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Durbin Sounds Alarm On The Trump Administration Upending Head Start & Continuing Attacks On Special Education

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WASHINGTON – U.S. Senate Democratic Whip Dick Durbin (D-IL) today questioned witnesses at Senator Mazie Hirono’s (D-HI) spotlight forum entitled “Breaking the Promise: How Relocating the IDEA Will Be Detrimental to Students and Families.” During the forum, Durbin sounded the alarm on the Trump Administration’s plans to shuffle the Department of Education’s (ED) Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative Services (OSERS) to the Department of Health and Human

Plummer Legislation Strengthening DCFS Transparency And Accountability Signed Into Law

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EDWARDSVILLE — State Senator Jason Plummer (R-Edwardsville) sponsored legislation recently signed into law to strengthen transparency and accountability in Department of Children & Family Service (DCFS) investigations involving allegations of child abuse or neglect. “DCFS has repeatedly failed Illinois children and families, and a lack of transparency only makes those failures worse,” said Senator Plummer. “When the state makes a determination in a child abuse or neglect

Duckworth, Mccormick Introduce Bipartisan Bill To Expand Low-Cost Financing For Transportation Infrastructure

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WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senators Tammy Duckworth (D-IL) and Dave McCormick (R-PA) introduced the Transit for Urban Renewal and Business Opportunities Act ( TURBO Act ), legislation that would expand and modernize a key federal financing tool used by state and local governments to deliver critical transportation infrastructure through public-private partnerships. “Far too often, roads that need repaving and transportation facilities that need revamping are left unfixed because states

August 5 in History: Nuclear Test Ban Treaty and Curiosity's Mars Landing

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On August 5, 1963, the United States, the Soviet Union, and the United Kingdom signed the Partial Nuclear Test Ban Treaty in Moscow, a major step in easing Cold War tensions. The agreement banned nuclear weapon tests in the atmosphere, outer space, and underwater, though it still allowed underground testing. At the time, the treaty mattered because people around the world feared radioactive fallout and the growing risk of nuclear war. It still matters today because it showed that even rival superpower

Meta Backs Off Sloppy Gambit To Nickel-And-Dime AI Glasses Customers

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Last month we reported how Meta had decided to try and sloppily nickel-and-dime its AI glasses customers. More specifically, the company decided it would be a good idea to introduce new “rate limits” to smart glasses usage, forcing customers to pony up a $20 per month Meta One Premium subscription if they didn’t want their glasses’ “conversation […]
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