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Wake school board member accuses President Trump of trying ‘to destroy democracy’
Wednesday, February 19th, 2025
via The News & Observer (North Carolina)The speech went viral after a conservative social media site accused her of going on 'a rant against Trump.'
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Safety, privacy on the line as N.H. House considers bathroom bill, parental bill of rights
Wednesday, February 19th, 2025
via Concord Monitor (New Hampshire)Mackenzie West, who moved to New Hampshire last year, is doubting her future in the Granite State because of Republican-led bills surrounding transgender issues.
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Johnson: Bill to raise consent age for mental health counseling could be ‘devastating’
Wednesday, February 19th, 2025
via al.com (Alabama)Alabama bill could increase incidents of anxiety, depression and suicidality, psychologist says
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As child labor safety violations spiked in Indiana lawmakers rolled back protections
Wednesday, February 19th, 2025
via The Indianapolis Star (Indiana)Indiana's relaxed work rules for minors are part of a national trend aimed at helping businesses boost workforces and bottom lines after pandemic.
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Lawmakers Roll Back Protections Amid Rising Child Labor Safety Violations in Indiana
Wednesday, February 19th, 2025
via South Bend Tribune (Indiana)Indiana's relaxed child labor laws are part of a national trend aimed at helping businesses boost workforces and bottom lines after pandemic.
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How Trump Rode a Wave of ‘Reactionary Nihilism’ to the White House
Wednesday, February 19th, 2025
via The New York Times (California)A new book by the journalist Katherine Stewart finds a far-right movement seething in resentment, suspicious of reason and determined to dominate at all costs.
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Legislature divided over private school tax credit proposal
Wednesday, February 19th, 2025
via Montana Public Radio (Montana)Montana lawmakers generally agree public schools need more money to catch up with rising costs. But, they're deeply divided on whether to extend state support to parents of private school students,…
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What will education look like under the Trump administration? Probably a lot like Florida
Wednesday, February 19th, 2025
via Miami Herald (Florida)Trump wants department of education to send funds to states to expand school choice, something that Florida has been doing for over a year.
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Nevada lawmakers introducing bills at a record-setting pace at start of session
Wednesday, February 19th, 2025
via The Nevada Independent (Nevada)Through the first three days of this session, a whopping 438 bills were introduced — 170 more than any other session since 2017, according to the Legislative Counsel Bureau.
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Ohio Catholic School Says ‘Unhinged’ Email to Libs of TikTok over DEI Homework Assignment Under Internal Investigation
Wednesday, February 19th, 2025
via Tennessee Star (Tennessee)Walsh Jesuit High School in Cuyahoga Falls, Ohio confirmed the authenticity of in a Saturday email to members of its community that a letter sent to Libs of TikTok, a pro-parental rights group who…
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Trans minors in Kansas will no longer have access to care after Legislature overrides veto
Tuesday, February 18th, 2025
via The Wichita Eagle (Kansas)Physicians currently administering gender-affirming care to minors will have until Dec. 31 to cease treatment or risk losing their medical licenses.
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Packard: Changed parental rights bill fixes some ‘flaws’
Tuesday, February 18th, 2025
via New Hampshire Union LeaderNew Hampshire Sunday News (New Hampshire)House Speaker Sherman Packard, R-Londonderry, on Tuesday proposed a complete rewrite of his original parental rights legislation (HB 10), hopeful it would remove 'flaws' and lead to passage of the
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Linn County Attorney: Make ‘doxxing’ easier to prosecute
Tuesday, February 18th, 2025
via Quad-City Times (Iowa)Subcommittees in both the House and Senate in recent weeks have advanced bills that would add doxxing to Iowa's definition of harassment, making it easier to prosecute.
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Linn County Attorney pushing lawmakers to make ‘doxxing’ easier to prosecute in Iowa
Tuesday, February 18th, 2025
via The Gazette (Iowa)A form of cyberbullying, doxxing involves posting private or personal identifiable information online about another person — such as a home address, phone number, Social Security number or other identifiers — for the purposes of harassing, intimidating, embarrassing or otherwise harming the person.
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SD House kills Aberdeen representative’s bill alerting parents of gender discussions
Tuesday, February 18th, 2025
via Aberdeen News (South Dakota)The bill would have alerted parents if their student talks to their school nurse, counselor, teacher or administrator about their gender identity.
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State senator files bill to ban fluoride in drinking water statewide
Monday, February 17th, 2025
via WESH (Florida)The Longwood City Commission voted unanimously to remove fluoride from its water at its meeting Monday evening.
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The week ahead: Social policy dominates this week at the State House
Monday, February 17th, 2025
via New Hampshire Union LeaderNew Hampshire Sunday News (New Hampshire)Following the Presidents Day holiday, the New Hampshire Legislature will dive deeply into the pool of social policy with high-profile public hearings on abortion, parental rights and the legal dilemma
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Gov. Abbott orders TEA probe of Houston school for calling a student by chosen name and pronouns
Monday, February 17th, 2025
via The Texas Tribune (Texas)The governor also called on lawmakers to prohibit the practice at all schools.
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Indiana lawmakers are still considering education bills on charter schools, DEI and more
Monday, February 17th, 2025
via The Indianapolis Star (Indiana)Monday marks a committee deadline for Indiana lawmakers. Here's a look at bills on public education that have survived so for.
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