Civic Engagement

4+ hour, 24+ min ago   (775+ words) Four speakers addressed the Minnesota State High School League board in support of a proposed amendment that would base participation in sex-separated high school sports on biological sex. Supporters of a proposed change to Minnesota high school sports eligibility rules…...

59+ min ago   (157+ words) WASHINGTON (Gray DC) - The deadline to register to vote in the midterms ends Tuesday for Kansas, Maine, West Virginia, Oregon and the District of Columbia. Ninety-eight people born in 50 different countries became American citizens Tuesday morning at the federal courthouse in…...

14+ hour, 44+ min ago   (839+ words) O'Brien speaks at a political rally at the Capitol in 2023. Sen. Shannon O'Brien, D-Missoula, speaks at a rally urging Gov. Greg Gianforte to accept $10 million in PEBT funding to help feed Montana children that his administration has this year chosen…...

36+ min ago   (1687+ words) In partially repealing a Biden-era regulation that limited carbon emissions from power plants, Trump administration officials have misleadingly cast the prior administration’s policy as a threat to grid reliability. Experts say that’s unfounded. The administration has also emphasized that repealing…...

36+ min ago   (972+ words) Just a few years after Illinois lawmakers ended tax credits for private school scholarships, the state is now debating another education rebate program — but this time, it’s backed by the Trump administration. Gov. JB Pritzker has yet to decide whether…...

2+ hour, 25+ min ago   (463+ words) “I think there are a number of races, for example in Minnesota, in traditionally blue areas where we think we have a real chance,” Vance told reporters Tuesday, adding that they’re “not giving up anywhere, we’re just trying to win…...

49+ min ago   (155+ words) SteamboatToday.com The Steamboat Springs Chamber’s upcoming Colorado Ballot Breakdown webinar, scheduled for 11-noon on Tuesday, Oct. 20, will now be open to the entire community free of charge, states a Monday news release. During the session, Andy Davis with the…...

1+ hour, 1+ min ago   (827+ words) WASHINGTON — Trump administration officials laid out plans Tuesday to speed up permits for pipelines and power lines while a Senate permitting deal waits for a vote. “A lot of it is transmitting that energy across our country, whether it’s power…...

1+ hour, 57+ min ago   (217+ words) Today, State Auditor Diana DiZoglio’s Office released an audit of the Massachusetts Convention Center Authority (MCCA), which reviewed the period from January 1, 2021, to December 31, 2022 The audit team extended the audit period back through January 1, 2018, to review certain issues raised…...

1+ hour, 39+ min ago   (395+ words) BOWLING GREEN, Ky. (WNKY) — With Warren County property tax bills now out, Sheriff Brett Hightower is reminding residents that the sheriff’s office has moved and that taxes are no longer paid at its former location. The Warren County Sheriff’s Office…...