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7 cars damaged in arson incident, UCF police say
Monday, March 11th, 2024
via WESH (Florida)The incident happened at the Pointe at Central Apartments
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What happened and what’s to come: A First Amendment recap of Florida’s legislative session
Monday, March 11th, 2024
via The Palm Beach Post (Florida)The USA TODAY NETWORK-Florida's First Amendment reporter writes about what readers need to know about what passed and failed this session.
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6 takeaways from the 2024 Oregon Legislature
Monday, March 11th, 2024
via The Oregonian (Oregon)The 24 days of at-times intensive public lawmaking were at times highly remarkable and, at others, intensely predictable.
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What did Oregon lawmakers do to help young people in 2024? Here are 9 education bills you’ll want to know about
Monday, March 11th, 2024
via Oregon Public Broadcasting (Oregon)From increased child care funding to protections for student-athletes and kiddos riding the bus, Oregon's short legislative session ended last week with a mixed bag for the state's youngest.
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Daily Minute: Homeowners insurance spikes; proposed book ban fails; city seeks to lower lifeguard age rule
Monday, March 11th, 2024
via Lincoln Journal Star (Nebraska)Homeowners insurance spikes; proposed book ban fails; city seeks to lower lifeguard age rule
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101-year-old woman who went viral for protesting book banning is headed to the Oscars
Saturday, March 9th, 2024
via WESH (Florida)A 101-year-old Florida woman, who showed up on TikTok after protesting book bans, is heading to the Oscars. Here's why.
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Youngkin vetoes eight bills as Va. assembly wraps up without arena
Saturday, March 9th, 2024
via The Washington Post (Washington)The vetoes targeted bills related to firearms, book banning, marijuana, voter rolls, surrogacy, railroad safety and cybersecurity.
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Texas Republicans voted for orthodoxy and oligarchy — and, no, that’s not what most Texans want
Friday, March 8th, 2024
via Houston Chronicle (Texas)Billionaires Tim Dunn and Jeff Yass financed Gov. Greg Abbott's and Attorney General Ken Paxton's revenge plots against reasonable Republicans.
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Oregon’s 2024 legislative session comes to an end
Friday, March 8th, 2024
via The Register-Guard (Oregon)Lawmakers passed bills around Oregon's addiction crisis, housing and campaign finance in five weeks. The Oregon House also elected its next Speaker.
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Oregon Legislature adjourns after drug law changes, a housing boost and limits to campaign spending
Friday, March 8th, 2024
via Oregon Public Broadcasting (Oregon)Oregon lawmakers wrapped up the 2024 short legislative session on Thursday night after muscling through a remarkable number of high-profile policies in a little more than one month.
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Brad Magg to run for Iowa House District 38
Thursday, March 7th, 2024
via Newton Daily News (Iowa)Owner of Goldie's, Colfax city council member says Iowa is ‘far better' than what lawmakers are turning it into
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Bills on book bans, corporate health care at risk as Oregon legislative session nears adjournment
Thursday, March 7th, 2024
via Oregon Public Broadcasting (Oregon)Republicans have deployed tactics to block a pair of hard-fought bills that could ensure they won't pass before the session ends.
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How Utah public schools could change with these education bills
Thursday, March 7th, 2024
via The Salt Lake Tribune (Utah)From bathroom bans to book bans, Utah lawmakers passed a whirlwind of legislation this year that stands to change public schools as you know them across the state.
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Inside the blistering battle over Alabama libraries: ‘Burn the freaking books’
Thursday, March 7th, 2024
via al.com (Alabama)The firestorm has spread from north Alabama to the coast as more than 100 books have been challenged in public libraries.
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Frustrated with Senate, House Judiciary Committee plugs library obscenity bill into Senate AI porn measure
Tuesday, March 5th, 2024
via WV MetroNews (West Virginia)Procedural move made in hopes of forcing
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Far-right activists push changes to Louisiana’s early childhood education • Louisiana Illuminator
Tuesday, March 5th, 2024
via Louisiana Illuminator (Louisiana)An ultra-conservative movement is close to adding Louisiana to its list of states where it's updated early childhood education standards.
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‘Huckleberry Finn,’ ‘Princess Diaries’ among challenged books at Palm Beach County schools
Tuesday, March 5th, 2024
via The Palm Beach Post (Florida)Here's what to know about which books have been challenged at Palm Beach County schools this year and what happened to each book.
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Election guide 2024 for Oyster River schools, Durham, Madbury, Lee: What’s on the ballots
Tuesday, March 5th, 2024
via Seacoast Online (New Hampshire)Here's what to know about Oyster River School Board candidates and town elections in Durham, Madbury and Lee on March 12.
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‘A radical social agenda’: Georgia GOP senator on the push to cut ties with American Library Association
Monday, March 4th, 2024
via WABE (Georgia)One bill WABE has been tracking under the Gold Dome this legislative session is the GOP-pushed Senate Bill 390, which would sever ties between the American Library Association and state […]
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