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Dunleavy: No surprises in upcoming budget; energy and education will again be big policy goals

Tuesday, December 10th, 2024

via Juneau Empire (Alaska)

Governor also optimistic about Trump, says cancelled post-election announcement wasn't about Cabinet job.

Parents

Book bans in Anoka Co. schools decided by national review group

Monday, December 9th, 2024

via FOX59 News (Minnesota)

An Anoka County school district is now letting a conservative-aligned national group decide which books are allowed in its libraries.

School Board – General, Book Bans, Parent Involvement

Parents outraged after video shows school board chair speaking poorly about students

Monday, December 9th, 2024

via WESH (Florida)

"He's allowed to be offended," she said.

School Board – General, Parent Involvement

Wisconsin Family Action: Reacts to parental rights case denial

Monday, December 9th, 2024

via WisPolitics.com (Wisconsin)

MADISON – Today, the United States Supreme Court denied hearing an appeal from Wisconsin parents who were challenging an Eau Claire School District's guidance. The guidance in question allowed…

Parents

Tennessee GOP lawmakers say ban on gender-affirming care protects children

Monday, December 9th, 2024

via Chattanooga Times Free Press (Tennessee)

GOP lawmakers gathered at Collegedale City Hall on Monday morning to discuss their belief that Tennessee's ban on gender-affirming care for minors -- currently being challenged by the federal government before the U.S. Supreme Court -- protects children.

Parents

Liberty Justice Center: Statement on the Supreme Court’s dismissal of petition to hear case on parents’ rights

Monday, December 9th, 2024

via WisPolitics.com (Wisconsin)

(Austin, TX | December 9, 2024)—On December 9, the U.S. Supreme Court dismissed a petition to hear Parents Protecting Our Children v. Eau Claire Area School District, a case highlighting the ongoing…

Parents

Wisconsin Institute for Law & Liberty: Reacts to SCOTUS review of consequential parental rights case

Monday, December 9th, 2024

via WisPolitics.com (Wisconsin)

WILL promises to keep fighting on behalf of parents and sees the dissent as a step forward The News: The Wisconsin Institute for Law & Liberty (WILL) issued a response to the Supreme Court of the…

Parents

Supreme Court rejects Wisconsin parents’ challenge to school guidance for transgender students

Monday, December 9th, 2024

via The Columbian (Washington)

WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court on Monday rejected an appeal from Wisconsin parents who wanted to challenge a school district's guidance for supporting transgender students.

Parents

NJ prohibits prohibit bans on books in school, public libraries

Monday, December 9th, 2024

via New Jersey 101.5 (New Jersey)

New Jersey Democratic Gov. Phil Murphy signed a law Monday to prohibit public and school libraries from banning books in the state.

School Board – General, Book Bans, Parent Involvement

New Jersey becomes latest state to prohibit bans on books in school, public libraries

Monday, December 9th, 2024

via News 12 Networks (New Jersey)

New Jersey becomes the latest Democrat-led state to enact a ban on book bans, joining Illinois and Minnesota.

School Board – General, Book Bans, Parent Involvement

Governor Murphy Signs Freedom to Read Act

Monday, December 9th, 2024

via Insider NJ (New Jersey)

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE December 9, 2024 Governor Murphy Signs Freedom to Read Act Law Protects Intellectual Freedom at New Jersey Libraries PRINCETON – Governor Phil Murphy today signed into law…

Book Bans, Parent Involvement

US Supreme Court rejects Wisconsin parents’ challenge to school guidance for transgender students

Monday, December 9th, 2024

via Wisconsin State Journal (Wisconsin)

The justices, acting in a case from Eau Claire, left in place an appellate ruling dismissing the parents' lawsuit.

Parents

What’s next for abortion laws in New Hampshire

Sunday, December 8th, 2024

via Valley News (New Hampshire)

In Kelly Ayotte's campaign for governor, the now-governor-elect was clear in ads and speeches: She would not be making changes to the state's abortion law.That law, passed in 2021, bans abortions after six months of pregnancy except in cases of fatal...

Parents

Librarians stand firm as book bans stack up and concerns swirl post-election

Saturday, December 7th, 2024

via Enquirer (Ohio)

As activists seek to curb access to books and even hold them criminally liable, librarians ask people to listen, read and engage with them.

Book Bans, Parent Involvement

SC LGBTQ youth have faced waves of anti-trans policies. Trump’s White House return has them worried.

Friday, December 6th, 2024

via The Post and Courier (South Carolina)

South Carolina LGBTQ youth saw state ban gender-affirming care and bathroom access. Uncertainty remains with Donald Trump's anti-trans agenda in White House.

School Board – General, LGBTQ+, Parent Involvement

Donald Trump receives Fox Nation’s Patriot of the Year’ award at Patriot Awards

Thursday, December 5th, 2024

via The Journal News Media Group (New York)

The Patriot Awards 'honor and recognize America's finest patriots, including military veterans, first responders and other inspirational everyday heroes.'

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Trump is set to receive the ‘Patriot of the Year’ award at Fox Nation event

Thursday, December 5th, 2024

via The Washington Post (New York)

President-elect Donald Trump will travel to New York to accept the 'Patriot of the Year' award at Fox Nation's Patriot Awards

Parents

What’s next for abortion laws in New Hampshire: Will Ayotte face a decision?

Thursday, December 5th, 2024

via Seacoastonline.com (New Hampshire)

If NH abortion restriction bills are passed, they could present a political challenge for Gov.-elect Kelly Ayotte.

Parents

Supreme Court updates: Justices clash over transgender health care for minors

Wednesday, December 4th, 2024

via Tennessean (Tennessee)

The Supreme Court hears oral arguments on the ability of states to restrict treatments for minors whose gender identity doesn't align with their sex assigned at birth.

Parents