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AMERICANALMANAC (Lynn Jenkins) - Education official says Trump school choice tax credit will pressure blue states to opt in

A top Education Department official says Democratic governors who long fought school choice will face real financial pressure to join President Trump's federal scholarship tax credit, or watch donor money and student opportunities leave their states. Lindsey Burke, deputy chief of staff at the Department of Education, told Fox News Digital that competitive pressure from […] The post Education official says Trump school choice tax credit will pressure blue states to opt in appeared first on American Almanac .

A top Education Department official says Democratic governors who long fought school choice will face real financial pressure to join President Trump's federal scholarship tax credit, or watch donor money and student opportunities leave their states. Lindsey Burke , deputy chief of staff at the Department of Education, told Fox News Digital that competitive pressure from the Federal Scholarship Tax Credit program is already building on holdout states, and she expects it to push all 50 to participate. Governors must formally opt in before residents and local scholarship groups can fully take part. More than half of U.S. states have already signed up, according to an IRS report described in the coverage, while New York Gov. Kathy Hochul is…Open

What role did Kentucky Governor Andy Beshear play in the expansion of the scholarship tax credit?
Although Governor Andy Beshear raised concerns that school choice could divert resources from public education and issued a veto on opt-in legislation, the Kentucky state legislature overrode his veto. As a result, Kentucky has formally joined the program.
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How does the Federal Scholarship Tax Credit differ from traditional school vouchers according to the Department of Education?
The program is designed to be separate from traditional vouchers because it does not involve a city or state cutting a check from its own education fund. Because it is a federal credit, the donations go to nonprofits rather than directly into the state's public-school budget, allowing parents to access more options without impacting local public-school funding.
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What is the specific timeline and opposition regarding New York's participation in the federal scholarship tax credit?
A spokesperson for Governor Kathy Hochul confirmed the intent to opt New York into the program, with reports indicating the opt-in may start in 2027. However, the move faces opposition from teachers unions and public-school advocates who launched a petition against it, arguing that the program would steer tax-advantaged dollars toward private tuition for families who never used the public school system.
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Which Democratic governors have already taken action or are moving toward joining the Federal Scholarship Tax Credit program?
Colorado Governor Jared Polis was the first Democratic governor to announce his state would participate, and Colorado has since formally opted in. New York Governor Kathy Hochul is also moving toward joining the program, with a spokesperson confirming her intent to opt New York in, which would make it the 30th state to participate.
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Why is Lindsey Burke, the deputy chief of staff at the Department of Education, suggesting that "blue" states will face financial pressure to opt into the scholarship program?
Burke explains that if a state refuses to opt in, donors within that state can still receive the federal tax credit by donating to scholarship groups in participating states. This creates a situation where money and educational opportunities flow out of the holdout state to other states. For example, if California does not opt in, a California donor could support a scholarship group in another state and receive the credit, while California students would not benefit from that gift.
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What is the primary mechanism of the Federal Scholarship Tax Credit program described by Education Department official Lindsey Burke?
The program allows taxpayers to claim a dollar-for-dollar federal tax credit of up to $1,700 for donations made to nonprofit scholarship-granting organizations. These nonprofit groups then use the funds to provide scholarships for students. Unlike traditional vouchers, this program does not pull directly from local public-school budgets; instead, it utilizes a federal credit and private donations to provide parents with more educational options.
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YOUTUBE (Fox News) - BREAKING: Tennessee prison chief RESIGNS after failed execution

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Fox News host Jon Scott discusses Tennessee officials announcing the resignation of the state's prison chief following the failed execution of Christa Pike on 'Fox Report.' #fox #media #breakingnews #us #usa #new #news #breaking #foxnews #foxreport #tennessee #nashville #christapike #pike #deathpenalty #execution #lethalinjection #prison #corrections #criminaljustice #frankstrada #strada #billlee #jonScott #jonscott #scott #government #investigation

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YOUTUBE (LiveNOW from FOX) - BREAKING: Tennessee prisons chief out after failed execution of Christa Pike

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The head of Tennessee's prison system will resign later this month after this week's failed execution of Christa Pike, the only woman on the state's death row, according to Governor Bill Lee. Michael Benz at Case Western Reserve University joined LiveNOW's Josh Breslow to discuss what happens next.

