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Assemblyman Bill Essayli Appointed U.S. Attorney In Los Angeles by President Trump
Wednesday, April 2nd, 2025
via California Globe (California)Assemblyman Bill Essayli (R-Corona) was appointed by President Donald Trump to be the new U.S. Attorney for the Los Angeles-based Central District of California on Tuesday, with Essayli accepting the…
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After Gov. Little vetoes Idaho ‘medical freedom’ bill, Legislature pursues tweaks
Wednesday, April 2nd, 2025
via The Spokesman-Review (Idaho)Four days after Idaho Gov. Brad Little vetoed a bill that would've banned medical intervention mandates — including vaccines, medical treatment or medicine — by businesses, governments, schools and…
School Board – General, Parent Involvement
Colorado bill adding protections for transgender people — including against ‘deadnaming’ — passes first hurdle
Wednesday, April 2nd, 2025
via The Denver Post (Colorado)Transgender Coloradans — particularly children and supportive parents — would gain increased legal protections against discrimination under new legislation that cleared its first hurdle…
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Maine Republicans press for hearings on bills dealing with transgender athletes
Wednesday, April 2nd, 2025
via Bangor Daily News (Maine)Republicans say that Maine has a short window to avoid losing federal funding.
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Alabama library honored by city after state cuts funding over book complaints
Wednesday, April 2nd, 2025
via al.com (Alabama)Fairhope Public Library's board will review 35 titles at its April 21 meeting while community fundraising has already replaced the lost $43,000 in state money.
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His mother was killed before his eyes. Now a young boy struggles to rejoin his family
Wednesday, April 2nd, 2025
via Los Angeles Times (California)As tensions rise over immigration at the U.S.-Mexico border, a family is struggling to reunite an orphaned Mexican boy with his brother and sister in California.
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Under the Dome: NC Senate has new majority leader. Why top Democrats are praising the pick.
Wednesday, April 2nd, 2025
via The Charlotte Observer (North Carolina)Plus, Attorney General Jeff Jackson joins another lawsuit against the Trump administration, this time over cuts to health care funding.
Parent Involvement, Sex Education
Trump ally and rising California GOP star Essayli named top federal prosecutor in L.A.
Tuesday, April 1st, 2025
via Los Angeles Times (California)The attorney general has selected Riverside County Assemblymember Bill Essayli — a rising and controversial Republican voice — to serve as interim U.S. attorney for L.A. and surrounding areas.
Racism, Parent Involvement
Incumbents and newcomers competing in contentious Morton school board race
Tuesday, April 1st, 2025
via Journal Star (Illinois)In an unusually-tense race, Morton candidates have sparred over the presence and handling of bullying reports in the district.
School Board – General, Parent Involvement
April Fools Day: Bills to Disallow Trans-Women in Girls Sports Killed by Assembly Committee
Tuesday, April 1st, 2025
via California Globe (California)It really felt like April Fools Day in the California Assembly Arts, Entertainment, Sports & Tourism Committee Tuesday morning. Or upside down world. Parents and their female athletes who do not want…
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California Assembly committee blocks anti-trans athlete bills after emotional hearing
Tuesday, April 1st, 2025
via The Sacramento Bee (California)Committee Chair Chris Ward said he agreed to consider the bills to dispel misinformation.
School Board – General, LGBTQ+, Parent Involvement
Florida has dueling tax cut plans. Is compromise coming?
Tuesday, April 1st, 2025
via Tampa Bay Times (Florida)A roundup of Florida education news from around the state
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House passes WWAMI bill
Monday, March 31st, 2025
via Lewiston Tribune (Idaho)It moves on to Little: Lawmakers rewrite vetoed 'health freedom' bill
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School district files federal complaint over WA policy on trans athletes
Monday, March 31st, 2025
via The Seattle Times (Washington)The Kennewick School Board says it's in a bind: Comply with state law and jeopardize federal funding, or follow President Donald Trump and risk punishment from the state.
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NC bill would make it a crime to have some books in school libraries. These could be examples
Monday, March 31st, 2025
via The Charlotte Observer (North Carolina)The books in school libraries singled out by Moms for Liberty often contain scenes describing sexual situations.
School Board – General, Parent Involvement
This year’s Transgender Day of Visibility has a different tenor
Monday, March 31st, 2025
via The Grand Island Independent (Nebraska)Trump signed a slew of policies aimed at wiping transgender people out of government records, sports and even history. That means a different tone for Monday's annual Transgender Day of Visibility.
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Virginia schools face federal scrutiny over parental rights laws
Monday, March 31st, 2025
via Inside NoVa (Virginia)The U.S. Department of Education is putting Virginia schools on notice, warning they could lose federal funding and face further investigation if they fail to comply with parental rights laws. On Friday, the department directed Virginia and other states to…
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WisGOP: The elevator pitch: Vote for Schimel to save Wisconsin
Monday, March 31st, 2025
via WisPolitics.com (Wisconsin)MADISON, Wis. — With closing pitches around the corner, here's a recap of the two Wisconsin Supreme Court Candidates. Judge Brad Schimel is the clear Wisconsin choice from law enforcement to our…
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Trump administration says Maine’s transgender student policies conflict with parental access laws
Monday, March 31st, 2025
via Sun Journal (Maine)The federal Department of Education says Maine school districts' violate FERPA by withholding from parents records about a student's transgender status, like the choice to use a different name or…
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