raising questions about what exactly happened and why. The sailor was apprehended by Venezuelan authorities last week but the details remain murky. What we do know is that this isn't the first

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Sep 05 2024POLITICS,

China's Influence Operations: A Threat to US Democracy?

The recent arrest of Linda Sun, a former aide to New York Governor Kathy Hochul, has shed light on China's growing efforts to influence U.S. politics at the state level. Sun is accused of acting as an illegal agent for the Chinese government, pushing its interests at state functions and blocking rep

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Aug 28 2024POLITICS

Stunning Indictment Shakes Up 2024 Presidential Race: Trump Faces Four Felony Counts Related to Election and January 6 Events

In a dramatic twist, former President Donald Trump has been indicted by the Biden-Harris administration's special counsel, Jack Smith. The indictment, made public just weeks before early voting starts in several states, levels four felony charges against Trump connected to the 2020 election and the

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