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Lara Weber

@laraweber.bsky.social

@StatesNewsroom.com, ex-Chicago Tribune, journalist, political junkie, comms pro whose natural habitat is wild outdoors - or couch. Has regular flashbacks of Peace Corps-Zambia/Africa. ✌️ Posts of birds and dogs for sanity.

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Lara Weber@laraweber.bsky.social · 2d ago

Hamilton makes history with U.S. Senate win over Republican incumbent kansasreflector.com/2026/11/03/h... @statesnewsroom.com @kansasreflector.com

Hamilton makes history with U.S. Senate win over Republican incumbent • Kansas Reflector

OVERLAND PARK — The Rev. Adam Hamilton is set to make history as the first Democrat elected to the U.S. Senate in Kansas in 94 years, appearing to defeat Republican incumbent U.S. Sen. Roger Marshall ...

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VoteHub@votehub.com · 2d ago

Kansas U.S. Senate 83% Reported: 🔵 Adam Hamilton – 523,141 (53.1%) 🔴 Roger Marshall – 434,198 (44.1%) Results per AP

States Newsroom@statesnewsroom.com · 2d ago

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Bluesky@bsky.app · 2d ago

Bluesky’s Election Day feed features 700+ local reporters and newsrooms covering all 50 states and DC, many of them independent or nonprofit. Want to keep up with their reporting today and year-round? Follow this battleground Starter Pack or any of the regional packs in the thread below. 🧵

MLive@mlive.com · 3mo ago

An investigative report two years in the making was released Tuesday, July 28, detailing decades of sexual abuse at Interlochen Center for the Arts by staff, trustees, visiting artists and Jeffrey Epstein.

Epstein, 46 others linked to decades of sex assaults at Interlochen, over 70 victims

An investigative report two years in the making was released Tuesday, July 28, detailing decades of sexual abuse at Interlochen Center for the Arts by staff, trustees, visiting artists and Jeffrey Epstein.

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States Newsroom@statesnewsroom.com · 5mo ago

@newhampshirebulletin.com reporter @willskipworth.bsky.social has won the prestigious 2026 Livingston Award for local reporting, @umwallacehouse.bsky.social and @umich.edu announced today. #FairFearlessFree #LocalJournalism www.newsfromthestates.com/article/bull...

Bulletin’s Skipworth named Livingston Award winner for series on NH’s disability care system

William Skipworth, a staff reporter for the New Hampshire Bulletin since January 2025, has won this year’s Livingston Award for Local Reporting for his series on abuse and neglect in the state’s disab...

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Mayor Zohran Kwame Mamdani@mayor.nyc.gov · 5mo ago

Today, I signed an Executive Order temporarily repealing bedtimes in the City of New York so that kids of all ages can watch our team in the NBA Finals. As Mayor, you’re forced to make many difficult decisions. This was not one of them. Go Knicks.

States Newsroom@statesnewsroom.com · 5mo ago

What happened when the federal government decided to build one of the nation’s largest immigrant detention centers in rural Pennsylvania? Listen to Ep. 1 of ICEd Out, a new 3-part audio series from @penncapital-star.com to learn how the community responded. penncapital-star.com/podcasts/par...

ICEd Out, Episode One: A community in limbo • Pennsylvania Capital-Star

The 7,500-person immigrant detention facility proposed for a former Big Lots warehouse in Tremont Township, Schuylkill County, would be among the largest in the nation.

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Lara Weber@laraweber.bsky.social · 6mo ago

Supreme Court of Virginia strikes down redistricting amendment, keeps current maps in place virginiamercury.com/2026/05/08/s... @virginiamercury.com @statesnewsroom.com

Supreme Court of Virginia strikes down redistricting amendment, keeps current maps in place • Virginia Mercury

The Supreme Court of Virginia on Friday struck down the voter-approved redistricting amendment, upholding a lower court ruling that had declared the measure unconstitutional less than 24 hours after l...

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Lara Weber@laraweber.bsky.social · 7mo ago

Following Virginia's election Tuesday and the statewide vote on redistricting? This is your link for essential reading from the @virginiamercury.com. Being updated as news happens. virginiamercury.com/category/va-...

Virginia Redistricting 2026 Archives • Virginia Mercury

Early voting is underway across Virginia for an April 21 statewide referendum that could give the General Assembly temporary power to redraw the state’s congressional districts ahead of this fall’s mi...

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Lara Weber@laraweber.bsky.social · 7mo ago

First ICE officer charged with assault for threatening people with a gun in Minnesota minnesotareformer.com/2026/04/16/f... @statesnewsroom.com

First ICE officer charged with assault for threatening people with a gun in Minnesota • Minnesota Reformer

Hennepin County Attorney Mary Moriarty on Thursday filed criminal charges against an Immigration and Customs Enforcement officer for allegedly brandishing his service weapon at two people during Opera...

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