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Florida Gov. DeSantis leads a nationwide shift to politicizing school board races
Governor Ron DeSantis is reshaping school boards in Florida. He's exerting control over local school policies, including how they teach children about race and sexual orientation.
Labor Abuses After Harvey
by Allison Lee
The rains after Hurricane Harvey flooded more than 100,000 homes in the Houston area. Now, thousands of day laborers are working nonstop and are also worried about getting paid.
Loopholes In The GOP Tax Plan
NPR's Lulu Garcia-Navarro talks to tax lawyer and former George W. Bush administration official Greg Jenner about potential loopholes in the Republican tax plan.
How 311 Helped Understand Air Pollution After Harvey
by Rebecca Hersher
NPR has obtained recordings of calls made by Houston residents fearful about putrid odors in the hours and days after Hurricane Harvey started flooding the city's petrochemical infrastructure.
The Growing Latino Population In Texas
Lulu Garcia-Navarro talks with Mimi Swartz of Texas Monthly and Jeronimo Cortina of the University of Houston about how the state's booming Latino population has affected its political landscape.
Democratic Sen. Jon Tester On The Republican Tax Bills
An overhaul of the tax code passed the Senate with no Democratic votes. NPR's Lulu Garcia-Navarro asks Sen. Jon Tester, D-Mont., why his party stayed away from the legislation.
Week In Politics
NPR's Lulu Garcia-Navarro talks about the Flynn deal, the tax overhaul and more with Heather Timmons, White House correspondent for Quartz, and Michael Warren, senior writer at The Weekly Standard.