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CNN —For South Dakota Gov. A bipartisan group of members of Congress set up a Congressional Dog Lovers Caucus in a not so subtle dig to the South Dakota governor. Some Republicans came to her defense, like South Dakota Rep. As many questioned why she volunteered this story in her book, Noem said it demonstrates how she doesn’t run from the truth. As governor of South Dakota during the height of the Covid-19 pandemic, she resisted lockdowns.

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☆ Tennessee school guns law: Governor signs into law a bill allowing teachers and staff to be armed on campus
▼ + stars: | 2024-04-27 | by ( Amanda Musa | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +3 min

Bill Lee signed legislation Friday allowing teachers and school staff in the state to be armed in school buildings and campuses, according to the General Assembly’s website. Gun violence is the leading killer of children in the United States. So far, 443 children younger than 18 have been killed in gun violence this year, according to data from the Gun Violence Archive. Thirty-four states bar teachers and the general public from carrying guns in K-12 schools, according to data from Everytown for Gun Safety. Another educator applauded lawmakers for trying to improve safety but said the law won’t do that.

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☆ Colorado Man Died From Venomous Gila Monster Bite, Autopsy Confirms
▼ + stars: | 2024-03-16 | by ( Aimee Ortiz | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: 1 min

An autopsy report revealed that a pet Gila monster’s venomous bite contributed to a Colorado man’s death in February in what an expert described as “an incredibly rare” fatality caused by one of the desert lizards. The man, Christopher Ward, 34, died on Feb. 16 “due to complications of Gila monster envenomization,” said the Jefferson County Coroner’s Office autopsy report, which also cited heart and liver problems as contributing factors. Mr. Ward endured a four-minute-long bite by the lizard to his right hand on the night of Feb. 12, the report said. Paramedics found Mr. Ward in a bed, minimally responsive and “in apparent severe distress,” the report said. He was taken to a hospital, where he was put on life support and “continued to decline throughout his hospitalization.”

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☆ Who is Norma Anderson? The Colorado Republican leading the 14th Amendment challenge
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-08 | by ( Marshall Cohen | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +4 min

“I didn’t realize I would go down in history as Anderson versus Trump,” she told CNN in an interview. The case she’s referring to – now Trump v. Anderson – revolves around Section 3 of the 14th Amendment, which bans insurrectionists from holding public office. “And I said absolutely.”But before embarking on the unprecedented case against Trump, Anderson made plenty of history of her own. While there, from 1997 to 1998, she was the majority leader of the lower chamber. A lifelong Republican, Anderson left the Colorado legislature in 2006, as the state’s politics started shifting.

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PINE BLUFF, Ark. (AP) — Arkansas authorities on Monday captured a detainee being held on murder charges who escaped a local jail. Bryant was taken into custody without incident, the sheriff's office said in a release. Bryant and Noah Roush were discovered missing Jan. 22 from the Dub Brassell Adult Detention Center in Pine Bluff. The sheriff's office said it also planned to pursue criminal charges against anyone who assisted Bryant and Roush.

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FRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) — Kentucky state Rep. Kevin Bratcher announced his plans Thursday to run for a Louisville Metro Council seat next year, which would culminate a long statehouse career that put the Republican lawmaker at the forefront of school safety, juvenile justice and a host of other issues. Bratcher has been a fixture in the Kentucky House since 1997. Bratcher becomes the second Louisville-area lawmaker within days to pass up a House reelection run to instead seek a metro council seat in 2024. Democratic state Rep. Josie Raymond announced similar plans to run for metro council in another district. Another lawmaker who announced recently that he won't seek reelection next year is Republican state Rep. Danny Bentley, who represents a district in northeastern Kentucky.

Persons: Kevin Bratcher, Bratcher, Josie Raymond, ” Bratcher, David Osborne, ” Osborne, Danny Bentley, Bentley Organizations: Louisville Metro Council, statehouse, Republican, Kentucky House, GOP, Democratic, Louisville, Health, Family Services Locations: FRANKFORT, Ky, Kentucky, Louisville, Bratcher, Jefferson County, Fern

☆ 50 cities showing where rents are surging or dropping compared to home values — and how to determine whether it's worth buying or renting, according to experts
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-30 | by ( Laila Maidan | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +7 min

But home prices are still on the rise, according to a November 28 note from Selma Hepp, the chief economist at CoreLogic. The outcome is that many remain renters, which drives up demand for rental property and the cost of rent. If the cost of rent is 20% below the price of owning a home monthly, then it may be comparable. Rent prices are based on listings from Rent.com. For example, take the cost of rent over five years; let's say it's $3,000 x 12 months = $36,000 annually.

