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GOP Assembly Leader Warns More Will Follow Elon Musk Out Of California
Wednesday, July 17th, 2024
via California Globe (California)California Republican Assembly Leader James Gallagher warned in a Wednesday interview that more will follow the nation's wealthiest entrepreneur out of the state over a cascade of radical legislation…
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Court dismisses York County case brought on behalf of transgender student
Wednesday, July 17th, 2024
via The Virginian-Pilot (Virginia)The York County Circuit Court this week dismissed a lawsuit against the Virginia Department of Education that challenged the department's 2023 model policies regarding the treatment of transgender …
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California School District sues Gov. Gavin Newsom over new transgender bill
Wednesday, July 17th, 2024
via The Mercury News (California)The lawsuit comes a day after Gov. Newsom signed a new bill prohibiting 'forced outing' policies in school districts, which required notifying parents when students used a different nam…
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Conservative GOP women, led by Arkansas Gov. Sarah Sanders, rally at convention • Wisconsin Examiner
Wednesday, July 17th, 2024
via Wisconsin Examiner (Wisconsin)MILWAUKEE — GOP women spotlighted the power of their vote and the work they do for the party Tuesday at several events on the perimeter of the Republican National Convention in Milwaukee. 'One thing I…
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From the Cheap Seats: Meltdown in California Continues
Wednesday, July 17th, 2024
via California Globe (California)California state government is bleeding red ink, profusely
School Board – General, Parent Involvement
Parental notification policies that drew Elon Musk’s ire are still under review in California courts
Tuesday, July 16th, 2024
via San Francisco Chronicle (California)At least seven school districts in the state are already in court over policies requiring schools to notify parents about their child's gender identity.
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Musk to move companies out of California over transgender law
Tuesday, July 16th, 2024
via Saipan Tribune (California)Elon Musk on Tuesday said he will move the headquarters of SpaceX and X to Texas after a California law blocked schools from forcing teachers to notify parents about changes
School Board – General, Parent Involvement
An order blocking a rule to help LGBTQ+ kids applies to hundreds of schools. Some want to block more
Tuesday, July 16th, 2024
via The Associated Press (Alaska)A federal judge's order blocking a Biden administration rule for protecting LGBTQ+ students from discrimination applies to hundreds of schools and colleges across the U.S.
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Musk says he’s moving SpaceX and X headquarters to Texas
Tuesday, July 16th, 2024
via Los Angeles Times (California)Citing street crime and new transgender school law he calls the last straw, Elon Musk says he is moving the headquarters of SpaceX and X from California to Texas.
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Live updates: After Trump makes entrance as official nominee, GOP convention begins second day
Tuesday, July 16th, 2024
via PBS (Arizona)Trump energized the crowd Monday night by entering the arena with a bandage on his right ear after being injured during an assassination attempt Saturday.
School Board – General, Parent Involvement
Gov. Gavin Newsom Signs Dangerous Parent Secrecy Bill AB 1955
Monday, July 15th, 2024
via California Globe (California)Is California slated to become Gov. Gavin Newsom's gender transition sanctuary state? Gov. Newsom just signed Assembly Bill 1955 by Assemblyman Chris Ward (D-San Diego), the bill to prohibit schools…
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Newsom signs first-in-nation bill banning schools’ transgender notification policies
Monday, July 15th, 2024
via The Mercury News (California)The bill makes California the first state to explicitly prohibit 'forced outing' policies in schools, which require schools to inform parents whenever a student requests to use a different name or …
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Newsom signs bill banning schools from notifying parents about student gender identity
Monday, July 15th, 2024
via Los Angeles Times (California)The new law shields teachers from retaliation for supporting transgender students and prohibits school policies that require 'forced disclosure' of youth gender decisions to their families.
School Board – General, Parent Involvement
Project 2025, GOP platform blast California, teeing up attacks on possible Biden stand-ins
Sunday, July 14th, 2024
via Los Angeles Times (California)It doesn't matter which conservative playbook you consult. A second Trump term would mean federal war on California ideas.
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Meet the Arizona-based Christian law firm working to ban abortion nationwide
Saturday, July 13th, 2024
via Arizona Daily Star (Arizona)The Arizona-based Alliance Defending Freedom is arguably one of the most significant legal and political powerhouses working in the United States.
Parent Involvement, LGBTQ+
Dysart schools to consider opposing Biden’s new Title IX rules protecting LGBTQ+ students
Thursday, July 11th, 2024
via The Arizona Republic (Arizona)The Dysart Governing Board will also receive guidance on the
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3 Pinellas candidates want to flip the school board. What would that mean?
Thursday, July 11th, 2024
via Tampa Bay Times (Florida)In other Florida districts, it's meant firing the superintendent and overturning policies considered 'woke.'
School Board – General, Parent Involvement
Out yesterday, in today: DeSantis to speak at Republican National Convention
Wednesday, July 10th, 2024
via The Des Moines Register (Iowa)Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis is slated to speak at the Republican National Convention, in an about-face after he was initially left off the roster.
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Here’s which Florida Republicans will be at the GOP’s national convention
Wednesday, July 10th, 2024
via Tampa Bay Times (Florida)Gov. Ron DeSantis is expected to speak at the GOP's convention in Milwaukee next week.
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