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The process of a bill becoming law is a complex multistep process.

An Activist’s Guide to our Legislature

Hillsboro Globe Reporter – Jonah Lehmann, Legislation Reporter March 4, 2024

Keeping track of what our lawmakers are doing is incredibly important. The problem is it can be dizzying for many to understand what everything means. What is a committee vs. a subcommittee, what is tabling...

Rep. Mike Johnson, R-La., takes the oath of office to become the new House Speaker. (AP photo/Alex Brandon)

Who is Mike Johnson and Can He Avoid a Government Shutdown?

Hillsboro Globe Reporter – Jonah Lehmann, Reporter February 22, 2024

Editor's Note: As this article was being written the House of Representatives was able to pass a temporary funding bill with bipartisan support. On October 25th, after 22 days and 4 ballots Mike Johnson...

Record Breaking Temperatures in The United States, Summer of 2023

Record Breaking Temperatures in The United States, Summer of 2023

Hillsboro Globe Reporter – Rohan Gulati October 4, 2023

Record Breaking Temperatures in the United States, summer of 2023  This is important because it affects students and disrupts student activities.  Summer of 2023 was the hottest year on record in...

This undated photo provided by Ben Crump Law shows Ralph Yarl, the teenager shot by a homeowner in Kansas City, Mo. (Ben Crump Law via AP)

Black teen hospitalized after being shot in the head twice.

Hillsboro Globe Reporter – Ariyana Whitsey, writer April 18, 2023
[pullquote speaker="" photo="" align="center" background="off" background_color="#ffffff" border="all" border_color="#004731" border_size="2px" shadow="off"]It's disgusting and heart-wrenching when you know that it could be any one of your friends who are smart and goal-driven but could have their life cut short simply because of the color of their skin. A teenager should not be presumed dangerous simply because he or she is teenager who looks different from the adult who makes snap judgements based on age and the color of their skin.[/pullquote]
What we know about the Covenant school shooting in Nashville

What we know about the Covenant school shooting in Nashville

Hillsboro Globe Reporter – Associated Press Reports, Writer March 28, 2023

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Six people were killed at a small, private Christian school just south of downtown Nashville on Monday after a shooter opened fire inside the building of about 200 students,...

March 27, 2023, Mass Shooting Aftermath

March 27, 2023, Mass Shooting Aftermath

Hillsboro Globe Reporter – Margo Jenkins, Editor March 28, 2023

A makeshift memorial is seen at the entry to Covenant School with a police car guarding, on Tuesday, March 28, 2023, in Nashville, Tenn. The former student who shot through the doors of the Christian...

Womens History Month: What Woman has Impacted You?

Women’s History Month: What Woman has Impacted You?

Hillsboro Globe Reporter – Morgan Graham, reporter March 9, 2023

Women's History Month is an annual declared month taking place during March and is used to celebrate and recognize the contributions of women in American society. This month originally began as an international...

Did You Hear About a Big Storm

Did You Hear About a Big Storm

Hillsboro Globe Reporter – Margo Jenkins, Editor March 3, 2023

Some Michigan residents faced a fourth straight day without power Sunday as crews continued work to restore electricity more than 165,000 homes and businesses in the greater Detroit area following last...

President Joe Biden signs the Respect for Marriage Act, Tuesday, Dec. 13, 2022, on the South Lawn of the White House in Washington.

POTUS Joe Biden Signs Respect for Marriage Act

Hillsboro Globe Reporter – Henry Miller, reporter December 23, 2022

Joe Biden signed the ‘Respect for Marriage Act’ Tuesday in Washington, D.C., to protect Marriage rights for interracial and homosexual couples. The passing of this act opens many doors for many...

Wednesday, Aug. 24, 2022. Kobe Bryant’s widow was awarded $16 million as part of a $31 million jury verdict Wednesday against Los Angeles County for deputies and firefighters sharing grisly photos of the NBA star, his 13-year-old daughter and other victims killed in a 2020 helicopter crash. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong)

Kobe Bryant Widow, Vanessa Bryant awarded $16million

September 12, 2022

by Associated Press Reporter, Andrew Dalton LAS ANGELES-Bryant’s widow, Vanessa Bryant awarded $16 million after the Los Angeles Firefighters and deputies shared horrendous pictures of Kobe and...

NASA aims for saturday launch for new moon rocket, Take 2′

Hillsboro Globe Reporter – Ariyana Whitney, Writer September 6, 2022

Updated 9/3/2022; 8:01 PM CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — NASA’s new moon rocket sprang another dangerous fuel leak Saturday, forcing launch controllers to call off their second attempt this week to...

WNBA star and two-time Olympic gold medalist Brittney Griner, stands listening to a verdict in a courtroom in Khimki just outside Moscow, Russia, Thursday, Aug. 4, 2022. American basketball star Brittney Griner apologized to her family and teams as a Russian court heard closing arguments in her drug possession trial said it expected to deliver a verdict later Thursday. (Evgenia Novozhenina/Pool Photo via AP)

WNBA’s Brittney Griner appeals her Russian prison sentence

August 16, 2022

MOSCOW (AP) — Lawyers for American basketball star Brittney Griner have filed an appeal of her nine-year Russian prison sentence for drug possession, Russian news agencies reported Monday, amid talks...

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