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Meet MAGA’s Favorite Communist
Thursday, April 17th, 2025
via The Wall Street JournalConservative activists like Christopher Rufo are taking inspiration from Antonio Gramsci, the 20th-century Marxist thinker who drew up a battle plan for winning culture wars.
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As Trump aims to defund PBS, NPR, Louisiana’s John Kennedy leads effort in U.S. Senate
Thursday, April 17th, 2025
via The Times-Picayune (Louisiana)National news outlets report that Trump wants to defund public media because of perceived liberal bias. Louisiana Sen. John Kennedy already has a bill that would accomplish that.
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With federal funding on the line, school leaders weigh Trump DEI order
Thursday, April 17th, 2025
via Montana Public Radio (Montana)The Trump administration has told states they have until April 24 to promise to end DEI programs in K-12 schools, or risk losing federal dollars.
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Pleasants County Solid Waste Authority schedules electronics recycling event
Thursday, April 17th, 2025
via Parkersburg News and Sentinel (West Virginia)ST. MARYS — The Pleasants County Solid Waste Authority will hold its annual electronics recycling collection from 9 a.m.-2 p.m. April 26 at the Momentive Performance Materials Plant, 10851 Energy…
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Republican lawmakers split over massive education deregulation bill. What the bill does
Thursday, April 17th, 2025
via The Indianapolis Star (Indiana)A massive school deregulation bill advances despite GOP pushback over student impact, SEL cuts, new fees for families, and looser rules for education chief.
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A Legal Battle Over Trump’s Threats to Public School Funding Has Begun
Thursday, April 17th, 2025
via The New York Times (Michigan)Can President Trump withhold federal money for low-income students? A brewing fight over diversity, equity and inclusion programs may force the courts to decide.
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ACLU files First Amendment lawsuit against Rutherford school board for book bans
Wednesday, April 16th, 2025
via The Leaf-Chronicle (Tennessee)The Rutherford County Board of Education faces a federal First Amendment Lawsuit for banning books, a press release announced Wednesday.
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Mayor-backed slate leads in Newark school board election
Wednesday, April 16th, 2025
via NJ.com (New Jersey)The election was the first, in which 16- and 17-year-olds cast ballots, marking a milestone in youth civic engagement.
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Messenger: A welcome return to ‘no drama’ in suburban school board elections
Wednesday, April 16th, 2025
via St. Louis Post-Dispatch (Missouri)In West St. Louis County and St. Charles County, voters send short-lived culture-warrior candidates packing.
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Army, Air Force libraries ordered to review books for DEI material
Wednesday, April 16th, 2025
via The Seattle Times (Washington)The latest Army and Air Force orders are part of the Trump administration's far-reaching efforts to purge so-called DEI content from federal agencies.
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Army and Air Force libraries are ordered to review books for DEI material
Tuesday, April 15th, 2025
via The Associated Press (Washington)Army and Air Force libraries have been told to go through their stacks to find books related to diversity, equity and inclusion.
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A look at the universities with federal funding targeted by the Trump administration
Tuesday, April 15th, 2025
via The Associated Press (Rhode Island)Harvard University has joined the growing list of institutions targeted by the Trump administration for federal funding cuts.
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Newark 16- and 17-year-olds vote in historic school board election
Tuesday, April 15th, 2025
via NJ.com (New Jersey)Newark became the first city in New Jersey last year to lower the voting age to 16 for school board elections.
School Board – General, Racism
Who will replace Ken Paxton as Texas attorney general? GOP jockeying begins.
Tuesday, April 15th, 2025
via Houston Chronicle (Texas)Ken Paxton's decision to run for U.S. Senate against John Cornyn could set off a crowded GOP primary for Texas Attorney General.
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Who will replace Ken Paxton as Texas attorney general? Republican jockeying begins.
Tuesday, April 15th, 2025
via Houston Chronicle (Texas)Ken Paxton's decision to run for U.S. Senate against John Cornyn could set off a crowded GOP primary for Texas Attorney General.
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New Deer Park ISD superintendent responds as pastor wages anti-gay campaign against her
Tuesday, April 15th, 2025
via Houston Chronicle (Texas)The former Deer Park ISD student said she is excited, nervous about rising to the district's highest post.
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Anti-DEI, air defense, Bill Oliver: Down in Alabama
Tuesday, April 15th, 2025
via al.com (Alabama)Listen to "Down in Alabama" wherever you get your podcasts.
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Clock nearly struck midnight on bill banning diversity, equity and inclusion in West Virginia government
Monday, April 14th, 2025
via WV MetroNews (West Virginia)Final passage vote, after three tries, was 11:52 p.m.
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