Michigan Senate passes bill honoring Flint’s lost St. John Street neighborhoodThe proposed St. John Street Community Memorial Highway would begin at Hamilton Avenue and continue a quarter mile north of Stewart Avenue.M Live Michigan2d agoWhole story →GovernmentBuildS 791michigan highway naming bill passage
FCC considering changes, possibly ending, program that offers discounted internet to schools, librariesA federal program that has paid out billions of dollars to local schools and libraries to offset the cost of internet service is in danger of being curtailed or even eliminated, leaving district administrators and library officials concerned about how they would bridge the financial gap. The E-Rate program, overseenPittsburgh Tribune-Review3d agoWhole story →BuildEducatione rate program review
How the Smithsonian is using AI to connect artifacts from the American RevolutionThe Smithsonian Institution is using artificial intelligence to better understand its collection related to the American Revolution. The project is called Revolution Crossroads, and it aims to help the public and scholars connect objects across institutions such as the Library of Congress. The review was launched in the spring, and the goal is to uncover…The Atlanta Journal-Constitution4d agoWhole story →EducationCulture
As Trump's proposed arch looms over D.C., protesters pin their hopes on the midtermsDemocratic lawmakers, veterans and concerned citizens gathered in Memorial Circle to protest the arch Trump wants to build there. Their hopes lie primarily in a lawsuit and next month's midterms.NPR5d agoWhole story →GovernmentCulturetrump arch protest
Veterans Protest Trump Arch Amid Lawsuit: ‘Veterans Over Vanity’Veterans and lawmakers gathered at Memorial Circle as a lawsuit challenging Trump's proposed arch continues in federal court.Newsweek6d agoWhole story →GovernmentCulturetrump arch protest
Bill naming Churchill Museum a landmark heads to Trump deskMuseum at Westminster College in Fulton marks site where legendary British Prime Minister Winston Churchill gave historic "Iron Curtain" speechSt. Louis Post-Dispatch6d agoWhole story →GovernmentEducationchurchill museum landmark bill
Judge cites Trump’s threats in permanent dismissal of Reflecting Pool damage charges against OlympianBy Holmes Lybrand, CNN (CNN) — A federal judge on Thursday dismissed charges against David Hearn, the former US Olympian initially accused of damaging the Reflecting Pool at the Lincoln Memorial, with prejudice, citing President Donald Trump’s comments to ensure charges cannot be brought in the future. The judge found Hearn faced threats of aABC17News.com6d agoWhole story →GovernmentJusticereflecting pool case dismissal
