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DeSantis signs bill making it harder for banks to drop customers

Friday, May 3rd, 2024

via Orlando Sentinel (Florida)

Gov. Ron DeSantis signed a law Thursday making it harder for banks to drop customers and creating a state liaison to field Floridians' complaints with the Internal Revenue Service.

Parents

Bridget Ziegler to ask school board to reject new Title IX protections for gender identity

Friday, May 3rd, 2024

via Sarasota Herald-Tribune (Florida)

Bridget Ziegler's resolution states that sex is "is an immutable characteristic that cannot be changed, fluid, or altered."

School Board – General, Parent Involvement

Cash pumped into NEISD election showdown: $138K and counting

Thursday, May 2nd, 2024

via San Antonio Express-News (Texas)

In the struggle to control Bexar County's second-largest school system, a pair of conservative PACs outspent a group backing moderates by nearly 7 to 1.

School Board – General, Parent Involvement, Sex Education

DeSantis signs bill targeting banks and creating IRS liaison for Floridians

Thursday, May 2nd, 2024

via Tampa Bay Times (Florida)

The bill would make it harder for banks to drop customers.

Parents

Florida abortion providers say they must now send patients out-of-state to access care

Wednesday, May 1st, 2024

via WPLG (Florida)

Starting Wednesday, local abortion providers will be working with funders to figure out how to get patients to clinics in northern states with the Sunshine State's six-week ban taking effect.

Parents

Nate Monroe: In Jacksonville, one of Florida’s largest school districts is crumbling

Wednesday, May 1st, 2024

via The Florida Times-Union (Florida)

Florida is inexorably moving away from traditional public schools, a transformation that has at long last begun to touch every corner of Jacksonville

School Board – General, Parent Involvement

What Anne Arundel County school board candidates think about book bans

Wednesday, May 1st, 2024

via The Baltimore Banner (Maryland)

Anne Arundel voters will decide May 14 which candidates advance in the race for a seat on the school board, the body that sets policies around school reading materials.

School Board – General, Book Bans, Parent Involvement

Protect Kids California Sues AG Rob Bonta for Mislabeling their Proposed Ballot Initiative

Tuesday, April 30th, 2024

via California Globe (California)

Protect Kids California, a parental rights group, has sued state Attorney General Rob Bonta for mislabeling their proposed ballot initiative that would counter transgender orthodoxy and the rush to…

Parents

ADF attorneys file suit on behalf of Rapides Parish School Board

Tuesday, April 30th, 2024

via WGNO (Louisiana)

On behalf of a Louisiana school board serving more than 20,000 students, Alliance Defending Freedom attorneys filed a federal lawsuit Tuesday against the Biden administration for unlawfully rewriti…

School Board – General, Parent Involvement

Lewis Black comes home to DC’s Kennedy Center for ‘Goodbye Yeller Brick Road, The Final Tour’

Tuesday, April 30th, 2024

via WTOP (District of Columbia)

This Friday, D.C. native Lewis Black comes home to the Kennedy Center for his 'Goodbye Yeller Brick Road, The Final Tour.'

Parents

Veto override fails, keeping gender-affirming care legal for transgender youths in Kansas

Tuesday, April 30th, 2024

via Topeka Capital-Journal (Kansas)

A bill to ban gender-affirming care for transgender youths in Kansas failed as Republican lawmakers did not have enough votes to override a veto.

Parents

Why are there so many bills about gender identity in New Hampshire? Experts weigh in

Tuesday, April 30th, 2024

via Foster's Daily Democrat (New Hampshire)

Republicans in NH support bills regarding transgender girls playing sports and gender identity bathroom bills. Here's a look at why.

Parent Involvement, LGBTQ+

Clash on NJ campus: 13 protesters arrested, university threatens expulsion

Tuesday, April 30th, 2024

via New Jersey 101.5 (New Jersey)

Five undergraduates, six graduate students, one postdoctoral researcher and one person not affiliated with Princeton University entered Clio Hall, home of the university's graduate school and hung…

Parents

New Jersey Parental Rights Advocates Face Setback On Transgender Policy

Tuesday, April 30th, 2024

via New Jersey 101.5 (New Jersey)

NJ parental rights advocates at risk of losing ground in battle over school transgender policies. Election shifts could bring back Policy 5756, letting students choose gender without parental consent.…

School Board – General, Parent Involvement

Ohio bill could ban ‘gender ideology’ curriculum for K-3 students

Tuesday, April 30th, 2024

via Canton Repository (Ohio)

Senators' changes to House Bill 8 bring the bill more in line with Florida's controversial law nicknamed the "Don't Say Gay" law by opponents.

Parents

‘Really traumatic:’ Abortion rights advocates weigh in on Florida’s 6-week abortion ban

Monday, April 29th, 2024

via WPLG (Florida)

A more stringent abortion law in Florida is slated to go into effect on Wednesday, reducing the state's ban from 15 weeks to six weeks. This change is expected to impact thousands seeking abortion…

Parents

North East ISD’s high-stakes election: 5 races, 3 open seats, a divided board

Monday, April 29th, 2024

via Texas Standard (Texas)

The NEISD school board election could tip the balance of control over San Antonio's second largest district.

School Board – General, Parent Involvement

Push to restrict LGBTQ+ rights hits a snag in state legislatures

Monday, April 29th, 2024

via The Washington Post (Montana)

State legislatures have passed few bills targeting gay and transgender Americans this year, raising questions about whether the push to restrict LGBTQ rights is losing momentum.

School Board – General, LGBTQ+, Parent Involvement

Where Howard County school board candidates stand on book ban debates

Monday, April 29th, 2024

via The Baltimore Banner (Maryland)

Howard County's school board has historically resisted campaigns to get certain books off the shelves. Could this election flip the script?

School Board – General, Book Bans, Parent Involvement