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Jane C. Timm

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Jane C. Timm @janetimm.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
For Missouri's election officials, the redistricting back and forth feels like “being the ping-pong ball in a ping-pong game” www.nbcnews.com/politics/202...
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Missouri election officials grapple with redistricting whiplash
Local officials have been caught in the middle of a mound of litigation over which congressional map will be in place for this fall’s midterm elections.
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Lawrence Hurley @lawrencehurley.bsky.social · 09/09/2026
It's all happening in Missouri missouriindependent.com/2026/09/08/u...
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Missouri Supreme Court orders Denny Hoskins to answer on contempt charge • Missouri Independent
U.S. Supreme Court Justice Brett Kavanaugh rejected Missouri Republicans appeal to salvage a congressional district map favoring the GOP.
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Lawrence Hurley @lawrencehurley.bsky.social · 09/09/2026
Not so fast: a federal judge in Missouri has now issued a conflicting ruling saying that if the new map ISN'T used it would violate the U.S. Constitution.
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NBC News @nbcnews.com · 17/08/2026
Greg Ballard, the former two-term Republican mayor of Indianapolis, is running for secretary of state in Indiana this year, hoping to create a new party that he says would increase competition in general elections and moderate growing extremism in the state.
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Former GOP mayor vies to create a new party in Indiana with a run for a key statewide post
Greg Ballard, the former mayor of Indianapolis, will pave the way for other candidates if he gets enough votes, part of an unpredictable race for Indiana secretary of state.
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Jane C. Timm @janetimm.bsky.social · 06/08/2026
GAO reports on the DOGE savings that weren't www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2...
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Elon Musk’s DOGE made big errors in claims of government savings, GAO finds
The government watchdog found that billions of dollars in DOGE’s public tally could not be verified and that some claimed cuts never happened.
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Sahil Kapur @sahilkapur.bsky.social · 05/08/2026
Asked Jasmine Crockett last night in St. Louis if she thinks James Talarico can turn Texas blue this fall. “I don't know,” she said. She doesn’t buy the polls. “I watch money… When I look at the money, if Republicans start spending money in Texas, then I'll be convinced.” MORE:
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Jane C. Timm @janetimm.bsky.social · 22/07/2026
The @nbcnews.com politics team with another 🔥 scoop: www.nbcnews.com/politics/202...
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Wisconsin Democratic candidate David Crowley disavows his old crude and caustic ‘Dirt McGirk’ Twitter account
Crowley contends others also had access to the Twitter burner account and says he did not post incendiary messages about women and race, as well as derogatory LGBTQ references.
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A.R. Moxon @juliusgoat.bsky.social · 13/07/2026
Best “remove glasses to look at something unbelievable” in cinema history.
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Jurassic Park: Dr. Grant's Surprise
Alt: Jurassic Park: Dr. Grant's Surprise
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Sahil Kapur @sahilkapur.bsky.social · 24/06/2026
A rare bipartisan victory. A rare example of this Republican-led Congress being able to tout a tangible achievement on lowering costs, a high-salience issue on which voters give Trump low marks… And Trump distances himself from the bill and diminishes its importance.
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Jane C. Timm @janetimm.bsky.social · 24/06/2026
Being a working parent in June is like playing Frogger and losing
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NBC News @nbcnews.com · 22/06/2026
An NBC News poll shows that Americans are committed to the nation’s founding ideals but widely feel that schools are not sustaining them. The poll of 3,000 adults found that 80% think the United States puts too little emphasis on civic education, or the teaching of government and democracy.
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Jane C. Timm @janetimm.bsky.social · 08/06/2026
allow me to answer my hate mail here: yes, i fact checked biden (and obama and dozens of presidential candidates in both parties) www.google.com/search?sca_e...
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Lizzie O'Leary @lizzieohreally.bsky.social · 08/06/2026
New York's entire vibe today is like a class about to give the substitute teacher a breakdown
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Jane C. Timm @janetimm.bsky.social · 01/06/2026
There's a book that's helping parents fight back against tech in schools, but the research isn't as clear-cut as the self-published book claims www.nbcnews.com/news/educati...
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The book fueling a movement against screens in schools
“The Digital Delusion” connects the collapse in standardized test scores to the rise of education technology in public schools. It’s driving a heated debate.
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Sahil Kapur @sahilkapur.bsky.social · 27/05/2026
NEW: John Cornyn is undone by past Trump misgivings, after decades as a loyal party man His pro-Trump voting record is unassailable. But that’s not enough. He occasionally criticized Trump's more controversial actions when others stayed quiet. Trump never forgot. www.nbcnews.com/politics/202...
