#Republicans look to erase stigma on early voting

#Republicans look to erase stigma on early voting

Republicans are urgently trying to erase the stigma over early mail voting among many of their voters as the party works to catch up with Democrats in 2024. Earlier this month, the Republican National Committee rolled out its “Bank Your Vote” campaign to encourage GOP voters to get comfortable with the practice ahead of 2024….

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#Miami mayor’s 2024 bid confounds Republicans

#Miami mayor’s 2024 bid confounds Republicans

Republicans are doubtful that Miami Mayor Francis Suarez’s (R) entrance into the 2024 primary will have much of an effect as he looks to take on two leading candidates who also hail from his state: former President Trump and Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis (R). Suarez’s announcement earlier this week did not come as a big…

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#How AI is changing the 2024 election

#How AI is changing the 2024 election

As the generative artificial intelligence (AI) industry booms, the 2024 election cycle is shaping up to be a watershed moment for the technology’s role in political campaigns. The proliferation of AI — a technology that can create text, image and video — raises concerns about the spread of misinformation and how voters will react to…

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#Tech majors are booming, but rural students stuck in the digital divide

#Tech majors are booming, but rural students stuck in the digital divide

Colleges are seeing a surge in technology majors, but rural students are lagging behind on opportunities to take advantage of the growing, high-paying fields.  From 2018 to 2022, “Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services” majors increased 23 percent, according to the National Student Clearinghouse Research Center, from 423,315 to 518,844. Rural students, however, face…

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