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School vouchers are one example of the stakes in legislative elections
by Wayne Schutsky
The November election in Arizona could determine whether a rapidly expanding school voucher program is reined in by the Legislature. That's the goal Democrats have -- if they can get a majority.
Fed chairman will testify before a pair of Congressional committees this week
Federal Reserve Chairman Powell answers questions from a Senate committee Wednesday. He's sure to be asked about inflation and possible fallout from the Fed's efforts to bring prices under control.
Supreme Court ruling on Maine's tuition program hands school-choice advocates a win
by Nina Totenberg
The U.S. Supreme Court's decision ordering Maine to pay tuition for rural students at private religious schools has far-reaching consequences beyond the state.
Jan. 6 hearing lays out efforts directed at state officials to void election results
The House Jan. 6 committee on Tuesday heard from state and local officials who say they were pressured by President Trump and his allies to help overturn the 2020 election results.
Texas officials say Uvalde gunman could have been stopped much sooner
by Camille Phillips
More has been revealed more about the police response to last month's school shooting in Uvalde. A top law enforcement official called it an "abject failure" and laid out mistakes made the day.
Senate negotiators reach a final bipartisan agreement on a gun safety bill
A bipartisan gun safety bill, poised to pass the Senate, could be the first major gun measure in decades. It's a narrow bill that President Biden supports, even though he wants it to go further.
Rwanda looks to gain political leverage after it agrees to a refugee deal with U.K.
NPR's Leila Fadel talks to Phil Clark, a professor of international politics at SOAS University of London, about what a British deal to move asylum-seekers to Rwanda means for the African country.
1 man is determined to break the cycle and not end up back in prison
by Elissa Nadworny
Daniel Duron changed his life by earning his bachelor's degree behind bars. His path will be more available next year, when people in federal and state prisons will once again qualify for Pell grants.
Supreme Court rules Maine tuition assistance program must cover religious schools
by Nina Totenberg
The U.S. Supreme Court ruled 6-3 along ideological lines that Maine's tuition assistance program must cover religious schools.
New details raise even more questions about the Texas school shooting
NPR's Leila Fadel talks to Tony Plohetski of the Austin American-Statesman about reports detailing armed officers in the halls of Robb Elementary in Uvalde shortly after the gunman arrived on campus.
Audio postcard: Spending a day on a forest path in the Silh River valley
by Brian Mann
It's tradition in Switzerland to follow "wander" trails. We hear what it's like to walk along a gorgeous river valley in the hills above Zurich.