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Read Judge Quraishi’s Ruling
Friday, March 29th, 2024
via The New York TimesThe decision is expected to fundamentally reshape New Jersey politics.
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Rise in taxable value of homes in Georgia would be capped if voters approve
Friday, March 29th, 2024
via The Associated PressGeorgia lawmakers have given final approval to a package of legislation they hope will limit property tax increases.
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Georgia teachers and state employees will get pay raises as state budget passes
Friday, March 29th, 2024
via The Associated PressGeorgia lawmakers are agreeing on pay raises for public school teachers and state employees, although they still have differences to work out in the upcoming budget.
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Biden Title IX rules on trans athletes set for election-year delay
Thursday, March 28th, 2024
via The Washington PostThe administration is preparing to issue Title IX regulations on sex discrimination in schools, but without companion rules on transgender athletics.
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On last day of Georgia legislative session, bills must pass or die
Thursday, March 28th, 2024
via The Associated PressThe end of Georgia's two-year legislative session arrives Thursday. It's the last day for bills to pass both the House and Senate or die as this term ends.
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Media attorney warns advancing bill would create ‘giant loophole’ in Kentucky’s open records law
Wednesday, March 27th, 2024
via The Associated PressA media attorney for the Kentucky Press Association says a bill advanced by lawmakers would carve out a 'giant loophole' in the state's open records law.
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School board postpones vote on new busing plan after audit on disastrous route changes
Wednesday, March 27th, 2024
via The Associated PressEducation officials in Kentucky's largest city have delayed a vote on a new busing plan amid parental opposition and a recommendation to wait from a company that audited the district's disastrous transportation changes this year.
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2 high school wrestling team members in West Virginia are charged with sexual assault
Wednesday, March 27th, 2024
via The Associated PressTwo West Virginia minors are facing sexual assault and other charges following an alleged incident at a hotel involving members of a high school wrestling team.
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Youngkin vetoes assault weapons ban but signs two gun-control bills
Wednesday, March 27th, 2024
via The Washington PostGov. Glenn Youngkin (R) said a slate of gun control bills passed by Democrats in the General Assembly would make Virginians less safe, adding to his veto total.
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After a county restricted transgender women in sports, a roller derby league said, ‘No way’
Wednesday, March 27th, 2024
via The Associated PressA women's roller derby league in suburban New York City has thrust itself into the national discussion over the rights of transgender athletes.
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Missouri attorney general is accused of racial bias for pinning a student fight on diversity program
Tuesday, March 26th, 2024
via The Associated PressDays after Missouri Attorney General Andrew Bailey blamed an after-school fight on a school district's diversity programming, a lawyer for the majority Black district in suburban St.
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Georgia senators again push conservative aims for schools
Tuesday, March 26th, 2024
via The Associated PressGeorgia's Republican state senators are making another attempt to impose a conservative stamp on the state's public schools.
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Hundreds gather outside Supreme Court to protect access to abortion pill
Tuesday, March 26th, 2024
via The Washington PostJustices were hearing arguments over restricting access to mifepristone, a medication used in more than 60 percent of U.S. abortions.
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Transcript: Stephen Breyer, Former Supreme Court Justice & Author, ‘Reading the Constitution’
Tuesday, March 26th, 2024
via The Washington PostTranscript: Stephen Breyer, Former Supreme Court Justice & Author, 'Reading the Constitution'
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Georgia lawmakers agree on pay raises in upcoming budget, but must resolve differences by Thursday
Tuesday, March 26th, 2024
via The Associated PressGeorgia lawmakers are agreeing on pay raises for public school teachers and state employees, although they still have differences to work out in the upcoming budget.
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High school teacher and students sue over Arkansas’ ban on critical race theory
Monday, March 25th, 2024
via The Associated PressA high school teacher and two students are suing Arkansas over the state's ban on critical race theory in public schools.
Racism
The post-2020 surge in calls for banning books, visualized
Monday, March 25th, 2024
via The Washington PostData from the American Library Association shows how calls for removing books have been more common in red states.
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Wyoming governor vetoes bill to allow concealed carry in public schools and meetings
Saturday, March 23rd, 2024
via The Associated PressWyoming Republican Gov. Mark Gordon has vetoed a bill that would have allowed people to carry concealed guns in schools and government meetings.
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Putting chaplains in public school is the latest battle in culture wars
Friday, March 22nd, 2024
via The Washington PostEnergized by Supreme Court rulings weakening church-state separation, lawmakers across the country are filing bills to put chaplains in public schools.
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