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Linn-Mar voters reject hopefuls backed by Mom for Liberty
Wednesday, November 8th, 2023
via The Gazette (Iowa)Two incumbents re-elected in races shaped by national politics.
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Virginia House District 87 winner: Jeion Ward
Wednesday, November 8th, 2023
via The Virginian-Pilot (Virginia)Democratic incumbent Jeion Ward faced Republican challenger John Chapman in the race for House District 87, which encompasses parts of Hampton and includes most of what used to be District 92.
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Follow the money: How a political action committee disrupted the status quo within North East ISD
Wednesday, November 8th, 2023
via KSAT (Texas)Campaign finance reports obtained by KSAT Investigates from the Texas Ethics Commission show that Steve Hilliard, Marsha Landry, Diane Villarreal and Jacqueline Klein all have ties to a socially…
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Attorney General Knudsen readies reelection effort
Tuesday, November 7th, 2023
via Billings Gazette (Montana)"I think what's going to drive this election and what voters are gonna be worried about in this election is going to be public safety," Knudsen said.
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Education Issues Take Center Stage in Pennsylvania and New Jersey
Tuesday, November 7th, 2023
via Shore News Network (New Jersey)TRENTON, NJ — Voters in Pennsylvania, Virginia, Kentucky, and New Jersey will have education policy at the forefront of their decisions as they participate in
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Nearly 9,000 children wait for Florida school vouchers, lawmakers say
Tuesday, November 7th, 2023
via Tampa Bay Times (Florida)A roundup of Florida education news from around the state
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Ruckus over a children’s library book spills into CT political races. ‘You’re trying to silence ideas’
Tuesday, November 7th, 2023
via Hartford Courant (Connecticut)The controversy over the library has stacked up with other incidents, including a debate over whether to fly a pride flag outside the library
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Mike Bloomberg helps tip the scales in Loudoun County school board race
Tuesday, November 7th, 2023
via CBS 21 News (Pennsylvania)A group funded by the former NYC mayor has given more than $25,000 to Democrat-endorsed candidates.
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Where do I vote? — Find your polling place in New Jersey
Tuesday, November 7th, 2023
via New Jersey 101.5 (New Jersey)Polls are open until 8 p.m. in New Jersey. Here is how to find your polling place and what to do if you have a problem voting
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Controversial PragerU videos gain educational foothold in a handful of states
Tuesday, November 7th, 2023
via Norman Transcript (Oklahoma)In July, Florida became the first state to allow schools to incorporate instructional videos with a conservative viewpoint from vendor PragerU into their classroom materials.
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Republicans are vying to control New Jersey’s Legislature for the first time in over 2 decades
Tuesday, November 7th, 2023
via The Associated Press (New Jersey)New Jersey voters are wrapping up casting ballots for a new Legislature, with all 120 seats on the ballot.
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In Alaska’s right-leaning Mat-Su, challengers aim to unseat conservative school board incumbents
Tuesday, November 7th, 2023
via Alaska Public Media (Alaska)The Matanuska-Susitna Borough School Board has come under scrutiny after some recent, controversial decisions.
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Moms for Liberty warns parents about school psychologists meeting with children
Tuesday, November 7th, 2023
via The Gazette - Colorado Springs (Colorado)Moms for Liberty responded to a social media message on Monday from the Department of Education celebrating school psychologists with a warning for parents.
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PragerU, Mike Huckabee’s ‘Kids Guide’ series and other indoctrination tools for young minds
Monday, November 6th, 2023
via Arkansas Times (Arkansas)Controversial PragerU curriculum, which whitewashes slavery and questions the science on climate change, is seeping into classrooms in some states. Arkansas public schools might be safe.
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Department of Education aims to prompt local conversations with new library book recommendations
Monday, November 6th, 2023
via Casper Star-Tribune (Wyoming)On Wednesday, Wyoming Superintendent of Public Instruction Megan Degenfelder released new state guidance for handling controversial school library books.
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Hicks Palmetto Politics: What is Nikki Haley thinking? About winning
Monday, November 6th, 2023
via The Post and Courier (South Carolina)Every politics junkie in South Carolina is asking the same question these days: What is Nikki Haley thinking?
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Florida lawmakers return to Tallahassee to address DeSantis’ Israel agenda, state issues
Monday, November 6th, 2023
via Tampa Bay Times (Florida)This week's special session will be the seventh under DeSantis, and it starts the same week as the third GOP presidential debate.
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All you need to know about N.J. elections Tuesday, including nasty fights for state Legislature
Sunday, November 5th, 2023
via NJ (New Jersey) (New Jersey)All 120 seats in the Legislature top the ballot this year, and Republicans are trying to end 20 years of Democratic rule.
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CT voters head to polls Tuesday for big-city mayors, small-town boards. Here are races to watch.
Sunday, November 5th, 2023
via Hartford Courant (Connecticut)House Republican leader Vincent Candelora of North Branford said it is important for voters to decide about marijuana as its use has become more widespread in public.
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