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The Rivercity Tattoo and Lifestyle Expo is open this weekend. About 60 artists from across the state will be available for live tattooing.
Local news
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The county’s budget office says the commission could face a $2 million shortfall in 2025 and $4.9 million shortfall in 2026 if spending continues as usual.
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For this month's En Route, Hugo Phan talks with a transit rider about what the location of the new biomedical campus will mean for bus passengers.
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This week on "The Range"...need a tattoo? We’ve got you covered. Also, a bus rider talks about the changes coming to the city’s transit center.
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Kelly says the $470 million cost of the latest proposal is not sustainable.
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The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s National Agricultural Statistics Service recently announced it is discontinuing a few market surveys due to budget cuts. Some lawmakers and industry groups have expressed concern and want the decision to be reversed.
NPR News
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At the height of the racial reckoning, a school district in Virginia voted to rename two schools that had been previously named for Confederate generals. This month, that decision was reversed.
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Students arrested at Columbia University and the City College of New York spoke with NPR about their choice to risk legal and academic consequences.
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Roger Fortson, a 23-year-old senior airman, was shot and killed at his apartment by a deputy this month. Lawyers for the family dispute the sheriff's office claim of self-defense.
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Louisiana could be the first state to regulate mifepristone and misoprostol in the same way as some narcotics and stimulants. Opponents predict harmful delays in miscarriage and other lawful uses.
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Across the city, power lines and trees are downed, traffic lights are out and glass is scattered across downtown. About 900,000 customers were left without power early Friday.
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Thirty years after Portishead's debut, Gibbons' first solo album is the testament of an uncanny singer simply making it through each day.
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Stock markets received a boost from new data showing inflation is easing. Lower inflation has raised hopes about the U.S. economy — but there are still a lot of unknowns.
Commentary & Podcasts
Beth Golay recently spoke with Nicholson Baker about his new novel, "Finding a Likeness: How I Got Somewhat Better at Art."
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