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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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DeSantis sees mixed results for candidates he backed in Florida primary election
Wednesday, August 21st, 2024
via The Palm Beach Post (Florida)Candidates backed by Gov. Ron DeSantis had a mixed night Tuesday. He supported several winners but nearly half of his school board candidates lost.
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‘The fever is breaking’: DeSantis-backed school board candidates fall short in Florida
Wednesday, August 21st, 2024
via The Associated Press (Florida)Gov. Ron DeSantis' campaign to expand his conservative education agenda in Florida schools hit a stumbling block on Tuesday.
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‘Who’s going to fix this?’ As book bans proliferate, kid-lit authors take matters into their own hands.
Tuesday, August 6th, 2024
via The Boston Globe (Massachusetts)Authors Against Book Bans fights censorship by deploying authors to the front lines, from social media to school board meetings.
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Yeshiva group goes back to court in bid to derail tougher NY state regulation
Monday, August 5th, 2024
via New York Daily News (New York)Reformers say too many yeshiva graduates are leaving school without basic math and reading skills.
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AB 1955 Causes Elon Musk to Pull Out of California
Monday, August 5th, 2024
via California Globe (California)Famed billionaire Elon Musk announced last month that he has decided to pull SpaceX and X headquarters out of the state of California and relocate to Texas. This decision will have monumental negative…
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In WV, a ban on certain services brings barriers to building trust with people who use drugs
Monday, August 5th, 2024
via The Register-Herald (West Virginia)During a recent visit to West Virginia, Dr. Rahul Gupta, the head of the federal Office of National Drug Control Policy, reflected on recent successes in efforts to slow the
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Union-controlledl lawmakers lie to parents, break own laws, hurt special needs kids
Monday, August 5th, 2024
via OC Register (California)Their reckless behavior has made taxpayer funded schools vulnerable to litigation, and their assaults on parental rights and vulnerable children are dangerous and flatly un-American.
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A look at what Carroll County’s public school system spends on legal fees
Monday, August 5th, 2024
via The Baltimore Sun (Maryland)The Carroll County Board of Education and the superintendent's office spent nearly $400,000 on legal fees fiscal 2023
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Moms for Liberty chapter members’ comments at Clark County school board meetings often inflammatory
Sunday, August 4th, 2024
via Las Vegas Sun (Nevada)Parents who are part of Moms for Liberty in Clark County have been a constant at school board meetings over the past two years. Some have been so disruptive that on multiple occasions they've been escorted out of the meeting chambers by school police. Here are samples of ...
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Who’s grooming who? School board candidates fight ‘agenda’ of inclusivity
Sunday, August 4th, 2024
via Las Vegas Sun (Nevada)The standard-bearers of the local Moms for Liberty chapter and their progressive opponents on the school board have at least one thing in common: Accusing the other of having an agenda dangerous to the district's 300,000 students when it comes to ...
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