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Just the Newsyesterday · Nov 13
Florida property tax amendment passage leaves local funding questions

GuideMarcus ValeNov 14, 20266 min

File a records request that actually gets answered

Federal FOIA covers federal agencies. Your county, school board and city run on state law. Here's how to write the request, track it and appeal a no.

Read your state budget in one evening

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Bertelsmann FoundationAug 28

How the Electoral College Works

Turning Point USAJan 4

Charlie Kirk Answers The Question "Why Do You Have To Be So Offensive?" | Why Only Facts Matter

TED-EdNov 1

Does your vote count? The Electoral College explained - Christina Greer

PBSJun 26

How Do We REALLY Elect The President? | Civics Made Easy

Turning Point USADec 30

Big Government Won't Keep You Safe

LifehackerNov 7

How the Electoral College Works, and Why We Have One

TED-EdOct 30

A 3-minute guide to the Bill of Rights - Belinda Stutzman

Civics ReviewJan 18

The Bill of Rights: Every Amendment, Why it's important, and How it limits the government

Heimler's HistorySep 30

The BILL of RIGHTS [AP Gov Review Unit 3 Topic 1 (3.1)]

Jake the LawyerDec 10

The Bill of Rights - 800 Years in the Making (Lawyer Explains)

CrashCourseMar 20

How a Bill Becomes a Law: Crash Course Government and Politics #9

Jack ItalixMay 30

Schoolhouse Rock- How a Bill Becomes a Law

Khan AcademyDec 22

How a bill becomes a law | US government and civics | US government and civics | Khan Academy

Khan AcademyJan 12

Diagramming how a bill becomes a law in the U.S.

Government ExplainedSep 7

How a Bill Becomes a Law

Fresberg Cartoon – Learning & History for StudentsJan 2

Wait… Who Makes the Laws?! How a Bill Becomes a Law for Kids

GPB EducationDec 15

How Does a Bill Become a Law?

Learn Something - PoliticsDec 31

How a Bill Becomes a Law | Learn Something

GuideMarcus ValeOct 28, 20265 min

The people who set your tax rate meet in public, and almost nobody comes

Your county board decides more about your roads, taxes and neighborhood than anyone in Washington does. Here's who they are and how to get in the room.

GuideJosh HalloranOct 12, 20266 min

Who actually runs your public library, and how you get a say

Your library answers to a board, a budget and a written policy. Find out which of the three you can reach, and how to be heard.

7 min

Your First Amendment Gets Tested at a Folding Table

6 min

Raise a Kid Who's Actually Read the Constitution

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GuideAde FisherSep 23, 20266 min

What It Actually Takes to Get on Your Local Ballot

Most people who talk about running for school board never call the election office. That call takes eleven minutes and settles the whole thing.

GuideJosh HalloranSep 23, 20266 min

How to Argue Politics With Your Neighbor and Keep Him

You're going to share a fence line with this guy for fifteen years. Here's how to hold your ground without torching the relationship.

5 min

Three Minutes at the Microphone and How to Use Them

6 min

How to Read the Part of Your Ballot Nobody Explains

GuideMarcus ValeSep 23, 20265 min

What the First Amendment Actually Protects, and What It Doesn't

Forty-five words, a handful of narrow exceptions, and a lot of myths. Know the difference before you step up to the microphone.

Florida's New Property Tax Exemption Raises Questions for Local Budgets

A newly approved exemption will lower taxable home values from 2027, and local governments must work out how to cover the lost revenue.

GuideFamilyJosh HalloranSep 23, 20265 min

Three minutes at the school board and how to use them

Most parents burn their public comment on feelings and lose the room. Do these things instead and the board will remember your name.

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GuideCommunityMarcus ValeSep 23, 20265 min

How to Make Your Three Minutes at Town Hall Count

The agenda is public, the microphone is open, and almost nobody uses either one well. Do it right and you'll be the most useful person in the room.

StoryNewsJosh HalloranOct 12, 20265 min

Parents and library boards are fighting in court, not just at meetings

The argument over children's books and programs has moved to federal courts and statehouses. Here's what's been decided, what hasn't, and where parents still have leverage.

GuideSchool & LearningSam OrtizSep 23, 20265 min

How to Actually Get Something Done at Your School Board

Most of your district gets decided in about ninety seconds, and almost nobody in the room is watching when it happens.

News6 min

What Illegal Crossings Cost Border Towns, and Where the Numbers Live

News5 min

Beat the Policy Without Borrowing Their Playbook

StoryNewsJosh HalloranSep 23, 20266 min

What a Poll Worker Actually Does From 5 a.m. to Midnight

The pay is modest, the day is long, and the sign-up window closes earlier than you think. Everything else about the job is simpler than people assume.