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Responding to governor’s veto, Idaho Legislature passes new ‘medical freedom’ bill
Friday, April 4th, 2025
via The Spokesman-Review (Idaho)As the Idaho Legislature ended the 2025 legislative session on Friday, lawmakers quickly passed a reworked version of a so-called medical freedom bill.
Parents
North Dakota House rejects top-level oversight of school district compliance with state laws
Friday, April 4th, 2025
via InForum (North Dakota)The bill would have given the superintendent the power to enforce existing rules, supporters said. Opponents said it would turn the Department of Public Instruction into a "complaint department."
Parents
Parent of trans student wins key ruling in lawsuit against California district over disclosure
Friday, April 4th, 2025
via San Francisco Chronicle (California)Parent of trans student wins reinstatement of lawsuit against Northern California district over disclosure
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House removes funding increase for infant mortality program: Capitol Letter
Friday, April 4th, 2025
via Cleveland.com (Ohio)House Republicans slashed a proposed increase to expand a home visit program for newborns and mothers.
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Va. lawmakers reject Youngkin’s gender privacy amendment
Friday, April 4th, 2025
via Inside NoVa (Virginia)Virginia Gov. Glenn Youngkin tried to amend a bill that would require school boards to send annual notifications to parents about safe storage of prescription drugs and firearms, by adding a provision to prohibit schools from disclosing students' gender identity…
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KY residents sued Beshear over gold and silver taxes the same day a new law passed
Friday, April 4th, 2025
via Courier-Journal (Kentucky)A new law gives Kentucky residents power to sue the governor over taxes paid on gold and silver. It didn't take long for a lawsuit to hit the courts.
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Town hall addresses parental rights in schools
Thursday, April 3rd, 2025
via The Post and Courier (South Carolina)Legal and civil rights organizations shared their concerns with Berkeley County School District parents and stakeholders. On March 29, Goose Creek hosted a town hall-type event with a question-and…
Parents
Maryland’s immigrant families brace for deportation under Trump
Thursday, April 3rd, 2025
via The Baltimore Banner (Maryland)Immigrant families — regardless of status — are increasingly planning for the possibility of a family member being detained and eventually deported.
Parents
Nebraska kids would need parent’s permission to use social media under governor-backed bill
Thursday, April 3rd, 2025
via The Grand Island Independent (Nebraska)Nebraska kids who want to post or scroll on social would need to get a parent's permission under a governor-backed bill that will come up for debate in the Legislature.
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Earle-Sears says she has raised $3.1M in governor’s race this year
Thursday, April 3rd, 2025
via Richmond Times-Dispatch (Virginia)Her campaign says that is a first-quarter record for a GOP candidate for governor in Virginia - excluding self-funding.
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Ohio bill would block schools from using trans students’ preferred names, pronouns without parent consent
Thursday, April 3rd, 2025
via Dayton Daily News (Ohio)A new Ohio House bill would require parental permission before public schools could begin addressing students by any name or pronouns that don't correspond to their birth certificate or biological sex.
Parents
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…
Parents
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