The absurdly undemocratic election to recall California Gov. Gavin Newsom, which cost taxpayers some $300 million and exposed them to relentless campaigning for months in what was supposed to be an off-year respite from political browbeating, finally ended last week. Nothing changed. Ah, but…
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Denver Public Schools board member Tay Anderson insisted Friday that he will not resign, as school board members were set to begin deliberations on whether to censure him over an investigation they said “reveals behavior unbecoming of a board member.” Investigators found that Anderson flirt…
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