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Half of Minnesota students not meeting standards for reading, math or science: state assessment

Newly released state assessment data shows Minnesota students are not meeting testing standards in three key areas of learning. The Minnesota Department of Education (MDE) released new data Thursday revealing that more than half of the state's students are not meeting standards in math, reading and science through testing administered by the Minnesota Comprehensive Assessment […]

Oklahoma Republican proposes 'sex-neutral' standards for Secret Service agents

Rep. Josh Breaches (R-Okla.) introduced a bill in the House on Monday that would require “gender-neutral” evaluations of Secret Service agents, as some Republican lawmakers have targeted female agents in the wake of the assassination attempt on former President Trump. Brecheen’s Secret Service Readiness Act would change the physical fitness standards for all Secret Service […]

Biden’s EPA faces lawsuit over new emission standards: ‘Forcing a switch’

The American Petroleum Institute, along with a coalition of energy and trucking groups, recently filed a lawsuit against the Biden administration’s Environmental Protection Agency to block new emissions standards. The groups filed a lawsuit Thursday in the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit challenging the EPA’s finalized emissions standards for light-duty and medium-duty […]

EPA hit with fresh legal challenges to tailpipe emissions standards

Three coalitions of industry groups are filing multiple lawsuits Thursday against the Environmental Protection Agency over its tailpipe emission standards – joining the mounting legal challenges looking to overturn the strictest federal climate regulation for passenger cars and trucks.  The lawsuits are challenging the EPA’s finalized rule that would require stricter emission standards for light- […]

New safety rules set training standards for train dispatchers and signal repairmen

New federal certification rules for train dispatchers and signal repairmen finalized Monday set minimum standards to counter investor pressure for continued cost reductions on railroads, while also requiring these employees to will ensure that they have the skills necessary to operate all the high-tech systems on today’s trains. The new Federal Railroad Administration rules are […]

Senators allege partisan politics, double standards in response to FDIC scandal

Republican and Democratic senators on Thursday accused each other of playing partisan politics in response to reports about a toxic workplace culture at the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC). Republican lawmakers across the board are calling for FDIC Chairman Martin Gruenberg (Democratic) to resign, but there is disagreement within the Democratic Party over the response, […]

‘Donald Trump‘s Voters Have Very Low Standards’

Former President Donald Trump’s voters have a “very low standard,” political commentator SE Cupp said Monday on CNN’s “News Central.” Host Sarah Sidner said: An average of the most closely researched public opinion polls possible. If you’re running a campaign, what are you thinking about right now?” “I think these polls are tough because the […]