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☆ Why did Democrats win the Kentucky governor's race but come up short in Mississippi? It was an election cycle of unique contrasts.
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-12 | by ( John L. Dorman | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +6 min

Andy Beshear won reelection, but Brandon Presley lost the Mississippi governor's race. Kentucky is also a conservative Southern state where voters generally back Republicans in most statewide races, yet Democratic Gov. AP Photo/Timothy D. EasleyIn Kentucky, Beshear ran an ad featuring Hadley Duvall, a young woman who had been raped by her stepfather at age 12. In Louisville, which is consolidated with Jefferson County, Beshear won 70% of the vote. AdvertisementAdvertisementIn Mississippi, Presley relied more on an urban-rural coalition.

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☆ The US minimum wage has been $7.25 since 2009. What that means for the economy
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-11 | by ( Samantha Delouya | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +7 min

Efforts to raise federal minimum pay have fallen flatHowever, despite numerous efforts, raising the federal minimum wage above $7.25 an hour has been unsuccessful. Lagging the rising cost of livingIn many ways, the federal minimum wage seems like a relic of the past. Recent wage gains could be lostThe actual economic impact of a federal minimum wage increase is heavily debated. “The new conventional wisdom is that at least a moderate minimum wage increase has minimal effects on employment,” Reich told CNN. “But this new paper says that a really big minimum wage increase actually increases employment.”

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☆ Suburbs Were Democratic Turf on Tuesday. What About in 2024?
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-09 | by ( Jonathan Weisman | More About Jonathan Weisman | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +2 min

Abortion was dominant; suburban voters outside Ohio’s biggest cities voted overwhelmingly to establish the right to an abortion in the state’s constitution. Kentucky’s incumbent Democratic governor, Andy Beshear, who ran hard on abortion rights and kitchen-table issues like infrastructure spending, won not only Jefferson County, home to Louisville, and Fayette County, home to Lexington. He also beat his Republican challenger, Daniel Cameron, in Kenton and Campbell Counties, once reliably Republican redoubts across the Ohio River from Cincinnati. “The Republican Party has to modernize its message on this issue if we’re going to convince Democrats and independents to cross over and vote Republican. This time, she said, some of the same parents recoiled from Republican efforts to ban books with L.G.B.T.Q.

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Tech companies by the dozens wanted a chance to prove their software was what schools needed. Clark County schools in the Las Vegas area, for one, signed contracts worth at least $70 million over two years with 12 education technology consultants and companies. The pandemic sparked a boom for tech companies as schools went online. Clark County schools spent more than $7 million on Achieve3000 apps. The Jefferson County district signed contracts with online tutoring companies Paper and FEV for a combined $7.7 million.

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☆ Hurricane Idalia: Florida’s Evacuation Orders by County
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-29 | by ( John Yoon | More About John Yoon | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +2 min

More than 20 counties in western and Central Florida have issued evacuation orders as Hurricane Idalia approaches, including parts of Tampa, the state’s third-largest city. Baker County, west of Jacksonville, issued a voluntary evacuation order for low-lying and flood-prone areas and for mobile homes. Dixie County, west of Gainesville, issued a mandatory evacuation order, urging residents to complete preparations by sunset on Tuesday. Gilchrist County, west of Gainesville, issued a voluntary evacuation order for all low-lying areas and mobile homes. Jefferson County, east of Tallahassee, ordered the voluntary evacuation of mobile homes, recreational vehicles and low-lying areas that are prone to floods.

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☆ 8 US states offer free lunch for students. Here's how they pay for it, from a 4% millionaire's tax to a $0.03 property tax rate increase.
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-14 | by ( Chris Panella | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +6 min

Massachusetts is the latest state to expand free school lunch since a COVID-era program ended. Here's how eight states pay for free lunch for public school students. And Vermont's free meals program, which was allowed through in June 2023 by Gov. And while only a few US states now offer free lunch, some say the momentum for future programs across the nation is growing. "The availability of universal free meals during the pandemic absolutely changed that momentum."

