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Gavin Newsom says never mind on California crime measure
Wednesday, July 3rd, 2024
via CalMatters (California)In a surprise move, Gavin Newsom withdraws the crime measure he and Democratic legislative leaders just trumpeted.
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Florida woman says COVID-19 shots made her sick, but federal law protects vaccine makers
Wednesday, July 3rd, 2024
via The Palm Beach Post (Florida)Nine people, including a Port Orange woman, who say they were harmed by COVID-19 vaccinations, are seeking the right to sue the manufacturers.
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Race for empty House seat representing Spokane Valley, surrounding area features crowded field of candidates
Wednesday, July 3rd, 2024
via The Spokesman-Review (Idaho)A half dozen seasoned politicians and first-time candidates are vying to represent Spokane Valley and much of eastern Spokane County in the state Legislature, after the incumbent left the seat wide…
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Judge blocks Biden’s Title IX LGBTQ+ protections in Alaska, other states
Wednesday, July 3rd, 2024
via Juneau Empire (Alaska)Third ruling in less than three weeks puts policy on hold in 14 states; more challenges pending.
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Effort to recall two Bay Area school board members leading in initial results
Wednesday, July 3rd, 2024
via San Francisco Chronicle (California)Two school board members facing recall over a perceived Pride flag ban in their tiny East Bay district are losing their efforts to remain on the board.
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Judge’s order greatly expands where Biden can’t enforce a new rule protecting LGBTQ+ students
Wednesday, July 3rd, 2024
via The Associated Press (Alaska)A federal judge in Kansas has blocked a federal rule expanding anti-discrimination protections for LGBTQ+ students from being enforced in four states and a patchwork of places elsewhere across the nation.
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Harford teachers union ‘disappointed’ in school board vote against curriculum
Tuesday, July 2nd, 2024
via The Baltimore Sun (Maryland)The Harford County teachers union voiced disappointment with the Harford Board of Education for not supporting Advanced Placement African American Studies and Social Science curriculums due to what…
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Indy Education: Pahrump HS senior reflects on first state education board term
Tuesday, July 2nd, 2024
via The Nevada Independent (Nevada)In this week's Indy Education, learn about the State Board of Education's student member Michael Keyes, a Pahrump high school student. Plus, book protesters disrupt a school board meeting.
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Search of Christian Ziegler’s cellphone was illegal, judge says
Monday, July 1st, 2024
via Tampa Bay Times (Florida)The judge ruled that the police search of Ziegler's cellphone was unconstitutional.
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This San Francisco store ships LGBTQ+ books to places where they are banned
Sunday, June 30th, 2024
via Lincoln Journal Star (Nebraska)The books have gone to places like a Pride center in west Texas and an LGBTQ-friendly high school in Alabama.
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Phil Murphy Continues to Stack State School Board With Progressives
Sunday, June 30th, 2024
via Shore News Network (New Jersey)TRENTON, NJ — Senator Parker Space recently expressed strong opposition on the Senate floor to the proposed removal of Andy Mulvihill, Vice President of the
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A San Francisco store is shipping LGBTQ+ books to states where they are banned
Saturday, June 29th, 2024
via The Associated Press (Alabama)A bookstore in San Francisco is sending boxes of LGBTQ+ books to parts of the country where they are banned.
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Federal government weighs in on suit against…
Friday, June 28th, 2024
via Orlando Sentinel (Florida)The federal government 'has a strong interest' in the lawsuit challenging a law requiring teachers to use pronouns that align with their sex assigned at birth, according to the brief.
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California lawmakers send student gender notification bill to Newsom after explosive Assembly debate
Friday, June 28th, 2024
via Los Angeles Times (California)After an emotional and combative debate, California lawmakers sent a bill to Gov. Gavin Newsom that would ban schools from requiring that changes to a student's gender identity be flagged to their…
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Stefan Bean will back charter schools at a time when they are under attack in California
Wednesday, June 26th, 2024
via OC Register (California)We wish him the best.
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Alabama libraries struggle to understand rule changes, possible funding issues
Wednesday, June 26th, 2024
via al.com (Alabama)The library service is making changes while also dealing with a nine percent budget cut.
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‘Sociopathic,’ ‘Slippery Eel of Nothingness’ Gov. Newsom Responsible for Two More Celebrities Leaving California – California Globe
Tuesday, June 25th, 2024
via California Globe (California)Jillian Michaels, Adam Carolla leaving 'Horrible' California
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Meet Stefan Bean, Orange County’s newest superintendent
Tuesday, June 25th, 2024
via OC Register (California)Bean has previously worked as a charter school executive director, superintendent and principal.
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Colorado ballot initiative proposing ban on gender-affirming care for youth is rejected by state Supreme Court
Monday, June 24th, 2024
via The Denver Post (Colorado)The Colorado Supreme Court on Monday rejected a proposed ballot measure that would have broadly banned gender-affirming care and surgery for minors.
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