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    Hidden Brain
    A copy of the final edition of the Rocky Mountain News sits in a newspaper box on a street corner in Denver, Colorado.
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    Stop The Presses! Newspapers Affect Us, Often In Ways We Don't Realize

    Apr 30, 2020
    On this week's radio show, we trace the history of fake news. Plus, in a time when accurate information is so important, we ask who ultimately bears the cost when no one wants to pay for local news.
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    The Coronavirus Crisis
    Governments, like businesses and other organizations, are working remotely and holding online meetings. They're also falling victim to harassment.
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    'Zoombombing' City Hall: Online Harassment Surges As Public Meetings Go Virtual

    Apr 09, 2020
    Racist and pornographic attacks on video conferences are a problem for anyone holding online meetings, but especially for governments and organizations that must make their meetings public.
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    National
    Longmont, Colo., library director Nancy Kerr says libraries are always looking at new opportunities to connect people with information.
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    Public Libraries May Turn The Page For Colorado City's News Desert

    Sep 19, 2019
    Scores of counties across the U.S. have no local newspaper, and some that do say they're not being well-served by them. Longmont, Colo., is considering one possible solution: newsrooms in libraries.
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    Law
    State representatives work in the house chambers at the State House in Montgomery, Ala. A federal appeals court sided with workers from Birmingham, Ala., who argued that state lawmakers racially discriminated against the majority-black city by blocking a
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    In Battle Pitting Cities Vs. States Over Minimum Wage, Birmingham Scores A Win

    Jul 27, 2018
    A federal appeals court sided with workers from Birmingham, Ala., who argued that state lawmakers racially discriminated against the majority-black city by blocking a 2016 municipal minimum wage hike.
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    You, Me And Them: Experiencing Discrimination In America
    Austin City Council member Delia Garza attended the Women's March on Austin with colleagues Pio Renteria and Austin Mayor Steve Adler at the Texas State Capitol in January.
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    Facing Discrimination In Public Life, Latinos Stay Positive About Government

    Nov 01, 2017
    Even as 1 in 7 Latinos says he or she has encountered discrimination while voting or participating in politics, 60 percent of Latinos report that local government represents their views well.
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    The Two-Way
    Chinese teens try to find their way through a rugged section of the Great Wall of China in Beijing in 2007.
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    Call It The Great Sidewalk: Chinese Officials Under Fire For 'Repairs' To Great Wall

    Sep 22, 2016
    A local government tried to repair a section of the Great Wall by apparently paving it over. Now, a stretch of the wall looks more like a skateboarding ramp than a global treasure.
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    Error At Nevada DMV Gives $19 Million To Incorrect Agencies

    May 20, 2016

    Officials say the Nevada Department of Motor Vehicles erroneously gave school districts and local governments $19.1 million that was supposed to be paid to the state. 

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    The Two-Way
    Los Angeles' current parking system assigns a different sign for different restrictions, sometimes leading to towers of signs several feet high.
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    How Do You Like Los Angeles' New Parking Signs?

    Apr 06, 2015
    Over the weekend, the city rolled out a parking sign template as part of a pilot program to try to simplify what can often be a very confusing parking process.
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    Can government employees be legislators

    Dec 06, 2011
    Of course, that doesn't sound like a tough question but it's harder than you think. Many state legislators have been state or local government employees.
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