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A bill brought to the legislature by business leaders would add social media messages to the state’s extortion law and could make it so those who leave bad reviews could be subject to a class 2 felony, the typical minimum sentence for which is 3 years in prison. Read more»

The ‘Tribute in Light’ memorial lights up lower Manhattan near One World Trade Center on Sept. 11, 2008, in New York City. The tribute at the site of the World Trade Center towers has been an annual event in New York since March 11, 2002.

“Never forget” will not only be enshrined in American vernacular but also Arizona curriculum, if a proposal establishing 9/11 Education Day and requiring public school teachers to craft lesson plans about the terrorist attacks every September 11 passes into law. Read more»

A statue of Vladimir Lenin near Weimar, Germany, is covered in graffiti in this 2009 picture.

Arizona high school students wouldn’t be able to graduate unless they are taught how communism and totalitarianism conflict with the American “principles of freedom and democracy” under a proposal backed by Republicans Tuesday. Read more»