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☆ Kentucky's largest school district had to cancel class for two days so it could overhaul a 'disastrous' new bus system that left kids on buses until 10 p.m.
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-11 | by ( Kenneth Niemeyer | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +2 min

A new bus route plan for Kentucky's largest school district left students on buses until 10 p.m. The school district is giving bus drivers time to practice their new routes over the weekend. The school district is home to Louisville, which is Kentucky's largest city with a population of 628,000, according to the US Census Bureau. Pollio said the school district would work through the weekend to update its bus route system to ensure there is no "repeat of what happened." According to Pollio, the school district is going to review all bus stops for "efficiency," pay its bus drivers to practice their new bus routes, and "dramatically increase" the capacity of its bus system call center.

Persons: Marty Pollio, Pollio Organizations: Service, Jefferson, Jefferson County Public, Census Bureau, NBC, Associated Press, The Louisville Courier Locations: Wall, Silicon, Kentucky, Jefferson County, Louisville

☆ The 5 U.S. metro areas with the highest single-family rents — 3 are in California
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-01 | by ( Kate Dore | Cfp | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +1 min

Downtown Los Angeles. However, financial experts warn consumers about some of the unexpected expenses. "Probably the most overlooked hidden cost is when you are looking for the next job," said certified financial planner Michael Hansen, co-founder and managing partner of Frontier Wealth Strategies in Walnut Creek, California. What you might save in dollars, you may lose in connection, collaboration and community. Eric Roberge Founder of Beyond Your Hammock

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The statement from attorney Emory Anthony – read by Hoover Police Chief Nick Derzis during a news conference Monday afternoon – said the 26-year-old woman never left the Hoover area and acted alone. The statement didn’t indicate where Russell was while a large search for her took place. She returned home on foot about 49 hours later, at around 10:45 p.m., according to Hoover police. Derzis said charges against Russell are possible and his office is discussing the case with the Jefferson County District Attorney’s office. Investigators were supposed to meet with both Russell and Anthony on Monday, but the attorney emailed the statement and asked the chief to read it to the media.

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☆ Alabama lawmakers clash over Black voters as redistricting deadline looms
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-21 | by ( Joseph Ax | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +4 min

The plaintiffs in the Supreme Court case have already vowed to challenge either map in court, saying both would still violate the law. In 2022, a three-judge panel in a federal district court invalidated the current map as unlawful. Black Democratic lawmakers have called the maps a slap in the face to Black voters - and to the courts. "It is an embarrassment," said Juandalynn Givan, a Jefferson County legislator, adding that the Republican plan amounted to dropping "an F-bomb on the United States Supreme Court." "There certainly are places in the country where a 42% Black district would elect a Black-preferred candidate," Li said.

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☆ A Reuters journalist explores his ancestors’ ties to slavery
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-28 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +38 min

It took me a few minutes of research to figure out why I was losing track of the descendants of the people George Julian enslaved. If the racial cleansing of Forsyth County was mentioned, I didn’t notice. Still hopeful that I might be able to somehow identify and locate living descendants of the people my family enslaved, I flew to Georgia last November. Her father was also a butler for a wealthy white family, her mother a cook. In 1860, Osby’s ancestors were enslaved and working the fields of Forsyth County.

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☆ 6 people accused of forging signatures of dead people to get a Republican candidate on the ballot in Colorado
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-21 | by ( Kenneth Niemeyer | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Six people have been accused of forging ballot signatures using the names of dead people, officials say. The people worked for a company that circulated a petition to get a Republican candidate on the ballot, according to court documents. Colorado Secretary of State Jena Griswold said her office rejected an "unprecedented" number of signatures. The Colorado Secretary of State's Office rejected the petition because it "lacked the necessary 1,500 valid voter signatures to be included on the ballot," Byrne wrote in the affidavit. In total, the Secretary of State's Office rejected 3,417 of the 4,462 signatures turned in by Andersen, Secretary of State Jena Griswold said.

