Sondra Cosgrove

Guest Commentary: Let All Workers Vote in Open Primaries Many of Philly's 150,000 union members are registered independents. The AFL-CIO President wants open primaries in which these workers can vote

"Philly’s AFL-CIO President represents 150,000 union members — many of whom can’t vote in primaries because they are registered as Independents. He demands their right to cast a ballot." thephiladelphiacitizen.org/guest-commen...

Housing instability can be deeply interconnected with Nevada child welfare • Nevada Current This story is the first in a series on the connections between housing instability and child welfare. This project was supported by the USC Annenberg Center for Health Journalism’s National Fellowship...

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Apply Now! Summer 2026 Professional Development at the Library of Congress | Teaching with the Library The blog announces the launch of the 2026 Library of Congress Summer Teacher Institute application form and invites educators to apply to the program.

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November 2025 Nevada Voter Registration Numbers

CALLOUT: I am looking to interview individuals who have sought health care at crisis pregnancy centers, whether intentionally or unintentionally, and want to talk about their experience. The center can be located anywhere. If you or someone you know might be interested, please email or send me a DM.

Shingles vaccine may actually slow down dementia, study finds Research has shown that the vaccine may reduce dementia risk. Now a study has found that vaccinated individuals are almost 30 percent less likely to die of dementia.

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Why do we still let political parties run our democracy? - The Baylor Lariat American politics feels less like a democracy and more like a never-ending custody battle. Voters get stuck in the middle while two massive parties argue over who gets to “own” them. The Republican an...

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Air travelers in the U.S. without a REAL ID will be charged a fee beginning in February, TSA announced. Here's what you need to know→ lvrj.com/post/3589175

Earth Rumbles, Dishes Crash To Floor As Gerrymandering Rips Through House Texas Family Torn Apart In Redistricting Tragedy

Earth Rumbles, Dishes Crash To Floor As Gerrymandering Rips Through House https://theonion.com/earth-rumbles-dishes-crash-to-floor-as-gerrymandering-rips-through-house/

Fourteen Democrats, one Republican file to make NJ-11 special election ballot - New Jersey Globe The field for the special election in New Jersey’s 11th congressional district, vacant since Gov.-elect Mikie Sherrill resigned from the House last month,

It's fashionable to crap on primaries (a Politico headline today said the Dems' road to retaking the House was "littered" with them), but the huge field that just showed up for Mikie Sherrill's now-vacant seat is a sign that a healthy democracy is finally showing up in New Jersey.

Steve Cohen Wins Approval for Casino Near Mets Stadium The baseball-team owner and billionaire investor gains one of three licenses awarded to operate casinos in New York City.

New York City will get three mega-casinos after a state commission awarded licenses to Mets owner Steve Cohen and two other proposals.

Trump Frees Fraudster Just Days Into Seven-Year Prison Sentence

Trump has commuted the sentence of David Gentile, 59 yo resident of Long Island, who defrauded people of $1.6B in a phony investment scheme.

Gentile spend just seven days in prison for a seven year sentence.

Grift sees grift

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Surprise bipartisan bill to rein in corporate homeownership signals issue isn’t going away • Nevada Current For the first time in Nevada, a bipartisan supermajority of state lawmakers petitioned to add their own topic to an ongoing special session called by the governor. The issue seen as important enough t...

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YouTube video by ONEST Pope Leo XIV calls creation of Palestinian state “the only solution” to Israeli–Palestinian conflict

Pope Leo XIV calls creation of Palestinian state “the only solution” to Israeli–Palestinian conflict
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Agree with nearly everything here. Cross-ideological solutions rock.

Make Civics Education A Right Six Constitutional Amendments expand the right to vote, yet none include the right to civics education.

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Here’s how to see Mariah Carey perform for free on Las Vegas Strip Mariah Carey is performing for free on the Las Vegas Strip. Here’s how you can grab tickets.

Mariah Carey is performing a free show on the Las Vegas Strip. Here’s how you can grab tickets.

Make Civics Education A Right Six Constitutional Amendments expand the right to vote, yet none include the right to civics education.

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Can the White House Denaturalize Domestic Opponents? Three times within a few weeks, the Trump White House has entertained the idea of stripping citizenship from domestic political adversaries. The law makes that very difficult.

President Trump is back to threatening to strip citizenship from Americans whose politics he doesn't like. Back in July I wrote for Cato about why by and large he can't do that.

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In October, Las Vegas’ Harry Reid International Airport recorded its steepest passenger decline since January 2021, the Clark County Department of Aviation reported.
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Vote Nevada PAC is circulating petitions to include the following subsection:
12. To fully participate in all publicly funded elections without limitation, including, but not limited to, any requirement to affiliate with any private organization, such as a political party.
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State courts need to put an end to this nonsense. Here's how they should use state constitutions to invalidate mid-decade redistricting: papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers....

The public and lawmakers alike say they got shortchanged by a shambolic legislative session  • Nevada Current Rank-and-file lawmakers, lobbyists, and issue advocates repeatedly criticized the chaotic nature of a week-long special session that saw the demise of a Democratic-sponsored plan to publicly subsidize...

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To Protect Human Rights, Look to State Constitutions In the face of federal retrenchment in the protection of human rights, state constitutions provide an often overlooked way to protect rights now under assault.

My old friend Paul Bardack recently joined with William Patrick Nichols to create the State and Local Human Rights Center, a D.C.-based group focused on advancing human rights by calling attention to the ways state constitutions can protect those rights.

BREAKING: Comey case dismissed without prejudice. Halligan invalidly appointed, judge rules. storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...

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Scoop: Democrats eye ranked-choice voting for 2028 primaries It's a tool that drew national attention when it propelled New York City Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani to a decisive primary win.

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Azzi Fudd was a can’t-miss basketball star. Then she had to prove it again. Injuries and self-doubt nearly derailed a prodigy. Now in her final college season, she has rediscovered just how good she can be.

Injuries and self-doubt nearly derailed a prodigy. Now in her final college season, Azzi Fudd has rediscovered just how good she can be.

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