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The Kansas Supreme Court issued a highly anticipated ruling Monday instructing Kansas lawmakers to adopt a more reasonable strategy for increased funding of K-12 public school districts and to prove its plan complies with the state constitution. The Supreme Court declared lawmakers' current funding plan unconstitutional and gave the Kansas Legislature until next year to once and for all solve persistent problems with allocation of state aid to public education.
Insurance coverage for more than 390,000 Texas children and pregnant women is in jeopardy after Congress failed to renew authorization for a federal program. Congressional authorization for the Children's Health Insurance Program, which provides low-cost health insurance for children from low- and middle-income families, expires Sept.
Russian operatives set up an array of misleading Web sites and social media pages to identify American voters susceptible to propaganda, then used a powerful Facebook tool to repeatedly send them messages designed to influence their political behavior, say people familiar with the investigation into foreign meddling in the U.S. election. The tactic resembles what American businesses and political campaigns have been doing in recent years to deliver messages to potentially interested people online.
We know that a gunman opened fire on the crowd of concertgoers at the Route 91 Harvest Music Festival next to the Mandalay Bay Casino in Las Vegas. At least 59 people are reported dead with 527 injured.
Congressman Emanuel Cleaver, II released the following statement in regards to the mass shooting that took place last night in Las Vegas, Nevada. 'This latest incomprehensible act of mass murder has once again shaken this country to its core.
Since Donald Trump became president, it's felt even more urgent to keep an eye on policies involving women's rights and issues. Christina Cauterucci is a Slate staff writer who's been focusing on the intersection of gender and politics, as well as stories concerning sexuality, women's health, and fashion.
President Donald Trump is calling upon the "bonds that unite us," following the mass shooting in Las Vegas. He says "our unity cannot be shattered by evil."
Natalynn Rivis, a student at University of Nevada Las Vegas, right, takes part in a vigil Monday, Oct. 2, 2017, in Las Vegas. A gunman on the 32nd floor of the Mandalay Bay casino hotel rained automatic weapons fire down on the crowd of over 22,000 at an outdoor country music festival Sunday.
The House committee on ways and means has asked the Department of Justice and Office of the Ombudsman to conduct an investigation for the filing of possible criminal and administrative charges against former Customs Commissioner Nicanor Faeldon and 47 other Bureau of Customs men and private individuals. In an 82-page committee report, the House panel chaired by Quirino Rep. Dakila Carlo Cua has revealed that estimates have indicated that government lost P43.8 billion in revenues from July 2016 to July 2017, a period of just one year, due to massive graft and corrupt activities in the BOC.
From left: Dwain Reynolds, Keenan Pontoni, Shri Thanedar and Tiyi Schippers at the After 26 Depot Cafe during the Wexford County Progressives\'s Ephraim Shay Dinner. From left: Dwain Reynolds, Keenan Pontoni, Shri Thanedar and Tiyi Schippers at the After 26 Depot Cafe during the Wexford County Progressives\'s Ephraim Shay Dinner.
Bank Hapoalim, Israel's largest lender, has sold its Swiss private banking unit and warned that a settlement it may have to pay in a U.S. tax evasion case could be "significantly higher" than previously thought. The bank said on Tuesday that it decided last month to end its activities in Switzerland, which have been the focus of the U.S. investigation, and sold its private banking businesses in Luxembourg and Switzerland to private bank J. Safra Sarasin Group.
The Supreme Court is taking up a case about political maps in Wisconsin that could affect elections across the country. The justices are hearing arguments Tuesday in a dispute between Democratic voters and Wisconsin Republicans who drew maps that have entrenched their control of the legislature in a state that is otherwise closely divided between the parties.
One of the Russian-bought advertisements that Facebook shared with congressional investigators on Monday featured photographs of an armed black woman "dry firing" a rifle -- pulling the trigger of the weapon without a bullet in the chamber, according to people familiar with the investigation. Investigators believe the advertisement may have been designed to encourage black militancy and, at the same time, to stoke fears within white communities, the people said, speaking on condition of anonymity to discuss the probe.
ISIS give Vegas shooter the nom de guerre Abu Abdul Bar al-Amriki as they insist he was a member of their group, despite flat denials from the FBI ISIS continues to claim that Las Vegas shooter Stephen Paddock is linked to their organisation, despite explicit denials from the FBI. Shortly after Sunday's horrific mass shooting where Paddock, 64, a resident of nearby Mesquite, Nevada, killed 59 people and wounded more than 500, ISIS's 'news agency' linked the incident to their organisation.
On September 29, Politico published an article claiming that Bernie Sanders Supporters have opted not to primary Democratic Party incumbents. "Democrats have long been terrified that the Sanders-Clinton slugfest of 2016 would set off a prolonged civil war in the party, forcing incumbents to fight off primary challengers from the left in Senate and gubernatorial races," Politico reported.
Trump administration allows more employers to opt out of providing no-cost birth control to women for religious and moral reasons. Trump administration allows more employers to opt out of providing no-cost birth control to women for religious and moral reasons.
Wisconsin Republicans have two credible and likely well-funded candidates vying to challenge Sen. Tammy Baldwin in Wisconsin. But strategists are keeping their eyes on at least one other possible competitor.
Drapes billow out of broken windows at the Mandalay Bay resort and casino today on the Las Vegas Strip following a mass shooting at a music festival in Las Vegas. Authorities say Stephen Craig Paddock broke the windows and began firing with a cache of weapons, killing dozens and injuring hundreds.
The Federal Emergency Management Agency announced today that additional disaster assistance is available to the state of Florida. The additional assistance authorizes an increase in the level of federal funding to the state for debris removal as a result of Hurricane Irma.