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Lake County opts in to expanded state funding for local public health services
Wednesday, August 16th, 2023
via NWI Times (Indiana)Lake County is opting in to a new state program aimed at improving the health of Hoosiers by significantly increasing state funding for local public health services.
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Books banned in other states fuel Vermont lieutenant governor’s reading tour
Wednesday, August 16th, 2023
via 8 News NOW (Nevada)WATERBURY, Vt. (AP) — On a recent Sunday afternoon, Vermont's lieutenant governor was at a local library, reading a book about two male penguins to a crowd of nearly two dozen. This was not the first stop for Lt. Gov. David Zuckerman nor would it be the last. While officials in some other states are […]
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Retiring as director of Madison Public Library, Greg Mickells reflects on 11 years of changes big and small
Wednesday, August 16th, 2023
via Madison.com (Wisconsin)"Libraries are becoming this center in the communities ... to address a lot of the social issues that communities experience," Mickells said.
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Pushing back on limits elsewhere, Vermont’s lieutenant governor goes on banned books tour
Wednesday, August 16th, 2023
via The Seattle Times (Washington)As some states ban or restrict certain books in schools and libraries, Vermont's lieutenant governor is on a statewide banned book reading tour, highlighting what he calls the importance of representation, free speech, open dialogue and exchange of ideas.
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Hempfield Area School District approves new book review policy
Tuesday, August 15th, 2023
via CBS News (Pennsylvania)A controversial decision over what some believe are controversial books.
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Republican governor candidates blast legal system following Trump indictment
Tuesday, August 15th, 2023
via NWI Times (Indiana)All four candidates seeking the Republican nomination for Indiana governor are condemning the judicial system following the latest criminal indictment of Donald Trump.
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‘Parenting with Pride’ aims to take on conservative Moms for Liberty in Florida schools
Tuesday, August 15th, 2023
via Miami Herald (Florida)ORLANDO, Fla. — About a dozen parents and supporters gathered outside Orange County Public Schools' downtown headquarters to announce the start of Parenting with Pride, a new program launched by Equality Florida to combat conservative organizations like Moms for Liberty, which have pushed for new laws and policies that progressive activists fear have already begun to harm LGBTQ and minority students.
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Governor picks new leaders for Indiana commerce agency
Tuesday, August 15th, 2023
via NWI Times (Indiana)Gov. Eric Holcomb has selected David Rosenberg, chief operating officer at the Indiana Economic Development Corp., as Indiana's new secretary of commerce.
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‘Parenting with Pride’ aims to take on conservative Moms for Liberty in schools
Tuesday, August 15th, 2023
via Orlando Sentinel (Florida)Parenting with Pride, a new program launched by Equality Florida, aims to combat conservative organizations like Moms for Liberty.
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The Jolt: Trump indictment in Fulton County is multistate criminal sweep
Tuesday, August 15th, 2023
via AJC (Georgia)Nineteen defendants. Thirty unindicted co-conspirators. Forty-one charges. Ninety-eight pages. Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis' yearslong probe into 2020 election interference in Georgia yielded the most sweeping charges yet against Donald Trump.
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14 books added to list of school library removal requests in Carroll County, bringing total to 53
Tuesday, August 15th, 2023
via Capital Gazette (Maryland)Carroll County Public Schools officials are reviewing requests for the removal of 53 books from public school library shelves.
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Corrections: Aug. 15, 2023
Tuesday, August 15th, 2023
via The New York Times (Iowa)Corrections that appeared in print on Tuesday, Aug. 15, 2023.
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Newsom hits red states for ‘book bans’ and says California stands for parental rights
Monday, August 14th, 2023
via Washington Examiner (District of Columbia)Gov. Gavin Newsom (D-CA) continued his rhetorical war with red states Monday, blasting Texas and Florida for purportedly banning books while defending his state as a bastion for parental rights.
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Indiana appeals court clarifies when police can arrest alleged trespasser
Monday, August 14th, 2023
via NWI Times (Indiana)The ruling may burden police officers by requiring them to find the property owner or the owner's agent before removing an obviously unwelcome person from a property.
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Florida kids will now be taught PragerU’s climate denialism amid record heat
Monday, August 14th, 2023
via NJ.com (New Jersey)As hurricane season looms amid record heatwaves, Florida's kids are being told climate change isn't real
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Book battles are raging nationwide. A WA library could be nation’s first to close
Sunday, August 13th, 2023
via The Seattle Times (Washington)A dispute over young adult books about race, gender and sexuality has landed a measure on the November ballot that could shutter Columbia County's only library.
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Paying teachers better: An investment in education and community
Sunday, August 13th, 2023
via Orlando Sentinel (Florida)As classroom teachers leave the profession over issues of pay, workload, new laws and restrictions, some problems are fixable, writes the leader of the Orange County Classroom Teachers Association.
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Book bans are growing in South Florida schools. You’ve probably read some of these books
Sunday, August 13th, 2023
via Miami Herald (Florida)See the list of challenged books in Miami-Dade and Broward public schools
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Accused of indoctrination, targeted by the right: They just want to teach
Saturday, August 12th, 2023
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