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Oregon bill aims to ban school book bans
Wednesday, February 14th, 2024
via Oregon Public Broadcasting (Oregon)Senate Bill 1583 would prevent school boards and district personnel from banning textbooks and library books on the basis of content related to protected groups like race and sexuality. We'll hear…
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California classrooms in the middle of culture wars
Wednesday, February 14th, 2024
via CalMatters (California)A CalMatters panel focuses on the political debate over schools, parents and LGBTQ students. Two legislators disagree.
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Oregon lawmaker’s ‘simple’ attempt to push back against book bans becomes culture war flash point
Tuesday, February 13th, 2024
via The Bulletin (Oregon)Troubled by a steep rise in attempts to ban books in Oregon and nationwide, state Sen. Lew Frederick proposed what he sees as a simple bill.
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California Senate debate doesn’t swing the race
Tuesday, February 13th, 2024
via CalMatters (California)In their second televised debate, California Senate candidates didn't appear to change the dynamics of the campaign, with three weeks to go.
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2024 voter guide: Research candidates on Cabarrus County primary ballots
Tuesday, February 13th, 2024
via The Charlotte Observer (North Carolina)See where candidates in congressional, legislature and local races on Mecklenburg County's 2024 primary ballots stand on the issues.
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Florida lawmakers want to ban social media for minors: ‘Woke’ censorship or safety?
Tuesday, February 13th, 2024
via Austin American-Statesman (Texas)Is Florida's attempt to ban social media for minors under 16 just fuel for ongoing culture wars? Or is it a sincere attempt to protect kids online?
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California Senate race: Debate night and corporate cash
Monday, February 12th, 2024
via CalMatters (California)What does not accepting corporate PAC money really mean for the top Democrats in the California Senate campaign?
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School employee unions struggle to meet tougher state rules to survive
Monday, February 12th, 2024
via Tampa Bay Times (Florida)A roundup of Florida education news from around the state
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MAGA label dogs candidate for key state House seat in Pennsylvania
Sunday, February 11th, 2024
via The Washington Post (New Jersey)Candace Cabanas is walking a tricky tightrope between firing up Donald Trump's base and distancing herself from the former president with state House control at stake.
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Des Moines Register racks up 18 awards in 2024 Iowa Newspaper Association contest
Saturday, February 10th, 2024
via The Des Moines Register (Iowa)The Register staff walked away from Thursday night's INA banquet with seven first-place awards, seven second-place awards and four third-place awards.
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How anarchists in North Carolina rescued books banned in Florida
Saturday, February 10th, 2024
via The Washington Post (California)A bookshop in left-leaning Asheville is now sending children's books banned from a Florida school district back to readers in the Sunshine State.
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Kansas Senate bill offers boundaries for challenges aimed at sanitizing library collections
Saturday, February 10th, 2024
via The Garden City Telegram (Kansas)BY TIM CARPENTER Kansas Reflector TOPEKA — Sen. Cindy Holscher wants to write a new chapter in Kansas' debate about challenges to books on racism, politics, sexual content, religion and LGBTQ+ issues…
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Why California legislators want to ban more plastic bags
Friday, February 9th, 2024
via CalMatters (California)Legislators say a nine-year-old prohibition on single-use plastic bags isn't enough and want to extend a plastic bag ban.
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Speakers decry Iowa bill giving politicians more sway over libraries
Thursday, February 8th, 2024
via Sioux City Journal (Iowa)The proposed legislation comes months after voters in Pella defeated a similar proposal at the local level.
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Why lawmakers are questioning California workplace safety agency
Thursday, February 8th, 2024
via CalMatters (California)State legislators question Cal/OSHA officials at a hearing over how they protect farmworkers and order an audit.
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California’s most mundane school planning processes are vulnerable to DEI backlash
Thursday, February 8th, 2024
via CalMatters (California)As vitriol toward DEI intensifies, California schools are crafting plans for disadvantaged students and vulnerable to backlash politics.
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Legislation to limit removal of explicit content from schools advances
Wednesday, February 7th, 2024
via Inside NoVa (Virginia)(The Center Square) — Democratic-sponsored bills meant to inhibit censorship of books with sexually explicit content are advancing through the Virginia House of Delegates and the Senate this session —
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Do opponents of Prop. 1 have history on their side?
Wednesday, February 7th, 2024
via CalMatters (California)Opponents of Prop. 1 in the March California primary don't have the money that supporters do. But they may have history on their side.
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South Dakota bill passes on policies to restrict juveniles’ access to obscene material
Wednesday, February 7th, 2024
via Rapid City Journal (South Dakota)A bill requiring public schools and libraries to publicize their policies for restricting minors from accessing obscene matter or materials passed in the House Education committee Monday morning.
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