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Thursday, September 7th, 2023

via NBC New York (New Jersey)

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Tina Descovich, Moms for Liberty co-founder, appointed to Florida ethics commission by DeSantis

Wednesday, September 6th, 2023

via al.com (Alabama)

DeSantis announced Descovich's appointment in a press release that did not say why he wanted her on the commission.

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Davenport officials: Two ‘victimized’ employees left workplace due to actions of multiple elected officials

Wednesday, September 6th, 2023

via Quad City Times (Iowa)

Davenport City Administrator Corri Spiegel and City Attorney Tom Warner released a joint statement regarding a leak of "highly confidential personnel notification concerning two dedicated employees".

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DeSantis appoints Moms for Liberty co-founder to state ethics commission

Wednesday, September 6th, 2023

via Orlando Sentinel (Florida)

Gov. Ron DeSantis appoints Moms for Liberty co-founder to the Florida Commission on Ethics. The group rose to prominence quickly after its 2021 start.

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Column: Domestic terrorists target libraries with bogus threats

Wednesday, September 6th, 2023

via Chicago Tribune (Illinois)

Last month, a number of libraries across the region received bomb threats either by phone or e-mail.

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SC school chief Ellen Weaver ends ties with librarians’ group over ‘book ban’ stance

Wednesday, September 6th, 2023

via The State (South Carolina)

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Lt. Gov. Zuckerman Goes on a ‘Banned Books Tour’

Wednesday, September 6th, 2023

via Seven Days (Vermont)

Lt. Gov. David Zuckerman practices a straightforward approach to countering book bans across the country: Read from the books and talk about them. "In this...

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Clarence Page: When is a book ban not a ‘ban’? Officials dance around censorship efforts.

Wednesday, September 6th, 2023

via Chicago Tribune (Illinois)

Culture wars have reached Illinois and Gov. J.B. Pritzker has entered the fray by signing what's being called the nation's first ban against book bans.

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Johnson has a plan on migrants

Wednesday, September 6th, 2023

via POLITICO (New York)

Good Wednesday morning, Illinois. I hear thunder, and there's a break in the heat. Four more buses carrying asylum seekers will land in Chicago today, according to Mayor Brandon Johnson, who accused…

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Six things to know heading into the 2023-24 school year in Western New York

Tuesday, September 5th, 2023

via The Buffalo News (New York)

Here are six things to know as the school year gets underway in Western New York.

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‘Friday Night Lights’ author Buzz Bissinger is an unlikely hero in book-ban fight

Tuesday, September 5th, 2023

via Detroit Free Press (Michigan)

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Organization that threatened Waterloo with lawsuit positive it would win

Tuesday, September 5th, 2023

via Waterloo Courier Inc (Iowa)

'We would take them to federal court,' Liberty Counsel's founder and chairman Mat Staver said.

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LIST: Which books have been challenged in Palm Beach County Schools?

Tuesday, September 5th, 2023

via Palm Beach Post (Florida)

School district records show that all the complaints were filed by parents, although the records do not say where the parents' children attended school.

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Southbury residents push back on book bans

Monday, September 4th, 2023

via Republican-American (Connecticut)

SOUTHBURY - About 30 or so area residents gathered under a tree in front of Playhouse Corner in Southbury Sunday afternoon to rally against what they say is the targeted banning of certain books in…

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Biden fights back against GOP onslaught on education — cautiously

Sunday, September 3rd, 2023

via The Washington Post (Maryland)

Some activists want the president to confront conservatives more directly on school-related issues

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Moms for Liberty growing in state

Sunday, September 3rd, 2023

via Madison.com (Wisconsin)

K-12 EDUCATION CONSERVATIVE MOVEMENT

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Wes Anderson says Roald Dahl books shouldn’t be edited

Friday, September 1st, 2023

via Deseret News (Utah)

Anderson says he doesn't even want artists to change their work

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What can Florida school vouchers pay for? New lists are raising eyebrows.

Friday, September 1st, 2023

via Tampa Bay Times (Florida)

A roundup of Florida education news from around the state

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Jodi Picoult speaks out about Iowa school district banning her New York Times bestseller

Friday, September 1st, 2023

via The Des Moines Register (Iowa)

Jodi Picoult spoke out about Urbandale schools banning her New York Times No. 1 bestselling book

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