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1. Kansas 
   1. https://kansasreflector.com/2023/09/19/kansas-judge-rejects-prosecutors-attempt-to-seal-affidavit-by-insulting-newspaper/
      1. Douglas County prosecutor Joshua Seiden said Lawrence Journal-World should be denied access to public record because it is ‘devoid of journalist integrity’
      2. Joshua Seiden, Douglas County deputy district attorney, had tried to persuade the judge to seal an affidavit because he said the newspaper lacks integrity and is interested in clickbait.
      3. latest attempt by government officials in Kansas to punish a news organization for publishing stories they don’t like - recall the raid in Marion that left an elderly woman dead
      4. Under state law, affidavits are public records unless the state can prove that the public interest would be served by keeping them sealed.
      5. His completely unfounded legal argument: While the Lawrence Journal-World may claim that it requests this information because it is in the public interest, the sad reality is that the Lawrence Journal-World is a fledgling publication devoid of journalist integrity and constantly on the prowl for potential clickbait
2. Texas Schools Censor Teacher
   1. https://www.chron.com/news/houston-texas/education/article/texas-teacher-anne-frank-fired-18375331.php
      1. A Texas middle school teacher has been fired after assigning an unapproved illustrated version of Anne Frank's Diary to her eighth grade reading class. Per a report from KFDM, a spokesperson for Hamshire-Fannett ISD, located south of Beaumont, released a statement confirming the teacher was sent home on Wednesday after reading a passage from Anne Frank's Diary: The Graphic Adaptation in which Frank wrote about male and female genitalia. An investigation into the incident has since ensued.
      2. While district officials claim the adaptation of Anne Frank's Diary was not approved, it was included on a reading list sent to parents at the start of the school year, KFDM reports
3. Missouri falling behind energy shifts
   1. https://missouriindependent.com/2023/09/20/seizing-the-clean-energy-opportunity-missouris-time-to-shine/
      1. Utility companies across America are working to shift away from coal to more renewable sources
      2. For years, electric companies across the nation cited cost concerns in their resistance to clean energy. But that should be the case no longer, thanks to new federal opportunities. 
      3. Take the Kansas City-based Evergy, which has taken action to decrease its reliance on coal and increase its renewables-based energy generation. In 2018, Evergy closed some of its coal plants and increased its wind production while working with businesses to attract new development through renewable access. At one time, Evergy planned to reach net zero emissions by 2045.
      4. Federal funding can be used to boost coops
      5. Also a job creator
      6. Win-win-Win situation here
4. Indiana Takes The Lead On Non-Compete Legislation
   1. https://indianacapitalchronicle.com/2023/09/20/indiana-likely-to-wait-on-further-noncompete-legislation-pending-lawsuit-industry-impacts/
      1. Indiana lawmakers went on the offensive when they limited physician-employer noncompete agreements for the second time in three years — but with a lawsuit pending and an industry adjusting, they’re sitting back to observe before doing more.
      2. And still-unfolding national efforts could supersede it all.
      3. “I’m hopeful, maybe, but I think it’s more of a sit and wait,” said Sen. Justin Busch, the Fort Wayne Republican who authored this year’s legislation.
      4. Noncompete agreements bar employees who leave their jobs from working in similar positions within a certain timeframe, and often, a geographical range. In Indiana, physicians working under such agreements must purchase their freedom for a “reasonable” price.
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5. Looming Federal Shutdown Puts Millions In State of Uncertainty
   1. https://iowacapitaldispatch.com/2023/09/20/a-disaster-nears-millions-of-federal-workers-paychecks-would-be-on-hold-in-a-shutdown/
      1. 3.5 million federal workers or other pearson reliant on federal system for regular income will be in a bind
      2. All of this coming as the House gears up for their first impeachment hearings coming up on Thursday, which could be happening almost simultaneously with a shut down
6. Child Rape and Abuse Charges In Tennessee Against Another Drag Queen… oh sorry, misread that, against another white male pastor
   1. https://www.thedailybeast.com/traveling-texas-preacher-benjamin-garlick-and-wife-charged-in-child-rape-case
      1. Traveling pastor and wife got crowd sourced funds to pay for a van
      2. Now he’s charged with rape and abuse and she is charged with facilitating the same
      3. But hey, at least a man in a dress didn’t read a book to kids, amiright?
7. Feds Bringing Back Free COVID testing
   1. https://www.covid.gov/tests
      1. The COVIDtests.gov program has distributed over 755 million tests directly to more than two-thirds of American households, 310 million of which went to households in underserved communities. The U.S. government will continue to make COVID-19 tests available to uninsured individuals and underserved communities through existing outreach programs. Please contact a HRSA health center, Test to Treat site, or ICATT location near you to learn how to access low- or no-cost COVID-19 tests provided by the federal government.
8. Friday Feel Good - Springfield MO charity helping millions of kids
   1. https://sgfcitizen.org/schools/k12-education/care-to-learn-celebrates-a-3-million-milestone-of-meeting-needs/

The charitable foundation focused on helping students and their families for educational success recently celebrated meeting its 3 millionth need. 

Krystal Simon, CEO of the organization, said Care to Learn reached that mark relatively quickly, compared to the last milestones — it took 10 years to surpass a million. 

“It took us 14 years to hit 2 million needs,” Simon said. “About a year later, we hit 3 million.” 

The reason for the increased number of needs deals with the growth of the organization. In its 15th year, Care to Learn now has chapters and partners in 42 school districts around Missouri, from Kansas City to Cape Girardeau, reaching about 130,000 public school students.

Care To Learn link: https://caretolearn.org/who-we-are/

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