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Librarians gain protections in some states as book bans soar
Wednesday, January 15th, 2025
via Orange County Register (California)New Jersey joined at least five other states that have taken steps against school library censorship.
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Trump’s second term to include many Floridians – and policies tested in Sunshine State
Wednesday, January 15th, 2025
via The Florida Times-Union (Florida)While plenty of Floridians have been named to President-elect Donald Trump's administration, policies tested in Florida also will be part of new term.
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Ayotte aims for running start as governor
Tuesday, January 14th, 2025
via New Hampshire Union LeaderNew Hampshire Sunday News (New Hampshire)Gov. Kelly Ayotte said her 15-person Commission on Government Efficiency (COGE) will be an 'all-volunteer' group that will be forward-looking in coming up with ways to save money, not this
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Tina MacIntyre-Yee’s best photos: From life’s big moments to Buffalo Bills touchdowns
Tuesday, January 14th, 2025
via Democrat and Chronicle (New York)Democrat and Chronicle staff photographer Tina MacIntyre-Yee picks her favorite photos.
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Knudsen asks U.S. Supreme Court to rule on parental consent for abortion
Tuesday, January 14th, 2025
via Montana Public Radio (Montana)Montana Attorney General Austin Knudsen is asking the U.S. Supreme Court to weigh in on whether minors can get an abortion without parental consent.
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A tuition-free charter school coming to West Ashley is focused on classical education
Tuesday, January 14th, 2025
via The Post and Courier (South Carolina)Tuition-free Ashley River Classical Academy in Charleston to be first in South Carolina with affiliation to Hillsdale College's K-12 charter school initiative.
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Hobbs highlights proposals to lower costs of housing, child care
Monday, January 13th, 2025
via Arizona Daily Star (Arizona)PHOENIX — Democratic Gov. Katie Hobbs laid out a vision Monday for the new legislative session that focuses on helping average Arizonans struggling with high costs of housing and child
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Top Colorado GOP staffer Darcy Schoening announces bid for state Republican Party chair
Monday, January 13th, 2025
via The Gazette - Colorado Springs (Colorado)Darcy Schoening, the Colorado Republican Party's director of special initiatives, on Monday declared that she's running for state GOP chair in the party's upcoming reorganization election.
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Meet the 2025 freshman class: How 9 new Iowa lawmakers will shape the legislative session
Monday, January 13th, 2025
via Iowa City Press-Citizen (Iowa)From millennials to former school board and city council members, Iowa's new lawmakers have mixture of backgrounds to bring to the 2025 session.
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North Dakota bill would let children live with mothers in prisons
Monday, January 13th, 2025
via The Bismarck Tribune (North Dakota)A North Dakota bill could allow children to temporarily live with their mothers in prison.
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Indy Education: New trustees take their place on Nevada school boards
Sunday, January 12th, 2025
via The Nevada Independent (Nevada)Last Monday, new trustees Emily Stevens, Lydia Dominguez, Tameka Henry and Lorena Biassotti took their seats on the Clark County School Board. It's higher than the turnover the school board saw four…
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How Anita Bryant’s Miami anti-gay campaign pioneered today’s parental rights movement
Sunday, January 12th, 2025
via Miami Herald (Florida)'She was blacklisted and got a raw deal, but like her or not, she stuck to her convictions,' Anthony Verdugo, founder and executive director of the Christian Family Coalition.
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North Dakota bill would allow children to live with mothers in prisons
Saturday, January 11th, 2025
via InForum (North Dakota)The bill would be focused on pregnant women who would have a baby in prison, but it could extend to weekend stays, as well, the Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation director said.
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Librarians gain protections in some states as book bans soar • New Hampshire Bulletin
Friday, January 10th, 2025
via New Hampshire Bulletin (New Hampshire)Karen Grant and fellow school librarians throughout New Jersey have heard an increasingly loud chorus of parents and conservative activists demanding that certain books – often about race, gender, and…
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Critics of Biden admin’s Title IX rule change celebrate its defeat in court
Thursday, January 9th, 2025
via InsideNoVA.com (Virginia)A federal court struck down the Department of Education's guidance on Title IX on Thursday, and critics of the changes to the federal antidiscrimination statute celebrated the action as a
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Augusta man arrested at school board meeting
Thursday, January 9th, 2025
via Portland Press Herald (Maine)Dozens of people showed up Wednesday to discuss bathroom policies related to transgender students.
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St. Charles County Councilman sues constituent over a Facebook post. Man says it was a joke.
Thursday, January 9th, 2025
via St. Louis Post-Dispatch (Missouri)The lawsuit could cause others to think twice about speaking out at government meetings, an attorney says.
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In Marlboro, not Merely a Vote for President
Wednesday, January 8th, 2025
via Insider NJ (New Jersey)MARLBORO – Brian Cohen called it a turning point. It definitely was for him. Cohen, a one-time vice chancellor at City University of New York, joined the board of education here on Tuesday night and…
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Bedford school board member resigns, new District 3 rep sought
Wednesday, January 8th, 2025
via NewsAdvance.com (Virginia)Bedford County resident Dwayne Nelms, who was elected to county school board's District 3 seat in November 2021, recently announced his resignation due to moving out of the district.
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