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Bethalto School Board Approves Consolidated District Plan to Receive Grant Funding

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BETHALTO - The Bethalto Community Unit School District #8 Board of Education approved the Consolidated District Plan for Fiscal Year 2027. During the Board’s regular meeting on Thursday, May 28, 2026, the Board approved several items, including the 2026–2027 Bethalto Employee Handbook and student handbooks for Trimpe Middle School, Civic Memorial High School, and pre-k–5 students. They also unanimously approved the Consolidated District Plan, a strategic plan required by

Trump’s ‘anti-weaponization’ fund blocked for now by federal judge

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A federal judge on Friday temporarily blocked the Trump administration from moving forward with a fund that opponents fear will be used to pay off the president’s political allies. Judge Leonie Brinkema in the Eastern District of Virginia issued a brief order halting the Department of Justice, the Treasury Department and other high-ranking administration officials from […]
Jonathan Shorman

May 29 in History: Fall of Constantinople, Everest Summit, Dunkirk Evacuation Among Key Events

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On May 29, one of the most significant events in world history took place in 1453, when Constantinople fell to the Ottoman Empire. After a long siege, the city that had served for centuries as the capital of the Byzantine Empire was captured by the forces of Sultan Mehmed II. At the time, the fall of Constantinople marked the end of the last major remnant of the Roman Empire. It also shifted the balance of power in the eastern Mediterranean and changed trade, diplomacy, and military strategy

The feds have embraced medical marijuana. Now what?

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The U.S. Department of Justice’s recent decision to downgrade the drug classification for medical cannabis will help medical marijuana businesses. Companies will be able to claim some federal tax benefits. New research can start up at state universities. But the broader divide between federal and state marijuana policy remains largely intact, leaving states to navigate […]
Amanda Watford