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Louisiana Governor Jeff Landry offered some advice to parents unhappy about the Ten Commandments being displayed in their child’s school - “Tell the child not to look at it.”. During a press conference on Monday, Landry dismissed any potential criticisms about the state requiring public schools to display...

Louisiana Governor advises parents upset about Ten Commandments display in schools to ‘tell the child not to look’

Shreveport Magazine

Shreveport, LA – According to the state officials, the Critical Race Theory, which Governor Landry described as divisive, encourages students to view life through the lens of race and victimhood. He emphasized that students should instead be learning about American exceptionalism and the constitutional principles that affirm the equal...

Governor Jeff Landry signed an executive order prohibiting the use of Critical Race Theory in Louisiana’s K-12 public education system

Immigrants line up at a remote U.S. Border Patrol processing center after crossing the U.S.-Mexico border on Dec. 7, 2023, in Lukeville, Arizona. (John Moore/Getty Images) Louisiana Gov. Jeff Landry called a news conference Monday to publicize his signing of an executive order that will monitor “noncitizens” in the state and discourage them from trying to register to vote.

Gov. Landry targets ‘noncitizens’ in Louisiana, claiming immigrants pose voter fraud risk

The Hill

A federal judge on Thursday blocked the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) from considering disparate environmental harms in Louisiana in its enforcement of Title VI of the Civil Rights Act, making permanent a temporary hold he issued in January. In the ruling, Judge James Cain of the Western District of Louisiana, a former President Trump appointee,…

Federal judge permanently blocks EPA ‘disparate impact’ civil rights enforcement in Louisiana

Texas State

Corsicana, TX

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	A Texas assistant principal named Candra Rogers was left blind in her right eye after an “aggressive” middle school student lunged a clothing hanger at her face.Two Philadelphia Schools Catch Heat Over Racist Video Featuring Students In Blackface




	According to KHOU11, on Aug. 15, the administrator was responding to students fighting in a classroom at Collins Intermediate School in Corsicana. During the incident, one of the students threw several chairs at her and then a hanger, which pierced her eye.




	“The hanger hit me in my right eye and knocked it out of the socket,” Rogers told reporters at a press conference...

Texas Assistant Principal Blind In One Eye After Student Threw Object At Her

Mississippi State

Black Enterprise

New Mexico came out on top of a list highlighting the states with the highest poverty rates throughout the U.S. New Mexico was ranked first on a list highlighting the states with the highest poverty rates in the U.S. The southwestern state boasted the highest score of 18.2% on a...

New Mexico, Mississippi, And Louisiana Top List of US States With Highest Poverty Rates

Maine State

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Sagadahoc County, ME

Lewiston, ME

The Maine Monitor

Editor’s note: This story contains references to suicide. When a bill to strengthen Maine’s yellow flag law went into effect earlier this month, Sagadahoc County Sheriff Joel Merry said he felt a sense of relief.

Law enforcement officers can now get a warrant to take someone into protective custody

Quitman, MS

Clarke County, MS

Mississippi News Group

Written with artificial intelligence assistance. Memory Smith, a former bookkeeper for Quitman High School, has been charged with embezzlement following an investigation by the State Auditor’s office.

Former High School Bookkeeper Charged with Embezzlement in Clarke County

Massachusetts State

Retirement Daily

Understand Medicaid's impact on your parents' assets.

Medicaid & Nursing Homes: Will Your Parents Lose Their House?

Georgia State

Crisp County, GA

Daily Coffee Press

On Wednesday, the Georgia Bureau of Investigation announced the arrest of 24 individuals following Operation Shyne Down. The GBI and other agencies served a total of 120 warrants on the suspects involved in the investigation, which targeted the criminal street gang G-Shyne Bloods and their involvement in criminal activities in Crisp County, Georgia.

Operation Results in More than 20 Charged with Gang Offenses, RICO, and more

Oklahoma State

WashingtonExaminer

The Oklahoma Statewide Charter School Board agreed to rescind the contract establishing the nation’s first publicly funded religious charter school, but a federal appeal could rule in favor of the school. The board agreed to rescind the contract Monday, following a state Supreme Court ruling deeming the public funding of St. Isidore of Seville Catholic […]

Oklahoma school board rescinds Catholic charter school contract ahead of federal appeal

Snopes

"My son is one of millions of disabled kids that will lose access to education when the Department of Education is destroyed," one user on X said.

Fact Check: Project 2025 Wants To Kill US Department of Education

COVID Health

For Roderick Givens, a radiation oncologist, the expansion of Medicaid isn’t just a policy issue. He practices medicine in a rural area in the Mississippi Delta and he sees daily how Medicaid coverage could help his uninsured patients. “I can’t tell you the number of patients who I see...

The Politics Holding Back Medicaid Expansion in Some Southern States

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Channeling the Best from Teachers

El Paso, TX

Loudwire

In El Paso Texas, a middle school has come under fire for a controversial dress code, forbidding students from wearing all-black attire from head to toe. Charles Middle School made the announcement ahead of the school year, leading many parents and students alike to criticize the decision. According to CBS 11 News, this decision was made because school officials said it is "associated with depression and mental health issues," in a statement made to the press.

Texas School Bans Students From Wearing All-Black Clothing Over ‘Mental-Health Concerns’

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Dianna Carney

Sandy Paws Rescue Inc., a foster-based rescue in Massachusetts, has recently introduced a tiny six-pound dog named Alistair who is looking for his forever home. At only one year old, this little boy is a sweet dog who is thought to be a Maltese, "but we can’t make any guarantees that he would be suitable for those with allergies," explains the nonprofit animal rescue.

Meet The Tiny 6lb Dog Looking For Love

Salem, OH

Northern Kentucky Tribune

Every day, 8-year-old Emma sits in a small garden outside her grandmother’s home in Salem, Ohio, writing letters to her mom and sometimes singing songs her mother used to sing to her.

Thousands of parents die of overdoses; advocates say their kids need more help

Los Angeles County, CA

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Herbie J Pilato

It's been 14 years since actor James MacArthur died of natural causes at only 72 years old. Best known as Danny “Danno” Williams on the original TV adaptation of Hawaii Five-0 (the famed crime-adventure series, CBS, 1968-1980), MacArthur was the adopted son of acting legend Helen Hayes. This is his story.

'Hawaii Five-0'' Actor James MacArthur Was Adopted by Helen Hayes: A Look Back at His Tragic Death

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Louisiana votes to put Ten Commandments in every public classroom

On June 20, Gov. Jeff Landry signed a law requiring public schools in Louisiana to display posters of the Ten Commandments in classrooms. From elementary to...

Louisiana votes to put Ten Commandments in every public classroom

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