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Cole Lauterbach

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As seen in: Straight Arrow News, MSN, Fox News, Yahoo News, Yahoo Finance, Flipboard, Yahoo, The Daily Caller, Washington Examiner, Daily Herald, The Washington Free Beacon and
Covers:  General news, politics
Managing editor for @StraightArrow__. Alum of @TheCenterSquare and @columalum. Opinions are mine and should be yours.

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Cole Lauterbach’s Biography

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A graduate of Columbia College Chicago and Clifton, Illinois native, Cole spent several years managing and producing news/talk radio stations in Bloomington/Normal and Peoria before moving to Chicagoland to create award-winning programs for Comcast SportsNet Chicago. He now lives in Arizona with his wife and daughter.

Cole Lauterbach’s Journalist Portfolio

Illinois News Network

Illinois News Network

As the multimedia journalist for the Illinois News Network, their YouTube page is essentially my portfolio.

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Report: Income cap could deny school choice to thousands

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By Zachery Schmidt , Tom Joyce , Cole Lauterbach 
| The Lion - Herzog Foundation
(The Center Square) – A ballot proposal’s income cap could put thousands of Arizona students at risk of being removed from the state’s school choice program, according to a new report. Common Sense Institute Arizona released a report showing that if voters approve the Protect Education Act, the ballot initiative’s $150,000 income cap would remove 20,300 current students from the Empowerment Scholarship Account program.
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Senate breaks Republican wall to advance Iran war resolution

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By Cole Lauterbach 
| Straight Arrow News
President Donald Trump’s primary endorsement of a sitting senator’s challenger appears to have been enough to break the Republican wall blocking Democrats from moving forward with a measure to curb the president’s conflict in Iran. The Senate voted Tuesday evening to move forward with a resolution to limit Trump’s war powers in Iran. Democrats had failed on seven prior attempts. Sen. Bill Cassidy, R-La., backed the measure. Cassidy recently lost his Republican primary race to Rep.
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Navy strikes back at Iranian attacks on US warships

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By Cole Lauterbach 
| Straight Arrow News
The U.S. Navy has returned fire against Iranian targets after military officials say American warships were targeted in an unprovoked attack. U.S. Central Command said Thursday evening that Iranian drones, rockets and small boats attacked the USS Truxtun, USS Rafael Peralta and USS Mason as they passed through the Strait of Hormuz on their way to the Gulf of Oman. None of the ships was damaged, CENTCOM said in a social media post.
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What was your first job as a journalist?

Reporter for WRPW in Bloomington, IL

Have you ever used a typewriter?

Learned to type on a typewriter.

How is social media changing news?

SM is opening the door for a lot of people previously shunned by "traditional media" to do some good stuff. More competition.

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