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National Democrats think they can flip two legislative districts in Utah

Friday, July 19th, 2024

via Standard-Examiner (Utah)

The Democratic Legislative Campaign Committee, an arm of the national party, thinks it can flip two legislative districts in Utah currently held by Republicans. Stacy Bernal, challenging state Sen.…

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Want to ban books? Durango Public Library just made it tougher

Thursday, July 18th, 2024

via Durango Herald (Colorado)

Requests to ban certain books from school and public libraries – some of which target materials aimed at marginalized groups – have surged in recent years in Colorado and across the United States,…

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GOP must end attacks on LGBTQ+ Americans STAFF COMMENTARY

Thursday, July 18th, 2024

via The Baltimore Sun (Maryland)

Trump and Vance stir antagonism toward the gay community to garner votes, a costly tradeoff for the most vulnerable among us.

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Florida’s Amendment 1, explained

Thursday, July 18th, 2024

via Tampa Bay Times (Florida)

Partisan school board elections will appear on the ballot this election.

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CCSD board candidates draw cheers at RNC with Moms for Liberty

Thursday, July 18th, 2024

via Las Vegas Sun (Nevada)

Gathered at the Republican National Convention, Moms for Liberty supporters and convention attendees engaged in talks about their fight against policies they see as existential threats ...

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Florida appeals to judges to let it boot needy kids off health insurance

Thursday, July 11th, 2024

via The Palm Beach Post (Florida)

Florida health officials want to block a federal rule that makes it harder for them to kick children off a government health insurance program.

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Time to choose a college? Some important ratings and rankings for Florida universities

Tuesday, July 9th, 2024

via The Palm Beach Post (Florida)

Florida ranks first in education. Here's a guide to the Sunshine State's top colleges.

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Nothing ‘advanced’ about Harford school board AP decision STAFF COMMENTARY

Saturday, July 6th, 2024

via The Baltimore Sun (Maryland)

Decision to drop AP African American Studies class shows board's learning skills are subpar.

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Burgum’s shifts on national stage disappointing, shocking to some

Saturday, July 6th, 2024

via The Bismarck Tribune (North Dakota)

For most of North Dakota Gov. Doug Burgum's two terms in office, he approached the job like a CEO running a business.

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School board wants to create legislative priority holding lawmakers accountable

Tuesday, July 2nd, 2024

via Newton Daily News (Iowa)

Newton superintendent says he is tired of laws passing with no state guidance

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This San Francisco store ships LGBTQ+ books to places where they are banned

Sunday, June 30th, 2024

via Lincoln Journal Star (Nebraska)

The books have gone to places like a Pride center in west Texas and an LGBTQ-friendly high school in Alabama.

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A San Francisco store is shipping LGBTQ+ books to states where they are banned

Saturday, June 29th, 2024

via The Associated Press

A bookstore in San Francisco is sending boxes of LGBTQ+ books to parts of the country where they are banned.

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Doug Burgum vetoed anti-LGBTQ measures while governor. Then he started running for president

Saturday, June 29th, 2024

via The Washington Post

For most of North Dakota Gov. Doug Burgum's two terms in office, he has approached the job like a CEO running a business

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How Black librarians helped create generations of Black literature

Sunday, June 23rd, 2024

via The Spokesman-Review (Washington)

NEW YORK – It was a banner day in the history of American libraries – and in Black history. On May 25, 1926, the New York Public Library announced that it had acquired celebrated Afro-Latino…

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AP News Summary at 6:42 p.m. EDT

Saturday, June 22nd, 2024

via Clinton Herald (Iowa)

Flooding forces people from homes in some parts of Iowa while much of US broils again in heat

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Books teach and inspire us. Banning them is anti-democratic.

Saturday, June 22nd, 2024

via Chicago Sun-Times (Illinois)

People who read don't censor books, writes Natalie Moore, who talked with the former head of the American Library Association about the current wave of book bans across the country.

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Georgia student: Book bans deny teens full representation of their lives

Friday, June 21st, 2024

via Atlanta Journal-Constitution (Georgia)

A recent high school graduate says the removal of books from his school library in Bartow County denies students books that speak to their lives and challenges.

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Letters: LGBTQ+ prejudice in theme parks

Wednesday, June 19th, 2024

via Orlando Sentinel (Florida)

A transgender theme-park visitor writes that Florida's "don't say gay" and "stop WOKE" policies sparked a change in attitude toward her that persists to this day...

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Primaries set the stage for 7th District battle

Wednesday, June 19th, 2024

via Fredericksburg.com (Virginia)

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