The National Archives is collaborating with the National Park Service on a special project to tag and transcribe 80,000+ pension records of American Revolution soldiers and their families—handwritten stories of their service and lives. Join in! archives.gov/citizen-archiv… #RevWarVets

Springfield, Ohio has a terrific local newspaper that, no surprise, spoke with the mayor and police chief who already debunked Trump's false pet-eating claims. The paper also details the very difficult reality in the community right now --> springfieldnewssun.com/news/a-wild-fe…

Explains a lot georgiarecorder.com/briefs/state-a…

there's fine art and then there are the Louisiana Shrimp and Petroleum Festival posters

More than 50% of Americans living with HIV are over 50. For this growing population, discrimination can compound health challenges. Dive into how states are moving to protect individuals living with HIV against discriminatory practices: ✍️ Kaitlyn Levinson buff.ly/4gCGDsu

A dozen states have yet to start spending their federal $$$ to build EV charging stations. route-fifty.com/infrastructure…

NEW: Houston ISD is considering a policy to keep students from using cellphones during emergencies, calling them "counterproductive." If enacted, students would be expected not to use phones to contact their families until police have cleared the campus. houstonchronicle.com/news/houston-t…

The country's first soda tax is on the ballot again this fall. Via Kaitlyn Levinson route-fifty.com/finance/2024/0…

That Baja Blast.

There are 184 Native candidates running across the country this year, the highest number "ever in U.S. history." Most are women. h/t Dan Vock route-fifty.com/management/202…

For ProPublica, I wrote about a Supreme Court decision that Justice Elena Kagan warned would cause "large-scale disruption." The decision was to entomb the doctrine of Chevron deference. Three months later, effects are already being felt. propublica.org/article/suprem…

"Trolls hate it. When you respond to them, they hate it." Chris Teale #ICMA2024 route-fifty.com/digital-govern…

In non - #Helene related news: Meanwhile, #ClaytonCounty still doesn’t have a major bookseller within county lines. There are 300K residents and no major bookseller. The Atlanta Voice #business theatlantavoice.com/barnes-noble-c…

When people complain "the media isn't covering this," they usually mean national cable TV news are focused on some other story. So turn it off, seek out the (often local) outlets that are covering it...and amplify their work by sharing it

Legal groups stand ready to help election workers navigate the legal realities of “see something, say something" this fall. #gapol route-fifty.com/management/202…

The numbers are in: Trump boosted roads. Biden backs biking and walkers. route-fifty.com/infrastructure… Check out my Route Fifty story on a new Urban Institute report

More than 60,000 local, state, federal, and tribal public servants just had their student debt canceled, bringing the total loan forgiveness approved by the Biden administration to more than $175 billion. ✍️ Molly Bloom buff.ly/3UcxZXU

I went to Las Vegas for the first time earlier this year and tripled my money on the roulette table. Surprisingly, there are bigger issues at play in the race for mayor. route-fifty.com/management/202…

“Simply responding to rising student debt with more federal spending will do little to address the growth in college costs and only add to our growing national debt,” the report authors wrote. route-fifty.com/workforce/2024…

October 29 is #NationalCatDay! When the Fords moved into the White House in Aug. 1975, their daughter Susan’s cat Shan, a seal point Siamese, came with them. The cat was named after a village in China the Ford’s visited when Jerry was a Congressman. Photos: A1816-18, A0357-09A