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GOP bill would force Michigan school board candidates to state their party affiliation • Michigan Advance
Thursday, October 2nd, 2025
via Michigan Advance (Michigan)This article was originally published by Votebeat, a nonprofit news organization covering local election administration and voting access. Sign up for Votebeat Michigan's free newsletter here. A proposed bill from House Republicans would make Michigan's school board candidates declare a party affiliation, a change that's drawing criticism from local election officials and school board members. Under […]
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Northumberland County is considering an appointed school board. Could Virginia see more?
Thursday, October 2nd, 2025
via Inside NoVa (Virginia)Over 1,200 Northumberland County voters are trying to change how their school board is determined by shifting from an elected to an appointed system, continuing a trend of Virginians challenging the status quo of local school system oversight. State law…
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‘The Librarians’ Review: What Should Children Read?
Thursday, October 2nd, 2025
via The New York Times (Louisiana)Nine librarians are profiled in Kim A. Snyder's gripping documentary about censorship in public schools.
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Gov. Gavin Newsom issues first vetoes since legislative session ended
Wednesday, October 1st, 2025
via The Fresno Bee (California)Gov. Gavin Newsom issued his first vetoes since the legislative session ended last month, striking down 21 bills on Wednesday including one that Republican lawmakers had urged him to dismiss because they said it would 'promote gender ideology.'
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How power is won and held, in New Hampshire and the nation • New Hampshire Bulletin
Wednesday, October 1st, 2025
via The New Hampshire Bulletin (New Hampshire)Several decades ago, Republican campaign consultant Lee Atwater described how, as The Nation put it, 'Republicans can win the vote of racists without sounding racist themselves.' Atwater outlined the 'Southern Strategy' in a 1981 interview, but its roots stretch out much deeper into America's political past and wrap around its present.
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Federal court tosses Moms For Liberty associate’s case against Lowell Area Schools • Michigan Advance
Wednesday, October 1st, 2025
via Michigan Advance (Michigan)Siding with a west Michigan school district and several of its employees, a federal court on Tuesday agreed to dismiss a case brought by Moms For Liberty associate Stefanie Boone. Boone argued the school district, its superintendent and assistant superintendent, library media director and the principal and assistant principals of Lowell High School and Lowell […]
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Woman undresses at a California school board meeting to protest transgender bathroom policies
Wednesday, October 1st, 2025
via Los Angeles Times (California)Beth Bourne was asked to leave the board meeting after she stripped down to her bikini in protest.
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Ohio property tax solutions proposed by DeWine task force. What are they?
Wednesday, October 1st, 2025
via The Columbus Dispatch (Ohio)Welcome to The Scoop, a weekly newsletter about Ohio politics.
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Moms for Liberty town hall encourages audience to ‘start fighting this fight’
Tuesday, September 30th, 2025
via PennLive (Pennsylvania)The organization hosted the event on Tuesday night in Susquehanna Township.
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Charlie Kirk’s suburban high school divided on holding ‘Day of Honor’ for slain activist
Thursday, September 18th, 2025
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High court cases, executive orders thrust religion issues front and center
Sunday, May 4th, 2025
via The Gazette (Colorado)Where some Christians see great promise, others express great concern over recent activity on the national front pertaining to religious rights, liberty, protection and freedom in America.
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Voters will select a new Community Library Network trustee while Post Falls waits for adults-only room to open
Sunday, May 4th, 2025
via The Spokesman-Review (Idaho)A former Post Falls School Board member and a former nonprofit communications director are running for an open seat on the Community Library Network Board of Trustees in North Idaho.
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Utopian Dreamers Founded This Alabama City. Now, a Fight Over Books Is Dividing It.
Sunday, May 4th, 2025
via The New York Times (Alabama)Fairhope originated as an experimental colony, and that spirit remains part of its character. But it now faces a culture war, with its library at the center.
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Here are the 2025 winners of the Sun Sentinel’s annual high school journalism contest
Saturday, May 3rd, 2025
via Sun Sentinel (Florida)Students from 15 high schools in Broward and Palm Beach counties entered the South Florida Sun Sentinel's annual journalism contest. Here are the 2025 winners.
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New conservative member sworn into Broward School Board
Saturday, May 3rd, 2025
via Sun Sentinel (Florida)Adam Cervera, 41, was sworn in Friday to fill the remainder of Brenda Fam's term, which ends in November 2026. His first board meeting will be a workshop on Tuesday.
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Gov. Hobbs signs new batch of legislation following passage of Division of Developmental Disabilities bill
Friday, May 2nd, 2025
via FOX 10 Phoenix (Arizona)Governor Katie Hobbs signs off on new batch of legislation following the passage of the Division of Developmental Disabilities bill.
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NY lawmakers may weaken, stall tougher educational requirements for yeshivas
Friday, May 2nd, 2025
via New York Daily News (New York)New York lawmakers are brokering a deal that would delay and weaken educational requirements for religious schools — a major setback for yeshiva reform advocates.
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CT House passes bill providing teens with birth control, care for pregnant girls
Friday, May 2nd, 2025
via New Haven Register (Connecticut)State law shielding young women from notifying parents of their abortions has been in effect since 1990.
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Texas Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick appointed Chair of Presidential Religious Liberty Commission
Thursday, May 1st, 2025
via FOX 7 Austin (Texas)Texas Lieutenant Governor Dan Patrick has been appointed by President Trump as head of his Religious Liberty Commission, according to a statement.
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