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Shane Gero, a scientist and explorer with National Geographic. Gero said that whales share certain fundamental characteristics with humans, including being parts of families, having individual identities and being curious, especially when young. (Bioneers – May 16, 2023)
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Susan Kent, a former Minnesota state senator. She is part of a group called Majority in the Middle that is calling for greater partisanship in the Legislature, arguing among other things that more work should be done in committees and there should be fewer omnibus bills. At the end of this year’s session, majority Democrats combined all remaining bills into one and pushed it through both chambers without debate. (MinnPost – June 21, 2024)
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Louisiana Gov. Jeff Landry, who signed legislation mandating the display of the Ten Commandments in every public school classroom in the state. Civil rights groups including the American Civil Liberties Union and the Freedom From Religion Foundation vowed to file lawsuits to block the law. (Louisiana Illuminator, June 20, 2024)
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Marty Rosenbluth, an immigration attorney in Lumpkin, Ga. Compared to last year, Georgia is detaining 54 percent more immigrants for violating federal law. The number is expected to continue growing in part because of a state law requiring greater cooperation between local law enforcement and federal immigration agencies. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution, June 18, 2024)
