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Judge declines to reshelve banned book in Pickens County lawsuit

Friday, July 21st, 2023

via The Post and Courier (South Carolina)

A federal judge denied a pretrial request to pause a school district's book ban, citing a lack of clarity about why the district is opposed to the book.

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Kamala Harris attacks ‘extremists’ in Florida after DeSantis education fight

Friday, July 21st, 2023

via Washington Examiner (District of Columbia)

Vice President Kamala Harris on Friday spoke out against Florida's new standards for teaching black history, championed by the administration of Gov. Ron DeSantis (R-FL).

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DeSantis defends Florida schools’ black history teaching against Kamala Harris

Friday, July 21st, 2023

via Washington Examiner (District of Columbia)

Gov. Ron DeSantis (R-FL) blasted Vice President Kamala Harris over her criticisms of Florida's education system's teachings on black history and slavery.

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Florida book ban surge got you down? Here’s how a free app has you covered close to home

Friday, July 21st, 2023

via Jacksonville.com (Florida)

A new app lets students circumvent library book bans and read books that have ben challenged in their area.

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Kamala Harris lashes out at DeSantis about US history ahead of Florida visit

Friday, July 21st, 2023

via Washington Examiner (District of Columbia)

Vice President Kamala Harris attacked presidential contender and Gov. Ron DeSantis's (R-FL) administration on Thursday night about Florida's United States history standards, one day before she made a…

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Harris heads to Florida ready to forcefully condemn state’s new Black history standards

Friday, July 21st, 2023

via CBS News (Pennsylvania)

The first Black female vice president is also expected to speak in the LaVilla neighborhood

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The Shawn Carter Foundation & Robert Kraft’s Foundation to Combat Antisemitism Collaborate On Initial $2 Million Fund To Stop The Spread of Book Bans

Friday, July 21st, 2023

via WBRC (Alabama)

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Black lawmakers group hosting town hall meeting in Gary

Friday, July 21st, 2023

via NWI Times (Indiana)

Members of the Indiana Black Legislative Caucus are hosting a town hall meeting Aug. 5 in Gary to discuss the work of the 2023 General Assembly.

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New Central Rivers chief administrator focused on building relationships across AEA

Friday, July 21st, 2023

via Waterloo Courier Inc (Iowa)

Cultivating relationships has been the focus throughout Joel Pedersen's entire career.

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Flirts Gentlemen’s Club denied liquor license by Waterloo council

Friday, July 21st, 2023

via Waterloo Courier Inc (Iowa)

A strip club that has caused contention at past City Council meetings in Waterloo now has to fight to keep its liquor license.

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Harris hits DeSantis over U.S. history standards

Friday, July 21st, 2023

via POLITICO (New York)

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Chris Christie slams culture wars, says government is not ‘a better parent than parents’

Friday, July 21st, 2023

via North Jersey Media Group (New Jersey)

Chris Christie criticizes Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis and Democratic New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy over the education culture wars.

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Indiana appeals court affirms 70-year sentence in child torture death

Thursday, July 20th, 2023

via NWI Times (Indiana)

The Indiana Court of Appeals will not shorten the 70-year prison term of a rural LaPorte County man convicted last year of torturing to death his four-year-old son.

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Chris Christie, ready to take down Donald Trump, talks Hunter Biden, ‘woke’ Dems, more

Thursday, July 20th, 2023

via Press-Citizen.com (Iowa)

New Jersey's former governor is blunt about the GOP primary being a referendum on the former president.

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‘The 57 Bus’ and ‘The Kite Runner’ shouldn’t be banned from West Bend high schools, committee says following complaints

Thursday, July 20th, 2023

via Journal Sentinel, Inc. (Wisconsin)

The person who filed the complaint has 30 days to appeal the decision to keep the books that some have called

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Barack Obama appears in library TikTok video to put focus on book bans

Thursday, July 20th, 2023

via Chicago Tribune (Illinois)

Barack Obama turned to the Kankakee, Illinois, librarians when he kicked off an effort to push back against book bans earlier this week to support their belief that among their

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Part of Kimball Avenue closed starting Monday

Thursday, July 20th, 2023

via Waterloo Courier Inc (Iowa)

Beginning July 24, Kimball Avenue from Mitchell Avenue to Williston Avenue will be closed to thru traffic for asphalt overlay.

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What Iowans Want: New teacher from Davenport targets Illinois schools instead of Iowa

Thursday, July 20th, 2023

via Quad City Times (Iowa)

Editor's Note: This is part of a larger series "What do Iowans want" that asks 20 Iowans across the state about their lives and how state government impacts them.

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Cedar Falls businesses, organizations adjust to Main Street construction

Thursday, July 20th, 2023

via Waterloo Courier Inc (Iowa)

Work is expected to continue into 2025.

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