COLUMBUS, Ohio—The Physicians Committee, a national doctors’ group with 381 physicians in Ohio, and 17,000 doctors nationwide is calling on Gov. Mike DeWine of Ohio to phase out crowded egg farms and mega-dairies where diseases like H5N1 Bird Flu can easily spread. In Ohio, there are about 295 large-scale, industrial livestock facilities, according to the U.S...
A key election integrity bill has passed the Texas legislature and Governor Greg Abbott is ready to sign it into law. The Governor’s statement on the bill highlighted that its provisions are not voting restrictions, but changes to protect all ballots. These include uniform statewide voting hours, expanding access for voters needing assistance and giving greater...
An Open Letter to Governor Christie
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Oklahoma is sending police officers into the classroom as a bandaid for its teacher shortage. In January, Governor Kevin Stitt issued an executive order allowing state employees, including police officers, to fill in for substitute teachers at public schools at least through May 17. The day Stitt’s order went into effect, an Oklahoma police department...
Editor’s note: This story is the second installment of our “Schooled” series about how adults are failing this generation of students. Read part one, a roundup of student reflections on safety and power, here. There’s a recent painting that sums up what’s happening to public education in Virginia: A white man, white paint roller in hand...
Governor Jerry Brown to Receive National Academy of Public Administration’s “Elliot L. Richardson Prize for Excellence in Public Service” Post Date: January 15, 2020 Prize awarded at January 23rd ceremony; Francis Rose to moderate discussion WASHINGTON, D.C. – The National Academy of Public Administration today announced that Governor Edmund G. “Jerry” Brown, Jr...