Great Plains News Digest
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IOWA – NEW AND DEVELOPING – NEWS
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US–TRUMP-EDUCATION-STATES
GOP-led states push for unfettered school aid as Trump promises a smaller federal role in education
SUMMARY: Governors in several Republican-led states are pressing the Trump administration to cut the strings attached to their federal education aid, a goal conservatives have long dreamed of that now appears within reach as President Donald Trump moves to dismantle the Education Department. Iowa put itself forward as a test case this month when it asked the Education Department to combine 10 funding sources into a single grant. As many as a dozen other GOP-led states are planning to submit their own requests, said Jim Blew, a former Education Department official from Trump’s first term.
WORDS: 1078 – MOVED: 03/25/2025 11:05 a.m. CDT
https://newsroom.ap.org/home/search?query=itemid:8290df0a19b3274d8cbf29ae77d81f8a&mediaType=text
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US–TRUMP-FIRED WORKERS REHIRED
Fired federal workers face choices now that a judge wants them rehired
SUMMARY: After a judge ordered the Trump administration to rehire thousands of probationary workers who were fired in a dramatic downsizing of the U.S. government, many have been asked to return to work only to be put on administrative leave, or offered early retirement. Some won’t go back, fearing it would happen again. Trump’s Department of Government Efficiency has not disclosed how many probationary workers were cut, how many were reinstated through the court order or how many are on administrative leave. But an new investigation by the Government Accountability Office will seek to answer some of those questions. Trump has asked the Supreme Court to block the rehiring order.
WORDS: 798 – MOVED: 03/25/2025 8:34 a.m. CDT
https://newsroom.ap.org/home/search?query=itemid:ac9afd4165c3110d7d7ee6c81eba0101&mediaType=text
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KANSAS – NEW AND DEVELOPING – NEWS
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US–TRUMP-EDUCATION-STATES
GOP-led states push for unfettered school aid as Trump promises a smaller federal role in education
SUMMARY: Governors in several Republican-led states are pressing the Trump administration to cut the strings attached to their federal education aid, a goal conservatives have long dreamed of that now appears within reach as President Donald Trump moves to dismantle the Education Department. Iowa put itself forward as a test case this month when it asked the Education Department to combine 10 funding sources into a single grant. As many as a dozen other GOP-led states are planning to submit their own requests, said Jim Blew, a former Education Department official from Trump’s first term.
WORDS: 1078 – MOVED: 03/25/2025 11:05 a.m. CDT
https://newsroom.ap.org/home/search?query=itemid:8290df0a19b3274d8cbf29ae77d81f8a&mediaType=text
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KANSAS – UPCOMING – SPORTS
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FIG–PLANE CRASH-SKATING CLUB
DESCRIPTION: NORWOOD, Mass. — As the figure skating world descends on the city for this week’s world championships, the Skating Club of Boston is seeing hopeful signs of recovery since the January plane crash that killed members, coaches and parents for whom the suburban rink was a second home. By Jimmy Golen.
UPCOMING: By 03/25/2025 5:00 p.m. CDT, Text
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MINNESOTA – UPCOMING – SPORTS
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BKC–MINNESOTA-MEDVED BEGINS
DESCRIPTION: MINNEAPOLIS — Niko Medved is introduced as the 19th head coach in the history of the Minnesota men’s basketball program, a former student manager for the Gophers who grew up about a 15-minute drive from campus who will try to translate his success at leading mid-major Colorado State to the NCAA Tournament into a boost for a team that has fallen behind in the Big Ten. By Dave Campbell. UPCOMING: 650 words, photos. News conference begins at noon CDT.
UPCOMING: By 03/25/2025 4:00 p.m. CDT, Text, Photo
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HKN–GOLDEN KNIGHTS-WILD
DESCRIPTION: ST. PAUL, Minn. — The Vegas Golden Knights visit the Minnesota Wild. By Patrick Donnelly. UPCOMING: 300 words, photos.
UPCOMING: By 03/25/2025 7:00 p.m. CDT, Text, Photo
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MISSOURI – UPCOMING – SPORTS
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HKN–CANADIENS-BLUES
DESCRIPTION: The Montreal Canadiens visit the St. Louis Blues. UPCOMING: 600 words, photos.
UPCOMING: By 03/25/2025 7:00 p.m. CDT, Text, Photo
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OKLAHOMA – NEW AND DEVELOPING – NEWS
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US–TRUMP-EDUCATION-STATES
GOP-led states push for unfettered school aid as Trump promises a smaller federal role in education
SUMMARY: Governors in several Republican-led states are pressing the Trump administration to cut the strings attached to their federal education aid, a goal conservatives have long dreamed of that now appears within reach as President Donald Trump moves to dismantle the Education Department. Iowa put itself forward as a test case this month when it asked the Education Department to combine 10 funding sources into a single grant. As many as a dozen other GOP-led states are planning to submit their own requests, said Jim Blew, a former Education Department official from Trump’s first term.
WORDS: 1078 – MOVED: 03/25/2025 11:05 a.m. CDT
https://newsroom.ap.org/home/search?query=itemid:8290df0a19b3274d8cbf29ae77d81f8a&mediaType=text
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OKLAHOMA – UPCOMING – SPORTS
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BKN–THUNDER-KINGS
DESCRIPTION: The Oklahoma City Thunder visit the Sacramento Kings. By Josh Dubow. UPCOMING: 300 words.
UPCOMING: By 03/25/2025 9:00 p.m. CDT, Text, Photo
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