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Caitlin Clark Bigger Cultural Force Than Tiger Woods for One Compelling Reason, Says Reporter
Essentially Sports
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July 25, 2025
Caitlin Clark’s impact on the WNBA is undeniable. Even before she entered the league, her aura was enough to pull in massive crowds. Her impact during the NCAA Division I championship game between her Iowa Hawkeyes and Angel Reese’s LSU Tigers...
Trump administration pauses Head Start immigration restrictions
K-12 Dive
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July 25, 2025
The Trump administration agreed Friday to temporarily pause enforcement of recent policy changes that restrict some education-related federal programs based on students' immigration or citizenship status. The agreement, filed in U.S. District...
More Hospitals Abandon Gender Affirming Care for Minors
Hot Air
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July 25, 2025
The Trump administration is definitely on a roll. Last month the LA Children's hospital announced that it would be shutting down the largest gender-affirming care clinic in the United States, the Center for Transyouth Health and Development. Then...
Dept of Ed releases frozen education funding to NC, other states
Carolina Journal
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July 25, 2025
The US Department of Education is releasing $6.8 billion in education funding that it had originally frozen on June 30, including over $165 million for North Carolina. The cuts would have made up nearly 10% of the state’s federal educational...
California wins pause on Trump rule blocking some immigrants from Head Start
The Mercury News - California
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July 25, 2025
California and a coalition of 20 other states secured a temporary pause Friday on the Trump administration’s new rules barring immigrants living in the country illegally from accessing dozens of federally funded programs, including child care,...
‘An abdication’: CT reacts to hospitals’ end to gender-affirming care for young people
Vermont Public Radio
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July 25, 2025
Moves by two major health care institutions in Connecticut to end gender-affirming medical treatments for young people were met with fear, anger and disappointment by advocates and families of patients in the state. As first reported by the...
Supreme Court Addresses Religious Opt-Outs for LGBTQ-Inclusive Curricular Materials in Elementary Schools
JD Supra - California
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July 25, 2025
The Supreme Court’s recent decision in Mahmoud v. Taylor has raised new considerations for districts faced with requests from parents to excuse students from instruction they believe is at odds with their religious beliefs. In Mahmoud, the...
Dems are already gearing up for the 2028 presidential race; here are the hopefuls
KMBZ - Kansas
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July 25, 2025
Even though we still have a while to go before campaigning for next year’s midterm elections begins in earnest, it looks like some Democrats are already lining up for a chance to run in the 2028 presidential election. Here’s who they are. “Some...
You Betta WERQ! – RuPaul’s Drag Race Werq the World Tour Comes Back to Denver
Out Front Magazine - Colorado
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July 25, 2025
This year, RuPaul’s Drag Race’s “Werq the World” tour is taking you behind the velvet ropes of the most exclusive awards show in herstory. “We’re thrilled to bring everything fans love about Werq the World back to the stage,” says Voss Events’ Jon...
Major Connecticut hospitals begin 'winding down' youth gender programs citing 'evolving landscape'
Fox News
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Fox News correspondent Alexandria Hoff discusses the push to discontinue gender-affirming medication prescriptions in hospitals across the U.S. due to President Donald Trump’s policy changes on ‘Special Report.’ NEWYou can now listen to Fox News...
CT medical center ending gender-affirming care to transgender and gender-diverse patients
Hartford Courant - Connecticut
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July 23, 2025
Connecticut Children’s Medical Center confirmed it is shutting down the program that provides gender-affirming health care to transgender and gender-diverse patients. In a statement that closely echoes an internal memo hospital leadership sent to...
State Officials, Educators Celebrate $300M Early Childhood Endowment
CT News Junkie - Connecticut
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July 24, 2025
State Rep. Mary Welander speaks about Connecticut’s Early Childhood Education Endowment on July 24, 2025. Credit: Donald Eng / CTNewsJunkie HARTFORD, CT — The campus of one of Connecticut’s most prestigious colleges may seem like an odd location...
As deportation fears keep immigrants from work, their churches feel financial strain
Religion News Service
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July 24, 2025
(RNS) — At Celebration Church, a Portuguese- and English-speaking Baptist congregation in the Boston area, the benevolence fund is supposed to be there to help church families meet basic needs, such as food, clothing and heat, throughout the year....
Highest-earning counties in Connecticut
Voices News - Connecticut
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Highest-earning counties in Connecticut Data shows that annual annual income depends heavily on an individual's educational attainment, race, ethnicity, gender, and even location. One cluster of the United States is particularly well off: The five...
Rosa DeLauro criticizes GOP on environment, education funding, and minimum wage
SC Connecticut News
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July 24, 2025
Rosa DeLauro, U.S. Congresswoman representing Connecticut’s 3rd district since 1991, has used her social media platform to criticize Republican policies and highlight issues affecting working families, public education, and environmental...
New Yorkers are triggered by Connecticut's 'rage bait' pizza advertising campaign
Connecticut Public Radio
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July 24, 2025
State officials say a campaign promoting Connecticut's pizza prowess hit its mark, sparking strong pushback and some profanity-laced tirades from New Yorkers. The Connecticut Office of Statewide Marketing & Tourism recently placed billboards in...
CT’s Biggest Children’s Hospitals End Gender-Affirming Meds For Minors Amid Federal Pressure
Daily Voice
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July 24, 2025
Yale New Haven Health confirmed it will stop prescribing medication as part of its gender-affirming care for minors. The announcement came shortly after Connecticut Children’s Medical Center revealed it would also be “winding down” its youth...
Democrats, Republicans split on providers' decision to roll back gender-affirming care
NBC Connecticut
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July 24, 2025
Democratic leaders expressed disappointment and concern after two healthcare providers announced changes or closures of pediatric gender-affirming care programs. They also said they want to find ways to support access to that care, although some...
AVIAC president on states’ lawsuit challenging Trump immigration policies: Illegal immigrants ‘costing states billions’
Chicago City Wire - Illinois
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July 24, 2025
Don Rosenberg, president of Advocates for Victims of Illegal Alien Crime (AVIAC), objected to a lawsuit filed by Illinois and 20 other states aimed at blocking Trump administration rules that limit federal education and health care funding based...
Yale follows Connecticut Children’s in gutting pediatric gender care
The Derrick and The News-Herald - Pennsylvania
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HARTFORD, Conn. — Under threat from the Trump administration, Connecticut hospitals are ending gender-affirming care for transgender and gender diverse youth, potentially leaving hundreds of young people without lifesaving care. Connecticut...