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Utah was one of only a few red states to allow universal vote-by-mail, but not anymore. @bolts’s Alex Burness writes about how the Republican-controlled legislature is about to get rid of the practice, which has been in place since 2019, and is imposing new restrictions on absentee voting too.

boltsmag.org/utah-legislation-

Bolts · Utah Was a Rare Red State to Champion Mail Voting. That Era Is Likely Ending. - BoltsAn old-fashioned, four-legged polling booth is on display in the lobby of the Salt Lake County clerk’s office. Its metal frame roughened and its red, white, and blue privacy curtain... Read More

I have so many emotions about things going on in the USA. Most of the time, it’s anxiety. Right now, it’s anger. I shouldn’t post when I’m angry. I say & do things that I regret. I’m so furious that so many voted for Trump! Trump & Musk has done more unforgivable crap in a shorter period of time than anyone else in my memory. I feel completely helpless & angry! You Republicans should hang your heads in shame!

📽️ Former Waterbury principal says he raised many concerns about malnourished boy, now age 32, held captive by stepmother for more than 20 years, since age 11, who freed himself after starting a fire at the home, Waterbury police say

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The boy had previously been the subject of welfare checks but the system failed him.

"We knew it. We reported it. Not a damn thing was done. That's the tragedy of the whole thing,” Tom Pannone, the former principal of the now-closed Barnard Elementary School in Waterbury, said.

He weighed just 68 pounds at the time of rescue.

🔗 nbcconnecticut.com/news/local/

🔗 wfsb.com/2025/03/12/man-intent