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John Cornyn undone by past Trump misgivings, after decades as a loyal party man
Cornyn touted his long record of supporting Trump’s agenda during the campaign. But it wasn’t enough, as the president never forgot his past criticisms.
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Tyler Kingkade @tktk.bsky.social · 27/05/2026
NEW: Randi Weingarten, the head of AFT, the second largest teachers union, is calling for screen time limits and a ban on student-facing AI in elementary schools She told me her thinking evolved in the past few months www.nbcnews.com/news/educati...
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Teachers union president calls for limits on AI and screen time in schools
Randi Weingarten, president of the American Federation of Teachers, is backing a parent-led movement to restrict how much time elementary school students spend on laptops in class.
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NBC News @nbcnews.com · 27/05/2026
A Noticias Telemundo investigation documented a marked increase in cases of people posing as federal agents to rob, intimidate and even injure and rape immigrants. nbcnews.to/49rICOl
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Amanda Terkel @aterkel.bsky.social · 26/05/2026
Vance told @henryjgomez.bsky.social that he is on a "crazy" diet RFK recommended to him — “a lot of protein” and “fermented foods writ large, so, you know, yogurt, cheese and things like that.” Also deleted X off his phone for Lent and hasn't put it back on yet. www.nbcnews.com/politics/jd-...
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Vance calls Pope Leo’s AI warnings ‘profound’
In an interview Tuesday with NBC News, the vice president said he is glad the pope tackled the topic. Vance also discussed why X remains off his phone after he deleted it for Lent.
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Sahil Kapur @sahilkapur.bsky.social · 19/05/2026
the cassidYOLO era has begun
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NBC News @nbcnews.com · 19/05/2026
NEW: Trump endorses Ken Paxton in the GOP Senate primary in Texas, a blow to Sen. John Cornyn a week before the runoff.
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Trump endorses Ken Paxton over Sen. John Cornyn ahead of Texas Republican Senate runoff
Paxton, the state attorney general, finished just behind Cornyn in Texas’ March 3 primary. The winner is set to face Democrat James Talarico in the fall.
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Sahil Kapur @sahilkapur.bsky.social · 14/05/2026
"The Supreme Court has frequently admonished judges not to interfere in election cases when the process is already underway, but it is now being accused of doing exactly that in recent decisions favoring Republicans in redistricting fights." www.nbcnews.com/politics/sup...
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Supreme Court faces new criticism for redistricting decisions so close to the 2026 elections
Justices have said judges shouldn’t interfere in election disputes so close to the primary process, but their own rulings have triggered a frenzy to draw new congressional maps.
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Adam Bonin @adambonin.bsky.social · 20/04/2026
Pennsylvania's auditor general, a Republican, audited 210,000+ new voter registrations under Gov. Shapiro's new motor voter system to see if noncitizens were registering to vote. They found one. One. And that was because a PennDOT staffer erred. It was fixed before the driver left the office.
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Pennsylvania's motor-voter system effectively screens non-citizens from voter registration • Pennsylvania Capital-Star
The audit also revealed problems with PennDOT’s data security protocols and recommended tighter internal controls.
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Amanda Terkel @aterkel.bsky.social · 10/04/2026
How the White House tried — and failed — to push a candidate out of a Republican state Senate primary in Indiana @janetimm.bsky.social got audio recordings of the White House officials' pressure campaign on a candidate in Indiana www.nbcnews.com/politics/202...
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How the White House tried – and failed – to push a candidate out of a Republican state Senate primary in Indiana
With Trump’s sights set on unseating Indiana lawmakers who opposed his redistricting effort, his aides and allies feared a third candidate could play spoiler in one race.
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Lawrence Hurley @lawrencehurley.bsky.social · 10/04/2026
The amazing lengths the Trump administration will go to enact the retribution agenda against non-conformist Republicans extends to a state Senate race in Indiana via @janetimm.bsky.social www.nbcnews.com/politics/202...
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How the White House tried – and failed – to push a candidate out of a Republican state Senate primary in Indiana
With Trump’s sights set on unseating Indiana lawmakers who opposed his redistricting effort, his aides and allies feared a third candidate could play spoiler in one race.
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Jane C. Timm @janetimm.bsky.social · 02/04/2026
The House may be at stake this fall but, Trump allies are pouring 6 million into statehouse Republican primaries in Indiana It's a revenge tour: www.nbcnews.com/politics/202...
