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Arizona ranks among worst states for bilingual preschoolers, new report finds
Despite being one the states with the highest number of bilingual children, Arizona is one of the worst states for them to go to preschool.
A new report from the National Institute for Early Education Research found that the Grand Canyon State is among...
President Donald Trump’s $100,000 visa fee for highly skilled workers was struck down Monday, June 8, 2026, by a federal judge. In this photo, Trump looks on during a Cabinet meeting in the Cabinet Room of the White House on May 27, 2026 in Washington, D.C. (Photo by Win McNamee/Getty Images)
Trump’s $100K fee for high-skilled visas is an illegal tax, federal judge rules
WASHINGTON — A federal judge in Massachusetts Monday struck down the Trump administration’s efforts to require a $100,000 visa fee for highly skilled immigrant workers, finding the policy is an unlawful tax.
Judge Leo T. Sorokin found the hefty fee placed on the H-1B visa by President Donald Trump exceeded his authority by creating a tax, something that...
U.S. Senator Mike Lee speaking with attendees at the 2022 Student Action Summit at the Tampa Convention Center in Tampa, Florida. (Photo by Gage Skidmore/Flickr/CC BY-SA 2.0)
Pentagon drops ‘Christian’ label entirely after dispute over Latter-day Saints chaplain list
WASHINGTON — The Pentagon changed course Monday after its removal of dozens of religious denominations from a list of recognized faiths drew intense criticism over the weekend from Utah Republicans incensed by the failure to classify the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints as a Christian denomination.
U.S. Sen. Mike Lee, a member of the church widely known as the Mormon church, said the policy...
Cannabis flower rests on a rolling tray, surrounded by a pack of rolling papers, a grinder and a lighter. Lawmakers in a handful of states this year have introduced legislation to impose stricter THC limits on certain cannabis products. Photo by Amanda Watford/Stateline)
High-potency cannabis fuels state debates over psychosis and addiction risks
When her son was a teenager, Connecticut mom Amy Wadsworth said, he was the type of kid parents rarely worry about.
He played sports, cared about his health and stayed away from drugs. In 2018, when he left West Hartford to start his freshman year at American University in Washington, D.C., she expected his biggest challenge would be...
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