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LTE: Republican legislators put politics and party over people December 28, 2022   Submitted   Dear Editor, Governor Kelly, with support from Democratic legislators, attempted to pass a bill in 2022 to lower the tax on food to zero starting in January 2023. Kansas has one of the highest state sales tax rates on food…

This year, WFYI reporters tackled tough education stories – from teacher and classroom aide shortages, to major changes coming to the Indianapolis Public Schools district.  Here were the top WFYI education stories of 2022: Special education teacher, aide shortage It was an “all hands on deck” in April…

A wild mid-term election cycle ended with Democrats standing tall, even in long-held GOP strongholds like Midland. While some predicted a “Red Wave” of Republican victories, Michigan voters delivered a “Blue Wave” that changed the state’s political landscape. A storm of outrage over the fall of Roe vs. Wade and concerns over voting rights led…

When history is written, 2022 will be remembered as the year democracy teetered on the brink and women’s rights were rescinded, rather than expanded, for the first time in American history. For American women, it was a year of highs and lows – still reeling from the stunning loss of abortion rights following the Dobbs…

CNN  —  The United States will require all travelers from China to show a negative Covid-19 test result before flying to the country as Beijing’s rapid easing of Covid-19 restrictions leads to a surge in cases. Passengers flying to the US from China will need to get a test no more than two days before…

(This conversation was originally broadcast on November 2, 2022) Today, we’ll revisit a conversation Tom had in November with Brandi Collins-Dexter, a keen observer of politics, race and the cultural landscape. Historically, voter turnout in American elections is horrible, and turnout in midterm elections is particularly lousy. But the midterms in 2018 set records for…

GUTTENBERG, NJ – The New Jersey Leadership Program (NJLP) announced that it has started accepting applications for the 2023 Summer Fellowship Program. The fellowship program seeks to introduce New Jersey-based South Asian youth to government and politics. Applications are due by Friday, February 28, 2023, and interested candidates may apply online at www.njlead.org.   The…

Back in Austin for their biennial party under the pink dome, Texas lawmakers will have a nice present in January: a whopping, quite likely record-setting $27 billion surplus. To put it in context, that is enough money to send every Texan on a seven-day Western Caribbean cruise out of Galveston, with an ocean view (but…

“Thank you for your service.” Most Americans use the phrase when they see a member of the military at the airport or in the supermarket. We should also now use it whenever we see Liz Cheney and Adam Kinzinger. “Thank you for your service.” Most Americans use the phrase when they see a member of…