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What have federal courts said about local library book bans?
Tuesday, February 27th, 2024
via al.com (Alabama)Challenges to library content have reached the U.S. Supreme Court.
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NJ kidnapper wanted on immigration charges — NJ Top News
Tuesday, February 27th, 2024
via New Jersey 101.5 (New Jersey)A man arrested for the brutal kidnapping of a woman at knifepoint in Toms River, NJ, was already wanted by federal immigration authorities. Eric Scott has the latest on this morning's First News.
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Poll: NJ adults choose offensive content over book bans in school
Tuesday, February 27th, 2024
via New Jersey 101.5 (New Jersey)"When we assess views in a scientific and representative way, public opinion on this issue shows — like many other topics — that the loudest voices do not necessarily represent the majority," said…
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More NJ adults concerned about school book banning than inappropriate content: poll
Monday, February 26th, 2024
via NorthJersey (New Jersey)NJ adults were asked what concerned them most about schools: Book banning that may censor topics, or the possibility of inappropriate topics.
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Banning books is worse than kids having access to ‘offensive’ materials, most N.J. residents say
Monday, February 26th, 2024
via NJ.com (New Jersey)"Pro-book ban politics" isn't popular with most New Jerseyans, according to a new Rutgers-Eagleton poll.
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‘We lost a member of our community’: Hundreds at OKC candlelight vigil mourn teen’s death
Sunday, February 25th, 2024
via The Oklahoman (Oklahoma)Hundreds attended a candlelight vigil in OKC's 39th Street District to pay tribute to an Owasso teen whose death has drawn widespread attention.
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Downstate Illinois
Sunday, February 25th, 2024
via Chicago Sun-Times (Illinois)Starved Rock killer's conviction should be overturned because of a hair from one of four brothers, lawyer says. A hair recovered from the gloved left index finger of victim Frances Murphy belonged to one of four brothers from the area, according to a DNA test, and the only explanation is that someone else was involved in the 1960 crime, attorney Andrew Hale wrote in a letter to a Will County prosecutor. Brian Beals was convicted in the 1988 slaying of a 6-year-old boy in Englewood.
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Washington Senate passes legislation pushing back on book bans
Friday, February 23rd, 2024
via The Columbian (Washington)Washington Senate Democrats on Thursday passed a bill meant to slow efforts to ban books in school classrooms and libraries.
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American Library Association president hears about struggles and successes from Alaska librarians
Friday, February 23rd, 2024
via Alaska Public Media (Alaska)While Alaska faces unique logistical challenges, Emily Drabinski says many problems facing librarians here are happening across the country.
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Some Republicans are voicing doubt over Alabama IVF ruling. Democrats see an opportunity
Friday, February 23rd, 2024
via Omaha World-Herald (Nebraska)Some Republicans joined Democrats in expressing alarm over a ruling this week by the Alabama Supreme Court that jeopardized future access to in vitro fertilization, giving Biden allies new fuel for…
Book Bans, Parent Involvement, LGBTQ+
Friday AM headlines: Read-in at the Capitol protests book ban bill
Friday, February 23rd, 2024
via Utah Public Radio (Utah)In other news: A billion dollar bill to create an 'entertainment and sports' district in Salt Lake City has been filed in the Utah State Legislature.
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Iowa House committee dismisses defamation complaint against lawmaker without discussion
Thursday, February 22nd, 2024
via The Des Moines Register (Iowa)In less than 2 minutes, the bipartisan Iowa House Ethics Committee voted unanimously to dismiss a complaint accusing Rep. Jeff Shipley of defamation.
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Texas got a sex education update two years ago. Advocates say there are still gaps
Thursday, February 22nd, 2024
via Texas Standard (Texas)It's been two years since Texas implemented new health education standards for students, but advocates say the opt-in instruction still isn't comprehensive.
Book Bans, Sex Education
Spring Branch ISD has been embroiled in book banning debates for years. Now they’re firing librarians
Thursday, February 22nd, 2024
via Houston Chronicle (Texas)Spring Branch ISD to eliminate the position of librarian after this school year as part of ongoing budget cuts. But parents wonder if there's more to the story.
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House panel reviews Freedom to Read Act in dramatic hearing
Thursday, February 22nd, 2024
via Maryland Matters (Maryland)Maryland House Ways and Means Committee held a bill hearing to discuss the Freedom to Read Act that's part of a "decency agenda."
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Democrats propose tweaks to parental notification law, citing censorship concerns
Thursday, February 22nd, 2024
via Inside NoVa (Virginia)Over the past year, several Virginia school divisions have cited a 2022 state law that created a process for notifying parents of sexually explicit instructional materials in school libraries as
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Utah book ban bill for public schools heads to Gov. Cox’s desk
Wednesday, February 21st, 2024
via The Salt Lake Tribune (Utah)A bill that would overhaul the book-banning process in Utah and make it easier to ban titles in public schools statewide is headed to Gov. Spencer Cox's desk after the Legislature on Wednesday…
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Scott Maxwell: DeSantis whines of ‘Book ban hoax’ chaos he created
Wednesday, February 21st, 2024
via Orlando Sentinel (Florida)Scott Maxwell: DeSantis whines of ‘Book ban hoax' chaos he created
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Edmond Public Schools challenges Oklahoma State Department of Education’s attempted book ban
Wednesday, February 21st, 2024
via The Lawton Constitution (Oklahoma)EDMOND — Edmond Public Schools is asking the Oklahoma Supreme Court to intervene in an attempt by state officials to ban two books from school library shelves.
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