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They say some parts of the parental rights measure needed clarification. Republicans argue it’s an attempted rollback of the law.
The House education committee is charged with forging consensus on the nation's education policy. But at a recent meeting, partisan differences were on full display.
Arts & Culture
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Movie ReviewsThe Iranian-German co-production “The Seed of the Sacred Fig” is currently nominated for the Best International Film Oscar. It has a turbulent making-of story, but Nathan Weinbender says the movie itself is just as intense and impossible to look away from.
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Movies 101On this week’s show, Dan Webster, Nathan Weinbender, and Mary Pat Treuthart discuss two late arrivals that deserve to be listed among the very best films that 2024 had to offer. The first is “Nickel Boys,” a drama about two young men confined to a Florida reform school, and the second is “September 5,” which tells the story of the ABC Sports team that covered the terrorist attack during the 1972 Olympic Games.
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Director Leslie Stamoolis and three cast members (Sydney Lai, Alex Smith, and Jordan Salazar) join Henry McNulty in the studio to discuss their one-of-a-kind "I Wish Ma Could Vote: An Evening of Women's Suffrage Plays."
Events
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EventsThe free concert is happening March 1 at 1 PM at 1110 W. Riverside Ave.
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EventsThe 2025 Record Sale is coming up February 15 and 16 at CenterPlace Regional Event Center, Spokane Valley
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SPR holds 45th Anniversary Open House January 23rd from 4-7 pm
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Some companies have announced diversity rollbacks — but many more are deleting or softening language from their investor disclosures, an NPR analysis finds.
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Picture book author Mac Barnett has been named the Library of Congress' new ambassador for young people's literature. He discusses what the role means when engaging kids in reading can be a struggle. Library of Congress' new ambassador for young people's literature. We talk with Barnett about what it means to be named to this role in this moment, when engaging kids in reading can be a struggle, and when there are more challenges to what kids are free to read.
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New administration moves to implement Trump's agenda at the Justice Department, big companies scrub mention of DEI from annual investor reports, and flu is spiking for a second time this season.
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NPR's Michel Martin speaks with Nabil Fahmy, former Egyptian foreign minister and ambassador to the U.S., about how Egypt views President Trump's plans for Gaza.
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The DOJ is moving to implement President Trump's agenda for the agency, including reevaluating past criminal cases against him.
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The new movie "Jazzy" follows two young girls as they navigate the ups and downs of adolescence in South Dakota. NPR's Michel Martin speaks with the film's director and young star.
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NPR's A Martinez speaks with Eugene Cho, president of Bread for the World, about how the tumult at the U.S. Agency for International Development is affecting efforts to fight global food insecurity.
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Shortly after Kendrick Lamar took home five Grammy awards, he's getting his biggest single audience ever, as the featured artist of this year's Super Bowl halftime show.
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Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba meets with President Trump Friday. He faces a challenge in overcoming Trump's long-held skepticism about the usefulness of alliances.