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Alaska election officials to recalculate signatures for ranked vote repeal measure after court order

Associated Press JUNEAU, Alaska (AP) — A state court judge has disqualified a number of booklets used to gather signatures for an initiative that aims to repeal Alaska’s ranked choice voting system. The court has given elections officials a deadline to determine whether the measure would still have sufficient signatures to qualify for the November

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Migrant children were put in abusive shelters for years, suit says. Critics blame lack of oversight

Associated Press MCALLEN, Texas (AP) — As allegations of sexual abuse built up at the largest housing provider for unaccompanied migrant children in the U.S., officials continued placing children in their care in a system that lacks adequate oversight, advocates say. A lawsuit filed Wednesday by the Justice Department alleges employees of Southwest Key Programs

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Migrant children were put in abusive shelters for years, suit says. Critics blame lack of oversight

Associated Press MCALLEN, Texas (AP) — As allegations of sexual abuse built up at the largest housing provider for unaccompanied migrant children in the U.S., officials continued placing children in their care in a system that lacks adequate oversight, advocates say. A lawsuit filed Wednesday by the Justice Department alleges employees of Southwest Key Programs

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