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Tennessee pauses bill targeting right to education regardless of immigration status
The direction announced by House Majority Leader William Lamberth, the bill sponsor, diminishes the chances for it to pass this year. April 22, 2025, 9:41 AM CDT / Source: The Associated Press NASHVILLE,…
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Elon Musk’s xAI accused of pollution over Memphis supercomputer
Hearing scheduled for Friday as residents receive anonymous leaflets that downplay pollution dangers Dara Kerr Thu 24 Apr 2025 22.09 EDT Elon Musk’s artificial intelligence (AI) company is stirring controversy in Memphis, Tennessee.…
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Memphis police reform activist arrested for disorderly conduct
by: Megan Fayard Updated: Apr 10, 2025 / 12:50 PM CDT MEMPHIS, Tenn. — A city of Memphis police reform task force member was arrested on Wednesday for disorderly conduct, according to…
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The cost of aging: How rent caps could affect Washington seniors
Renters on fixed incomes hope a 10% ceiling on increases will provide relief, while older landlords worry it will force them out of business. by Laurel Demkovich April 14, 2025 Royce…
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CDC faces backlash for cutting sickle cell, adult disability programs
By Alexander Tin Updated on: April 10, 2025 / 9:26 AM EDT Nearly half of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s staff working on developmental disabilities and birth defects was…
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How the Education Department Helps Students with Disabilities Get an Education
Jonaki Mehta Apr 3 Sueli Gwiazdowski, 24, says she switched high schools three times when she was growing up. She wanted to stay at her first school because she loved…
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Five years of remote work changed workplace accessibility. Employees with disabilities will feel its loss.
Bolstered by Trump’s anti-DEI agenda, the “great return” threatens a new culture of accessibility. By Chase DiBenedetto April 6, 2025 On Jan. 20, wasting little time during his first 24 hours…
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As hospitals grapple with Trump’s gender-affirming care ban, young people are caught in the middle
By Kiley Koscinski Published April 2, 2025 at 5:33 AM EDT Salem B. was busy folding laundry and tidying their Regent Square home in mid-March, preparing a comfortable space to recover from…
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Out gay Colorado Gov. Jared Polis signs law repealing marriage equality ban
Colorado governor Jared Polis signing SB25-014 entitled Protecting the Freedom to Marry into law Ryan Adamczeski April 11 2025 3:11 PM EST Marriage equality is officially the law of the land…
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