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Indiana AG Todd Rokita calls out Target over LGBTQ+ support. We fact-check his claims.

Friday, July 7th, 2023

via Indystar (Indiana)

Indiana's Attorney General penned a letter of

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The decade-long journey to end pregnancy discrimination

Friday, July 7th, 2023

via POLITICO (New York)

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DeSantis support of anti-gay video called bad strategy, worse message

Thursday, July 6th, 2023

via Orlando Sentinel (Florida)

The anti-LGBTQ video posted by Gov. Ron DeSantis' presidential campaign has ignited a major backlash even among conservatives, but it also raised serious questions about what exactly their strategy…

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DeSantis support of anti-gay video blasted as bad strategy

Thursday, July 6th, 2023

via Sun Sentinel (Florida)

The anti-LGBTQ video posted by Gov. Ron DeSantis' presidential campaign has ignited a major backlash even among conservatives, but it also raised serious questions about what exactly their strategy…

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Higher education in Florida has seen dramatic change. More is coming.

Thursday, July 6th, 2023

via Tampa Bay Times (Florida)

A roundup of Florida education news from around the state

Parent Involvement, School Board – General

There’s No Shortage Of Words On BOE Appointment

Thursday, July 6th, 2023

via The Intelligencer (West Virginia)

WHEELING — The failure Thursday by the Ohio County Board of Education to name a new board member to replace the late Grace Norton has led to a turbulent back-and-forth among the county's online…

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Jamie Kelter Davis for The New York Times

Thursday, July 6th, 2023

via The New York Times (Iowa)

Laws in 20 states have left the fate of clinics in doubt and families with transgender children searching for medical care across state lines.

Parent Involvement, Book Bans

School security push among more than 50 laws that took effect July 1 in Oklahoma

Thursday, July 6th, 2023

via Tulsa World (Oklahoma)

The measure comes amid a rise in school shootings, so "the best thing we can do is harden our facilities and give teachers and kids more security,' said Sen. Dewayne Pemberton, R-Muskogee. #oklaed #okleg

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Frederick supervisors to discuss legality of funding private schools

Thursday, July 6th, 2023

via The Winchester Star (Virginia)

The Frederick County Board of Supervisors will meet with legal counsel in a closed session on July 12 to discuss the possibility of using public money to fund private schools,

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Justice Department releases slightly less redacted Trump warrant affidavit

Thursday, July 6th, 2023

via 8 News NOW (Nevada)

The Justice Department has released a slightly less redacted version of the affidavit that convinced a judge to approve a search warrant of Trump's Mar-a-Lago estate last year.

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New laws change Alabama school rules for cameras, guns, tax credits and more

Wednesday, July 5th, 2023

via al.com (Alabama)

Different laws take effect in May, August, September and October.

School Safety, Parent Involvement

Could the Bible be the next book banned in schools? A parent thinks so.

Wednesday, July 5th, 2023

via The Courant (Connecticut)

Rabbi Barry Silver agrees with Gov. Ron DeSantis that the school system shouldn't be used to 'indoctrinate' children. That's why he's now one of several activists who have asked that th…

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Campaigning or celebrating? How Florida’s presidential candidates are spending July 4th

Tuesday, July 4th, 2023

via Miami Herald (Florida)

Did the state's three 2024 presidential candidates, all vying for the Republican nomination, hype up their campaigns? Take a look.

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Biden pushes gun control and decries ‘banning books’ in July 4 message to teachers union

Tuesday, July 4th, 2023

via Washington Examiner (District of Columbia)

President Joe Biden spoke about gun control and "banning books" in his Independence Day message to the National Education Association, the nation's largest teachers union.

Parent Involvement, School Safety

How to stop the slow fade of biblical freedom this Independence Day

Tuesday, July 4th, 2023

via The Washington Times, LLC (District of Columbia)

We're the boiled frog - so comfortable in the pot as the government slowly turns up the heat and takes away our God-given freedoms. Here's how we take them back.

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Florida’s ‘Don’t Say Gay’ law leads to censorship of cartoon penguins

Tuesday, July 4th, 2023

via Sun Sentinel (Florida)

Florida's ban on discussing sexual orientation in schools was worded as vaguely as possible, writes columnist Scott Maxwell, and then schools were warned to err on the side of caution. What happened next was all too predictable.

Parent Involvement, School Board – General

School board member voices defiance to student identity disclosure policy

Tuesday, July 4th, 2023

via Newton Daily News (Iowa)

Iowa law puts Newton school district's culture of safety and acceptance at risk

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Moms for Liberty group eyes elections nationwide

Tuesday, July 4th, 2023

via Quad City Times (Iowa)

PHILADELPHIA — Moms for Liberty, a "parental rights" group that has sought to take over school boards in multiple states, is looking to expand those efforts across the country and

Parent Involvement, Racism, School Board – General

The Republican Not Heading to a July 4 Parade? Trump.

Tuesday, July 4th, 2023

via The New York Times (New Hampshire)

But for early-state G.O.P. voters hoping for more attention on Independence Day, the pickings will be plentiful: Mike Pence, Ron DeSantis and others will be on the trail.

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