The "What happened in your state last week?" Megathread, Week 21 - Politics

The "What happened in your state last week?" Megathread, Week 21
I'm Matt Barnum, and I cover local and national education politics, policy and research for Chalkbeat. AMA!
EPA Bars AP, CNN From Summit on Contaminants
Harley-Davidson took its tax cut, closed a factory, and rewarded shareholders
Trump Is Doing Same Thing He Demanded Clinton Be Locked Up For
Rudy Giuliani won deal for OxyContin maker to continue sales of drug behind opioid deaths
Trump warned of ‘great danger’ posed by Clinton’s emails. But he eschews security procedures for his own phone.
Dems want to scrap tax cut for rich to fund teachers’ raises
Guards "forcibly" prevent AP reporter from attending EPA summit
Trump’s Unsecured iPhones Make Clinton’s Basement Server Look Like Fort Knox
Dems take aim at the Republicans' 'culture of corruption'
Betsy DeVos will likely face school shooting questions in Capitol Hill return
Republican Rubio threatens 'veto-proof congressional action' to check Trump's move to save Chinese company ZTE
Third white supremacist found guilty of beating black man during Charlottesville protest
EPA bars AP, CNN from summit on contaminants
EPA bars AP, CNN from summit on contaminants
Ex-White House ethics counsel: More evidence against Trump than there ever was against Nixon
Senate panel overwhelmingly approves amendment blocking Trump on ZTE
'Clown Prince' Jared: Exposing the Billion Dollar Scheme to Push Trump to Punish Qatar for the Saudis
White House Official Rewards Paul Ryan’s Loyalty With Talk of Ousting Him as Speaker
Dem rep: Nunes actions make US ‘profoundly less safe’
A Fitting End to Paul Ryan’s Fraudulent Political Career
Trump ignores White House's secure phone rules because they are 'inconvenient', says report
The Worst, Most Thuggish Trump Official Just Had Reporters Violently Ejected from a Government Forum
Schumer: Trump was ‘played’ by Chinese president
No links between Ritalin and school shootings, as NRA's Oliver North claimed
This GOP Candidate Created A Trust That Rewards His Kids If They Marry A White Person

The "What happened in your state last week?" Megathread, Week 21

Posted: 22 May 2018 08:39 AM PDT

Hi there, /r/politics. Due to other personal engagements I was unable to post this thread yesterday. My apologies for the inconvenience. Next week this thread will be on Monday again.

Welcome to the 'What happened in your state last week' thread, where you can post any local political news stories that you find important in the comments. This is a weekly thread posted every Monday, in order to facilitate more discussion on local issues on /r/politics. Since this is intended to be a thread about local politics, top-level comments that are exclusively about national issues will not be allowed. When commenting, please include the state you're living in, and don't forget to link sources. Also, please actually describe what happened. "I live in X, you know what happened" isn't helpful to users and will be removed.

If someone from your state made a news round-up that you think is insufficient, feel free to comment to that round-up with further news stories. Enjoy discussion, and review our civility guidelines before engaging with others.

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I'm Matt Barnum, and I cover local and national education politics, policy and research for Chalkbeat. AMA!

Posted: 22 May 2018 10:10 AM PDT

Hi everyone, I'm Matt Barnum! I'm a national education reporter for the nonprofit news organization Chalkbeat, which works in seven different communities including New York, Detroit, Indianapolis, and Memphis. Part of my job is to unpack education research and policy for both local and national audiences. Some of my most popular pieces include a look at the data behind the recent push to raise teacher pay, why a recent graph shared by Betsy DeVos about school spending was misleading, and how race and racism shape educational outcomes. You can stay up-to-date with all the latest education news with Chalkbeat's weekly e-newsletter that I co-author. I look forward to answering all of your questions today.

Proof: https://twitter.com/matt_barnum/status/998234834525999104

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EPA Bars AP, CNN From Summit on Contaminants

Posted: 22 May 2018 07:41 AM PDT

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Harley-Davidson took its tax cut, closed a factory, and rewarded shareholders

Posted: 22 May 2018 05:01 AM PDT