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NH House speaker backing new ‘parental bill of rights’
Monday, September 23rd, 2024
via Valley News (New Hampshire)N.H. House Speaker Sherman Packard is backing an effort to create 'a parental bill of rights,' the third time over the past two years that this kind of legislation has been proposed.The Londonderry…
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Four candidates compete for two seats on Ramona Unified’s school board
Monday, September 23rd, 2024
via The San Diego Union-Tribune (California)Incumbents in Trustee Area 3 and Trustee Area 4 both face a challenger in the race
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Trump campaign is holding a Wisconsin bus tour and town hall this week. Here are the stops
Monday, September 23rd, 2024
via Milwaukee Journal Sentinel (Wisconsin)Trump himself is not listed to attend any stops along the bus tour in Wisconsin. Surrogates will end the tour with a town hall in Waukesha.
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Banned Books Week starts with mixed messages as reports show challenges both up and down
Monday, September 23rd, 2024
via The Associated Press (Utah)Two new reports provide a mixed but compelling outlook on the wave of book removals and challenges as the annual Banned Books Week begins for schools, stores and libraries nationwide.
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Meet the candidates running for Wisconsin’s 86th Assembly District seat
Monday, September 23rd, 2024
via Wausau Daily Herald (Wisconsin)Incumbent Republican John Spiros will face challenger Democrat John Small in the Nov. 5 general election for Wisconsin's 86th Assembly District.
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Colorado State Board of Education: Candidates discuss parental rights, student independence
Sunday, September 22nd, 2024
via The Gazette (Colorado)Controversy brews as Colorado law requires schools to use preferred pronouns, sparking debate between parents and teachers.
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Trump’s second term agenda on LGBTQ issues alarms civil rights groups
Sunday, September 22nd, 2024
via The Washington Post (Washington)The former president, who has shifted his positions over the years, is now planning to lead the GOP charge on gender identity if he returns to the White House.
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Police investigating Valley high school teacher over book assignment
Saturday, September 21st, 2024
via 12News (Arizona)A high school teacher is being accused by a parent of providing sexually explicit material to her students in the form of a book for the class. Here's the latest.
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What would a Democratic supermajority in the legislature look like?
Saturday, September 21st, 2024
via Las Vegas Review-Journal (Nevada)Gov. Joe Lombardo vetoed 75 bills in the last session. Soon, that power could be nullified if Democrats have their way.
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Voter guide: State House races in Wayne, Oakland, Macomb
Saturday, September 21st, 2024
via Detroit Free Press (Michigan)A voter guide to state house races in Oakland, Wayne and Macomb counties.
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Voter guide: Oakland County races
Saturday, September 21st, 2024
via Detroit Free Press (Michigan)A guide to races in Oakland County this November.
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Moderate, conservative forces square off in Pinellas school board race
Saturday, September 21st, 2024
via Tampa Bay Times (Florida)The campaign to replace retiring Carol Cook has proven nasty from the start.
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Anchorage school board considers policy update to encourage patriotism in schools
Friday, September 20th, 2024
via Alaska Public Media (Alaska)The board is considering a watered-down version of a proposal that would have required schools to play the national anthem and state flag song monthly.
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Defiant California district shows the war over trans student policies isn’t over despite new law
Friday, September 20th, 2024
via San Francisco Chronicle (California)Even in liberal California, the parental rights movement and fights over sexual identity politics continue to cause significant tension in schools.
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Politics of libraries and migrants, and the quiz: Down in Alabama
Friday, September 20th, 2024
via al (Alabama)Listen to "Down in Alabama" wherever you get your podcasts.
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Craig would give NH education chief Frank Edelblut the boot. Ayotte backs his policies.
Friday, September 20th, 2024
via Seacoast Online (New Hampshire)NH governor candidates Joyce Craig and Kelly Ayotte have very different views of controversial NH education commissioner Frank Edelblut's policies.
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Hundreds of Springfield residents share concerns about Haitian population, tax on resources, at town hall
Friday, September 20th, 2024
via Dayton Daily News (Ohio)Hundreds attend town hall in Springfield focused on issues related to Haitian immigrants
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Social workers criticize Peoria School Board for vote to end mental health support for students
Friday, September 20th, 2024
via 12News (Arizona)Advocates are making a last-minute plea to Peoria Unified Board President Becky Proudfit to change her position and extend a federal mental health grant.
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Alabama Republican Party Chairman John Wahl elected head of state library agency’s board
Friday, September 20th, 2024
via al (Alabama)The Alabama Public Library Service has found itself at the center of one of the state's culture war battles.
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