California reading scores are up, thanks to literacy investments. Can the state do more?

This story was originally published by CalMatters. Sign up for their newsletters.It’s not quite the “Mississippi Miracle,” but California’s reading scores have been inching upwards since the state poured billions…

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My state of Washington ignored warnings about tax hikes — and now we’re paying the price

People said we were making it up — that corporate flight was a myth. Now we’re a cautionary tale. Washington’s largest companies knew higher taxes were coming. They warned Gov.…

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St Michael statue blocked from Massachusetts city building as state Supreme Court showdown looms

A legal battle over whether a Massachusetts city can install statues of St. Michael the Archangel and St. Florian outside its public safety headquarters could ultimately reach the U.S. Supreme…

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Hawaii liberal judge blasts SCOTUS conservatives, says state will defy high court

A Hawaii Supreme Court justice used a ruling overturning a decades-old criminal conviction to deliver a blistering rebuke of Chief Justice John Roberts’ Supreme Court, accusing the nation’s highest court of weakening…

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