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Florida School Board urges Moms for Liberty co-founder to resign in GOP sex scandal
Tuesday, December 12th, 2023
via Miami Herald (Florida)The school board vote came as Bridget Ziegler grapples with the fallout of an ongoing rape investigation into her husband, Florida GOP Chair Christian Ziegler.
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Sarasota school board calls on Bridget Ziegler to resign. She does not.
Tuesday, December 12th, 2023
via Tampa Bay Times (Florida)The Moms for Liberty co-founder caught in a sex scandal with her husband said the action 'does not have any teeth.'
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Florida GOP looks ready to remove Ziegler as chair, analysts say
Tuesday, December 12th, 2023
via Orlando Sentinel (Florida)Embattled Florida Republican Party chair Christian Ziegler faces a vote on Sunday to remove him from his $120,000 a year job following rape allegations lodged against him and the admission that he …
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Florida senators ditch proposal to weaken school recess
Tuesday, December 12th, 2023
via Tampa Bay Times (Florida)But a Senate panel moved forward with other measures to ease mandates on school districts.
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Florida school board may seek ouster of Moms for Liberty co-founder over Republican sex scandal
Tuesday, December 12th, 2023
via WPLG (Florida)A co-founder of the conservative Moms for Liberty group could move a step closer to getting ousted from a Florida school board on Tuesday, as she is embroiled in the fallout of a sexual assault…
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Lexington-Richland school board votes to remove fantasy series from district libraries
Tuesday, December 12th, 2023
via The Post and Courier (South Carolina)Even after a Columbia-area school district committee's decision that "A Court of Mist and Fury" was appropriate for high school libraries, LR5 board voted Nov. 11 to pull the entire fantasy series…
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Florida school board to vote on demanding resignation from Moms for Liberty co-founder
Tuesday, December 12th, 2023
via Miami Herald (Florida)'The hypocrisy is so profound; it's textbook,' Sarasota County School Board Member Tom Edwards said of the scandal involving Bridget Ziegler and her husband.
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Public funding of private schools back on Georgia GOP agenda for 2024
Tuesday, December 12th, 2023
via Atlanta Journal-Constitution (Georgia)Republicans who want to subsidize private schooling with taxpayer dollars are vowing to revive legislation that stalled last year amid a defection of some in their caucus.
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Gov. Mills has yet to meet with child caseworkers sounding alarms about protection system
Tuesday, December 12th, 2023
via Portland Press Herald (Maine)Caseworker voices have become a focal point in lawmakers' review of the state's child protection agency. The governor said in January that she wanted to hear from them, but hasn't 'had the…
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Conservatives call for criminal investigation into El Paso County school districts over ‘obscene’ materials
Monday, December 11th, 2023
via The Gazette (Colorado)Nearly 20 local conservative groups have called on 4th Judicial District Attorney Michael Allen to initiate a criminal investigation of El Paso County schools and districts for offering books and
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Conservatives call for criminal investigation into El Paso County school districts
Monday, December 11th, 2023
via The Gazette - Colorado Springs (Colorado)Nearly 20 local conservative groups have called on 4th Judicial District Attorney Michael Allen to initiate a criminal investigation of El Paso County schools and districts for offering books and
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Texas: The Issue Is – Rep. James Talarico discusses continued battle over school vouchers
Sunday, December 10th, 2023
via FOX 7 Austin (Texas)FOX 4's Steven Dial spoke with Texas House Democrat James Talarico, who is a former teacher, about school vouchers.
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DeSantis adds NH endorsement following Alabama debate
Saturday, December 9th, 2023
via Manchester Ink Link (New Hampshire)Dan McGuire (R-Epsom)
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Key state lawmaker blasts State Superintendent Ryan Walters, top aide
Friday, December 8th, 2023
via Tulsa World (Oklahoma)Rep. Mark McBride said the only conclusions he can make from their behavior is "that they are either lying about where the money is going, or they are hiding something."
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Alabama could never again require COVID masks under lawmaker’s proposed bill
Friday, December 8th, 2023
via al.com (Alabama)Public schools would also be prohibited from enacting mask mandates. "People are smart enough to make those decisions for themselves."
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Prosecuting teachers and librarians for ‘obscene’ books sought in bill
Friday, December 8th, 2023
via Wisconsin Examiner (Wisconsin)A bill which would allow teachers and librarians to be prosecuted for providing "obscene" materials to students gets a public hearing.
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DeSantis continues attack on Haley in Cedar Rapids stop
Friday, December 8th, 2023
via Sioux City Journal (Iowa)Fresh off the debate stage in Tuscaloosa, Alabama, Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis continued his attacks on Republican presidential primary rival Nikki Haley on Thursday in Cedar Rapids.
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Ron DeSantis continues attack on Nikki Haley in Cedar Rapids stop
Thursday, December 7th, 2023
via The Gazette (Iowa)Florida governor believes he's making progress in Iowa
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Candidates take the stage at 4th GOP presidential primary debate
Thursday, December 7th, 2023
via WESH (Florida)Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis, former Ambassador Nikki Haley, entrepreneur Vivek Ramaswamy and former New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie qualified for this match-up.
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