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Public school officials are becoming more aggressive in their search for students as they try to restore enrollment to pre-pandemic levels. But it’s not always clear if their demands are legally required or optional.

Downtown Dickson’s historic bank building goes to auction The century-old building that has stood as a constant, neo-classical reminder of Downtown Dickson’s past will be for sale at a public auction next week — with an unknown future.  The high bidder at the April 22 auction for the First National Bank building on North Main Street will acquire a structure that’s listed on the National Register of Historic Places and has served for years as county government office space. The building...

Legislators Listening, Considering Better Homeschool Laws March 16, 2021 Several states are considering bills that would level the playing field for homeschool students in a range of issues—from finding jobs to paying for college. The results so far provide cause for hope. Protect and Serve In Alabama, Senate Bill 67 would clarify that homeschool graduates are just as qualified to serve on a police force as are any other adults who have completed high school. As HSLDA staff attorney Dan Beas...

The entire Minnesota State Patrol mobilized to the Twin Cities last year in late May and June, following the killing of George Floyd and the civil unrest that followed.  "It was a life-changing experience," said Duluth Station Sgt. Mike LeDoux, president of the Minnesota State Patrol Troopers Association. He and other troopers spent a full night at the Capitol building amid fears that it would be overrun.  "We do much more than I think people realize," LeDoux said.  Groups from the state p...