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Yaeger to advance in Spokane Valley City Council election, but November opponent uncertain
Wednesday, August 2nd, 2023
via The Spokesman Review (Washington)Jessica Yaeger, a political rookie who works in senior care, has advanced to the general election in the race for Spokane Valley City Council. But it's not yet certain who her opponent will be November.
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Richland school recall shapes board races. Could an ousted candidate win her seat back?
Wednesday, August 2nd, 2023
via Tri-City Herald (Washington)Richland, WA primary election results will determine which 6 school board candidates will move on to the general election.
Parent Involvement, School Board – General
Wake schools have changed the rules on book challenges. Here’s what’s new.
Wednesday, August 2nd, 2023
via The Charlotte Observer (North Carolina)Wake County's book policy change comes amid a national culture war over what should be allowed in schools.
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A few new angles to the Trump indictment
Wednesday, August 2nd, 2023
via POLITICO (New York)And state-level Republicans have some money troubles.
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Here’s a look at some of Louisiana’s new 2023 laws
Tuesday, August 1st, 2023
via The Seattle Times (Washington)A slew of new Louisiana laws, recently passed by the Republican-dominated Legislature and signed by Democratic Gov. John Bel Edwards have gone into effect.
Parent Involvement, Book Bans
Indictment makes Donald Trump the latest Florida man charged with leading Jan. 6 attack
Tuesday, August 1st, 2023
via Palm Beach Post (Florida)Donald Trump joined more than a hundred other Florida men and women in the nation-leading group of Jan. 6 U.S. Capitol attack defendants.
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PragerU founder admits conservative material is ‘indoctrination’ — it’s now allowed in FL schools
Tuesday, August 1st, 2023
via Local 10 (Florida)The Florida Department of Education has approved a series of educational materials from a conservative group for use in classrooms across the state.
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DeSantis says ‘no’ to indoctrination. PragerU brings it to Florida schools.
Tuesday, August 1st, 2023
via Tampa Bay Times (Florida)A roundup of Florida education news from around the state
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Youngkin vs. DeSantis: Who has the best blueprint for GOP victories in 2024?
Tuesday, August 1st, 2023
via Courier Journal (Kentucky)Glenn Youngkin isn't saying anything about 2024 yet. But many in the GOP are looking at the Virginia governor as inspiration or a potential candidate.
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Atlanta braces for possible Trump indictments in 2020 election investigation
Tuesday, August 1st, 2023
via The Day (Connecticut)ATLANTA - For more than two years, people here and across the country have watched and waited for clues that the high-profile Georgia investigation into whether former president Donald Trump and his…
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Moms For Liberty leader, school board member call for Tulsa superintendent to resign or be fired
Tuesday, August 1st, 2023
via Tulsa World (Oklahoma)Moms For Liberty and Tulsa Public Schools District 4 board member E'Lena Ashley called for Superintendent Deborah Gist's resignation at Ashley's community meeting Monday night. #oklaed
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After paying lawyers, Trump’s PAC is nearly broke
Tuesday, August 1st, 2023
via Las Vegas Sun (Nevada)Former President Donald Trump's political action committee, which began last year with $105 million, now has less than $4 million left in its account after paying tens of millions of dollars in legal…
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Hempfield Area parents, board members debate proposed book policies again ahead of Aug. 14 vote
Tuesday, August 1st, 2023
via TribLIVE (Pennsylvania)Hempfield Area School District residents and parents again talked about book challenges and bans as a policy governing the process awaits a final vote in two weeks. There were moments of cheering and…
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RSU 21 School Board member quits, cites ‘erosion of parental rights’
Monday, July 31st, 2023
via Seacoastonline.com (New Hampshire)Parent Involvement, School Board – General
Violent crime is rising in the nation’s capital. DC seeks solutions as Congress keeps close watch
Monday, July 31st, 2023
via Quad City Times (Iowa)Violent crime is rising sharply in the District of Columbia, fueled by more homicides and carjackings.
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Florida OKs school materials aimed at making students conservatives
Monday, July 31st, 2023
via Orlando Sentinel (Florida)Gov. Ron DeSantis repeatedly says he opposes indoctrination in schools. Yet his administration in early July approved materials from a conservative group that says it's all about indoctrination and…
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DeSantis’s top issue of fighting ‘woke’ ideology not a primary concern for voters: Poll
Monday, July 31st, 2023
via Washington Examiner (District of Columbia)The majority of Republican primary voters said they would not support a GOP presidential candidate who wages a war against 'woke' ideology, according to a poll released Monday.
Parent Involvement, Racism
Florida’s conservative PragerU teaching texts labeled ‘indoctrination’
Monday, July 31st, 2023
via Tampa Bay Times (Florida)Critics of the material approved by Gov. Ron DeSantis say it aims to influence young minds. Its founder says that's true.
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