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Democrats in the state are veering from cautious optimism to complete pessimism about their chances in 2024, with two liberal-leaning ballot measures having the potential to boost turnout. Read full article

The department concluded that both schools failed to appropriately respond to complaints that campus protests had veered into antisemitism and anti-Arab discrimination. Read full article

Moscow needs conventional arms like artillery shells and missiles that North Korea could provide to give it an edge in its war of attrition in Ukraine. Read full article

Multiple attendees were treated for injuries after a confrontation involving mace led to the event being shut down early, the police said. Read full article

The State Assembly passed a bill banning colleges from considering family ties to donors or alumni in admissions decisions. Read full article

The state legalized the use of recreational marijuana in 2022. Several other states and the federal government have also wiped out low-level convictions for marijuana possession. Read full article

Parents, desperate for help, are turning to private schools with a half-dozen or so students. And they are getting a financial boost from taxpayers. Read full article

A contest between the chairman of the ultraconservative House Freedom Caucus and another right-wing politician who has the backing of former President Donald J. Trump has splintered the G.O.P. Read full article

Democrats have been urging the president to more forcefully attack Donald Trump after his felony conviction by a New York jury. Read full article

An unusually early and large Democratic Legislative Campaign Committee investment is aimed at getting voters to pay more attention to state legislative races. Read full article