Russ Walker
@russwalker.bsky.social
Cooley 2028
LancasterOnline journalist | Husband to Kim | Backstory: KY->TN->DC->VA->WA->PA
The night the practice room caught fire /
There were rumors of a dragon headed straight for Muscle Shoals
LancasterOnline journalist | Husband to Kim | Backstory: KY->TN->DC->VA->WA->PA
The night the practice room caught fire /
There were rumors of a dragon headed straight for Muscle Shoals
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President Donald Trump's administration on Monday withdrew for now sweeping changes it recently announced to a $3 billion grant program providing services for homeless people, in response to lawsuits by states, cities and nonprofit groups.
Trump administration to rethink changes to homelessness grant program after lawsuits
President Donald Trump's administration on Monday withdrew for now sweeping changes it recently announced to a $3 billion grant program providing services for homeless people, in response to lawsuits by states, cities and nonprofit groups.
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December 8, 2025 at 9:40 PM
President Donald Trump's administration on Monday withdrew for now sweeping changes it recently announced to a $3 billion grant program providing services for homeless people, in response to lawsuits by states, cities and nonprofit groups.
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On the new @whatworks-nu.bsky.social podcast, Chris Fitzsimon tells us how @statesnewsroom.com has built a nationwide statehouse news network. Plus: Our Quick Takes on developments in local news. whatworks.news/2025/12/09/c...
Chris Fitzsimon tells us how States Newsroom has built a nationwide statehouse news network
On the latest “What Works” podcast, Dan and Ellen talk with Chris Fitzsimon, publisher and CEO of States Newsroom, the nation’s largest nonprofit news organization covering state …
whatworks.news
December 9, 2025 at 1:33 PM
On the new @whatworks-nu.bsky.social podcast, Chris Fitzsimon tells us how @statesnewsroom.com has built a nationwide statehouse news network. Plus: Our Quick Takes on developments in local news. whatworks.news/2025/12/09/c...
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SOON, IT MAY BE ILLEGAL TO HAVE A… ZINE
Daniel “Des” Sanchez is facing *federal charges* for “transporting a box that contained ‘Antifa materials’”:
theintercept.com/2025/11/23/p...
So whatever you do, don’t download and distribute these:
drive.google.com/drive/mobile...
Daniel “Des” Sanchez is facing *federal charges* for “transporting a box that contained ‘Antifa materials’”:
theintercept.com/2025/11/23/p...
So whatever you do, don’t download and distribute these:
drive.google.com/drive/mobile...
December 9, 2025 at 1:52 AM
SOON, IT MAY BE ILLEGAL TO HAVE A… ZINE
Daniel “Des” Sanchez is facing *federal charges* for “transporting a box that contained ‘Antifa materials’”:
theintercept.com/2025/11/23/p...
So whatever you do, don’t download and distribute these:
drive.google.com/drive/mobile...
Daniel “Des” Sanchez is facing *federal charges* for “transporting a box that contained ‘Antifa materials’”:
theintercept.com/2025/11/23/p...
So whatever you do, don’t download and distribute these:
drive.google.com/drive/mobile...
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Matthew Laiss, a Republican formerly of Bucks County, voted for Trump twice in 2020. He's now arguing that Trump’s Nov. 7 pardon of MAGA allies who attempted to overturn his 2020 loss should also apply to his alleged crimes. 😵💫
Judge to Rule on Whether Trump Pardon Applies to Former Bucks County Man in 2020 Election Fraud Case | Matthew Laiss allegedly voted for Trump both in person in Florida and via mail ballot in Pennsylvania in that year’s November election, reports @votebeat.org.
Judge to Rule on Whether Trump Pardon Applies to Former Bucks County Man in 2020 Election Fraud Case - Bucks County Beacon
Matthew Laiss allegedly voted for Trump both in person in Florida and via mail ballot in Bucks County in that year’s November election.
buckscountybeacon.com
December 9, 2025 at 1:21 PM
Matthew Laiss, a Republican formerly of Bucks County, voted for Trump twice in 2020. He's now arguing that Trump’s Nov. 7 pardon of MAGA allies who attempted to overturn his 2020 loss should also apply to his alleged crimes. 😵💫
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SCOOP: The Jan. 6 pipe bomb suspect told the FBI he believed in 2020 election conspiracy theories.
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Pipe bomb suspect told FBI he believed 2020 election conspiracy theories
The suspect has been cooperating with the FBI, according to sources, and is expected to make his first court appearance on Friday.
www.nbcnews.com
December 5, 2025 at 2:14 PM
SCOOP: The Jan. 6 pipe bomb suspect told the FBI he believed in 2020 election conspiracy theories.
www.nbcnews.com/politics/jus...
www.nbcnews.com/politics/jus...
