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Minnesota Senate passes gay marriage bill; Dayton prepares to sign it
St. Paul Pioneer PressWith deafening cheers ringing throughout the Capitol corridors, the Minnesota Senate approved a bill to legalize same-sex marriage Monday, May 13, positioning the state to become the 12th to put marriage equality into law. It passed on a 37-30 vote,...Tags: Government, Same-Sex Marriage, Crime, Law and Justice, Justice System, Photography and Video
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Manchester School Board Approves Racial Balance Plan
The Hartford CourantThe board of education approved a plan to adjust minority enrollments at the elementary level to keep schools in line with state rules on racial balance. Three elementary schools — Buckley, Robertson and Verplanck — have impending imbalances....Tags: Students, Teaching and Learning
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San Juan school board to address harassment complaints against superintendent
The Sacramento BeeComplaints that San Juan Unified Superintendent Glynn Thompson is a bully who pushes administrators around and treats women unfairly is an orchestrated effort to undermine reform efforts, say some supporters. "It's just the old guard resisting change,"...Tags: Thomas Edison
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Spady Museum exhibit focuses on influential families
The Spady Cultural Heritage Museum begins its latest exhibit today featuring four African-American families who influenced Delray Beach's inception in the late 1800s. "The Legacies of Delray Beach Families" focuses on the Quince, Spells, Mitchell and...Tags: Arts, Martin Luther King Jr., Business, Arts and Culture, Delray Beach
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A Look at Racial Disparities in Connecticut's Criminal Justice System
At least 29 people in Connecticut have died in the past seven years after deadly encounters with cops: 18 shot to death; probably 11 more after being hit by police Tasers. Almost 59 percent of those fatal incidents involved blacks or Latinos,...
Tags: Mental Illness, Middletown, Easton (Fairfield, Connecticut), Easton (Easton, Pennsylvania), Dannel P. Malloy
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The Big Uneasy
The lavish Carnival banquets already are under way at Antoine's Restaurant, the parading clubs are finalizing their ornate processions and the reviewing stands are in place along St. Charles Avenue. Everything, in other words, looks to be ready for the...Tags: Lifestyle and Leisure, Culture, Mercedes-Benz Superdome, Racism, NAACP
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KKK recruitment hits Cleveland County streets
The Star, Shelby, N.C.The sheet of paper shows a pen-and-ink sketch of a robed man -- symbolic conical hat on his head, slits for eyes -- standing in front of a bare-limbed tree. Blasted across the top are words that seem suited to Civil War-era times. "Join the KKK...Tags: Labor Legislation, Crime, Law and Justice, Literature, Career and Workplace, Racism
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Scouting organization to demonstrate for equality Friday
A national scouting alumni organization will be campaigning at the Boy Scouts of America's Baltimore Council Headquarters Friday to promote internal legislation concerning the acceptance of openly gay members. At 12:30 p.m., Scouts for Equality will...
Tags: Youth Organizations, Social Organizations, Boy Scouts of America, Gays and Lesbians
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Lincoln County High School grapples with prayer at graduation
ben@theinteriorjournal.comSTANFORD — A dust-up over prayer at Lincoln County High School's upcoming graduation ceremony has ruffled feathers and garnered national headlines, but some involved say the real issues at hand seem to be getting lost in a sea of misinformation....Tags: Graduation, Church and State Relations, Separation of Church and State, Physical Fitness and Exercise, Crime, Law and Justice
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Wizards' Collins to receive courage award
ReutersThe Sports Xchange Wizards' Collins to receive courage award Washington Wizards center Jason Collins will receive the courage award from the Gay, Lesbian & Straight Education Network for his decision to announce his sexual orientation. Collins...Tags: Washington Wizards, National Basketball Association, David Stern, Jason Collins, Periodicals
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L.A. council approves controversial rail yard for port complex
The Los Angeles City Council on Wednesday approved a controversial rail yard serving the harbor, setting the stage for possible court challenges alleging violations of environmental and civil rights laws. The proposal to build a center for trains...
Tags: Natural Resources Defense Council, Ed Reyes, Crime, Law and Justice, Burlington Northern Santa Fe Corporation, Environmental Pollution
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Gay benefits: Immigration bill deal-breaker?
NewsdayOne of the biggest potential deal-breakers for the massive immigration bill as a Senate committee begins working on it Thursday is a Democratic proposal to extend immigration benefits to gay and lesbian couples, experts and lawmakers said Wednesday....Tags: Labor Legislation, Republican Party, Crime, Law and Justice, Immigration Reform Legislation (2013), Justice System
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