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Daily News Lesson March 05 2024

How governors are working on solutions amid intense political polarization

Hear from two governors who are working on plans to reduce political polarization in the U.S.
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Daily News Lesson February 15 2024

Why some governors turned down a food assistance program for children in their states

Only those who live in certain states will have access to summer school lunch relief
New York Governor Andrew Cuomo arrives to depart in his helicopter after announcing his resignation in Manhattan, New York City
Daily News Lesson August 13 2021

New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo to resign
Hear why Governor Andrew Cuomo of New York is stepping down, and discuss changing attitudes toward sexual harassment in the workplace
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Daily News Lesson August 06 2021

School districts sue as mayor defies Arkansas mask mandate ban
Discuss the challenges some states are making to local rules about masking in public schools
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Daily Video November 18 2015

Some governors want to refuse Syrian refugees
In the wake of Friday’s terror attacks in Paris, more than half of governors in the United States, mostly Republicans, say they oppose a plan to resettle 10,000 Syrian refugees into the country by next fall.

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