Jim Gallagher

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3 winners and 1 loser from Election Day 2023

Democrats had a good night. So did abortion rights. Glenn Youngkin, not so much. Found in VOX Nov 8, 2023 at https://www.vox.com/politics/2023/11/8/23951783/election-day-2023-results-analysis-winners-losers-beshear-cameron By Andrew Prokopandrew@vox.com Updated Nov 8, 2023, 9:04am EST Share this story Share this on Facebook (opens in new window Share this on Twitter (opens in new wind Share All sharing options President …

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In interview, Biden says 2024 elections could be ‘last gasp’ of MAGA Republicans

In Spectrum News  BY JUSTIN TASOLIDES WASHINGTON, D.C. PUBLISHED 12:22 PM ET OCT. 02, 2023 In an interview that aired Sunday, President Joe Biden warned that the MAGA faction of the Republican Party — short for “Make America Great Again,” the now-infamous slogan of former President Donald Trump — poses a threat to democracy, and the 2024 …

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Attorney General Bonta Announces Lawsuit Challenging Chino Valley Unified School District’s Forced Outing Policy

Press Release Attorney General Bonta Announces Lawsuit Challenging Chino V… Monday, August 28, 2023 Contact: (916) 210-6000, agpressoffice@doj.ca.gov LOS ANGELES — California Attorney General Rob Bonta today announced a lawsuit to immediately halt the enforcement of the Chino Valley Unified School District Board of Education’s (Board) mandatory gender identity disclosure policy. The policy, adopted in July, requires schools to …

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Spotlight on State Superintendent of Public Instruction

Tony Thurmond California State Superintendent of Public Instruction Tony Thurmond is State Superintendent of Public Instruction, responsible for the largest public school system in the nation, with nearly 6 million students and over 10,000 schools. Since taking office in 2019, he has created and championed historic initiatives to close the achievement gap, support student mental …

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Investing in America

  For decades, the U.S. exported jobs and imported products, while other countries surpassed us in critical sectors like infrastructure, clean energy, semiconductors, and biotechnology. Thanks to President Biden’s Investing in America Agenda – including historic legislation passed by Congress and signed into law by President Biden such as the American Rescue Plan, Bipartisan Infrastructure …

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Locally Elected School Boards Are Failing

Locally Elected School Boards Are Failing GOVERNANCE AND LEADERSHIP UNIONS VOL. 22, NO. 3 Locally Elected School Boards Are Failing Pandemic stress-tested school governance, revealing many flaws Vladimir Kogan Over the past two years, the nation’s school boards have had to grapple with one thorny controversy after another. Local news reports, op-ed pages, and viral …

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Key facts about Americans and guns – (Pew research Center)

Guns are deeply ingrained in American society and the nation’s political debates. The Second Amendment to the U.S. Constitution gives Americans the right to bear arms, and about a third of U.S. adults say they personally own a gun. At the same time, President Joe Biden and other policymakers earlier this year proposed new restrictions …

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Read the full Trump indictment charging him with 34 felony counts

Former President Donald Trump is charged with 34 felony counts of falsifying business records in connection with a scheme that directed hush money payments to two women before the 2016 presidential election. The 16-page indictment against Trump was unsealed Tuesday as he became the first former U.S. president ever to be arraigned on criminal charges. “Not guilty,” Trump said from his seat to …

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A Proclamation on Women’s History Month, 2023

  Go to https://www.whitehouse.gov/briefing-room/presidential-actions/2023/02/28/a-proclamation-on-womens-history-month-2023/ During Women’s History Month, we celebrate the countless women who have fought tirelessly and courageously for equality, justice, and opportunity in our Nation.  We also reaffirm our commitment to advancing rights and opportunities for women and girls in the United States and around the world.  We are mindful that we are building on …

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The Biden/Harris Record

The Republican party can only snipe at this current administration hat is successfully getting America back on track for an amazing future! When President Biden and Vice President Harris took office, our country faced unprecedented crises – a raging pandemic, economic crisis, climate crisis, and racial injustice. The President and Vice President ran for office …

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