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Georgia in Play: Waffle House workers on strike, local election watch, and Dawgs in a Shark Tank

Friday, October 20th, 2023

via Georgia Public Broadcasting (Georgia)

This week on Georgia in Play, host Leah Fleming follows Waffle House workers on strike and kids missing school days. Plus, the importance of voting in local elections, a UGA student's appearance on…

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This author says Minecraft helps prepare kids for our world

Friday, October 20th, 2023

via Montana Public Radio (Montana)

Minecraft: The Village is the final book in a trilogy inspired by the wildly popular video game series.

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Pa. Senate Education Committee advances bill to let parents review explicit material in schools – Pennsylvania Capital-Star

Thursday, October 19th, 2023

via Pennsylvania Capital-Star (Pennsylvania)

Opponents, including the Education Law Center, say the bill amounts to a book ban that would discriminate against marginalized people.

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How big is Gov. J.B. Pritzker thinking with Think Big America group?

Wednesday, October 18th, 2023

via Chicago Tribune (Illinois)

Democratic Gov. J.B. Pritzker moved to enhance his national political profile, while in the process provoking further speculation about his future plans, by creating an organization to promote abortion and LGBTQ+ rights issues and fight 'right wing extremists' on a state-by-state basis.

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Huntington Beach to use parent review board to vet children’s books for public library, City Council decrees

Wednesday, October 18th, 2023

via Los Angeles Times (California)

The City Council voted 4-3 late Tuesday night to create a community panel of up to 21 members to review children's library books for objectionable material.

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Gov. J.B. Pritzker of Illinois Starts Group to Promote Abortion Rights

Wednesday, October 18th, 2023

via The New York Times (Florida)

Mr. Pritzker's organization, Think Big America, will support ballot measures to codify or restore abortion rights, seeking to elevate an issue that has energized Democrats.

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Pa. lawmaker wants schools to flag books with sexually explicit content

Wednesday, October 18th, 2023

via WTAE-TV Pittsburgh (Pennsylvania)

Sen. Ryan Aument is calling for more parental control over sexually explicit content in school books.

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Marietta parent challenges decision to remove book from school district

Tuesday, October 17th, 2023

via 11Alive (Georgia)

The Marietta School Board is facing its first appeal against a book ban - and Kayla Sergeant has submitted at 16-page explanation to make to her case.

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10 look to fill 5 North Allegheny school board seats

Tuesday, October 17th, 2023

via TribLive.com (Pennsylvania)

The race for five seats on the North Allegheny School Board this Nov. 7 has five Democrats battling five Republican candidates for control of the nine-member school board. Democrats Elizabeth Warner,…

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Parents’ groups rise up against school book bans in Florida

Tuesday, October 17th, 2023

via Orlando Sentinel (Florida)

MIAMI — When Miami-Dade County Schools restricted Amanda Gorman's inaugural poem and other titles only to middle school students in a K-8 school, Lissette Fernandez, a parent, was 'completely taken…

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Candidates keep their leads, City Hall bond defeated in final municipal election results

Tuesday, October 17th, 2023

via Juneau Empire (Alaska)

Winter warming shelter among issues for new Assembly, transgender sports ban for new school board.

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Fact Checker: ‘No such thing as book banning in Iowa’

Saturday, October 14th, 2023

via The Gazette (Iowa)

Linn County lawmaker says the Iowa Legislature did not ban books. Is that true?

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Tales From Utah Valley: Let Freedom Read — Banned Books Week wraps up

Saturday, October 14th, 2023

via Daily Herald (Utah)

'Let Freedom Read' — that was the theme for this year's annual Banned Books Week, which just passed, taking place during the first week of October. Many libraries and bookstores around the country…

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Racial slur allegations: Davneport mayor names six members to special panel

Friday, October 13th, 2023

via Quad-City Times (Illinois)

Davenport Mayor Mike Matson named six members to the special panel to investigate alleged racial slurs Ald. Robby Ortiz made to Ald. Tim Kelly.

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Jason Reynolds: ‘Libraries are places for dancing and for self-expression’

Friday, October 13th, 2023

via The Washington Post

The author talks about his new book, 'There Was a Party for Langston,' and its celebration of books and Black literature.

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Jill Biden recognizes 15 young women from 13 states for advocacy to improve their communities

Wednesday, October 11th, 2023

via NY1 (New York)

Fifteen young women from around the United States have been recognized by the White House for their advocacy on a range of issues to improve their communities

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Jill Biden honors 15 young women from around the US for work improving their communities

Wednesday, October 11th, 2023

via The Buffalo News (New York)

First lady Jill Biden marked International Day of the Girl by shining a spotlight on 15 young women from around the United States for leading change in their communities.

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Jill Biden is recognizing 15 young women from around the US for work to improve their communities

Wednesday, October 11th, 2023

via The Washington Post (Massachusetts)

First lady Jill Biden is recognizing 15 young women from around the United States for their advocacy on a range of issues in their communities

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A new online platform provides a literary lifeline to readers seeking banned books

Wednesday, October 11th, 2023

via The Boston Globe (Massachusetts)

Joyce Linehan and Paul English launch a new effort aimed at shoring up access to censored titles in Florida

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