Keya Vakil is the deputy political editor at COURIER. He previously worked as a researcher in the film industry and dabbled in the political world.
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4 Questions: We Asked a High School Teacher to Talk About the Future of Public Education
It was the goal of our founding fathers and of a functioning democracy that citizens should be able to read for themselves, think for themselves, and therefore vote for themselves, and public education is the vehicle where that happens.
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4 Questions: We Asked a High School Teacher to Talk About Parents
“The choices and behaviors of some of my fellow humans during the pandemic have been one of the greatest heartbreaks of my career and my life.”
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4 Questions: We Asked a High School Teacher to Talk About Her Community
“Public schools are important to all communities, but especially important in small, rural communities, like where I work.”
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‘There Is Nowhere I Feel Safe’: 6 Takeaways From the Fourth House Hearing on Jan. 6
The devastating impacts of Trump’s attempts to overturn the 2020 election were on full display Tuesday, when one witness after another detailed how Trump’s “Big Lie” affected them and their loved ones.
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Exclusive: Sen. Mallory McMorrow on How to End the Cycle of ‘Everybody Loses’
Last week, Sen. McMorrow sat down with The ‘Gander’s Managing Editor, Lisa Hayes, and Senior Accountability Reporter, Keya Vakil, to discuss how it’s been going.
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Faith Leaders: We Support Your Right to a Safe, Legal Abortion
Despite what you might think, polls consistently show that a majority of Americans who follow a religious tradition believe abortion should be legal. “
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Six Key Takeaways From Jan. 6 Committee Hearing No. 2
The Trump campaign used the Big Lie to ask supporters for money – but didn’t use it to contest the 2020 election results, according to testimony heard Monday in the US House Committee’s investigation into the Jan. 6 attack. Here’s what else you need to know.
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‘I Was Slipping in People’s Blood’: 6 Key Takeaways From Jan. 6 Committee Hearing No. 1
Aware of the Jan. 6 mob’s chants to ‘Hang Mike Pence,’ former President Trump responded: “Maybe our supporters had the right idea.”
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Grand Rapids Cop Who Killed Patrick Lyoya Charged With Second Degree Murder
The April 4 killing was recorded by a bystander and video shows Lyoya was on the ground when he was killed. Kent County Prosecutor Chris Becker said Officer Christopher Schurr acted unreasonably when he shot Lyoya in the back of the head during a traffic stop.
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Michigan Lawmakers Defeat One Education Voucher Scheme, But Another From Betsy DeVos is On The Way
HB 5859 would have required the state to use $500 million in federal funds to contract with private vendors, to supply students with educational supplies, opportunities, and services. Opponents criticized the Republican-introduced bill as a ploy to direct public money to private, for-profit institutions that aren’t accountable to parents or the public.
