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Ken Buck says he won’t run for reelection to Congress, citing …
Wednesday, November 1st, 2023
via Fort Collins Coloradoan (Colorado)Colorado 4th Congressional District Rep. Ken Buck said he would not seek a sixth term in the U.S. House of Representatives.
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Republicans Use Anti-Israel Protests to Slam ‘Woke Agenda’ at Elite Colleges
Wednesday, November 1st, 2023
via The New York Times (Florida)As the Mideast war escalates, the party's politicians and activists are casting antisemitic incidents and progressive protests as part of a larger cultural battle over education.
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Time for Nelson voters to choose as Election Day approaches
Wednesday, November 1st, 2023
via NewsAdvance.com (Virginia)In the Nov. 7 election, Nelson County voters will decide the future leadership of county law enforcement and government with a two-way sheriff's race, two seats each on the county's
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School board candidates address education issues
Wednesday, November 1st, 2023
via NewsAdvance.com (Virginia)Three of the four Amherst County School Board seats on the ballot in the Nov. 7 election are contested with seven candidates running. In District 4, Priscilla Liggon is running
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Hundreds of candidates vying for Virginia school board seats amid book bans, culture wars and more
Wednesday, November 1st, 2023
via The Virginian-Pilot (Virginia)All 140 seats in the General Assembly are up for election this year — but that's not the only thing Virginians will be voting for on Election Day. Nearly 600 candidates are vying for school board s…
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How to find the truth amid 2023 NC election claims about GOP trying to ‘pull a Cotham’
Wednesday, November 1st, 2023
via The Charlotte Observer (North Carolina)Most races on the ballot this year won't disclose a candidate's party registration, but claims in two Mecklenburg County races are flying.
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NJ election 2023: How to vote, results, issues and candidates
Wednesday, November 1st, 2023
via North Jersey Media Group (New Jersey)Election Day is Tuesday, Nov 7. Here's NorthJersey.com's guide to elections for the Legislature, local office and school boards.
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Gender identity proposals by Colorado youth council face pushback
Tuesday, October 31st, 2023
via The Gazette - Colorado Springs (Colorado)A group of high school students who have been working on legislative proposals for 2024 got a taste last week of the opposition those bills could draw.
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School choice agreement announced by Abbott is no done deal
Tuesday, October 31st, 2023
via FOX 7 Austin (Texas)Gov. Greg Abbott announced Tuesday an agreement was reached on school choice between House Speaker Dade Phelan and Lt Gov. Dan Patrick, but there were not enough lawmakers to reconvene the Texas…
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Cameron tries to energize growing GOP base in challenging Democratic incumbent in Kentucky
Tuesday, October 31st, 2023
via The Associated Press (Kentucky)Republican Daniel Cameron is picking apart the Democratic governor's record in trying to energize his party's growing base in Kentucky's gubernatorial race.
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Disney district is a mess with employees fleeing
Tuesday, October 31st, 2023
via Orlando Sentinel (Florida)If you look at the headlines coming out of Ron DeSantis' new governor-controlled Disney district, you might think that Central Florida's newest attraction is Mickey's Wide World of Governmental Dum…
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Tustin businessowner is vying for Sen. Dave Min’s state Senate seat
Tuesday, October 31st, 2023
via Orange County Register (California)A Republican, Guy Selleck says he does not plan to make a career out of politics.
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It’s Time New Jersey Changes the Official State Dance, Here’s Why
Tuesday, October 31st, 2023
via Shore News Network (New Jersey)TRENTON, NJ - If there was ever a real need for New Jersey Governor Phil Murphy to issue an executive order, it shouldn't be about parental rights, face
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Toms River School Board Refuses to Rescind Transgender Policy; Pascarella and Oxley Blast Board
Monday, October 30th, 2023
via Shore News Network (New Jersey)TOMS RIVER, NJ – Parental rights have been a topic of heated discussion in New…
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Commentary: We are the majority – Pennsylvania Capital-Star
Sunday, October 29th, 2023
via Pennsylvania Capital-Star (Pennsylvania)Contributor Jill Sunday Bartoli asks: How can we the people begin to take back control of the policies and practices that have put our democracy into a downward spiral?
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Moms for Liberty unexpectedly finds itself at the center of a heated suburban Indiana mayoral race
Sunday, October 29th, 2023
via The Associated Press (Florida)An Indiana Moms for Liberty chapter is unexpectedly a major point of contention in a mayoral race following the group's use of a quote by Adolf Hitler.
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Judge rules plaintiff’s attorneys can’t obtain documents sought in lawsuit against Cabot School District through Arkansas Freedom of Information Act
Saturday, October 28th, 2023
via Arkansas Democrat-Gazette (Arkansas)A federal judge has ruled that documents sought by attorneys representing a woman in her lawsuit against the Cabot School District may not be obtained through the use of the Arkansas Freedom of…
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Scholastic backtracks on separating diverse books following public backlash: ‘It was a mistake’
Friday, October 27th, 2023
via The Times (Indiana)Scholastic Books is walking back a plan to separate books that celebrate diversity at book fairs after critics said it pandered to extreme-right 'anti-woke' culture and set a dangerous precedent.
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1 election, 2 parts: Political hot-buttons and hyper-local school, city topics
Friday, October 27th, 2023
via Dayton Daily News (Ohio)Abortion and marijuana rights are on all Ohioans' Nov. 7 ballots; but the direction of our individual school districts, cities and townships is too.
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