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No right to information at public libraries, 5th Circuit rules
A Texas public library did not violate patrons' right to free speech by removing books due to their content, the Fifth ...
Last-second effort stops giant public land sale in Utah, Nevada
An effort to stop a Republican push to sell off hundreds of thousands of acres of public land in Nevada and Utah succeeded at ...
N.J. public workers face huge health care hikes. Ozempic partly to blame, officials say.
Unions blame ‘greed’ by healthcare providers, state officials say pricey weight-loss meds and increasing demand for care are ...
Supreme Court deadlocks, blocking creation of first religious public school
With only eight justices voting, the 4-4 tie leaves in place an Oklahoma Supreme Court ruling that a public religious charter ...
Key public services take hit in Washington County’s proposed budget
As Washington County moves forward with its $2 billion budget for the 2026 fiscal year, the government’s financial woes are ...
Criticism of Trump Was Removed From Documentary on Public Television
A segment in a documentary about the cartoonist Art Spiegelman was edited two weeks before it was set to air on public ...
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Karen Bass's former deputy mayor of public safety admits bomb threat hoax targeting Los Angeles City Hall
Brian Williams, former deputy mayor of public safety, admits to fabricating a bomb threat at LA City Hall, risking a ...
Deadlocked Supreme Court won’t allow nation’s first public religious charter school
By splitting 4-4 on the question, the justices left in place a lower-court ruling in Oklahoma denying public funding to what ...
Denver Public Library apologizes for removal of Black history displays at Blair-Caldwell library
The decision to remove display cases featuring prominent Black Denverites from the Blair-Caldwell African American Research ...
How Northeast Ohio’s public media stations are reacting to proposed federal funding cuts
PBS Western Reserve’s two television stations, WNEO Channel 45 in Youngstown and WEAO Channel 49 in Akron, cover the largest ...
Advocates push for updated R.I. public records law, seeking access to Providence crash data
Rhode Island should not remain a national outlier in secrecy,” said Dylan Giles of the Providence Streets Coalition. “We ...
Boise State Public Radio chief fears service cuts if Trump funding ban succeeds
Boise State Public Radio relies on federal funding from the Corporation for Public Broadcasting to carry out its mission, ...