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Meet the candidates running for Iowa’s 1st Congressional District in southeast Iowa
Thursday, May 16th, 2024
via The Des Moines Register (Iowa)Three candidates are running for Iowa's 1st Congressional District, which includes Indianola, Iowa City, Davenport and Keokuk in southeastern Iowa.
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Maxwell: Readers sound off on teaching in Florida, Bob, Graham, Karens and cruddy columnist
Thursday, May 16th, 2024
via Orlando Sentinel (Florida)Maxwell: Readers sound off on teaching in Florida, Bob, Graham, Karens and cruddy columnist
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Who is on the ballot in the primary? Here’s a breakdown for contested races in the Augusta area
Thursday, May 16th, 2024
via The Augusta Chronicle (Georgia)Many of those on the ballot for the May 21 primary election face no opponent. Check out this list of those who do have some competition.
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What’s at stake for Utah in the legal challenge against the Biden administration’s new Title IX rules?
Wednesday, May 15th, 2024
via Deseret News (Utah)The lawsuit seeks declaratory judgement that Title IX does not prohibit plaintiff states 'from maintaining showers, locker rooms, restrooms, residential facilities and other living facilities…
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Two anti-LGBTQ bills advanced by Louisiana Senate’s education committee
Wednesday, May 15th, 2024
via FOX 8 WVUE Weather Team (Louisiana)Both bills were advanced without objection
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‘You’re basically guaranteed a job’ — Court reporters in high demand in nation
Wednesday, May 15th, 2024
via Fredericksburg.com (Virginia)The U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics projects job openings for court reporters to average roughly 2,100, each year, until 2032.
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‘You’re basically guaranteed a job’ — Court reporters in high demand in Iowa, nation
Wednesday, May 15th, 2024
via Sioux City Journal (Iowa)A national court reporter shortage is having an impact on courtrooms in Rock Island and Scott counties in the Quad-Cities.
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Pinellas school board member objects to ‘pornographic’ library book
Wednesday, May 15th, 2024
via Tampa Bay Times (Florida)Stephanie Meyer questioned why a novel's 'graphic descriptions of deviant sexual acts' was in two school libraries.
School Board – General, Parent Involvement
Gov. Gavin Newsom must stick to his word and continue to oppose higher taxes
Wednesday, May 15th, 2024
via OC Register (California)Gov. Gavin Newsom threw cold water on calls for new taxes in light of the state's massive budget deficit.
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I don’t agree with what most of the demonstrators say. But I’ll defend their right to say it.
Wednesday, May 15th, 2024
via OC Register (California)'Palestine will be free!' chant the protesters. 'From the river to the sea.
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North Carolina book-banning advocates seek elected power as book challenges near fever pitch
Wednesday, May 15th, 2024
via Winston-Salem Journal (North Carolina)Book challenges can come from community members, parents or activists. In western North Carolina, some school boards saw those challenges come from school board candidates and school board members…
School Board – General, Parent Involvement
Book-banning advocates seek elected power as book challenges near fever pitch
Wednesday, May 15th, 2024
via Billings Gazette (Montana)Book challenges can come from community members, parents or activists. In western North Carolina, some school boards saw those challenges come from school board candidates and school board members themselves.
School Board – General, Book Bans, Racism, Parent Involvement
The 11 Colorado legislative primaries to watch this election year
Wednesday, May 15th, 2024
via The Colorado Sun (Colorado)Voters will select Republican or Democratic candidates in 23 legislative contests on June 25, 2024.
School Board – General, LGBTQ+, Parent Involvement
Need for court reporters
Wednesday, May 15th, 2024
via Quad-City Times (Iowa)Linda Odgen has been a court reporter her entire career.
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Utah joins lawsuit against Biden administration over Title IX rules for transgender students
Wednesday, May 15th, 2024
via Daily Herald (Utah)Utah has joined a lawsuit in which four more GOP-led states are suing President Joe Biden's administration over new Title IX rules to protect transgender students in schools. Utah joined Kansas,…
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Eric Trump, Alina Habba to headline Temecula conservative fundraiser
Tuesday, May 14th, 2024
via OC Register (California)Event will raise money for the Inland Empire Family PAC, which helped get five candidates onto southwest Riverside County school boards.
Racism, School Board – General, Parent Involvement
Opinion Columnists The most shameful law Florida passed this year
Tuesday, May 14th, 2024
via Orlando Sentinel (Florida)Maxwell: The most shameful law Florida passed this year. DeSantis and GOP lawmakers stripped counties of the right to require water and shade for employees who work in extreme heat
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Inland Empire school districts are doing the right thing in upholding parental rights
Tuesday, May 14th, 2024
via OC Register (California)Other school districts across the state need to follow suit before politicians can further harm California families.
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Hawaii bill would protect shelters that house homeless minors
Tuesday, May 14th, 2024
via Honolulu Star-Advertiser (Hawaii)A newly passed bill before Gov. Josh Green would protect homeless shelters that take in minors without the consent of their parents or guardians.
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