Breaking News
Cecile Richards, Former Planned Parenthood President, Dies at 67
Monday, January 20th, 2025
via The New York TimesMs. Richards oversaw the United States' largest provider of reproductive health care and sex education from 2006 to 2018.
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North Carolina school board member gets prison time after obstruction, extortion convictions
Sunday, January 19th, 2025
via The Associated PressA North Carolina local school board member has been sentenced to active prison time after being convicted of extortion and other crimes.
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The Trump Resistance Won’t Be Putting on ‘Pussy Hats’ This Time
Sunday, January 19th, 2025
via The New York TimesThe Democrats who mobilized against Donald J. Trump in 2017 feel differently about protesting his return.
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In State Capitals, Republicans Propose New Limits on Transgender Identity
Saturday, January 18th, 2025
via The New York TimesThe new lawmaking sessions open after a campaign year in which Republicans leaned on messaging that tapped into fears about transgender issues.
Parents
Supreme Court to Hear Case on Religious Objections to L.G.B.T.Q. Storybooks
Friday, January 17th, 2025
via The New York TimesParents in Maryland said a school board's refusal to notify them and to excuse their children from discussions of the storybooks violated the First Amendment.
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Supreme Court to hear case on opting out of lessons with LGBTQ+ books
Friday, January 17th, 2025
via The Washington PostParents in Montgomery Count, Maryland, want to be able to opt out of instruction on gender and sexuality that they say goes against their religious convictions.
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Supreme Court will hear case of Maryland parents who object to LGBTQ books in their kids’ classes
Friday, January 17th, 2025
via The Associated PressThe Supreme Court has agreed to hear an appeal from parents in suburban Washington who want to pull their children from elementary school classes that use books featuring LGBTQ characters.
Sex Education
Pam Shriver’s Grand Slam trophies stolen during LA wildfire evacuation
Friday, January 17th, 2025
via The New York TimesShriver still has possession of her five Wimbledon doubles trophies.
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Trump offered a bountiful batch of campaign promises that come due on Day 1
Thursday, January 16th, 2025
via The Associated PressDonald Trump has given voters a hefty list of promises, and many of them come due right away. On many major issues, Trump promises to deliver on Day 1.
Racism
I’m a Cyclist. Must I Wait for the Light When I Know I Can Safely Cross?
Wednesday, January 15th, 2025
via The New York TimesThe magazine's Ethicist columnist on the intersection of courteousness and lawfulness on city streets.
Book Bans
Arkansas governor says professors should be fired if they are ‘indoctrinating’ students
Tuesday, January 14th, 2025
via The Washington PostArkansas Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders says college professors should be fired if they are 'indoctrinating' students
Racism
New Jersey to stockpile abortion pills ahead of Trump’s return to office
Tuesday, January 14th, 2025
via The Associated PressDemocratic Gov. Phil Murphy said during his state of the state address he's planning to build up a supply of medication used in abortions ahead of President-elect Donald Trump's second administration.
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The selective DEI of Pete Hegseth
Tuesday, January 14th, 2025
via The Washington PostThe defense secretary nominee believes strongly in the importance of prioritizing diversity when the beneficiaries are people like himself.
Racism
Wisconsin’s governor creates new violence-prevention office in wake of school shooting
Tuesday, January 14th, 2025
via The Associated PressWisconsin's Democratic governor has created a new office dedicated to preventing gun violence, a month after a school shooting not far from the state Capitol. Gov.
School Safety
Georgia’s governor proposes a one-time $50 million boost for school security
Monday, January 13th, 2025
via The Associated PressGeorgia Gov. Brian Kemp wants to give public schools a one-time boost of $50 million for school safety and security.
School Safety
Oklahoma’s Republican AG jumps early into race for open governor’s seat
Monday, January 13th, 2025
via The Associated PressOklahoma's Republican Attorney General Gentner Drummond has announced his candidacy for governor in 2026.
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After Apalachee school shooting, Georgia lawmakers may seek to share more information on students
Friday, January 10th, 2025
via The Associated PressGeorgia lawmakers could order agencies to broadly share education, child welfare and juvenile court records after four people were shot and killed at Apalachee High School in September.
School Safety
Another 14-year-old arrested with a gun at Georgia’s Apalachee High School after deadly shooting
Wednesday, January 8th, 2025
via The Associated PressA 14-year-old student has been arrested after bringing a gun to Apalachee High School, the same Georgia high school where a September shooting killed two teachers and two students and wounded others.
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Jimmy Carter’s life intersected with slavery’s legacy. His record on Civil Rights is complicated
Wednesday, January 8th, 2025
via The Associated PressJimmy Carter, who died Dec. 29 at the age of 100, spent his life intertwined with America's and the world's enduring legacy of slavery.
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Feds’ suit claims Pennsylvania city’s ‘at-large’ election system is biased against Hispanic voters
Wednesday, January 8th, 2025
via The Associated PressThe U.S. Justice Department is asking a judge to declare that a Pennsylvania city's method of electing council members citywide instead of by districts has illegally diluted the political power of its growing Hispanic population.
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