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Juneteenth could become a paid state holiday next year
Anchorage Daily News· 14 hours agoThe bill, sponsored by Sen. Elvi Gray Jackson, an Anchorage Democrat, was adopted by the Senate last...
Juneteenth a reminder of ongoing struggles for freedom
The Hill· 1 hour agoAlthough Juneteenth represents a day of freedom for Black Americans, many still struggle to realize...
US Senate Democrats, Republicans unable to unify. Push to protect IVF fails.
Austin American-Statesman via Yahoo News· 5 days agoWhile Texas Republican lawmakers have not spoken in favor of banning IVF, some party delegates...
The Worst Possible Trump Attorney General Is the One He’d Be Likeliest to Pick
Slate via Yahoo News· 7 days agoIn 2021 he was among the speakers at the Jan. 6 rally that preceded the Capitol...ultimately found...
Gateway - The Root
The Root· 6 hours agoAt the start of 2021, our country made a major historic political stride when Kamala Harris was sworn in as the first Black and Asian woman vice-president. The 2020 election ...
Gateway - Quartz
Quartz· 6 hours agoUS passenger railroad Amtrak is breathing new life into private high-speed train maker Texas Central Partners’ dreams to launch a Dallas-Houston line. The ambitious plan of ...
Neil Goldschmidt, former Oregon governor who confessed to sex with a minor in the 1970s, has died
San Francisco Chronicle· 5 days agoFormer Oregon Gov. Neil Goldschmidt, who as mayor of Portland was credited with starting the city on...
EDITORIAL: Juneteenth has significance as formal holiday
The Times and Democrat· 7 hours agoNews of the 1863 Emancipation Proclamation did not reach slaves in Texas for 2-1/2 years when Union Maj. Gen. Gordon Granger marched into Galveston on June 19, 1865, to announce ...
Lee and Romney vote against IVF access protections, accuse Democrats of ‘fearmongering’
The Salt Lake Tribune· 3 days agoMike Lee and Mitt Romney voted Thursday not to advance a Democratic bill to protect access to in...
Texas court declines frozen embryo case | Northwest Arkansas Democrat-Gazette
Northwest Arkansas Democrat Gazette· 2 days agoThe Texas Supreme Court on Friday declined to consider whether frozen embryos are people or property...
