Education, Mike Johnson, and Senate Maps | April 22, 2024

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https://www.nytimes.com/2024/04/19/business/economy/volkswagen-united-automobile-workers-union.html?smid=nytcore-ios-share&referringSource=articleShare

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True or False

People understand the current assault on public education

Missouri’s new, we’ll call it an education bill, is likely to be signed

https://missouriindependent.com/2024/04/18/missouri-house-narrowly-sends-private-school-tax-credit-charter-expansion-to-governors-desk/

Yeah…No

What do you do with the kids who aren’t in school? Put them to work of courses and in Louisiana if you're a CHILD at work things just went from already bad because you’re a child at work, to worse

https://www.nola.com/news/politics/legislature/la-lawmakers-vote-to-remove-lunch-breaks-for-child-workers/article_ef234692-fd9e-11ee-99f5-771c7366107a.html

HUH… Mike Johnson, Whaaaa Happppennnn?
https://www.nytimes.com/2024/04/21/us/politics/mike-johnson-turnaround.html

https://www.cnn.com/2024/04/21/politics/ukraine-aid-mike-johnson-house-speaker-israel-taiwan/index.html

https://www.politico.com/news/2024/04/20/johnson-mvp-house-foreign-aid-00153497

2024 Election Era

Senate map edition

Buy or sell: The map is in flux as we speak

Florida, could it be a race?

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2024/apr/19/debbie-mucarsel-powell-interview-democrat-florida-senate-abortion

Missouri could it be a race?

What is a realistic list of key Senate races?

Jan. Article https://www.cnn.com/2024/01/01/politics/senate-race-rankings-january-2024?cid=ios_app

Early April NY times

https://www.nytimes.com/article/senate-races-2024-election.html?smid=nytcore-ios-share&referringSource=articleShare

Cook Political

https://www.cookpolitical.com/ratings/senate-race-ratings

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