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Fight or flight: Florida losing some LGBTQ residents to blue states, but not all

Sunday, July 9th, 2023

via The Kansas City Star (Kansas)

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. — People may be moving to Florida in droves, but Troy Liggett and his husband are dreaming of fleeing.

Parents

Right of parents to educate children is constitutional

Sunday, July 9th, 2023

via Quad City Times (Iowa)

A great debate is raging in the United States. At issue is who controls the education of children in grades K-12? The federal government? The state? Local school boards? The

Parents

Fight or Flight: Transgender Care Bans Leave Families and Doctors Scrambling

Sunday, July 9th, 2023

via The Seattle Times (Washington)

In 20 states, bans or restrictions on transition-related medical care for transgender youths are upending the lives of families and medical providers.

Parent Involvement, Book Bans

GOP candidates who said they will make the first presidential debate

Saturday, July 8th, 2023

via Washington Examiner (District of Columbia)

With the first Republican presidential debate a month and a half away, the line-up of candidates for the high-profile matchup will become increasingly clear.

Parents

Florida losing LGBTQ residents to blue states. But not all

Saturday, July 8th, 2023

via Orlando Sentinel (Florida)

The Sunshine State has plunked down an unwelcome mat for the LGBTQ community, critics say. Some are moving out of state. Others say they're not about to be run out of town.

Parents

The Mamas majority: Casey DeSantis seeks to boost her husband to victory in 2024

Saturday, July 8th, 2023

via Washington Examiner (District of Columbia)

Florida first lady Casey DeSantis took the stage in a barn full of women and mothers in Johnston, Iowa, joining Gov. Kim Reynolds (R-IA) for the launch of Mamas for DeSantis. The event marked the movement's transition to the national stage after its success during Gov. Ron DeSantis's (R-FL)…

Parents

NEW LAWS: Clinton schools will ‘tweak’ board policy

Saturday, July 8th, 2023

via Clinton Herald (Iowa)

CLINTON — As the 2023-2024 school year approaches, school districts are faced with complying with changes in state law.

Parents

Gazette Daily News Podcast, July 8 and July 9

Saturday, July 8th, 2023

via The Gazette (Iowa)

Florida first lady Casey DeSantis speaks with Moms for Liberty members before a campaign event in Johnston, Iowa, on Thursday, …

Parents

They’re coming for your kids, and have been for some time

Friday, July 7th, 2023

via The Washington Times, LLC (District of Columbia)

In some respects, the children of this nation are now less educated than their parents.

Parents

Trump blasts DeSantis in Iowa, says GOP rival ‘despises’ the state’s ethanol

Friday, July 7th, 2023

via Sioux City Journal (Iowa)

Trump used Friday's appearance in Council Bluffs to attack his top GOP rival, Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis, for opposing the federal mandate for ethanol, a renewable fuel addition that Iowa leads the nation in producing.

Parents

‘Parents matter’ says Youngkin in Salem

Friday, July 7th, 2023

via The Roanoke Times (Virginia)

Republican elected leaders - and parents - gathered at the event, held at the city library.

Parents

‘That’s when the claws come out’: Casey DeSantis solos in Iowa to launch ‘Mamas for DeSantis’

Friday, July 7th, 2023

via Courier Journal (Kentucky)

Parental rights has been a central theme of Republican politics, spurred by the COVID-19 pandemic.

Parent Involvement, School Board – General

Casey DeSantis pitches voters on husband Ron DeSantis as the “parents candidate”

Friday, July 7th, 2023

via CBS News (Pennsylvania)

In Iowa, Casey DeSantis kicked off a "Mamas for DeSantis" campaign Thursday.

Parents

At Iowa event, Donald Trump plans to go after Ron DeSantis over ethanol

Friday, July 7th, 2023

via The Gazette (Iowa)

Although caucus campaigns have become more focused on national party priorities over the past two decades, some candidates have continued to portray support for ethanol — specifically the federal mandate that the nation's fuel supply contain a minimum volume of renewable fuels — as a litmus test in Iowa.

Parents

‘When the claws come out’: Casey DeSantis solos in Iowa trip to launch ‘Mamas for DeSantis’

Friday, July 7th, 2023

via The Des Moines Register (Iowa)

Parental rights has been a central theme of Republican politics, spurred by the COVID-19 pandemic.

Parent Involvement, School Board – General

Casey DeSantis pushes for ‘parents rights’ at Mamas for DeSantis launch in Iowa

Friday, July 7th, 2023

via Quad City Times (Iowa)

Husband Ron DeSantis will "lead the charge" for parental involvement in education, Casey DeSantis said.

Parents

Michigan lawyer Dave Kallman wants to save GOP’s conservative …

Friday, July 7th, 2023

via Detroit Free Press (Michigan)

A cadre of conservative lawyers want to rely on local control in Michigan to save their ideals as a Trump-supporting state GOP battles infighting.

Parent Involvement, School Board – General

Moms for Liberty starts local chapter, SPS board member invites its leaders to meeting

Friday, July 7th, 2023

via News-Leader (Missouri)

Parents

A DeSantis Hits the Campaign Trail in Iowa, but It’s Not Ron

Friday, July 7th, 2023

via The New York Times (New Hampshire)

Gov. Ron DeSantis's wife, Casey DeSantis, held her first solo campaign event in Iowa, connecting with fellow moms and casting her husband as a champion of the 'parents' rights' movement.

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