#StudentProtests #FirstAmendment #CivicEngagement
www.cbsnews.com
North Texas students continue anti-ICE walkouts despite suspension threats: "We shouldn't be punished for exercising our First Amendment rights."
Students across North Texas continue to walk out of class to protest Immigration and Customs Enforcement policies, despite potential disciplinary consequences.
#VotingRights #CivicEngagement #TexasPolitics
apnews.com
Attorney General Ken Paxton cannot shut down Texas Latino voting group, judge rules
Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton failed to offer "any plausible proof" that Jolt Initiative, a nonprofit that aims to increase civic participation among Latinos, is violating the law, a federal judge ruled Thursday.
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#Democracy #SocialJustice #CivicEngagement
www.washingtonpost.com
Opinion | A student asked how to improve government. My reply was disappointing.
Protesters march through downtown Minneapolis on Sunday, a day after the fatal shooting of Alex Pretti. (Roberto Schmidt/AFP/Getty Images)
A thoughtful high school student in Texas reached out to me last Friday with questions about the country and the precarious state it's in -- questions many adults are quietly asking themselves, too.
#BostonInauguration #CommunityCelebration #CivicEngagement
www.bostonherald.com
Mayor Wu inauguration to kick off celebration events Monday
Mayor Michelle Wu and Boston City Council members will be inaugurated in a livestreamed ceremony Monday morning, kicking off more celebratory events throughout the week.
#Democracy #CivicEngagement #LocalGovernance
www.deseret.com
Opinion: Empowering 'Builders' in American democracy
From the beginning, America was designed to be a nation built from the bottom up. The Framers believed that the strength of a republic comes from its citizens -- from families, neighborhoods, congregations and communities working together to shape their own future.
#NewYorkPolitics #DemocraticSocialism #CivicEngagement
slate.com
I Came to See Mamdani's First Big Speech as Mayor. I Found Something Else Entirely.
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#YouthActivism #CivicEngagement #PublicService
lasvegassun.com
Las Vegas student, 16, is finding his voice in the halls of power
A Las Vegas high school junior is already shaping state law and now heads to Washington -- before he can even vote.
Ethan Cohen helped co-author Nevada's bill defining antisemitism, served as vice chair of the Youth Legislature and earned one of the state's two spots in the 2026 U.
#NewYorkCity #MamdaniAdministration #CivicEngagement
www.foxnews.com
Mamdani announces new Office of Mass Engagement; says he needed a 'clean slate' to govern New York City
The first day of New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani's tenure in office was marked by a flurry of new executive orders and revocations of his predecessor's actions.
