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The Montana Free Press 2024 election guide for statewide and federal offices
Sunday, May 19th, 2024
via Daily Inter Lake (Montana)Answers here were solicited from candidates via a written questionnaire conducted by Montana Free Press in April 2024. Responses were limited to 1,000 characters and edited lightly for punctuation and…
School Board – General, Parent Involvement
State of Texas: Plea for education funding special session rejected by Gov. Abbott
Saturday, May 18th, 2024
via KXAN (Texas)AUSTIN (Nexstar) — Texas Democrats urged Gov. Greg Abbott to call lawmakers back for a special legislative session Monday, citing 'the urgent need to address school finance and improve …
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Va. Gov. Youngkin vetoes bills on birth control, Confederate tax loopholes
Saturday, May 18th, 2024
via The Washington Post (Virginia)Many of the vetoes were related to culture-war issues that could play into this fall's presidential and congressional contests.
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Election 2024 guide: Here are the primary candidates for WCSD Board District G
Saturday, May 18th, 2024
via Reno Gazette Journal (Nevada)Jacqlyn DiCarlo, Monica Lehmann, Nathaniel Phillipps, Perry Rosenstein, Paul White and Alicia Woo challenging incumbent Diane Nicolet to represent at-large District G
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Who is Bridget Ziegler? Florida school board member, Moms for Liberty co-founder, DeSantis ally
Friday, May 17th, 2024
via Sarasota Herald-Tribune (Florida)School board member, Moms for Liberty co-founder Bridget Ziegler admitted she and her husband Christian had sex with a woman who accused him of rape.
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Who is Christian Ziegler? Former Florida GOP leader’s fall from grace after accusations
Friday, May 17th, 2024
via Sarasota Herald-Tribune (Florida)Christian Ziegler and his wife are a Florida GOP power couple fighting the culture wars, but a sexual assault charge made their sex lives public.
School Board – General, Parent Involvement, Sex Education
‘On the prowl’: Christian, Bridget Ziegler texts show couple’s search for sexual partners
Friday, May 17th, 2024
via Sarasota Herald-Tribune (Florida)Sarasota Police memo details communication between Florida GOP power couple Bridget and Christian Ziegler as they searched for threesome partners.
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Bills limiting transgender rights, boosting parental rights head to Sununu’s desk • New Hampshire Bulletin
Thursday, May 16th, 2024
via The New Hampshire Bulletin (New Hampshire)As a transgender girl, Sarah Huckman's experience joining girls' sports in high school wasn't automatic, her father Tom recalled.
Parent Involvement, Sex Education
Florida Rep. Byron Donalds’ political career in photos
Thursday, May 16th, 2024
via Lohud (New York)Republican Byron Donalds has served as the U.S. representative for Florida's 19th congressional district since 2021.
School Board – General, Book Bans, Parent Involvement
Meet the candidates running for Iowa’s 1st Congressional District in southeast Iowa
Thursday, May 16th, 2024
via The Des Moines Register (Iowa)Three candidates are running for Iowa's 1st Congressional District, which includes Indianola, Iowa City, Davenport and Keokuk in southeastern Iowa.
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Maxwell: Readers sound off on teaching in Florida, Bob, Graham, Karens and cruddy columnist
Thursday, May 16th, 2024
via Orlando Sentinel (Florida)Maxwell: Readers sound off on teaching in Florida, Bob, Graham, Karens and cruddy columnist
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Who is on the ballot in the primary? Here’s a breakdown for contested races in the Augusta area
Thursday, May 16th, 2024
via The Augusta Chronicle (Georgia)Many of those on the ballot for the May 21 primary election face no opponent. Check out this list of those who do have some competition.
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What’s at stake for Utah in the legal challenge against the Biden administration’s new Title IX rules?
Wednesday, May 15th, 2024
via Deseret News (Utah)The lawsuit seeks declaratory judgement that Title IX does not prohibit plaintiff states 'from maintaining showers, locker rooms, restrooms, residential facilities and other living facilities…
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Two anti-LGBTQ bills advanced by Louisiana Senate’s education committee
Wednesday, May 15th, 2024
via FOX 8 WVUE Weather Team (Louisiana)Both bills were advanced without objection
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‘You’re basically guaranteed a job’ — Court reporters in high demand in nation
Wednesday, May 15th, 2024
via Fredericksburg.com (Virginia)The U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics projects job openings for court reporters to average roughly 2,100, each year, until 2032.
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‘You’re basically guaranteed a job’ — Court reporters in high demand in Iowa, nation
Wednesday, May 15th, 2024
via Sioux City Journal (Iowa)A national court reporter shortage is having an impact on courtrooms in Rock Island and Scott counties in the Quad-Cities.
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Pinellas school board member objects to ‘pornographic’ library book
Wednesday, May 15th, 2024
via Tampa Bay Times (Florida)Stephanie Meyer questioned why a novel's 'graphic descriptions of deviant sexual acts' was in two school libraries.
School Board – General, Parent Involvement
Gov. Gavin Newsom must stick to his word and continue to oppose higher taxes
Wednesday, May 15th, 2024
via OC Register (California)Gov. Gavin Newsom threw cold water on calls for new taxes in light of the state's massive budget deficit.
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I don’t agree with what most of the demonstrators say. But I’ll defend their right to say it.
Wednesday, May 15th, 2024
via OC Register (California)'Palestine will be free!' chant the protesters. 'From the river to the sea.
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