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POSTED: March 30, 2016, 6:30 am

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Today in Black History: The 15th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution was adopted on this date in 1870.

The New York Times


National


Without Scalia, Court Ties 4-4, Giving Unions a Major Victory


Editorial: America Needs Frank Talk on ISIS


Corey Lewandowski, Donald Trump’s Campaign Manager, Is Charged With Battery

Donald Trump, Revoking a Vow, Says He Won’t Support Another G.O.P. Nominee

Republican Senator Meets With Garland, and Urges Colleagues to Follow


Simmering for Decades, Anger About Trade Boils Over in ’16 Election


Where the Candidates Stand on 2016’s Biggest Issues


Newest Policyholders Under Health Law Are Sicker and Costlier to Insurers

13 Detroit School Principals Charged in Vendor Kickback Scheme


Major Companies Press North Carolina on Law Curbing Protections From Bias

Trump Comes to City With History of Job Losses and Racial Tension



Local


Medicaid Joins Minimum Wage as Complication in Budget Talks


Bratton Has ‘Strong Concerns’ About Arrest of a Mailman in Brooklyn


New York City Housing Authority Faulted for ‘Significant Flaws’ in Elevator Safety

Harlem Church Where Malcolm X Was Eulogized Faces Its Own Final Days

Sheldon Silver, Ex-New York Assembly Speaker, Is Disbarred



The Christian Science Monitor


Veto of religious liberty bill shakes red Georgia to its core

Trump has hill to climb with women voters, and it just got steeper


Why Chicago pick for police chief is lauded – and criticized

Mind Treasures helps adults and children take control of finances



The Star-Ledger


Elite prep school investigating allegations of decades-old unreported sex abuse

Essex County College president suspended amid financial probe

25-year-old woman shot to death in Newark


Christie: N.J. has recovered from 'the long recession'


Baraka says it could cost 'billions' to fix Newark water system



Philly.com


Energy-hub supporters intensifying the push for a natural-gas pipeline


Pa. justice: Review Porngate emails of every judge and lawyer


Jones: Gentrification not a panacea when it comes to longtime residents


Boy, 14, shot in the back, hospitalized in critical


The Cleveland Plain Dealer


Greater Cleveland Caucus sets community priorities at town hall: Ronn Richard (Opinion)


Gun shop owner thwarts possible mass shooting at Ohio University


University of Toledo fraternity on probation after members accused of violence at off-campus party

John Kasich to hold 'town hall' meeting in New York City: What to watch for Wednesday

Former Ohio heroin addict to meet with President Barack Obama today


The Chicago Tribune


Chicago Teachers Union walkout raises legal questions


City Hall looking at ways to avoid 2nd police superintendent search


Judge denies motion to dismiss Northwestern from $40 million lawsuit


2 dead, 6 wounded in Chicago shootings


Census numbers don't tell the whole story about Chicago's declining population


The Los Angeles Times


Among California voters, support for trade deals doesn't fall clearly along party lines


Getty Foundation to issue $8.5 million in grants for Latino and Latin American-themed shows across SoCal

Treading a fine line, L.A. council considers ordinance to boost homeless sweeps

L.A. City Council backs 'fix and release' sidewalk repair plan



The Washington Post


Reality of a divided Supreme Court: A split decision and a search for compromise

Stands on social issues tear at the two main conservative bases


Trump sticking by his campaign manager despite battery charge


Can Trump become so unpopular that Democrats take back the House?


Teenager gets pepper-sprayed outside Trump's Wisconsin rally


All three Republican presidential candidates back away from pledge to support eventual nominee


Obama anti-heroin strategy shifts focus to treatment from arrests


Clinton pushes gun control at emotional meeting in Wisconsin


Loudoun County school board votes down controversial rezoning plan


State lawyer questions aspects of Hogan’s Md. redistricting plan


McAuliffe vetoes bill blocking Planned Parenthood funding

The overwhelming whiteness of U.S. private schools, in six maps and charts



USA Today


Terminix to pay $10M for poisoning Delaware family


Public employee unions dodge a Supreme Court bullet









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