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Trump goes on a revenge tour in Indiana after failed redistricting vote
Trump is backing GOP challengers to lawmakers who opposed a redrawn congressional map last year as allies pour in millions of dollars ahead of the May primary.
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Amanda Terkel @aterkel.bsky.social · 24/03/2026
Trump casts a mail ballot again in Florida even as he calls the method 'cheating' www.nbcnews.com/politics/pol... by @janetimm.bsky.social
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Trump casts a mail ballot again in Florida even as he calls the method 'cheating'
The president cast a mail ballot in an upcoming Florida special election, according to county records.
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Kevin Collier @kevincollier.bsky.social · 25/02/2026
New w @janetimm.bsky.social: In the feds' first call with states since gutting CISA's election programs, they promised no ICE at polling places, but weirdly refused to reaffirm states run elections, per people on the call.
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DHS official tells state election chiefs there won't be ICE agents at polling places
Members of the Trump administration held a call with state election officials around the country ahead of this year's midterm elections.
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Jane C. Timm @janetimm.bsky.social · 24/02/2026
When all the working parents get through the fourth cold and second flu, the snow melts, our kids are in school for more than two days, and we eat something other than the crusts of a PB+J for breakfast... it's so over for the rest of y'all, we'll be unstoppable
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Jane C. Timm @janetimm.bsky.social · 09/02/2026
That unusual invite from the FBI on election security was the first time some state election chiefs had ever heard from the administration — ever www.nbcnews.com/politics/ele...
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State officials say the Trump administration has been absent on election security
Funding cuts to a key federal agency have left secretaries of states scrambling to fill in the gaps to ensure the election process is secure.
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Jane C. Timm @janetimm.bsky.social · 06/02/2026
Days after a tense gathering in Washington, D.C., laid bare growing acrimony between President Donald Trump's administration and state election officials, the FBI invited those same officials to discuss "preparations" for the midterm elections. www.nbcnews.com/politics/ele...
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FBI invites state election officials to an 'unusual' briefing on the midterms
The invite comes amid growing tensions between state and federal officials on elections, as President Donald Trump calls to "nationalize the voting."
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Jane C. Timm @janetimm.bsky.social · 02/02/2026
A big escalation in Trump's election talk: www.nbcnews.com/politics/ele...
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Trump says Republicans should 'nationalize' elections
During an appearance on former Deputy FBI Director Dan Bongino's podcast, Trump suggested Republicans should "take over" the voting process in some places.
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Jane C. Timm @janetimm.bsky.social · 01/02/2026
I need some top notch Crossplay opponents. Have you beat all your friends already? Try me: nytimes.onelink.me/B892/it4n560l
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Jane C. Timm @janetimm.bsky.social · 30/01/2026
I'm at a DC conference of state election officials (NASS), where in less than an hour someone from government might speak! Trump admin asked this week for AG Bondi and DHS chief Noem to speak. NASS reworked sched to add a 3pm event titled "DOJ, DHS, DNI". That's all we know.
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Jane C. Timm @janetimm.bsky.social · 06/01/2026
the best thing i've read on what it's like to dramatically cut sugar after a lifetime of eating ~ whatever sounds good ~ (which i've done and am sorry to say is worth it!!) cooking.nytimes.com/article/our-...
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Our Former Restaurant Critic Changed His Eating Habits. You Can, Too.
Pete Wells tells how he recovered from an out-of-control diet. And each week in January, he and experts will suggest ways to reset your own appetite.
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Jane C. Timm @janetimm.bsky.social · 20/11/2025
Hand-counting ballots is time-consuming, expensive, and error prone. But some Republicans are going for it anyway: www.nbcnews.com/politics/ele...
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Texas Republicans in some counties are pushing to count ballots by hand in next year's primary
Critics warn the move, which requires more time, money and staffers, could lead to confusion, errors and delayed results in key contests in Texas in March.
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NBC News @nbcnews.com · 05/11/2025
Democrats added at least 10 seats in the Virginia House of Delegates, building on the party's wins in the top statewide elections and more broadly across the country, AP projects.
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Democrats expand majority in Virginia House of Delegates, building on statewide wins
Democrats also won the state's races for governor, lieutenant governor and attorney general.
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Lawrence Hurley @lawrencehurley.bsky.social · 26/03/2025
"A whole lot of this is illegal" www.nbcnews.com/politics/ele... via @janetimm.bsky.social
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Trump signs executive order requiring proof of citizenship to register to vote in federal elections
Election experts said the sweeping order, which could risk disenfranchising millions, will most likely be met with legal challenges.