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NEW: The Trump administration has argued that Fed board member Lisa Cook may have committed mortgage fraud by declaring more than one primary residence on her loans.
We found that Trump once did the very thing he claimed could be a crime.
We found that Trump once did the very thing he claimed could be a crime.
Trump’s Own Mortgages Match His Description of Mortgage Fraud, Records Reveal
The Trump administration has argued that Fed board member Lisa Cook may have committed mortgage fraud by declaring more than one primary residence on her loans. We found Trump once did the very thing he called “deceitful and potentially criminal.”
www.propublica.org
December 8, 2025 at 12:00 PM
NEW: The Trump administration has argued that Fed board member Lisa Cook may have committed mortgage fraud by declaring more than one primary residence on her loans.
We found that Trump once did the very thing he claimed could be a crime.
We found that Trump once did the very thing he claimed could be a crime.
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Dollar stores overcharge cash-strapped customers while promising low prices
Guardian investigation reveals Dollar General/Family Dollar stores often fail to honor their shelf prices – charging more at checkout for everything from frying pans to Frosted Flakes 1/
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Guardian investigation reveals Dollar General/Family Dollar stores often fail to honor their shelf prices – charging more at checkout for everything from frying pans to Frosted Flakes 1/
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How the dollar-store industry overcharges cash-strapped customers while promising low prices
A Guardian investigation reveals Dollar General and Family Dollar stores often fail to honor their shelf prices – charging more at checkout for everything from frying pans to Frosted Flakes
www.theguardian.com
December 6, 2025 at 5:29 PM
Dollar stores overcharge cash-strapped customers while promising low prices
Guardian investigation reveals Dollar General/Family Dollar stores often fail to honor their shelf prices – charging more at checkout for everything from frying pans to Frosted Flakes 1/
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
Guardian investigation reveals Dollar General/Family Dollar stores often fail to honor their shelf prices – charging more at checkout for everything from frying pans to Frosted Flakes 1/
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
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“While (artificial intelligence) is probably one of the more disruptive things that has happened in my career from a technology standpoint, I’ve always taken the stance we have to teach the issue,” MU Professor Oliver Dreon said.
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MU becomes one of the first universities to offer courses for teaching endorsement in AI
Millersville University will be one of the first Pennsylvania colleges to offer graduate-level classes leading to a state teaching endorsement for artificial intelligence in education.
lancasteronline.com
December 4, 2025 at 6:36 PM
“While (artificial intelligence) is probably one of the more disruptive things that has happened in my career from a technology standpoint, I’ve always taken the stance we have to teach the issue,” MU Professor Oliver Dreon said.
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In 2022, Smucker ran unsuccessfully for the chairman role, but a lot has changed for Smucker since then that could give him a leg up over any other contenders. www.witf.org/2025/12/04/r...
Rep. Smucker positions himself for powerful role as House Budget Committee chair | WITF
Ahead of the current chair’s expected retirement, U.S. Rep. Lloyd Smucker is positioning himself to take the reins of the House Budget Committee […]
www.witf.org
December 4, 2025 at 9:23 PM
In 2022, Smucker ran unsuccessfully for the chairman role, but a lot has changed for Smucker since then that could give him a leg up over any other contenders. www.witf.org/2025/12/04/r...
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Local advocates and providers of homelessness assistance programs pleaded with the Lancaster County Board of Commissioners on Wednesday to set aside $1.5 million in county dollars to preserve housing programs for people with disabilities that are in danger of losing…
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Advocates call for Lancaster County commissioners to protect endangered housing for disabled
Local advocates and providers of homelessness assistance programs pleaded with the Lancaster County Board of Commissioners on Wednesday to set aside $1.5 million in county dollars to preserve housing...
lanc.news
December 4, 2025 at 10:32 PM
Local advocates and providers of homelessness assistance programs pleaded with the Lancaster County Board of Commissioners on Wednesday to set aside $1.5 million in county dollars to preserve housing programs for people with disabilities that are in danger of losing…
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Big news at work: David Greene leading new nonprofit effort to acquire and grow LNP | LancasterOnline
Editor’s note: This story was reported and edited by independent journalists commissioned by LNP | LancasterOnline. Jeff Hawkes, a veteran reporter and columnist who retired from LNP | LancasterOnline in 2020 after 42 years, reported and wrote this story. David…
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Veteran journalist David Greene to acquire LNP | LancasterOnline, creating nonprofit news organization
Editor’s note: This story was reported and edited by independent journalists commissioned by LNP | LancasterOnline. Jeff Hawkes, a veteran reporter and columnist who retired from LNP | LancasterOnline...
lanc.news
December 2, 2025 at 7:21 PM
Big news at work: David Greene leading new nonprofit effort to acquire and grow LNP | LancasterOnline
Spotted in Fremont
November 29, 2025 at 2:07 AM
Spotted in Fremont
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"Miles said her son and uncle were both detained by ICE agents who initially did not accept their tribal IDs before they were eventually let go."
