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pandemic, and now as vaccines become more widely available, we are reporting on how our local schools, businesses and communities are returning to a more "normal" future. Theres never been more of a need for the kind of local, independent and unbiased journalism that The Day produces. Please support our work by subscribing today. Republicans embrace conflicting messages on election results House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy, R-Calif., introduces Rep. Elise Stefanik, R-N.Y., on May 14, 2021...

Many in the GOP fear that crossing Trump would rile the party’s base, costing them reelection.

According to a press release, the U.S. Economic Development Administration (EDA) announced it is awarding a $4.5 million grant to the Southern Boone County R-1 School District to construct the Central Missouri Workforce Development Center, a construction trade, medical services, information technology and industrial engineering technology training center. This EDA project will be matched with $3 million being raised through the Investing in Tomorrow’s Workforce Capital Campaign. Its expect...

The verdict is in. Jurors deliberated for hours today (April 20) and former cop Derrick Chauvin was found guilty of all three charges. He was charged with second-degree unintentional murder, third-degree murder and second-degree manslaughter. He pled not guilty.  On April 19, the prosecution made their closing arguments. Prosecutor, Steve Schleicher, argued Chauvin “acted with cruelty and indifference unbefitting of a police officer.” He went on to say Chauvin should be convicted of murder...

KINY Juneau Representative Sara Hannan Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - Juneaus state House Representative, Sara Hannan, said she is "very pleased" about Alaskas lawsuit against PFAS manufacturers. "We have been pushing for litigation against manufacturers for two years," said Hannan on Action Line. Gustavus, a town in her district, has groundwater tainted with PFAS. "Across the nation, the cleanup costs are in the billions," said ...

A House impeachment manager and intelligence subcommittee chairman filed a federal lawsuit yesterday against former US president Donald Trump, Donald Trump Jr, Rudy Giuliani and Mo Brooks, a House Representative for Alabama, claiming they should be held liable for injuries and destruction caused by their incitement of the January 6 mob assault on the Capitol.

Former Arizona lawmaker Gabby Giffords launched a new advocacy group, forging connections with corporations to promote gun control laws.

State Rep. Sharon Har faces drunken driving penalties she helped write Honolulu Star-Advertiser (HI) Mar. 3—State Rep. Sharon Har certainly knew the penalties and consequences of drinking and driving when she was arrested the night of Feb. 22 after Honolulu police found her alone in her 2019 Mercedes-Benz, pointed in the head-on direction of one-way traffic traveling on busy South Beretania Street at In March 2007—14 years ago—Har survived a horrendous crash on Fort Barrette Road th...

  The introduction of political zoning system into the Nigeria political space was to aid the smooth rotation of political key position across the country. Though this policy is not known in the constitution of the country, the aim is to achieve fairness, peace and equitable distribution of political resource across the various geopolitical zone of the Nation. The phenomena of zoning by political parties are high stake politics in Nigeria’s democracy. This is because zoning is seen as a mech...

Cinde Warmington Public education is at the edge of a precipice in New Hampshire right now. Our state has some of the best public schools in the country: U.S. News & World Report ranks our state third in the nation for Pre-K to 12 education. But this year, a well-coordinated effort in our state government is poised to dramatically privatize education in our state. With a Governor, Executive Council, House, and Senate all under Republican control, some of the most aggressive school privatization...