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Kelly Ayotte is running against … us

Wednesday, July 26th, 2023

via The Boston Globe (Massachusetts)

Governor Maura Healey, who grew up in New Hampshire, refused to be drawn by Ayotte's provocation on Wednesday.

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Does the Kelly Ayotte New Hampshire governor race target Mass.?

Wednesday, July 26th, 2023

via The Boston Globe (Massachusetts)

Governor Maura Healey, who grew up in New Hampshire, refused to be drawn by Ayotte's provocation on Wednesday.

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With referendum failure, WA just dodged a bullet of hype and hate

Wednesday, July 26th, 2023

via The Seattle Times (Washington)

Had a referendum to repeal a new law helping runaway trans kids made the ballot, Washington politics would have been poisoned for the rest of the year.

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JCPS board fails to make decision on SB 150

Wednesday, July 26th, 2023

via Statesman (Texas)

Choosing between two policies regarding how the district would or would not implement SB 150, the board voted to table the decision

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Washoe school district approves new sex ed lessons for 4th and 5th graders

Tuesday, July 25th, 2023

via RGJ Reno Gazette-Journal (Nevada)

The WCSD will consider new lessons for sex education at its meeting today.

LGBTQ+, School Board – General

Ron DeSantis, staff involved in multi-vehicle accident, emerge unscathed

Tuesday, July 25th, 2023

via New York Daily News (New York)

Republican presidential hopeful and Florida governor Ron DeSantis is uninjured after his vehicle was in a multi-car crash in Tennessee.

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Washoe County School Board to discuss updated sex education lessons for fourth and fifth graders

Tuesday, July 25th, 2023

via MyNews4 (Nevada)

The Washoe County School Board trustees will discuss and potential move forward with a new sex education cirriculum

LGBTQ+, School Board – General

‘Mama bear’ voters could be the deciding factor in the 2024 election

Tuesday, July 25th, 2023

via FOX10 Phoenix (Arizona)

These are conservative mothers and grandmothers who've organized for 'parental rights,' including banning discussion of gender identity in schools.

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A Minor Reboot Won’t Save Ron DeSantis’s Toxic Campaign

Monday, July 24th, 2023

via The New Yorker (New York)

Florida's governor will need to do much more than shake hands with voters at greasy spoons if he wants to beat Donald Trump.

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WCSD set to approve new sex ed lessons for 4th, 5th graders Tuesday

Monday, July 24th, 2023

via RGJ Reno Gazette-Journal (Nevada)

Lessons being taught currently in schools are nearly 20 years old.

LGBTQ+, School Board – General

Oller’s Second Thoughts: Jim Brown would weep as NFL running backs go way of the dinosaurs

Monday, July 24th, 2023

via The Columbus Dispatch (Ohio)

A shame that even as the NFL prepares to honor Jim Brown's legacy, the role of running back ironically is less celebrated than ever by the league

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Minnesota and the unbanned book list

Monday, July 24th, 2023

via StarTribune (Minnesota)

Libraries are a treasure. Not everyone treasures them.

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JCPS nears decision on what to do with SB 150. Here are its two options

Monday, July 24th, 2023

via Courier Journal (Kentucky)

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She was a GOP congresswoman. Her son is a transgender activist.

Monday, July 24th, 2023

via The Washington Post (Maryland)

Ileana Ros-Lehtinen thinks there's hope that her fellow Republicans can learn to see transgender people the way she sees her son, Rodrigo.

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The Conversation: How book-banning campaigns have changed the lives and education of librarians – they now need to learn how to plan for safety and legally protect themselves

Monday, July 24th, 2023

via Press Herald (Maine)

THE CONVERSATION — Despite misconceptions and stereotypes – ranging from what librarians Gretchen Keer and Andrew Carlos have described as the 'middle-aged, bun-wearing, comfortably shod, shushing librarian' to the 'sexy librarian … and the hipster or tattooed librarian' – library professionals are more than book jockeys, and they do more than read at story time. They […]

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Newsom faces debt dilemma

Monday, July 24th, 2023

via POLITICO (New York)

LGBTQ+, School Board – General, Racism

All local election races set to be competitive this fall

Monday, July 24th, 2023

via Juneau Empire (Alaska)

After a year of controversies, 14 people seek four Assembly seats, four seek two school board seats.

Parent Involvement, LGBTQ+, School Board – General

‘Mama Bears’ May Be 2024’s Soccer Moms. But Where GOP Seeks Votes, Some See Extremism

Monday, July 24th, 2023

via The Intelligencer (West Virginia)

In many election cycles, there's a snappy shorthand used to describe the type of voters who may help decide the winner. Think soccer moms or security moms. Even NASCAR dads. And now, the 'mama bears.'…

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‘Mama bears’ may be 2024’s soccer moms, but some see extremism where the GOP sees votes

Monday, July 24th, 2023

via The Parkersburg News and Sentinel (West Virginia)

In many election cycles, there's a snappy shorthand used to describe the type of voters who may help decide the winner. Think soccer moms or security moms. Even NASCAR dads. And now, the 'mama bears.'…

Parent Involvement, LGBTQ+, School Board – General