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In State Capitals, Republicans Propose New Limits on Transgender Identity

Saturday, January 18th, 2025

via The New York Times (Idaho)

The new lawmaking sessions open after a campaign year in which Republicans leaned on messaging that tapped into fears about transgender issues.

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One more time: DST ban in Unicam could yield summer time ‘island’ in southwest Nebraska

Friday, January 17th, 2025

via Star-Herald (Nebraska)

State Sens. Mike Jacobson and Teresa Ibach say they'll seek to ensure that a year-round standard time bill wouldn't put four counties an hour behind their Colorado and Nebraska neighbors.

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Supreme Court to Hear Case on Religious Objections to L.G.B.T.Q. Storybooks

Friday, January 17th, 2025

via The New York Times (Washington)

Parents in Maryland said a school board's refusal to notify them and to excuse their children from discussions of the storybooks violated the First Amendment.

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Standish man sentenced to 30 years in girlfriend’s death

Friday, January 17th, 2025

via Portland Press Herald (Maine)

Brandon Libby, 37, pleaded guilty to manslaughter last month after a jury couldn't reach a verdict on a murder charge.

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Inside Trump’s plans for his first 100 days in office

Thursday, January 16th, 2025

via WTAE-TV Pittsburgh (Pennsylvania)

President-elect Trump plans major actions on immigration, trade, taxes, and more in the first 100 days of his second term.

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Florida school voucher group under fire over student repayments

Thursday, January 16th, 2025

via Tampa Bay Times (Florida)

A roundup of Florida education news from around the state

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No experience? No problem. Trump’s Cabinet raises concerns about government dysfunction.

Thursday, January 16th, 2025

via The Indianapolis Star (Indiana)

Many of Trump's picks for top jobs in his next administration have not worked at the highest levels of government or in the private sector.

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House Education Committee quickly passes bill taking aim at DEI

Wednesday, January 15th, 2025

via Casper Star-Tribune (Wyoming)

The House Education Committee unanimously passed a bill to prohibit 'institutional discrimination' in Wyoming. The bill makes up one of the five pieces of legislation in the Freedom Caucus's plan.

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Librarians gain protections in some states as book bans soar

Wednesday, January 15th, 2025

via Orange County Register (California)

New Jersey joined at least five other states that have taken steps against school library censorship.

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Trump’s second term to include many Floridians – and policies tested in Sunshine State

Wednesday, January 15th, 2025

via The Florida Times-Union (Florida)

While plenty of Floridians have been named to President-elect Donald Trump's administration, policies tested in Florida also will be part of new term.

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Ayotte aims for running start as governor

Tuesday, January 14th, 2025

via New Hampshire Union LeaderNew Hampshire Sunday News (New Hampshire)

Gov. Kelly Ayotte said her 15-person Commission on Government Efficiency (COGE) will be an 'all-volunteer' group that will be forward-looking in coming up with ways to save money, not this

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Tina MacIntyre-Yee’s best photos: From life’s big moments to Buffalo Bills touchdowns

Tuesday, January 14th, 2025

via Democrat and Chronicle (New York)

Democrat and Chronicle staff photographer Tina MacIntyre-Yee picks her favorite photos.

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Knudsen asks U.S. Supreme Court to rule on parental consent for abortion

Tuesday, January 14th, 2025

via Montana Public Radio (Montana)

Montana Attorney General Austin Knudsen is asking the U.S. Supreme Court to weigh in on whether minors can get an abortion without parental consent.

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A tuition-free charter school coming to West Ashley is focused on classical education

Tuesday, January 14th, 2025

via The Post and Courier (South Carolina)

Tuition-free Ashley River Classical Academy in Charleston to be first in South Carolina with affiliation to Hillsdale College's K-12 charter school initiative.

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Hobbs highlights proposals to lower costs of housing, child care

Monday, January 13th, 2025

via Arizona Daily Star (Arizona)

PHOENIX — Democratic Gov. Katie Hobbs laid out a vision Monday for the new legislative session that focuses on helping average Arizonans struggling with high costs of housing and child

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Top Colorado GOP staffer Darcy Schoening announces bid for state Republican Party chair

Monday, January 13th, 2025

via The Gazette - Colorado Springs (Colorado)

Darcy Schoening, the Colorado Republican Party's director of special initiatives, on Monday declared that she's running for state GOP chair in the party's upcoming reorganization election.

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Meet the 2025 freshman class: How 9 new Iowa lawmakers will shape the legislative session

Monday, January 13th, 2025

via Iowa City Press-Citizen (Iowa)

From millennials to former school board and city council members, Iowa's new lawmakers have mixture of backgrounds to bring to the 2025 session.

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North Dakota bill would let children live with mothers in prisons

Monday, January 13th, 2025

via The Bismarck Tribune (North Dakota)

A North Dakota bill could allow children to temporarily live with their mothers in prison.

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Indy Education: New trustees take their place on Nevada school boards

Sunday, January 12th, 2025

via The Nevada Independent (Nevada)

Last Monday, new trustees Emily Stevens, Lydia Dominguez, Tameka Henry and Lorena Biassotti took their seats on the Clark County School Board. It's higher than the turnover the school board saw four…

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