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Gov. Chris Sununu aims to inspire a revival of civics education nationwide as surveys show Americans lack a solid understanding of just how our government works. The governor recently signed legislation prioritizing civics instruction, which has been shown to improve school climates, increase volunteerism and the likelihood students will become voters. .
The annual National Voter Registration Day returns tomorrow, and a Texas organization has a goal of registering 1,200 new young voters from diverse backgrounds. Claudia Yoli Ferla, executive director of MOVE Texas, said one in three voters there is a young person. Texas, she noted, is one of the most diverse states in the nation - and many of the young voters are progressive and homegrown. .
When a pandemic is happening in real time, it s only possible to know in hindsight what was a successful mitigation strategy, what was hype to help a presidential candidate, or even what was suppressed for geopolitical interests.There is no question mitigation was good, but political and corporate media pressure to keep the world locked down and te