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The latest on the Key Bridge collapse, New York puts forth legislation to get clean energy projects on the grid and Wisconsin and other states join a federal summer food program to help feed kids across the country.

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Republicans float conspiracy theories on the collapse of Baltimore's Key Bridge, South Carolina's congressional elections will use a map ruled unconstitutional, and the Senate schedules an impeachment trial for Homeland Secretary Mayorkas.

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Historic wildfires could create housing and health issues for rural Texans, a Kentucky program helps prison parolees start a new life, and descendants of Nicodemus, Kansas celebrate the Black settlers who journeyed across the 1870s plains seeking self-governance.

VA: Native American/Indigenous

Tribes from Alaska, Montana, and British Columbia have been adamantly opposed to pollutants flowing into a transboundary waterway between the U.S. and Canada. (Adobe Stock)
U.S. Tribal Leaders Bring Canadian Mine Waste Concerns to D.C.

Tribal leaders from the Northwestern U.S. have been in Washington, D.C., this week to discuss how waste from mines in British Columbia is threatening …

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La legislación actualmente atorada en el Congreso patrocinaría programas de capacitación para maestros y otras ayudas financieras para futros profesores de color, para ayudar a diversificar la fuerza educativa en la educación. (Adobe Stock)
Grupo Presiona al Congreso para Fondear Programa para la Diversidad en la Enseñanza

RICHMOND, Va. -- Una coalición de educadores y oficiales presiona al Congreso para fondear la iniciatdiva H.R. 4288, en favor de entrenar má…

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Tribal nations, environmental advocates and other stakeholders are waging legal challenges to the Trump administration's decision reduce the size of national monuments like Grand Staircase-Escalante. (National Parks Conservation Assn.)
Congress Reviews Trump National Monument Cutbacks

RICHMOND, Va. – The U.S. House Natural Resources Committee has a hearing today on the Trump administration's moves to shrink national monuments …

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PHOTO: The Nansemond Indian tribe is planning to build a cultural center and replica Indian village on property that used to belong to its ancestors. Photo Credit: Jesse Bass
Nansemond Indian Tribe Reclaims Native Land in Suffolk

SUFFOLK, Va. – This weekend, the Nansemond Indian Tribe is reclaiming its ancestral land in Virginia. After years of delays, the city of …

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Violence Against Women Act in Limbo – Lives Hang in the Balance?

RICHMOND, Va. - Reauthorization of the federal Violence Against Women Act (VAWA) remains in limbo. The legislation has implications for the victims …

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Report: Climate Change Hits Indian Country Hardest

RICHMOND, Va. - Indian Country is on the front lines when it comes to the effects of climate change, according to a new report from tribal groups and …

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VA Mattaponi River Makes “52 Places” List

Richmond, VA – The water in the Mattaponi River may be more precious than gold. The river is part of a list of more than 50 places that could …

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“Cradle to Prison Pipeline” Trapping VA Kids

Washington, DC – Learn to walk and talk -- and go directly to jail. That's a life story that children's advocates say is being played out for …

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