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Sahil Kapur @sahilkapur.bsky.social · 19/03/2025
(1) If it’s a statutory challenge: convince Congress to pass a law. (2) If it’s a constitutional challenge: try to amend the Constitution. (3) If that fails: rally voters to elect politicians to do (1) and/or (2). (4) If that also fails: question whether he is wildly popular.
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Allan Smith @allansmith.bsky.social · 11/03/2025
NBC News spoke with a half dozen pregnant women who recently lost their jobs as part of the Trump administration's layoffs across the federal government. via @janetimm.bsky.social and @natashakorecki.bsky.social www.nbcnews.com/politics/tru...
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Jane C. Timm @janetimm.bsky.social · 06/03/2025
Can someone explain to me why there is no camp in the last two weeks of August? I understand it's a common vacation time but... the complete lack of options for working parents is WILD
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Mike Hixenbaugh @mikehixenbaugh.com · 26/02/2025
DOGE implied it had slashed $100,000,000 in diversity trainings at the Agriculture Department. The actual savings was $121,000. @janetimm.bsky.social has the receipts: www.nbcnews.com/politics/dog...
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NBC News @nbcnews.com · 26/02/2025
Many of DOGE’s “wall of savings” and canceled contracts include many eye-popping “receipts.” There’s just one problem, @janetimm.bsky.social writes: Many of the so-called receipts aren’t receipts. They’re negotiated agreements with known government contractors, who might provide future services.
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Dozens of DOGE ‘receipts’ saved no money and killed contracts meant to boost efficiency
Many of the receipts published by Elon Musk’s DOGE aren’t receipts at all — they’re negotiated deals with vetted vendors who might do future government work.
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Jane C. Timm @janetimm.bsky.social · 19/02/2025
"Amateur hour in their federal government" "They’re throwing out the baby with the bathwater" "Really scary" "Mathematically impossible" "Humiliating mistake" www.nbcnews.com/politics/dog...
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Big swings, big misses: DOGE struggles to back up its outsized claims
Elon Musk and President Donald Trump continue to tout their cost-cutting and fraud-finding efforts, but high-profile claims aren't holding up to scrutiny.
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Ryan J. Reilly “paints a vivid and urgent portrait of… disarray” @ryanjreilly.com · 19/02/2025
Appreciate both @janetimm.bsky.social's reporting and her nod to the start of spring training. www.nbcnews.com/politics/dog...
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Big swings, big misses: DOGE struggles to back up its outsized claims
Elon Musk and President Donald Trump continue to tout their cost-cutting and fraud-finding efforts, but high-profile claims aren't holding up to scrutiny.
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Jane C. Timm @janetimm.bsky.social · 20/01/2025
Can someone make the FSA eligibility rules make sense
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Lawrence Hurley @lawrencehurley.bsky.social · 20/01/2025
Biden has issued preemptive pardons for Milley, Fauci and people who worked on the Jan 6 committee, plus cops who testified before it.
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Jane C. Timm @janetimm.bsky.social · 15/01/2025
Stacey Abrams' New Georgia Project "will pay $300,000 for illegally supporting her 2018 gubernatorial campaign — the largest fine ever assessed for violating Georgia campaign finance laws." www.ajc.com/politics/ele...
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Stacey Abrams group to pay largest fine for campaign violations in Georgia history
The New Georgia Project admitted to every allegation the State Ethics Commission had leveled against it as part of it's consent agreement.
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Amanda Terkel @aterkel.bsky.social · 14/01/2025
Minnesota state House Democrats to stage walkout to bar new GOP speaker www.nbcnews.com/politics/ele... by @janetimm.bsky.social
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Minnesota state House Democrats to stage walkout to bar new GOP speaker
The Minnesota Democratic caucus plans to skip nearly three weeks of the new legislative session to deny Republicans the ability to conduct business before a special election.
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Jane C. Timm @janetimm.bsky.social · 14/01/2025
New year, new partisan gridlock in state government: Today in Minnesota, state House Dems all left town while Republicans tried to conduct business without the usual quorum www.nbcnews.com/politics/ele...
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Minnesota state House Democrats walk out in effort to block GOP speaker vote
The Minnesota Democratic caucus plans to skip nearly three weeks of the new legislative session in a bid to deny Republicans the ability to conduct business before a special election.
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Jane C. Timm @janetimm.bsky.social · 13/01/2025
States consider cell phone restrictions in schools — and even fines to students who disobey www.nbcnews.com/politics/pol...
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A growing number of states are considering bills to ban cellphones in schools
Proponents of the bills say cellphones are distracting and damaging to students' mental health, but some parents are expressing public safety concerns.
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