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Via Stateline: With many students and educators already using widely available artificial intelligence tools, state lawmakers and school districts are playing catch-up on AI policies. https://ow.ly/mn2O50Z9TP5
A bill to crack down on financial aid fraud passed the U.S. House on Wednesday. Alabama congressional delegation split down party lines on the bill.
BREAKING via Ralph Chapoco: A federal judge Tuesday ruled that Alabama's nitrogen gas execution protocol constituted "cruel and unusual punishment," throwing future uses of the controversial method into doubt.
Via Jennifer Shutt: President Donald Trump significantly bolstered funding for immigration enforcement Wednesday when he signed into law a nearly $70 billion package that will keep key federal agencies operating without any new restrictions.
Via @timhenderson.bsky.social and Stateline: Consumer price inflation reached 4.2% in May, the highest mark in three years, boosted largely by higher energy prices that have spiked because of the Iran war, according to federal numbers released on Wednesday.
Via Ralph Chapoco: The Alabama Attorney General’s Office Wednesday appealed a federal district court ruling declaring the state’s nitrogen gas execution protocol unconstitutional.
Via Jennifer Shutt: Congress must act to shore up Social Security during the next six years to avoid an automatic drop-off in benefits in 2032, according to a report released Tuesday. https://ow.ly/TCM150Z9CYk
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Via Ralph Chapoco: The former healthcare provider for the Alabama Department of Corrections told employees on Monday that it did not have the cash to pay them for hours worked before the company filed for bankruptcy in May. https://ow.ly/uhgA50Z9zIy
Via Ralph Chapoco: A federal judge Tuesday ruled that Alabama's nitrogen gas execution protocol constituted "cruel and unusual punishment," throwing future uses of the controversial method into doubt. https://ow.ly/ULfX50Z9IWg
Via Jonathan Shorman: The U.S. Department of Homeland Security is walking back, for now, a plan to sweep up data on millions of Americans who vote by mail under President Donald Trump’s executive order restricting mail ballots. https://ow.ly/cRSf50Z9SSq
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The ruling in Jeffery Lee's case throws future use of the controversial execution method into doubt in the state.
The measure, which passed 249-172, would require the U.S. Department of Education to set up an identity fraud detection system for the Free Application for Federal Student Aid, better known as FAFSA.
Democrats pressed for guardrails after immigration officers shot and killed two U.S. citizens in Minneapolis in January. But when talks broke down, Republican lawmakers drafted their own bill without any additional constraints.