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YOUTUBE (Fox News) - Search ongoing for Boston-bound medical plane

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Fox News correspondent CB Cotton discusses the Coast Guard’s assistance in the search for a jet missing off the coast of Nantucket on ‘Fox Report.’ #fox #media #breakingnews #us #usa #new #news #breaking #foxnews #foxreport #cbcotton #nantucket #massachusetts #boston #medicalplane #missingplane #aircraft #aviation #searchandrescue #coastguard #uscoastguard #emergency #atlantic Don’t just watch Fox News—be part of it. Become a Fox News Patriot today. https://youtube.com/foxnews/join

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YOUTUBE (Newsmax) - 'We can hit Iran a hell of a lot harder': Robert Harward

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On "Saturday Agenda," General Wesley Clark and Admiral Robert Harward talk about the latest in the Iran war.

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REDSTATE (Ward Clark) - Tom Homan Lands One on Legacy Media: 'If You're Illegal, You Got a Problem'

It's a little baffling, this notion that seems so prevalent on the Left that just because a person broke one law and (so far) no other, that they should somehow get a pass on the one law they broke. That sounds amazing, but that is the stance the Left takes in illegal immigration; if a person breaks the law entering the country illegally, they are somehow excused unless they commit some additional crime.

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AMERICANALMANAC (Alan Benson) - Anthropic co-founder Daniela Amodei ran office dilemmas past a stuffed-animal “advisory council”

Anthropic co-founder Daniela Amodei and her husband kept a “personal advisory council” of stuffed animals to work through workplace problems, a habit that started at OpenAI and now sits beside a hard push for AI rules critics call market capture. Breitbart News reported that an Atlantic account, adapted from journalist Kevin Roose’s forthcoming book, describes […] The post Anthropic co-founder Daniela Amodei ran office dilemmas past a stuffed-animal “advisory council” appeared first on American Almanac .

Anthropic co-founder Daniela Amodei and her husband kept a “personal advisory council” of stuffed animals to work through workplace problems, a habit that started at OpenAI and now sits beside a hard push for AI rules critics call market capture. Breitbart News reported that an Atlantic account, adapted from journalist Kevin Roose’s forthcoming book, describes how Amodei and husband Holden Karnofsky assigned character profiles to plush toys and used them on office dilemmas. The practice began while both were still at OpenAI, years before Anthropic existed. Few colleagues knew. Those who did were never sure how seriously the pair treated the “advice.” In 2023, Amodei told Roose the toys helped her analyze different personality…Open

Who are the other co-founders of Anthropic and what is Daniela Amodei's current role within the company?
Anthropic was founded by Daniela Amodei, her brother Dario Amodei, Jack Clark, Sam McCandlish, Tom Brown, Chris Olah, Jared Kaplan, and later Ben Mann. Daniela Amodei serves as the president and board chair of Anthropic, where she has oversight across research, engineering, product, governance, and commercial operations.
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What are the primary criticisms regarding Anthropic's push for AI regulation and government oversight?
Critics, including David Sacks and Breitbart News editor-in-chief Alex Marlow, argue that the push for AI rules by figures like Dario Amodei is not pure altruism but rather a move for market capture and power politics. The criticism suggests that by urging a slowdown and government regulation, these AI titans are attempting to lock in their positions, wall off the sector from antitrust exposure, and create a regulatory framework controlled by themselves to manage the market.
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How did Daniela Amodei and her brother Dario Amodei transition from OpenAI to the founding of Anthropic?
Daniela Amodei joined OpenAI in 2018 and eventually managed technical teams, while her brother Dario grew distrustful of Sam Altman and Greg Brockman, leading to the creation of "Dario’s clique" and private Slack channels. By 2020, Dario began recruiting people to build a new company focused on an AI-safety mission. Daniela took the lead in negotiating the split from OpenAI, an event staff members nicknamed "the divorce." In December 2020, the siblings left to found Anthropic with Jack Clark, Sam McCandlish, Tom Brown, Chris Olah, and Jared Kaplan.
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What was the "personal advisory council" used by Anthropic co-founder Daniela Amodei and her husband, and what specific roles did the stuffed animals play?
Daniela Amodei and her husband, Holden Karnofsky, kept a personal advisory council consisting of stuffed animals to work through workplace problems. The practice began while they were still at OpenAI. The council included specific characters with assigned roles: Jinji, a lazy cat; Maura, a pink bear cast as type-A; and Beary Bonds, a panda tied to generosity and empathy. Amodei stated in 2023 that the toys helped her analyze different personality types.
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