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School staff at Oregon-based Portland Public Schools (PPS) will now be required to consider a disruptive student’s race, gender identity and sexual orientation before disciplining them. A new collective bargaining agreement between Portland Public Schools and its teachers includes a change in policy regarding disciplinary actions. Furthermore, “continuous disruptive behavior” …

A budget signed by Massachusetts Gov. Maura Healey this week will allow utilities to raise rates to make up for hundreds of millions of dollars in additional costs to complete a transmission line to bring Canadian hydropower to the New England electricity grid. The head of Central Maine Power Co.’s …

Vice President Kamala Harris was awarded a golden gavel this week to celebrate her record-breaking amount of tie-breaking votes in the Senate. Harris made the achievement Tuesday with a vote in support of confirming Loren AliKhan as a U.S. District Court judge. “The vice president’s tie-breaking votes have been consequential …