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Pushing back on limits elsewhere, Vermont’s lieutenant governor goes on banned books tour
Wednesday, August 16th, 2023
via The Seattle Times (Washington)As some states ban or restrict certain books in schools and libraries, Vermont's lieutenant governor is on a statewide banned book reading tour, highlighting what he calls the importance of representation, free speech, open dialogue and exchange of ideas.
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Hempfield Area School District approves new book review policy
Tuesday, August 15th, 2023
via CBS News (Pennsylvania)A controversial decision over what some believe are controversial books.
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Republican governor candidates blast legal system following Trump indictment
Tuesday, August 15th, 2023
via NWI Times (Indiana)All four candidates seeking the Republican nomination for Indiana governor are condemning the judicial system following the latest criminal indictment of Donald Trump.
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‘Parenting with Pride’ aims to take on conservative Moms for Liberty in Florida schools
Tuesday, August 15th, 2023
via Miami Herald (Florida)ORLANDO, Fla. — About a dozen parents and supporters gathered outside Orange County Public Schools' downtown headquarters to announce the start of Parenting with Pride, a new program launched by Equality Florida to combat conservative organizations like Moms for Liberty, which have pushed for new laws and policies that progressive activists fear have already begun to harm LGBTQ and minority students.
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Governor picks new leaders for Indiana commerce agency
Tuesday, August 15th, 2023
via NWI Times (Indiana)Gov. Eric Holcomb has selected David Rosenberg, chief operating officer at the Indiana Economic Development Corp., as Indiana's new secretary of commerce.
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‘Parenting with Pride’ aims to take on conservative Moms for Liberty in schools
Tuesday, August 15th, 2023
via Orlando Sentinel (Florida)Parenting with Pride, a new program launched by Equality Florida, aims to combat conservative organizations like Moms for Liberty.
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The Jolt: Trump indictment in Fulton County is multistate criminal sweep
Tuesday, August 15th, 2023
via AJC (Georgia)Nineteen defendants. Thirty unindicted co-conspirators. Forty-one charges. Ninety-eight pages. Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis' yearslong probe into 2020 election interference in Georgia yielded the most sweeping charges yet against Donald Trump.
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14 books added to list of school library removal requests in Carroll County, bringing total to 53
Tuesday, August 15th, 2023
via Capital Gazette (Maryland)Carroll County Public Schools officials are reviewing requests for the removal of 53 books from public school library shelves.
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Corrections: Aug. 15, 2023
Tuesday, August 15th, 2023
via The New York Times (Iowa)Corrections that appeared in print on Tuesday, Aug. 15, 2023.
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Newsom hits red states for ‘book bans’ and says California stands for parental rights
Monday, August 14th, 2023
via Washington Examiner (District of Columbia)Gov. Gavin Newsom (D-CA) continued his rhetorical war with red states Monday, blasting Texas and Florida for purportedly banning books while defending his state as a bastion for parental rights.
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Indiana appeals court clarifies when police can arrest alleged trespasser
Monday, August 14th, 2023
via NWI Times (Indiana)The ruling may burden police officers by requiring them to find the property owner or the owner's agent before removing an obviously unwelcome person from a property.
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Florida kids will now be taught PragerU’s climate denialism amid record heat
Monday, August 14th, 2023
via NJ.com (New Jersey)As hurricane season looms amid record heatwaves, Florida's kids are being told climate change isn't real
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Book battles are raging nationwide. A WA library could be nation’s first to close
Sunday, August 13th, 2023
via The Seattle Times (Washington)A dispute over young adult books about race, gender and sexuality has landed a measure on the November ballot that could shutter Columbia County's only library.
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Paying teachers better: An investment in education and community
Sunday, August 13th, 2023
via Orlando Sentinel (Florida)As classroom teachers leave the profession over issues of pay, workload, new laws and restrictions, some problems are fixable, writes the leader of the Orange County Classroom Teachers Association.
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Book bans are growing in South Florida schools. You’ve probably read some of these books
Sunday, August 13th, 2023
via Miami Herald (Florida)See the list of challenged books in Miami-Dade and Broward public schools
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Accused of indoctrination, targeted by the right: They just want to teach
Saturday, August 12th, 2023
via Press-Citizen.com (Iowa)Submission blocked - your system is associated with prior abuse. Systems from the network or domain used by your browser have been used to spam FeedBlitz publishers, or have exhibited other abusive…
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The plot thickens: The battle over books comes at a cost
Friday, August 11th, 2023
via KNPR (Nevada)No longer are just books under fire, but also the library administrators, teachers and long-beloved librarians who are defending them.
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Indiana governor candidate urges competitors to detail their policy proposals
Thursday, August 10th, 2023
via NWI Times (Indiana)"If you are asking people for their vote, they deserve to see in full detail how you plan to solve their problems," said Eric Doden, Republican candidate for governor.
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OnPolitics: Parents clash with school district over LGBTQ books
Thursday, August 10th, 2023
via Lohud (New York)The parents object to a book titled
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