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‘Keep the kids reading.’ New Overtown exhibition combines Black history, banned books

Thursday, March 14th, 2024

via Miami Herald (Florida)

Exhibit in Overtown highlights banned books with installations created by 10 different artists.

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MN lawmakers look to block book bans at schools

Thursday, March 14th, 2024

via FOX59 News (Minnesota)

If a book is age-appropriate, it shouldn't be banned based on the messages and ideas it conveys. That's the argument some lawmakers made at the Capitol Wednesday.

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In Our View: Another chapter in book ban political debate

Tuesday, March 12th, 2024

via The Columbian (Washington)

The close of the 2024 legislative session in Olympia is unlikely to be the last we will hear about bills related to education. By working to promote inclusion and protect academic integrity, the Democ

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Building a life after prison, one scoop at a time

Tuesday, March 12th, 2024

via Tennessean (Tennessee)

News to educate, engage and entertain as you start your day.

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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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