‘Northern Exposure’ actor gave ICE agents in Redmond her tribal ID. They called it ‘fake,’ she says
Indigenous actor Elaine Miles of "Northern Exposure" was detained by ICE at a Redmond bus stop. When she showed them her Tribal ID, they told her it was fake.
www.seattletimes.com
November 27, 2025 at 5:03 PM
"Miles said her son and uncle were both detained by ICE agents who initially did not accept their tribal IDs before they were eventually let go."
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Officials cheer, while watchdogs fume, over the Pa. Supreme Court removing the mandated 24-hour window for making meeting agendas available to the public. t.co/TbDHtvZ04x
https://www.witf.org/2025/11/26/officials-cheer-watchdogs-fume-over-pa-supreme-court-softening-key-public-access-law
t.co
November 26, 2025 at 5:25 PM
Officials cheer, while watchdogs fume, over the Pa. Supreme Court removing the mandated 24-hour window for making meeting agendas available to the public. t.co/TbDHtvZ04x
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Warwick school board decides not to pursue solar energy for the district at this time
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Warwick school board decides not to pursue solar energy for the district at this time
When: Warwick school board meeting, Nov. 18.
lanc.news
November 26, 2025 at 6:20 PM
Warwick school board decides not to pursue solar energy for the district at this time
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Lancaster City Council votes to increase allowable square footage of self-storage units
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Lancaster City Council votes to increase allowable square footage of self-storage units
When: Lancaster City Council meeting, Nov. 25. Council members Ahmed Ahmed and Janet Diaz were absent.
lanc.news
November 26, 2025 at 7:35 PM
Lancaster City Council votes to increase allowable square footage of self-storage units
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Lancaster County officials and providers that serve people at risk of homelessness are scrambling to understand the implications of federal funding changes that could lead to 155 households in the county to lose their homes next year, according to one…
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155 Lancaster County households could lose homes with HUD funding change
Lancaster County officials and providers that serve people at risk of homelessness are scrambling to understand the implications of federal funding changes that could lead to 155 households in the
lanc.news
November 26, 2025 at 7:54 PM
Lancaster County officials and providers that serve people at risk of homelessness are scrambling to understand the implications of federal funding changes that could lead to 155 households in the county to lose their homes next year, according to one…
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Manheim Borough gives green light for immediate repairs to South Oak Street bridge so it can reopen
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Manheim Borough gives green light for immediate repairs to South Oak Street bridge so it can reopen
When: Manheim Borough public works committee and council meeting, Nov. 25.
lanc.news
November 26, 2025 at 9:33 PM
Manheim Borough gives green light for immediate repairs to South Oak Street bridge so it can reopen
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Elizabethtown church launches fundraiser to pay off student lunch debt
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Elizabethtown church launches fundraiser to pay off student lunch debt
When: Elizabethtown Area school board meeting, Nov. 25.
lanc.news
November 26, 2025 at 10:44 PM
Elizabethtown church launches fundraiser to pay off student lunch debt
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Strasburg Borough Council votes to advertise preliminary budget with no tax hike
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Strasburg Borough Council votes to advertise preliminary budget with no tax hike
When: Strasburg Borough Council meeting, Nov. 11.
lanc.news
November 27, 2025 at 12:33 AM
Strasburg Borough Council votes to advertise preliminary budget with no tax hike
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As Lancaster County students eagerly awaited the start of their Thanksgiving breaks, we checked in with a few elementary schools to ask kindergarteners a simple question: What are you thankful for this year?
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'Unicorns, rainbows and family': What are Lancaster County's kindergartners thankful for this year? [photos]
As Lancaster County students eagerly awaited the start of their Thanksgiving breaks, we checked in with a few elementary schools to ask kindergarteners a simple question: What are you thankful
lanc.news
November 27, 2025 at 10:05 AM
As Lancaster County students eagerly awaited the start of their Thanksgiving breaks, we checked in with a few elementary schools to ask kindergarteners a simple question: What are you thankful for this year?
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The man involved voted twice for Trump -- once in Pa., and once in Fl.
Legal scholars say Trump’s 2020 election pardon may have unintended consequences.
Did Trump accidentally pardon a man accused of voter fraud?
Legal scholars say Trump’s 2020 election pardon may have unintended consequences.
bit.ly
November 26, 2025 at 9:32 PM
The man involved voted twice for Trump -- once in Pa., and once in Fl.
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All smiles as King County Executive @girmayzahilay.bsky.social takes the oath of office in front of a standing room only crowd in South Seattle.
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November 25, 2025 at 8:34 PM
All smiles as King County Executive @girmayzahilay.bsky.social takes the oath of office in front of a standing room only crowd in South Seattle.
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