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Iowa bill would raise penalties for open meetings, records violations
Friday, January 19th, 2024
via Quad-City Times (Iowa)Government officials in Iowa who violate open meetings and records law would face stiffer penalties under a bill introduced by a Bettendorf lawmaker.
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Pulitzer winner Robert Samuels returns to The Post as a National enterprise reporter
Thursday, January 18th, 2024
via The Washington Post (Washington)Robert's mission is to tell compelling, distinct and essential stories that excavate complicated truths about the people, institutions and history of the United States.
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Bill would stop libraries from banning books
Thursday, January 18th, 2024
via NM Political Report (New Mexico)A bill in the state legislature proposes preventing public libraries from banning books based on political or religious views from what one of the bill's sponsors calls 'hate groups.' HB 123 aims to…
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Texas book ban blocked by federal appeals court
Thursday, January 18th, 2024
via FOX 7 Austin (Texas)A controversial Texas law aimed at keeping obscene books out of school libraries was blocked by the Fifth Circuit Court.
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Appeals court blocks Texas from enforcing book rating law
Wednesday, January 17th, 2024
via KPRC (Texas)Plaintiffs claimed that the 2023 law, which required book vendors to rate the explicitness of sexual references in materials sold to schools, was unconstitutionally broad.
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Dozens of Massachusetts districts have faced attempts to remove books from schools
Wednesday, January 17th, 2024
via The Boston Globe (Massachusetts)Most of those challenges come from parents, records obtained by the Globe showed, and some parrot objections made in other states, which include summaries of passages they find objectionable.
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Should more school vouchers require greater accountability?
Wednesday, January 17th, 2024
via Tampa Bay Times (Florida)A roundup of Florida education news from around the state
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Mingus Union High School District considering ‘book challenge’ policy
Wednesday, January 17th, 2024
via KUSA (Arizona)According to a policy draft, anyone can fill out a challenge form alleging a book violates ARS 15-120.03 which prohibits "sexually explicit" material in schools.
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New bill would protect school librarian selections, reduce book challenges in Mass.
Tuesday, January 16th, 2024
via Boston.com (Massachusetts)Book challenges are on the rise across the country and in Massachusetts, with more than four times the amount of challenges from 2021 to 2022.
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Thousands of Minnesotans gather to celebrate Martin Luther King Jr.’s legacy
Monday, January 15th, 2024
via Star Tribune (Minnesota)An annual fundraiser breakfast in downtown Minneapolis drew the largest crowd since before the pandemic.
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Curious Iowa: How did MLK Day become MLK Day of Service?
Monday, January 15th, 2024
via The Gazette (Iowa)Martin Luther King Jr. Day is the only federal holiday that's designated as an official day of service. What does that mean? And how are Iowans marking the day?
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Curious Iowa: How did MLK Day of Service come to be?
Monday, January 15th, 2024
via The Gazette (Iowa)Martin Luther King Jr. Day is the only federal holiday that's designated as an official day of service. What does that mean? And how are Iowans marking the day?
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From Iowa to Florida, national lawsuits against local book bans begin to gain traction
Sunday, January 14th, 2024
via Sioux City Journal (Iowa)Lawsuits challenging book bans in Florida and Iowa are proving to play a key role in the nationwide fight for student access to literature.
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With a March 19 primary election looming, Illinois lawmakers return to Springfield
Sunday, January 14th, 2024
via Chicago Sun-Times (Illinois)Illinois lawmakers will be picking up where they left off on Tuesday. With an election looming, action might be slow to start.
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Massachusetts considers banning book bans in response to rise in challenges
Saturday, January 13th, 2024
via Lowell Sun (Massachusetts)The effort to effectively ban book banning in Bay State schools comes as several states grapple with efforts by parents and activists to control which literary materials are available at school lib…
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Controversial Utah bills to keep your eye on this legislative session
Saturday, January 13th, 2024
via ABC7 (Utah)SALT LAKE CITY (ABC4) — This year's Utah Legislative Session is kicking off on Tuesday, and bringing with it a few controversial proposals. There are nearly 400 bills and resolutions on…
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Sultan: An overdue apology to St. Charles
Friday, January 12th, 2024
via St. Louis Post-Dispatch (Missouri)Sultan writes: The reason I wanted to talk to this reader is because I've been grappling with how our discourse around political disagreement in this country has devolved.
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Legislation would let the professionals decide what books are appropriate for students. Where does the Berkshire delegation stand?
Friday, January 12th, 2024
via The Berkshire Eagle (Massachusetts)The recent police search for a book in a Great Barrington middle school was on the minds of local lawmakers Thursday as they spoke out against book-banning efforts, to which
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Lawmakers weigh standard to guard access to library books
Friday, January 12th, 2024
via WWLP (Massachusetts)Amid a historic surge in book challenges in schools and public libraries across the state, some lawmakers are hoping to codify protections to prevent books from being removed from public spaces.
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