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Protest over transgender student bathroom guidelines focal point of Tuesday’s Baltimore County school board meeting

Wednesday, October 11th, 2023

via Capital Gazette (Maryland)

Baltimore County parents and students protested outside Tuesday's school board meeting over transgender students use of bathrooms, locker rooms and participation in sports.

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Virginia abortion rights could hinge on 31st District race

Wednesday, October 11th, 2023

via NBC4 Washington (District of Columbia)

The future of abortion rights in Virginia could hinge on a state Senate race in Northern Virginia. The 31st District covers much of Loudoun County and some of neighboring Fauquier County.

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Repeal of Nebraska’s new scholarship tax credit incentive makes it onto 2024 ballot

Tuesday, October 10th, 2023

via Lincoln Journal Star (Nebraska)

The fate of Nebraska's controversial law providing tax incentives for donors to private school scholarship funds will be in the hands of voters next November.

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Poll shows Texans split on what education legislation lawmakers should focus on

Tuesday, October 10th, 2023

via KXAN (Texas)

As the third special session gets underway at the state Capitol, Texans are split on what educational priorities lawmakers should focus on.

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Former Dodgers star and Republican Steve Garvey enters U.S. Senate race

Tuesday, October 10th, 2023

via Los Angeles Times (California)

Garvey, a former All-Star first baseman for the Dodgers, may upend the race to fill the U.S. Senate seat held by the late Dianne Feinstein since 1992.

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What Thomas Jefferson might say about library bans

Tuesday, October 10th, 2023

via al.com (Alabama)

I'd blame artificial intelligence, but there's nothing artificial or intelligent about any of this. It's just real stupid.

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LGBTQ rights group says NC’s new Parents’ Bill of Rights violates federal law

Tuesday, October 10th, 2023

via The Charlotte Observer (North Carolina)

The Campaign for Southern Equality is urging North Carolina schools not to enforce the Parents' Bill of Rights until concerns are addressed.

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Spadea’s team on the ground across NJ

Tuesday, October 10th, 2023

via New Jersey 101.5 (New Jersey)

Help is on the way and New Jersey can be changed for the better, so Spadea and his team are on the ground working overtime to make that happen!

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Ban on transgender girls from girls’ sports teams approved 5-3 by state school sports association

Tuesday, October 10th, 2023

via Juneau Empire (Alaska)

Juneau officials say enforcement specifics — and if they affect any local athletes — to be determined.

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Robert F. Kennedy Jr. announces independent run for president during Philly visit

Monday, October 9th, 2023

via The Philadelphia Inquirer (Pennsylvania)

In key swing states like Pennsylvania, an independent candidate could have a significant impact on the result of the 2024 presidential race.

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Valley News Forum for Oct. 1, 2023: Use data-proven approach to homelessness in the Upper Valley

Monday, October 9th, 2023

via Valley News (New Hampshire)

Use data-proven approach to homelessness in the Upper ValleyI applaud Upper Valley municipalities for their leadership in coming together to address the region's crisis of housing and homelessness…

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Harford County Board of Education receives petition to restore names of slave owners to two elementary schools

Monday, October 9th, 2023

via Capital Gazette (Maryland)

A petition to restore the names of two Harford County public schools that were previously named for slaveholders has been circulated by the county's chapter of political action group Moms for Liberty.

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ED Source Falsely Claims ‘LGBTQ+ Students in Conservative Crosshairs’

Sunday, October 8th, 2023

via California Globe (California)

At school board meetings, rallies, on TV and social media, parents and teachers from all over the nation are standing together in protection of childhood innocence and parental authority. This is…

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Is Pennridge secretly banning books? This dad went to court to find out.

Sunday, October 8th, 2023

via The Philadelphia Inquirer (Pennsylvania)

Seven records requests, countless card catalog searches, and one court case later, Darren Laustsen has identified more than a dozen books he believes were banned.

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Free speech or uncivil discourse? Maine association advises tamping down on public comments at school board meetings

Sunday, October 8th, 2023

via Portland Press Herald (Maine)

The Maine School Management Association has suggested schools adopt policies that prohibit offensive speech and complaints against specific staff or students at board meetings, but First Amendment…

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Woman accused of murder after leaving infant daughter in car while on drugs

Saturday, October 7th, 2023

via WPXI (Pennsylvania)

Emily Rose Weaver was charged with homicide in the third degree.

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Warning about dechurching U.S. and more letters to the editors

Saturday, October 7th, 2023

via Chattanooga Times Free Press (Tennessee)

Believers or unbelievers, if you care about the future of our country, please read the article on page E4 of the Sunday, Oct. 1, Times Free Press headlined "What's behind America's 'great…

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First Amendment advocates fight growing number of U.S. book bans

Saturday, October 7th, 2023

via The Joplin Globe (Missouri)

One of Thomasina Brown's favorite books is a memoir about a girl who deals with the grief of losing her father and struggles with her sexual identity.

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Delaware County Council race: Joy Schwartz, challenger

Friday, October 6th, 2023

via Delco Times (Pennsylvania)

Delaware County Council candidate profile, with questions and answers

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