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More battles over transgender rights await Supreme Court
Saturday, December 28th, 2024
via FOX8 WGHP (North Carolina)Cases implicating transgender rights are piling up at the Supreme Court as it begins drafting its opinion on whether states can ban gender-affirming care for minors. The justices at their recent c…
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St. Francis school board gets pushback on controversial book buying plan
Friday, December 27th, 2024
via MPR News (Minnesota)Board members in the district north of the Twin Cities are under pressure to rethink their plan to use a conservative website to help choose books to buy for school libraries. Their superintendent…
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Ohio lawmakers comfort the already-comfortable and afflict the already-afflicted for the holidays • Ohio Capital Journal
Friday, December 27th, 2024
via Ohio Capital Journal (Ohio)Commentary: The GOP-version of a special interest Santa Claus just wrapped a bow on the lame duck session and predictably handed out lumps of coal to the marginalized and candy to the influential.
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Sen. Scott Wiener Uses his Platform to Accuse Elon Musk of Using his Platform to Attack Wiener
Friday, December 27th, 2024
via California Globe (California)Another story from the 'You Can't Make this &$@! Up' file: Senator Scott Wiener claims 'Elon Musk has a long history of using his platform to attack Scott – rallying thousands of hateful trolls online…
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Advocates, health providers brace for changes to transgender health care under Trump
Friday, December 27th, 2024
via Times Union (New York)LGBTQ advocacy groups and health providers prepare for potential changes to transgender health care under the incoming Trump administration.
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More NH kids will soon be owed legal representation. Will enough attorneys say yes?
Friday, December 27th, 2024
via Seacoastonline.com (New Hampshire)Children ages 16 to 17 will be eligible for counsel beginning in July. In October, that will be extended to children between 14 and 15.
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Waterloo man sentenced to prison for alleged sexual abuse of girl
Friday, December 27th, 2024
via Waterloo-Cedar Falls Courier (Iowa)His spouse is awaiting trial in the case.
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Chicago’s top 10 news stories of 2024
Thursday, December 26th, 2024
via Chicago Sun-Times (Illinois)The city thrived in the spotlight for the Democratic National Convention during a tough year for Mayor Brandon Johnson.
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Utah lawmakers, parents and youth rally for homeschooling advocacy
Monday, December 23rd, 2024
via Deseret News (Utah)UHOPE — a coalition of home-education advocacy groups — stages launch event at Utah Capitol.
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Judge crafts entertainment for kids as well as justice
Monday, December 23rd, 2024
via The Joplin Globe (Missouri)Christmas deliveries are not the only reason Santa Claus and Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer make stops in Jasper County.
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Melissa Jacques’ most memorable stories of 2024
Monday, December 23rd, 2024
via Tulsa World (Oklahoma)Tulsa World Capitol Bureau Writer Melissa Jacques wrote 184 stories in 2024. She picks her five most memorable and shares her thoughts on them.
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From book bans to stripper restrictions: First Amendment recap of Florida in 2024
Monday, December 23rd, 2024
via The Palm Beach Post (Florida)In Florida, 2024 has been a big year for litigation and legislation involving constitutional freedoms. Here's a recap, from book bans to strippers.
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Lawmaker makes another attempt to give state control of school districts’ libraries
Saturday, December 21st, 2024
via Tulsa World (Oklahoma)Sen. Warren Hamilton, R-McCurtain, wants to give the State Board of Education and State Superintendent Ryan Walters broad authority to determine what books should be available to students.
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State House Dome: Another institutional icon calls it a career
Friday, December 20th, 2024
via New Hampshire Union LeaderNew Hampshire Sunday News (New Hampshire)TED GATSAS will always be that guy at the Manchester Board of Aldermen with the loud adding machine that would startle then-Mayor Frank Guinta while Gatsas in his booming voice
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New Jersey’s New Law Against Banning Explicit Books Could Turn Public and School Libaries in Porn Hubs
Friday, December 20th, 2024
via Shore News Network (New Jersey)New Jersey Governor Phil Murphy recently signed the Freedom to Read Act, designed to shield librarians from legal repercussions for making certain books
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Ohio Legislature Passes Sweeping Parental Rights Bill, Sends to DeWine to Sign into Law
Friday, December 20th, 2024
via Tennessee Star (Tennessee)The Ohio House of Representatives passed on Wednesday House Bill 8 (HB8). Dubbed "The Parents' Bill of Rights," the measure is a significantly strengthens parental control over their children's…
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Ohio school board considers restricting posters, flags at schools. 600 object in petition
Thursday, December 19th, 2024
via The Columbus Dispatch (Ohio)A school board in Ohio might restrict signs, posters, flags and other displays on school walls, fences, vehicles and more.
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Gov. Sununu pulls NH librarian nominee because she opposes book censorship
Wednesday, December 18th, 2024
via Seacoastonline.com (New Hampshire)Gov. Chris Sununu has withdrawn his choice for state librarian over concerns about the nominee's public opposition to book censorship.
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Previously fired teacher said he wouldn’t take school board seat. He took the oath of office
Wednesday, December 18th, 2024
via The Sacramento Bee (California)Jeremy Jeffreys was sworn-in as a Placer Union High School District trustee after previously saying he wouldn't accept the position.
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