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Judge rejects changing the name of California’s trans youth ballot measure
Tuesday, April 23rd, 2024
via OC Register (California)Supporters of a California trans youth ballot measure wanted to change the name assigned by the attorney general, but a judge said no.
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Minnesota and other Democratic-led states lead pushback on censorship. They’re banning the book ban
Tuesday, April 23rd, 2024
via Muscatine Journal (Iowa)At a time when book bans have soared to their highest levels in decades, a countertrend is emerging. Lawmakers in several Democratic-leaning states are now pursuing bans on book bans.
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How many ‘indecent’ books will be banned statewide after new Utah law takes effect in July?
Tuesday, April 23rd, 2024
via Daily Herald (Utah)Currently there are more questions than answers about how many books will actually be banned statewide once a new bill passed by the 2024 Utah Legislature becomes law. The Utah State Board of…
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Oklahoma Joe: Independent Bookstore Day strengthens local businesses
Monday, April 22nd, 2024
via The Journal Record (Oklahoma)Independent bookstores continue to have a place in this state and country.
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Utah book ban: How titles could be removed from all school shelves
Monday, April 22nd, 2024
via The Salt Lake Tribune (Utah)The Utah State Board of Education is still determining how the state's new book ban law can be applied retroactively. But a plan drafted this week offers a glimpse into how the process could work.
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Commentary: Why book bans are dangerous
Saturday, April 20th, 2024
via The Baltimore Banner (Maryland)Kerry Graham argues that restricting books limits our access to think for ourselves.
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‘It’s a battle against good and evil’: Cobb schools superintendent defends book removal
Friday, April 19th, 2024
via FOX 5 Atlanta (Georgia)The superintendent says the move is an attempt to protect students, parents, and teachers.
School Board – General, Book Bans
‘It can get worse’: Can California remain a haven for abortion and trans health care under Trump?
Friday, April 19th, 2024
via San Francisco Chronicle (California)California, a self-declared haven for transgender people and abortion access, may not be able to provide robust protections if Trump is re-elected.
Book Bans, LGBTQ+
Five major publishers join federal lawsuit against Iowa law that bans books from schools
Wednesday, April 17th, 2024
via The Des Moines Register (Iowa)The publishers known as 'The Big Five' in the United States, including HarperCollins and Simon & Schuster, are now suing Iowa over its book ban law.
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Monday BPS Board Meeting Strife with angry voters, threat to trustees
Tuesday, April 16th, 2024
via Billings Gazette (Montana)The agenda for the April Billings Public Schools board meeting was overshadowed Monday night by a throng of angry residents stating they would not vote for the school safety levies
Book Bans, Parent Involvement
DeSantis tweaks Florida book challenge law, blames liberal activist who wanted Bible out of schools
Tuesday, April 16th, 2024
via The Associated PressFlorida Gov. Ron DeSantis has acknowledged that a law he enacted two years ago making it easier for people to challenge books in schools and libraries has caused problems for school districts.
Book Bans, Parent Involvement
Red states threaten librarians with prison — as blue states work to protect them
Tuesday, April 16th, 2024
via The Washington Post (Connecticut)Dozens of measures advanced in recent years aim to either restrict which books libraries can offer and threaten librarians for handing out 'obscene' or 'harmful' titles -- or to prohibit such bans or harassment.
School Board – General, Book Bans, Sex Education
Book Bans Continue to Surge in Public Schools
Tuesday, April 16th, 2024
via The New York Times (Utah)More books were removed during the first half of this academic year than in the entire previous one.
Book Bans, Parent Involvement
After son’s suicide, Lincoln Park couple push measure for greater scrutiny of social media use
Tuesday, April 16th, 2024
via Chicago Tribune (Illinois)Parents of a teenager who committed suicide join push for law that would prohibit social media platforms from blocking outside safety software.
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Traces of Seattle’s Black Panthers are all around — if you know where to look
Sunday, April 14th, 2024
via The Seattle Times (Washington)Former Seattle Black Panther Party members plan to open an interpretive center in Pioneer Square dedicated to preserving the historical legacy of the organization.
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A digital book ban? High schoolers describe dangers, frustrations of censored web access
Saturday, April 13th, 2024
via Detroit Free Press (Michigan)Their schools block information about abortion, suicide prevention and LGBTQ+ resources like The Trevor Project. Here's what students say.
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Candidates for Anne Arundel County school board
Saturday, April 13th, 2024
via The Baltimore Banner (Maryland)The eight-member board includes seven members elected by district and a student member chosen by students.
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Candidates for Howard County school board
Saturday, April 13th, 2024
via The Baltimore Banner (Maryland)The eight-member Howard County school board includes five members elected by district, two members elected county-wide and a student member chosen by students.
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Candidates for the 3rd Congressional District
Saturday, April 13th, 2024
via The Baltimore Banner (Maryland)The 3rd Congressional District includes all of Howard County, the northern portion of Anne Arundel County and a small piece of Carroll County.
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