Persons: State Jena Griswold, —, Alex Joseph, Terris Kintchen, Patrick Rimpel, Jordahni Rimpel, Aliyah Moss, Diana Watt, Phil Weiser, Carl Andersen's, Andersen, Chris Byrne, Byrne, Griswold, Weiser Organizations: Republican, Colorado, State, Service, Grassfire, US, Representatives, Colorado Attorney General's, State's, Grassfire LLC Locations: Colorado, Jefferson County, Denver

☆ A Tesla driver was fatally shot following an argument at a charging station
▼ + stars: | 2023-05-04 | by ( Sarah Jackson | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +2 min

A Tesla driver in Colorado was fatally shot on Wednesday at a Tesla Supercharger station. The man who allegedly shot the driver left the scene before calling police; he was subsequently taken into custody. A Tesla driver was killed Wednesday following an altercation at a charging station. The man who allegedly shot the Tesla driver left the scene before calling police to report what happened, Fulton said. Tesla Superchargers were previously only available to owners of Tesla vehicles.

Alexa Bartell Jefferson County Sheriff's OfficeKarol-Chik allegedly told investigators that he felt “a hint of guilt” after seeing the victim’s car. After circling back, Karol-Chik told investigators Koenig slowed down so that Kwak could take a picture of the car. The court documents said Karol-Chik told investigators the suspects felt “excited” when the rocks hit cars. The friend told investigators that Koenig participated in “destructive behavior” and liked “causing ‘chaos,’” the affidavits said. Karol-Chik told investigators he and Kwak “both collected rocks, and that all three of them threw rocks at moving cars,” the affidavits said.

☆ 3 Teens Charged With Murder in Rock-Throwing Spree That Killed Colorado Driver
▼ + stars: | 2023-04-26 | by ( Johnny Diaz | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: 1 min

Three teenagers have been charged with first-degree murder in connection with a rock-throwing spree on Colorado roads last week that led to the death of one driver, the authorities said. The three suspects, all 18 and identified as Joseph Koenig, Nicholas Karol-Chik and Zachary Kwak, were arrested on Tuesday evening at their homes in Arvada, Colo., for taking part in a series of rock-throwing episodes on April 19 that fatally wounded Alexa Bartell, 20, who was killed when one of the rocks smashed through her windshield and struck her, the Jefferson County Sheriff’s Office announced on Wednesday. In addition to murder, the three men are charged with extreme indifference; other charges to be determined by the First Judicial District Attorney’s Office are expected. It was not immediately clear if the three, who are seniors from different high schools, had lawyers on Wednesday.

☆ Florida prosecutor blamed an 'entry-level' staffer after a document surfaced from his office outlining harsher penalties for 'Hispanic' defendants
▼ + stars: | 2023-04-20 | by ( Charles R. Davis | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

A Florida prosecutor has confirmed to Insider the authenticity of a document that outlined a racist policy in his office. The document called for "Hispanic" defendants to receive stricter penalties for "No Valid Driver's License." The prosecutor, Jack Campbell, blamed the document on a junior staffer who has been "reprimanded." First elected in 2016, Campbell, is the state attorney for the 2nd Judicial District, making him the chief prosecutor for six counties in northern Florida. Hayes, who worked for Campbell as an assistant state attorney, left Florida in January and now works as an assistant district attorney in Philadelphia.

☆ Factbox: Major school shootings in the United States
▼ + stars: | 2023-03-27 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +1 min

March 27 (Reuters) - A 28-year-old woman shot dead three children and three adults at a private Christian school in Nashville, Tennessee, on Monday, before police killed her. SANDY HOOK: Dec. 14, 2012 - A man shoots dead his mother, then kills 20 children and six adults before killing himself at Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown, Connecticut. UVALDE: May 24, 2022 - A man fatally shoots 19 students and two teachers at Robb Elementary School in Uvalde, Texas before he was shot dead by Border Patrol agents. PARKLAND: Feb. 14, 2018 - A former student at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Florida, opens fire with an assault-style rifle, killing 17 students and educators. He is fatally shot by police.

☆ U.S. Senate Republican leader McConnell hospitalized after fall
▼ + stars: | 2023-03-09 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: 1 min

March 8 (Reuters) - U.S. Senate Republican leader Mitch McConnell has been hospitalized after tripping at a hotel in Washington on Wednesday, his spokesperson said in a statement. "This evening, Leader McConnell tripped at a local hotel during a private dinner. McConnell, 81, was first elected to the U.S. Senate in 1984. He served as the Senate majority leader from 2015 to 2021, and the Senate minority leader since then. Before his election to the Senate, he served as judge-executive of Jefferson County, Kentucky from 1978.

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