April 12, 2018: Hour 1

April 12, 2018: Hour 1

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In hour one of Here & Now’s April 12, 2018 full broadcast, we speak with Republican Virginia Rep. David Brat about his support of a balanced budget amendment. Also, nationally, black students are suspended three times as often as their white peers. In Minnesota, it’s eight times as often. The state’s Department of Human Rights notified 43 Minnesota school districts and charters in February that their policies suggest discrimination. And there’s a new museum in New York City that examines the Holocaust with an Orthodox Jewish perspective.