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What Is Natisha Hiedeman’s Ethnicity, Religion, and Nationality? Exploring her Family Roots and Background
Essentially Sports
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July 3, 2025
While Natisha Hiedeman enjoyed a successful run with the Connecticut Sun, she felt the pull of her Midwest roots. So in 2024, she moved to the Minnesota Lynx, where coach Cheryl Reeve confidently stated, “Her light couldn’t be greener.” Since...
Colorado, 15 other states sue U.S. Department of Education for axing grants funding mental health professionals in schools
The Colorado Sun
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July 3, 2025
Facing a loss of about $10 million in federal grant funding, Colorado has joined 15 other states in suing the U.S. Department of Education for stripping K-12 schools and higher education institutions of dollars Congress approved to staff schools...
Community members rally at State Capitol to protest use of Diquat in Connecticut rivers and lakes
WTIC-TV - Connecticut
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July 3, 2025
Environmental advocates are raising concerns over the state’s plan to use a controversial herbicide to combat the spread of an invasive aquatic plant in local waters HARTFORD, Conn. — Environmental advocates are raising concerns over the state’s...
Pro driver takes combine for a spin ahead of IndyCar weekend in Iowa
KCCI 8 - Iowa
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July 10, 2025
Pro driver takes combine for a spin ahead of IndyCar weekend in Iowa JULY 19TH, WHILE INDY CAR RACE WEEKEND IS KICKING OFF HERE IN CENTRAL IOWA. IT’S GOING TO BE OVER IN NEWTON AND DRIVERS ARE GETTING READY TO START THEIR ENGINES, AND THEY’RE...
Lifestyle Worcester Telegram & Gazette Woo! Science: The Worcester area holds clues to the Earth's distant past
Yahoo News
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Woo! Science is a column of science news and newsmakers in Worcester and the region. Got a science news idea? Email Margaret Smith at msmith@wickedlocal.com. So, dig. Literally. Maybe. As we go about our day, on the streets and roads of Worcester,...
Who keeps LGBTQ+ history?
WTIC-TV - Connecticut
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July 2, 2025
"Those of us who've been working in this field for many years had to fight to find this history and to record it and to preserve it." NEW BRITAIN, Conn. — When you think of a library, you think of books, but an archive, like the LGBTQ Center at...
Coalition urges appeals court not to end humanitarian immigration program
Capital District Times - New York
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July 2, 2025
New York Attorney General Letitia James has co-led a coalition of 17 attorneys general in submitting a brief to the United States Court of Appeals for the First Circuit. The brief requests the court to maintain an order preventing the federal...
How Trump’s policies are affecting LGBTQ+ youth
WSHU Public Radio - Connecticut
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July 2, 2025
Pride Month has come to an end. But for millions of LGBTQ+ Americans, this year’s celebrations were overshadowed by a growing sense of pressure and uncertainty. Since January, President Donald Trump has launched a sweeping series of executive...
Calif AG Bonta Sues HHS, DHS for Handing Over Illegal Immigrants’ Medicaid Info to ICE
California Globe
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July 2, 2025
Attorney General Rob Bonta announced on Tuesday that California, along with 19 other states, filed a lawsuit challenging the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services’ (HHS) decision to provide access to individual personal health data to the...
Trump’s Big, Beautiful Bill could affect SNAP benefits in Connecticut
WFSB 3 - Connecticut
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July 2, 2025
HARTFORD, Conn. (WFSB) - Many states, including Connecticut, are concerned about President Trump’s Big, Beautiful Bill. The measure passed by the senate could leave millions without healthcare and food assistance. According to the Department of...
20 US states sue Trump administration over leaking personal data to immigration agency
China Daily Global
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LOS ANGELES -- California, leading a multistate coalition, filed a lawsuit Tuesday against the administration of US President Donald Trump over leaking citizens' personal information. Charging the Trump administration with illegally sharing...
PODCAST: Immigration lawyer shortage puts pressure on CT’s courts
The Connecticut Mirror
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July 2, 2025
Support trusted journalism in Connecticut. Join CT Mirror’s members today and make an impact. It’s not required for immigrants to have a lawyer as they navigate immigration court. But people are far more likely to win their cases — and not get...
West Coast states sue Trump admin for sharing Medicaid files with immigration enforcement
Jefferson Public Radio - Oregon
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July 2, 2025
Oregon Attorney General Dan Rayfield and Washington Attorney General Nick Brown, alongside 13 other Democratic state attorneys general, filed a lawsuit on Tuesday challenging the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services for sharing Medicaid...
Attorney General Kwame Raoul joins suit against Trump administration over immigrant Medicaid data
NPR Illinois
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July 2, 2025
Illinois Attorney General Kwame Raoul has once again joined a coalition of 19 other attorneys general in suing the Trump administration, this time over its sharing of immigrant health data with federal immigration enforcement agencies. The suit,...
Aspiring Educators Turn Advocacy into Action
NEA Today
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The 2025 Aspiring Educators (AE) Conference, in Portland, Ore., brought together hundreds of future teachers to build community, deepen their understanding of the profession, and take bold action on the issues shaping the future of public...
Where to see fireworks in Connecticut this Fourth of July
Norwich Bulletin - Connecticut
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As July begins, the country is getting ready to celebrate the Fourth of July, and many towns across Connecticut are preparing special fireworks shows, parades, concerts and more to celebrate the holiday. From town-wide carnivals to long nights of...
A Slew of Blue States Are Suing Trump’s Department of Education
Townhall
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July 2, 2025
Sixteen Democrat-led states are suing the Trump administration over cuts the Department of Education (ED) made to mental health funding for schools. In April, the ED announced that it would slash $1 billion in funding, pointing out that “woke”...
Here is Why Connecticut Is One Of The Best States To Live in The US
Racine County Eye - Wisconsin
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July 2, 2025
When people think about the best places to live in the United States, the usual suspects like California, Florida, or Texas tend to dominate the conversation. But those in the know, especially lifelong New Englanders, often mention one gem that...
AG Kaul Sues U.S. Department of Education Over School Mental Health Cuts
Urban Milwaukee - Wisconsin
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MADISON, Wis. – Attorney General Josh Kaul announced that late Monday, Wisconsin joined a multistate lawsuit against the U.S. Department of Education for illegally cutting congressionally approved funding for mental health programs in K-12...
Art Taking Over DC's Golden Triangle With First-Ever Art Ave In Fall 2025
MENAFN
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July 10, 2025
(MENAFN- PR Newswire) Prevailing directly north of the White House and Lafayette Park along the entirety of the 800 to 1000 blocks of Connecticut Avenue NW , including the iconic Farragut Square, Art Ave will transform the downtown urban...