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Commentary: The next mayor of Chicago has a reform mandate

One thing is clear from the mayoral election: The people of Chicago want reform. That’s why we saw such a large number of candidates enter the race against a one-term mayor and why there were more than twice as many early votes counted than in 2019.

Chicago Tribune

Police are still ticketing students in Illinois schools. A new bill would make that illegal.

CHICAGO — A new bill in the Illinois House aims to stop schools from working with police to issue students tickets for minor misbehavior, a harmful and sometimes costly practice that many districts have continued despite pleas to stop from the state’s top education officials.

Chicago Tribune

‘Just the tip of the iceberg’: Kimberlé Crenshaw warns against rightwing battle over critical race theory

Exclusive: Author and academic cautions pushback against racial justice education feeds revival of segregationist policies

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Mike Lindell backs rightwing California county as it ditches voting machines

Shasta county officials have ended their contract with Dominion Voting Systems, leaving them with no replacement

The Guardian - US

Ohio derailment tests Sen. Brown's push to buck Dem defeats

Republicans say the federal response to a train derailment in an eastern Ohio village shows Democrats are not focused on policy at home

The Independent UK

Paid express lanes grow more popular in once-reluctant South

Southern states are more frequently turning to pay-to-use express lanes as a way to address highway congestion without raising taxes

The Independent UK

Department of Justice v. Texas Judges

Does DOJ actually agree with "a couple of law professors beating a drum on Twitter"?

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Catanzara wins second term as FOP president

John Catanzara Jr. captured nearly 57% of the 7,192 votes for president of Fraternal Order of Police Chicago Lodge 7. His opponent, Robert Bartlett, had argued that Catanzara’s confrontational approach alienated potential union allies.

Chicago Sun-Times

Abortion clinic ban heads to Utah governor for signature

The fate of abortion clinics in Utah now lies with Gov. Spencer Cox after lawmakers finalized and passed a measure to ban them in the state

The Independent UK

South Carolina woman arrested for allegedly taking abortion pill to end 2021 pregnancy

The state is among just two in the US where it is illegal to self-administer abortion pills

The Independent UK

‘How can we let bygones be bygones?’ Intense talks highlight California reparations meeting

SACRAMENTO, Calif. — Passionate voices filled a downtown auditorium on Friday during an intense discussion over whether Blacks and other historically disenfranchised Americans should receive reparations from the state.

Tribune News Service

Florida lawmaker's bill would force political bloggers to register with state

ORLANDO, Fla. — Journalists and First Amendment experts on Friday slammed a bill from state Sen. Jason Brodeur that would require bloggers of all backgrounds to register with the state government if they write about certain Florida elected officials.

Orlando Sentinel

Michael Cohen says he expects to testify before grand jury hearing evidence against Trump soon

NEW YORK — Former President Donald Trump’s former lawyer and fixer Michael Cohen met with Manhattan prosecutors probing Trump again on Friday and expects to testify before a grand jury soon.

Tribune News Service

It’s time to rethink electronic witness slips

The slips are empowering. People feel seen. They believe they’re making a difference. But the slip wars also provide a positive feedback loop for dark conspiracy theories.

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Protesters at NY City Hall challenge Mayor Adams' remarks dismissing separation of church and state

NEW YORK — The New York City Hall version of fire and brimstone rained down Friday as protesters blasted Mayor Eric Adams over his remarks dismissing the separation of church and state.

The Independent UK

CPAC offers a platform for an avalanche of anti-trans attacks

Nearly every panel and speech included alarmist visions of American children threatened by gender-affirming care, with no plans for supporting young people whose health is at risk by waves of legislation

The Independent UK

CPAC’s sea of empty seats: Trumpworld celebs address half-empty ballroom as mainstream Republicans shy away

Establishment Republicans few and far between at far-right Trumpworld gala

The Independent UK

Election-denying former Colorado clerk guilty of obstruction

A former Colorado clerk who has become a hero to election conspiracy theorists has been convicted of a misdemeanor obstruction charge for trying to prevent authorities from taking an iPad she allegedly used to videotape a court hearing

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Trump, DeSantis rival events accent US Republican divide

Two competing conservative events feature Republican rivals Trump and DeSantis as they look towards the 2024 election.

Tribune News Service

White House clarifies what policy statements do, and do not, mean

WASHINGTON — In the days since an upbeat meeting with President Joe Biden at a party retreat in Baltimore, House Democrats have been expressing frustration with the White House over the president’s decision to sign legislation to overturn a rewrite of the local criminal code in Washington, D.C.

Reason

Biden Embraces the Fearmongering, Vows To Squash D.C.'s Mild Criminal Justice Reforms

In rebuking the legislation, the president showed that he may not know what's in it.

Al Jazeera

Biden won’t veto push to overturn law in US capital. Here’s why

US president angers progressives by saying he will not veto Congress bill to block justice reform in Washington, DC.

Reason

The Flap Over Biden's Comment About 2 Fentanyl Deaths Obscures Prohibition's Role in Causing Them

Both parties are complicit in the lethal policies that gave us fentanyl disguised as Percocet.

The Independent UK

DC conflict reflects wider efforts undermining local control

The expected move next week in Congress to overturn District of Columbia laws dealing with criminal justice and voting has created a political tempest in the nation’s capital, with local activists decrying it as the latest effort to undermine the city’s ability to determine its own future

The Guardian - US

Singin’ the coups: Donald Trump releases single with January 6 prisoners

Former president drops charity song on streaming sites recorded with men imprisoned for their role in attack on US Capitol

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