In Texas’ Third-Largest County, the Far Right’s Vision for Local Governing Has Come to Life — From cutting social services to changing #election rules, Tarrant County Judge Tim O’Hare has pushed his agenda with an uncompromising approach. His term offers a rare look at what happens when hard-liners exert influence in a battleground county.
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In Texas’ Third-Largest County, the Far Right’s Vision for Local Governing Has Come to Life
From cutting social services to changing election rules, Tarrant County Judge Tim O’Hare has pushed his agenda with an uncompromising approach. H...
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Battle Over #Ballot Drop Boxes Rages On in #Wisconsin as Officials Put Them at Center of #Election Integrity Debate — Ballot drop boxes have morphed into vessels for emotion, suspicion and conspiracy theories. In Wisconsin, their mere presence has inspired community leaders to reject them or call on people to watch them 24/7. A mayor even hijacked one. #News #Vote #Election2024 #Law #DougDiny #Government #Politics
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Battle Over Ballot Drop Boxes Rages On in Wisconsin as Officials Put Them at Center of Election Integrity Debate
After court rulings that first outlawed the boxes and then made them legal again, conspiracy theories continue to stir opposition that will result ...
#Uvalde City Officials Releases Dozens of Missing Videos From Officers Responding to #RobbElementary Massacre — The new material largely affirms prior reporting by ProPublica, The Texas Tribune and FRONTLINE detailing law enforcement’s failures to engage the teen shooter who killed 19 children and two teachers in 2022.
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Uvalde City Officials Release Dozens of Missing Videos From Officers Responding to Robb Elementary Massacre
The new material largely affirms prior reporting by ProPublica, The Texas Tribune and FRONTLINE detailing law enforcement’s failures to engage th...
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#FossilFuel Interests Are Working to Kill #Solar in One #Ohio County. The Hometown #Newspaper Is Helping. — A retired #gas industry executive, a shadowy “grassroots” group and a controversial #media company are spreading #misinformation while turning residents against a proposed solar farm — and each other.
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Fossil Fuel Interests Are Working to Kill Solar in One Ohio County. The Hometown Newspaper Is Helping.
A retired gas industry executive, a shadowy “grassroots” group and a controversial media company are spreading misinformation while turning res...
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North Dakota’s Likely Next Governor Brushes Off Conflict Concerns, Says His #Oil and #Gas Ties Would Benefit the State — Kelly Armstrong earns nearly all of his personal income from oil and gas. If elected, he'll lead boards overseeing the industry in a state with weak financial disclosure rules.
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North Dakota’s Likely Next Governor Brushes Off Conflict Concerns, Says His Oil and Gas Ties Would Benefit the State
Kelly Armstrong earns nearly all of his personal income from oil and gas. If elected, he'll lead boards overseeing the industry in a state wit...
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#Election Skeptics Are Running Some County Election Boards in #Georgia. A New Rule Could Allow Them to Exclude Decisive Votes. — An examination of a new election rule in Georgia suggests that local officials in just a handful of rural counties could exclude enough votes to affect the outcome of the 2024 presidential race.
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Election Skeptics Are Running Some County Election Boards in Georgia. A New Rule Could Allow Them to Exclude Decisive Votes.
An examination of a new election rule in Georgia suggests that local officials in just a handful of rural counties could exclude enough votes to af...
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We Reported on Nike’s Extensive Use of Private Jets. The Company Just Made It Harder to Track Them. — Since our story, the company has added its planes to a popular Federal Aviation Administration program that makes it harder to see where they’re going.
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We Reported on Nike’s Extensive Use of Private Jets. The Company Just Made It Harder to Track Them.
Since our story, the company has added its planes to a popular Federal Aviation Administration program that makes it harder to see where they’re ...
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Inside the State Department’s #Weapons Pipeline to #Israel — Leaked cables and emails show how the agency’s top officers dismissed internal evidence of Israelis misusing American-made bombs and worked around the clock to rush more out while the #Gaza death toll mounted.
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Inside the State Department’s Weapons Pipeline to Israel
Leaked cables and emails show how the agency’s top officers dismissed internal evidence of Israelis misusing American-made bombs and worked aroun...
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Top Execs Exit #Trump Media Amid Allegations of CEO’s Mismanagement and Retaliation == Several people involved with the former president’s company, operator of #TruthSocial, believe the departures were retaliation following internal complaints about CEO Devin Nunes to the company board. #News #DonaldTrump #DevinNunes #TrumpMedia #Business #SocialMedia #Tech #Media
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Top Execs Exit Trump Media Amid Allegations of CEO’s Mismanagement and Retaliation
Several people involved with the former president’s company, operator of Truth Social, believe the departures were retaliation following internal...
A Law Was Meant to Target Teen Violence. Instead, 17-Year-Olds Are Being Charged as Adults for Lesser Offenses. Louisiana’s criminal justice system now treats all 17-year-olds as adults. Lawmakers lowered the age from 18 to curb teen violence, but nearly 70% of the 17-year-olds arrested in the state’s three largest parishes aren’t accused of violent crime.
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A Law Was Meant to Target Teen Violence. Instead, 17-Year-Olds Are Being Charged as Adults for Lesser Offenses.
Louisiana’s criminal justice system now treats all 17-year-olds as adults. Lawmakers lowered the age from 18 to curb teen violence, but nearly 70...
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