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Sanders And Top Progressives Push To Make College Free For Most Americans

Kelsey Snell, NPR

Posted on April 21, 2021 · They are introducing legislation that would eliminate tuition and fees at public, four-year institutions for those from families earning up to $125,000 and make community college free for everyone.

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Rice Offers Free Tuition, And School Administrator’s Inappropriate Comments : The Good, Bad, and Ugly of the Week’s News

Abner Fletcher

Posted on September 21, 2018 · Our panel of non-experts weighs in on the stories from this week’s news and decides if they’re good, bad, or ugly.

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U.S. Senate, in 64-34 vote, advances bipartisan gun legislation backed by Cornyn

Texas Tribune Staff

Posted on June 22, 2022 · The legislation would enhance background checks for gun purchasers younger than 21. It would also make it easier to remove guns from people threatening to kill themselves or others, as well as people who have committed domestic violence.

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Bipartisan group of senators announces deal for school safety and gun measures

Kelsey Snell, NPR

Posted on June 12, 2022 · The agreement, which has the support of at least 10 Republican senators, is narrowly focused at preventing future shootings similar to the one in Uvalde, Texas.

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President Biden calls for assault weapons ban and other measures to curb gun violence

Ximena Bustillo, NPR

Posted on June 2, 2022 · The address followed recent mass shootings in New York, Texas, and Oklahoma. He called on Congress to pass "commonsense laws to combat the epidemic of gun violence."

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Rep. Sylvia Garcia, and the life of Ken Caminiti (May 31, 2022)

Michael Hagerty

Posted on May 31, 2022 · On Tuesday's show: Rep. Sylvia Garcia answers listener questions, we learn why former Houston Astros star Ken Caminiti admitted he'd used steroids long before anyone else did, and we discuss a piece of artwork at the MFAH that's been at the center of some controversy.

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