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NC House looks to clear most of its plate this week

  • Lynn Bonner

The North Carolina state House returns to work this week to take what may be its last votes before the November election.  House Republicans are set to give final consideration to two elections bills, one of them controversial.  House Bill 958, which makes changes to a range of voting practices, is on the House agenda […]

Commentary

The real problem in Alaska schools: school boards

  • R. Brett Stirling

The Mat-Su school board recently passed a policy to arm classroom teachers. I’ve been struggling to find the right word to describe it. The district claims the policy is about “maintaining a safe and secure learning environment.” In a profession obsessed with research-based decision making, nothing supports the claim that armed teachers make schools safer, […]