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New Texas dashboard shows nearly 16, 000 misconduct reports filed against teachers
55+ min ago (508+ words) New state law allows independent school districts or open-enrollment charter schools to be sued for employees who commit sexual misconduct. A new Texas Education Agency Educator Misconduct Reporting Dashboard shows nearly 16, 000 misconduct reports have been filed with the agency since…...
Arizona lawmakers send ballot security bill to Gov. Hobbs
11+ hour, 21+ min ago (427+ words) The Arizona Legislature passed bill adding at least three anti-fraud protection's to ballots such as watermarks, customized holograms and forensic ink technology. The fate of additional protection against ballot fraud remains pending in Arizona as Gov. Katie Hobbs determines whether…...
Arizona Supreme Court to review standing in DEI lawsuit
1+ week, 2+ day ago (543+ words) Case to decide whether a university professor can sue his employer after being forced to take diversity, equity and inclusion training courses. The Arizona Supreme Court has agreed to hear a case about whether a university professor has legal standing…...
Iran's national soccer team arrives in Mexico for World Cup preparation
1+ week, 5+ day ago (276+ words) Players landed Sunday after completing training sessions in Turkey, where the squad had been holding a pre-tournament camp. .. Iran's national soccer team arrives in Mexico for World Cup preparation Players landed Sunday after completing training sessions in Turkey, where the…...
Arizona AG Mayes heads back to grand jury after state supreme court declines fake electors case
2+ week, 15+ hour ago (218+ words) Mayes, a Democrat, must now return to the grand jury and restart the prosecution. Whether any prosecution proceeds will depend on whether Mayes wins reelection in November. The Arizona Supreme Court declined to review a case against the state's 11 fake…...
Arizona AG Mayes sues healthcare firms over price fixing
2+ week, 2+ day ago (549+ words) (The Center Square) - Arizona Attorney General Kris Mayes sued numerous large healthcare companies, alleging they engaged in price-fixing. The attorney general's lawsuit accused healthcare cost-management company Multiplan and healthcare insurers such as Aetna, Cigna, United Healthcare and others of using…...
Maricopa County seeks mediator over who controls the county's elections
1+ mon, 1+ week ago (700+ words) Maricopa County Supervisor Mark Stewart is hoping a court-ordered mediator can settle the dispute between the Board of Supervisors and Recorder Justin Heap about who controls the county's elections. Stewart filed a legal request last week seeking a court-ordered mediation…...
Appeals court also seems skeptical of DOJ case arguing Sen Kelly's comments are 'seditious"
1+ mon, 1+ week ago (299+ words) Judge Cornelia Pillard, an Obama appointee, said that Kelly appears to advise troops they have no obligation to obey unlawful orders, as opposed to telling them to ignore orders that are illegal. A three-judge appeals panel of the Court of…...
California gave millions to Muslim civil rights nonprofit that GOP states designated a terror group
1+ mon, 1+ week ago (203+ words) While Texas and Florida have designated CAIR a terrorist organization, an designation the group is suing over, California gave the group $41 million in the last five years, much of which came from the federal government. The Council on American-Islamic Relations…...
Education Department probes LA school district's handling of teachers accused of sexual misconduct
1+ mon, 1+ week ago (363+ words) The Education Department has announced an investigation into Los Angeles Unified School District polices regarding teachers accused of sexual misconduct. The district "appears to be protecting sexual predators at the expense of its students," the department said Tuesday in announcing…...