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Kentucky is one of several states to enact stricter punishments for disruptive students amid a post-pandemic spike in school discipline problems. Eight states have considered student discipline legislation this year.
At stake is whether Louisiana can keep using a congressional district map that civil rights advocates argue was gerrymandered by a Republican-dominated state legislature to strip the state’s Black residents of equal representation at the federal level.
At stake is whether Louisiana can keep using a congressional district map that civil rights advocates argue was gerrymandered by a Republican-dominated state legislature to strip the state’s Black residents of equal representation at the federal level.
The judge agreed to unseal the record of a lawsuit involving the historic Whitney Bank building, granting a motion filed by Verite News.
According to the EPA, even at low levels, lead exposure can cause behavior and learning problems, slowed growth, and hyperactivity in children. Large, older water systems like that in New Orleans could be particularly vulnerable to heavy metal contamination. On Friday, after signing an emergency declaration, Mayor LaToya Cantrell said the city and the Sewerage & Water Board are monitoring thousands of lead pipes around the city.