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More Indiana schools may use referendum approach this year, despite low voter approval
2+ day, 16+ hour ago (409+ words) Property tax reforms in Indiana could have paved the way for "as many as 100 public school districts" to ask voters directly for more funding through referenda, accordingto the Indiana Capital Chronicle. Advocates of the referendum approach argue public education is…...
Report: 25 years on, school choice demand surging - The Heartlander The Heartlander
2+ day, 16+ hour ago (908+ words) (The Center Square) " A new report indicates demand for school choice in Pennsylvania is higher than it's ever been since its inception 25 years ago. The commonwealth was at the forefront of school choice when it adopted the Educational Improvement Tax…...
GOP congressional candidate calls single-stream recycling a "sham
2+ day, 17+ hour ago (361+ words) (The Center Square) " Republican congressional candidate Angel Oakley says much of the material Americans place in recycling bins ultimately ends up in landfills, arguing the current single-stream recycling system is misleading taxpayers and consumers. Oakley said contamination in single-stream recycling…...
Church attendance rises for first time in decades, fueling talk of spiritual awakening: Report
2+ day, 16+ hour ago (356+ words) Christian leaders who believe the nation is experiencing a spiritual awakening received perhaps their strongest evidence yet in recent days when a major new report showed church attendance had increased for the first time in more than two decades. The…...
St. Louis marks 1-year tornado anniversary as state, local leaders launch next phase of recovery
2+ day, 17+ hour ago (599+ words) A devastating EF-3 tornado tore a 23-mile path of destruction through the St. Louis region one year ago'May 16. The massive mile-wide storm claimed five lives, injured 38'others'and caused an estimated'$1. 6 billion'in damage to the city.' The supercell thunderstorm produced peak…...
Faith on display: New bill would mandate "In God We Trust" on all federal buildings
2+ day, 19+ hour ago (268+ words) A new bill introduced in the U. S. House of Representatives aims to permanently display the national motto in every federal building across the country." Rep. Mary Miller, R-Illinois,"introduced the House companion to a bill spearheaded by Sen. Josh Hawley, R-Missouri....
Hochul pledges another $4 B for NYC bailout
3+ day, 14+ hour ago (380+ words) (The Center Square) " New York Gov. Kathy Hochul announced Tuesday that the state will be pumping another $4 billion into New York City to help it plug budget gaps, bringing the pledges of state aid to $8 billion over two years. "This…...
Analysis: Media misses CBO math on missile defense
3+ day, 14+ hour ago (818+ words) Even at the CBO full-blown annual cost of $60 billion, the layered defense system would provide something the U. S. hasn't enjoyed since 1949 when the Soviets developed the atomic bomb: reduced risk of sudden, undefendable, mass-casualty attack. "The system would have the capacity…...
Loudoun County's 3rd transgender bathroom scandal
3+ day, 14+ hour ago (635+ words) (The Daily Signal) " America First Legal is demanding information amid claims that Loudoun County Public Schools hid from parents key safety concerns about a student, who identifies as transgender, filming boys without their pants and underwear in high school bathrooms....
Missouri mom wins American Idol: Worship music, ode to motherhood take Hollywood stage
3+ day, 21+ hour ago (555+ words) The song was'inspired by'her'battle'with'postpartum depression'after'having her third'child, who is now 1. Harper told the show's judges " Carrie Underwood,'Luke'Bryan'and Lionel Richie " she was sitting on the couch'one day and wished her children would leave her alone." "I was just having a…...