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Meagan O'rourke

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Sep 18, 2026
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Jul 6, 2026

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  1. Article · Sep 18, 2026 · Meagan O'Rourke

    Congress doesn't agree on much. Except that your car needs AM radio. (opens the original)

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    As Americans debate Iran and artificial intelligence, lawmakers have found common ground on what is apparently a more pressing issue: requiring AM radios in cars. On Tuesday, the House passed the AM Radio for Every Vehicle Act, which would require the Transportation Department to issue a rule "requiring AM radio capabilities to be standard in all new passenger vehicles." The rule would go into effect for large manufacturers no more than two years after the rule is issued. As Jacob Stern has note

  2. Article · Sep 17, 2026 · Meagan O'Rourke

    New York wants to scrap testing requirements while school spending soars (opens the original)

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    As colleges across the country are reinstating standardized tests, New York high schools are taking another approach: eliminating the state's longstanding Regents exam requirements. This week, the New York Board of Regents, which oversees the state's public schools, voted to make the standardized exams optional going forward. They are currently required for most high schoolers to graduate. The move, intended to "eliminate barriers to graduation for some students," represents "New York's most sub

  3. Article · Sep 11, 2026 · Meagan O'Rourke

    This California social media law is a privacy and free speech 'nightmare' (opens the original)

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    California, a state once brimming with optimism for a free and open internet, is now leading the country in online safety regulation. On Thursday, California Democratic Gov. Gavin Newsom signed 13 bills into law "strengthening California's nation-leading protections for children online." The laws will impose stricter regulations on AI chatbots, a moratorium on certain AI-enabled toys, and pricey penalties on social media companies that knowingly cause harm to children. One of the laws, Assembly

  4. Article · Sep 8, 2026 · Meagan O'Rourke

    Animal advocates say a Florida sheriff's office blocked them online. Free speech lawyers are fighting back. (opens the original)

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    Free speech advocates are calling on a Florida sheriff's office to change its social media policies after users claimed it unconstitutionally blocked them online. On Wednesday, the Foundation for Individual Rights and Expression (FIRE), a free speech organization, sent a letter to the Polk County Sheriff's Office (PCSO), urging it to refrain from hiding comments or blocking users based on "constitutionally protected speech." FIRE is also calling on the office to bring its social media policies i

  5. Article · Sep 4, 2026 · Meagan O'Rourke

    Review: Outsider art on display at a New York City museum (opens the original)

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    The American Folk Art Museum does not display the fine works of the masters or conceptual pieces by art-world provocateurs. This institution, located across from Lincoln Center, curates works by self-taught artists who learned their craft outside of traditional art academies. These outsider artists likely never imagined that their artworks would be displayed in a New York City museum. Between day jobs and family duties, many of them created art simply as acts of personal expression. Each work is

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