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Biden rules protecting trans students take effect — but not everywhere
Thursday, August 1st, 2024
via The Washington Post (South Carolina)Starting Thursday, a new Biden administration regulation protecting gay and transgender students takes effect. It was blocked in 26 states.
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Rulings to limit transgender protections
Thursday, August 1st, 2024
via Arkansas Democrat Gazette (Arkansas)New federal protections for transgender students at U.S. schools and colleges will take effect Thursday with muted impact because judges have temporarily blocked enforcement in 21 states and hundreds of individual colleges and schools across the country.
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Federal judge in Alabama lets Title IX rule protecting LGBTQ kids go forward in four states • Ohio Capital Journal
Thursday, August 1st, 2024
via Ohio Capital Journal (Ohio)A federal judge has struck down an attempt by Alabama, Florida, Georgia and South Carolina to halt enforcement of the Biden administration's final rule for LGBTQ+ student protections, shortly before…
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U.S. appeals court sides with Florida, halts Title IX gender identity rule
Wednesday, July 31st, 2024
via Tampa Bay Times (Florida)The court's ruling came hours after a district court rejected Florida and other states' request for an injunction.
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Federal judge in Alabama lets Title IX rule protecting LGBTQ kids go forward in Georgia
Wednesday, July 31st, 2024
via WABE (Georgia)A federal judge has struck down an attempt by Alabama, Florida, Georgia and South Carolina to halt the final rule for Title IX.
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Judge blocks new federal rule that prohibits gender-identity based discrimination
Wednesday, July 31st, 2024
via Tulsa World (Oklahoma)The so-called Final Rule was scheduled to take effect across the country Thursday but was blocked in 21 states. Schools and universities receiving federal funding are subject to Title IX.
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Five candidates seek two seats on Seminole school board
Wednesday, July 31st, 2024
via Orlando Sentinel (Florida)School Board – General, Book Bans, Parent Involvement
Florida, other states scrambling after judge rejects Title IX argument
Wednesday, July 31st, 2024
via Tampa Bay Times (Florida)Florida had sought an injunction against new rules on discrimination based on gender identity.
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Piwowarczyk campaign: Don Pridemore should resign from Hartford School Boards and drop out of the Assembly Race after inexcusable Biden Title IX vote
Wednesday, July 31st, 2024
via WisPolitics.com (Wisconsin)Town of Erin – Assembly candidate Jim Piwowarczyk said Wednesday that his primary opponent, Don Pridemore, should resign immediately from the two Hartford area school boards he serves on after…
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Federal protections of transgender students are in effect where courts haven’t blocked them
Wednesday, July 31st, 2024
via Atlanta Journal-Constitution (Georgia)New federal protections for transgender students at U.S. schools and colleges took effect Thursday with muted impact because judges have temporarily blocked enforcement in 25 states and hundreds of individual colleges and schools across the country.
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Federal protections of transgender students are launching where courts haven’t blocked them
Wednesday, July 31st, 2024
via WPLG (Florida)New federal protections for transgender students at U.S. schools and colleges launch this week, but not everywhere.
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How a school district took its spat with a local TV station to the FCC
Tuesday, July 30th, 2024
via The Washington Post (Washington)A Loudoun County official claims WJLA's reporting shows a 'dishonest' slant. Station owner Sinclair calls it an attempt to 'shut down critical news coverage.'
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In first Nevada trip, Vance says Harris ‘owns every failure’ of Biden admin
Tuesday, July 30th, 2024
via The Nevada Independent (Nevada)He accused Harris of being culpable for record-setting border crossings, a 'cover-up' of President Joe Biden's health and an economy that saw high inflation (which has since eased).
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From homelessness to sweet success: local baker endures trials before opening business
Tuesday, July 30th, 2024
via NewsAdvance.com (Virginia)Behind the counter of Sweet Indulgence Bakery is a woman with a warm smile who stands strong in resilience and determination. You might not guess the tumultuous journey she took to get to that place of success.
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New rule protecting transgender students is on hold at these NC schools. Here’s why.
Tuesday, July 30th, 2024
via The News & Observer (North Carolina)The Biden Administration can't enforce the Title IX rule change at a number of schools nationwide.
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Meet the Republican candidates running in the primary for Wisconsin’s 86th Assembly seat
Tuesday, July 30th, 2024
via Wausau Daily Herald (Wisconsin)John Spiros, Donna Rozar and Trine Spindler will face off in the Aug. 13 primary to represent the Republican Party in the November general election.
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What is Project 2025? 5 ways its ideas are similar to Florida laws
Monday, July 29th, 2024
via The Palm Beach Post (Florida)Project 2025, a nearly 1,000-page roadmap for a Republican president to remake the entire federal government, takes some tips from Florida.
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Thousands of schools in 45 states exempt from Title IX rule under Moms for Liberty escape clause
Monday, July 29th, 2024
via The Washington Times (District of Columbia)More than 2,000 schools in 45 states will be exempt from the Biden administration's final rule adding 'gender identity' to Title IX, based on a judge's order blocking the regulations from taking effect at any school with a Moms for Liberty parent.
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New APLS policies to impact libraries throughout Alabama
Monday, July 29th, 2024
via WAFF 48 News (Alabama)Libraries across the state of Alabama will need to change their current policies to keep children under 18 from accessing adult material in the library without a parent or guardian's permission.
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