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Local police chiefs opposed the bill. Two Democrats voted with Republicans to reject it. -
The bill clarifies that landlords are held to “the same standards of honesty and quality as any other business in Kansas,” says sponsor. -
An appeals court ruled last month Texas can enforce Senate Bill 12, which restricts "sexually oriented" performances in public. Critics say the law is vague and incorrectly portrays all drag performances as sexual. -
Included in the bill are off-grid felonies, nondrug felonies with severity levels 1-4, and drug felonies with severity levels 1 or 2. -
Middleton gave almost $14 million to his own campaign, helping propel him into first place on election night.
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Stockimagery, CC BY-SA 3.0 <http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/>, via Wikimedia CommonsHi, I’m Juan J. Morales, an assistant professor of English at Colorado College and a poet in Pueblo, Colorado, here for Poets on the Plains. Today I’m excited to share with you a poem by Lisa Zimmerman, titled, “Perhaps the Truth Depends.” -
On the show this week we feature recordings made by the many student ensembles—large and small—of West Texas A&M University's School of Music! -
Providing basics like soil, sun and water to your plants is something pretty much everyone understands, but did you know that there’s a greener way to approach your growing? Careful attention to a few key details can help prevent these from actually becoming detrimental to your growing conditions. This week, we’ll talk about how to ensure you’re keeping your growing space in top-notch shape! -
This week, Luke’s buddy Larry Weishuhn talks about a trip he just returned from to England, where he took a couple of “vampire deer”, with fangs. Most folks haven’t heard of these, and we’ll discuss this hunt and this species in this week’s episode!
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The "Because I Got High" rapper made waves in 2023 with the album and song "Lemon Pound Cake," using home video to mock a police raid on his Ohio home. The deputies lost their civil suit against him.
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