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Moms for Liberty influence wanes in Florida school board elections
Wednesday, August 28th, 2024
via Tampa Bay Times (Florida)A roundup of Florida education news from around the state
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Republicans picked a candidate for Iowa House seat. Why won’t one appear on the ballot?
Wednesday, August 28th, 2024
via The Gazette (Iowa)A Republican will not appear on the fall ballot to challenge a Democratic incumbent for a local statehouse seat after the chair of a Linn County GOP special nominating convention refused to certify the results.
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Jeff Davis vies for District 3 council seat
Wednesday, August 28th, 2024
via Chattanooga Times Free Press (Tennessee)Jeff Davis, a child welfare lawyer, has announced his plans to challenge Chattanooga City Council member Ken Smith, of Hixson, for the District 3 council seat.
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Do Florida school board elections signal the end of Moms for Liberty?
Tuesday, August 27th, 2024
via Tampa Bay Times (Florida)Primary losses, inflammatory rhetoric and high-profile controversies have diminished the group's brand, experts say.
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Helping a minor travel for an abortion? Some states have made it a crime. • Ohio Capital Journal
Tuesday, August 27th, 2024
via Ohio Capital Journal (Ohio)Helping a pregnant minor travel to get a legal abortion without parental consent is now a crime in at least two Republican-led states, prompting legal action by abortion-rights advocates and copycat…
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A North Texas school board now requires parents to be notified if a child changes pronouns
Monday, August 26th, 2024
via Fort Worth Star-Telegram (Texas)Some parents and students in the district say they worry that LGBTQ kids will face hate or bigotry under the new policies.
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Hell hath no fury like a librarian scorned in the book banning wars
Monday, August 26th, 2024
via The Oakland Press (Michigan)Amanda Jones is a Louisiana middle-school librarian who sleeps with a shotgun under her bed and carries a pistol when she travels the back roads.
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Four legislative races to be decided in primary runoff elections on Tuesday
Monday, August 26th, 2024
via The Oklahoman (Oklahoma)Four legislative winners will be decided Tuesday in a runoff election, while others will be chosen in the November General Election
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Ground Game: Harris aims to define herself, GOP attacks Walz’s military record, RFK Jr. suspends campaign
Monday, August 26th, 2024
via The Associated Press (Minnesota)This newsletter was originally sent out via email to our Ground Game subscribers on date. You can subscribe at any time at apnews.com/newsletters
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Iowa’s school book law is about control, not sex
Sunday, August 25th, 2024
via The Gazette (Iowa)Any explanation claiming this law is about liberty must be shelved under fiction
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Why Florida Democrats should be optimistic — and why they should be pessimistic
Sunday, August 25th, 2024
via Tampa Bay Times (Florida)For the first time in a while, Democrats seem to have some juice. Is it real?
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Trump allies try to energize him as he struggles to adapt to Harris
Sunday, August 25th, 2024
via The Spokesman-Review (Washington)Donald Trump's campaign launched back-to-back events over the past week, with the goal of counterprogramming the Democratic convention and securing news coverage, as other campaigns have often done, but also as a way to keep Trump busy. The candidate, though, often appeared reluctant.
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Florida quietly removes LGBTQ+ travel guides from official tourism site. Here’s what we know
Friday, August 23rd, 2024
via The Palm Beach Post (Florida)There are a lot of amazing and fun places in Florida for members of the LGBTQ+ community, but the state has stopped promoting them.
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Political battle for control of Florida schools remains after election
Friday, August 23rd, 2024
via Tampa Bay Times (Florida)A roundup of Florida education news from around the state
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The Media Cherry-Picks Florida Primary Election Results to Slam Ron DeSantis
Friday, August 23rd, 2024
via Florida Daily (Florida)In 2022, Florida Governor Ron DeSantis endorsed 30 school board candidates. Over 80% of them won their primary and general elections. For the 2024 primary only, the Governor endorsed 23 different…
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Area Republican runoffs likely to have big impact on state Senate
Friday, August 23rd, 2024
via Tulsa World (Oklahoma)Republicans in Senate Districts 3 and 33 will choose the party's nominees for the Nov. 5 general election.
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Survey finds strong opposition to school library restrictions despite Florida book bans
Thursday, August 22nd, 2024
via The Florida Times-Union (Florida)Of those who support book restrictions, the majority are conservative, according to the survey, which was released Wednesday.
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Efforts to ban controversial books continue in Michigan libraries
Thursday, August 22nd, 2024
via Detroit Metro Times (Michigan)'[The] idea when you try to remove a book because you don't like the ideas contained in the book, that raises constitutional issues,' says Jay Kaplan, staff attorney for the ACLU of Michigan
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Runoff determines three Cleveland County legislative candidates
Wednesday, August 21st, 2024
via Norman Transcript (Oklahoma)Early voting begins today for Tuesday's runoff election, which will determine three Republican candidates for seats representing Cleveland County in the State Legislature.
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