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No right to information at public libraries, 5th Circuit rules
A Texas public library did not violate patrons' right to free speech by removing books due to their content, the Fifth ...
Boise State Public Radio chief fears service cuts if Trump funding ban succeeds
Boise State Public Radio relies on federal funding from the Corporation for Public Broadcasting to carry out its mission, ...
Fed Chair Powell praises integrity and public service amid unrelenting Trump attacks
Being an honest public servant will always be a rewarding choice, Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell said Sunday at Princeton University amid months of unrelenting attacks from President Trump.
Denver Public Library apologizes for removal of Black history displays at Blair-Caldwell library
The decision to remove display cases featuring prominent Black Denverites from the Blair-Caldwell African American Research ...
How Northeast Ohio’s public media stations are reacting to proposed federal funding cuts
PBS Western Reserve’s two television stations, WNEO Channel 45 in Youngstown and WEAO Channel 49 in Akron, cover the largest ...
Jefferson County public defenders help clients turn their lives around: ‘I am free’
Officials say the public defender’s office isn’t just about providing free legal counsel, it’s about giving people in need a ...
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In Utah, tribal co-stewardship shows benefits for public lands and Native communities
Tribal people, long before the concept of public lands and forced colonization, interacted with the landscape traditionally, ...
Supreme Court deadlocks, blocking creation of first religious public school
With only eight justices voting, the 4-4 tie leaves in place an Oklahoma Supreme Court ruling that a public religious charter ...
Will this be the year RI's public records become easier to access? What advocates want.
The new section – titled "Vexatious Requests" − gives public bodies an opportunity to go to court if they believe that a records request was "made with the intent to disrupt government operations," ...
Public schools that refuse to follow Trump's DEI directive are now in the crosshairs
Ivy League colleges aren't the only campuses under fire over DEI initiatives. Now, Trump's orders are taking aim at K-12 ...