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The Independent UK · Mar 16, 2023

Such Discovery Behavior Is Downright … Satanic

From Judge Angel [sic] Kelley's order today in The Satanic Temple, Inc. v. City of Boston (D. Mass.): Following a status conference regarding the parties' dispute on the status of discovery, the Court resolves it with an order that discovery is officially closed. "The [C]ourt has broad power to control…

Reason · Mar 16, 2023

Iowa lawmakers send school bathroom bill to governor

Transgender students won't be allowed to use a public school restroom in Iowa that aligns with their gender identity under a bill that Gov. Kim Reynolds is is expected to sign into law

The Independent UK · Mar 16, 2023

Trump blasts DeSantis for insurance company ‘bailout’ legislation

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — Former President Donald Trump blasted Gov. Ron DeSantis for wanting to give insurance companies widespread protections from lawsuits, calling it “the worst Insurance Scam in the entire Country!”

Tribune News Service · Mar 16, 2023

Mississippi governor OKs longer postpartum Medicaid coverage

Mississippi Gov. Tate Reeves has signed legislation to solidify a full year of Medicaid coverage for women after birth

The Independent UK · Mar 16, 2023

Illinois is funding ‘what works’ for public schools, but there’s still more to be done

The state’s ‘evidence-based formula,’ created in 2018 with bipartisan legislation, is sending more money to under-resourced schools, including some Downstate schools. But Illinois is behind schedule on providing the full funding the legislation calls for.

Chicago Sun-Times · Mar 16, 2023

On Trump Force One, KFC is on the menu and 45 is still president

Former President Donald Trump wants back in the White House — badly. Look no further than the recreation of Air Force One protocols on his recent trip to Iowa, the key Republican early-voting primary state.

Tribune News Service · Mar 16, 2023

Former editor of Jewish newspaper is charged for grabbing Capitol police officer on Jan 6

A former top editor of an Orthodox Jewish newspaper in New York City has been arrested on charges that he interfered with police officers who were trying to protect the US Capitol from a mob of Donald Trump supporters on January 6

The Independent UK · Mar 16, 2023

This mayoral election is about dueling visions for Chicago

What does a so-called blue city look like in local politics? Vallas and Johnson identify as Democrats, but the distance between them is longer than a Chicago winter.

Chicago Sun-Times · Mar 16, 2023

Two Baltimore police officers indicted on unrelated charges

Two veteran Baltimore police officers are facing criminal indictments stemming from separate and unrelated allegations, city officials announced Thursday

The Independent UK · Mar 16, 2023