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The next Massachusetts state budget will include a provision to close an age-of-consent loophole that leaves students vulnerable to sexual abuse by teachers. As WAMC reports, recent efforts to address the longstanding protection gap were driven by a rape case at a Pittsfield boarding school.
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(Airs 07/01/26 @ 3 p.m.) WAMC’s David Guistina in conversation with Dr. Bruce Dearstyne, Editor and Author, about the new book Revolutionary New York: 250 Years of Social Change, published by SUNY Press. We'll talk about the birth of New York.
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As a Department of Justice memo challenges a disabled person's right to integration, activists, experts, and state officials respond in New York.
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A former DEC engineer who brought to light a Niagara Falls factory's dangerous bladder carcinogen emissions was recognized as activists push for compliance with a state order.
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A state program has adopted new tactics as its expanded far beyond the five boroughs.
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The portrait by artist Ezra Ames dates to1813, and had been on public display in Albany since then — until it needed a little TLC.
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Here's a look at some of the major developments since major back-to-back earthquakes rocked Venezuela on June 24, devastating parts of a country already reeling from crisis after crisis.
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As he marches on, his flag blows back into his face, leaving him unaware he is only a step away from a perilous fall. As usual with Banksy's art, the statue presents a sharp critique of society.
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Kids with autism can be 160 times more likely than other children to drown. Florida is dedicating state money to a program that prioritizes swim lessons for these kids.
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There's a ban on most states systematically purging voter rolls within 90 days before Election Day. Republicans are pushing courts to reinterpret that longstanding protection for eligible voters.