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Youth vote targeted at ‘party-agnostic’ event for teens, college kids during GOP convention • Michigan Advance

Thursday, July 18th, 2024

via Michigan Advance (Michigan)

MILWAUKEE — Young people provided a glimmer of hope on the outskirts of the 2024 Republican National Convention that has been dominated nightly by speeches filled with doom, inaccuracies and fearmongering. A few dozen high school and college students gathered a half-mile away from the Fiserv Forum in Milwaukee, where the RNC is taking place, […]

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‘National Anthem’: America at its openhearted best

Thursday, July 18th, 2024

via The Washington Post

Luke Gilford's gentle coming-of-age drama offers an appealing alternate vision of the American West.

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Youth vote targeted at ‘party-agnostic’ event for teens, college kids during GOP convention • Ohio Capital Journal

Thursday, July 18th, 2024

via Ohio Capital Journal (Ohio)

A few dozen "party agnostic" high school and college students gathered a half-mile away from the Fiserv Forum in Milwaukee, where the RNC is taking place, to discuss Wednesday how to communicate and…

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CCSD board candidates draw cheers at RNC with Moms for Liberty

Thursday, July 18th, 2024

via Las Vegas Sun (Nevada)

Gathered at the Republican National Convention, Moms for Liberty supporters and convention attendees engaged in talks about their fight against policies they see as existential threats ...

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Youth vote targeted at ‘party-agnostic’ event for teens, college kids during GOP convention • Georgia Recorder

Thursday, July 18th, 2024

via Georgia Recorder (Georgia)

Young people provided a glimmer of hope on the outskirts of the 2024 Republican National Convention in Milwaukee.

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Youth vote targeted at ‘party-agnostic’ event for teens, college kids during GOP convention • Wisconsin Examiner

Thursday, July 18th, 2024

via Wisconsin Examiner (Wisconsin)

A nonpartisan forum for young voters brought together teens and young adults to discuss political engagement

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Conservative GOP women, led by Arkansas Gov. Sarah Sanders, rally at convention

Wednesday, July 17th, 2024

via Arkansas Times (Arkansas)

From the Arkansas Advocate: A dispatch from the RNC.

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GOP Assembly Leader Warns More Will Follow Elon Musk Out Of California

Wednesday, July 17th, 2024

via California Globe (California)

California Republican Assembly Leader James Gallagher warned in a Wednesday interview that more will follow the nation's wealthiest entrepreneur out of the state over a cascade of radical legislation…

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Court dismisses York County case brought on behalf of transgender student

Wednesday, July 17th, 2024

via The Virginian-Pilot (Virginia)

The York County Circuit Court this week dismissed a lawsuit against the Virginia Department of Education that challenged the department's 2023 model policies regarding the treatment of transgender …

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California School District sues Gov. Gavin Newsom over new transgender bill

Wednesday, July 17th, 2024

via The Mercury News (California)

The lawsuit comes a day after Gov. Newsom signed a new bill prohibiting 'forced outing' policies in school districts, which required notifying parents when students used a different nam…

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Conservative GOP women, led by Arkansas Gov. Sarah Sanders, rally at convention • Wisconsin Examiner

Wednesday, July 17th, 2024

via Wisconsin Examiner (Wisconsin)

MILWAUKEE — GOP women spotlighted the power of their vote and the work they do for the party Tuesday at several events on the perimeter of the Republican National Convention in Milwaukee. 'One thing I…

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From the Cheap Seats: Meltdown in California Continues

Wednesday, July 17th, 2024

via California Globe (California)

California state government is bleeding red ink, profusely

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Parental notification policies that drew Elon Musk’s ire are still under review in California courts

Tuesday, July 16th, 2024

via San Francisco Chronicle (California)

At least seven school districts in the state are already in court over policies requiring schools to notify parents about their child's gender identity.

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Musk to move companies out of California over transgender law

Tuesday, July 16th, 2024

via Saipan Tribune (California)

Elon Musk on Tuesday said he will move the headquarters of SpaceX and X to Texas after a California law blocked schools from forcing teachers to notify parents about changes

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An order blocking a rule to help LGBTQ+ kids applies to hundreds of schools. Some want to block more

Tuesday, July 16th, 2024

via The Associated Press (Alaska)

A federal judge's order blocking a Biden administration rule for protecting LGBTQ+ students from discrimination applies to hundreds of schools and colleges across the U.S.

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Musk says he’s moving SpaceX and X headquarters to Texas

Tuesday, July 16th, 2024

via Los Angeles Times (California)

Citing street crime and new transgender school law he calls the last straw, Elon Musk says he is moving the headquarters of SpaceX and X from California to Texas.

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Live updates: After Trump makes entrance as official nominee, GOP convention begins second day

Tuesday, July 16th, 2024

via PBS (Arizona)

Trump energized the crowd Monday night by entering the arena with a bandage on his right ear after being injured during an assassination attempt Saturday.

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Gov. Gavin Newsom Signs Dangerous Parent Secrecy Bill AB 1955

Monday, July 15th, 2024

via California Globe (California)

Is California slated to become Gov. Gavin Newsom's gender transition sanctuary state? Gov. Newsom just signed Assembly Bill 1955 by Assemblyman Chris Ward (D-San Diego), the bill to prohibit schools…

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Newsom signs first-in-nation bill banning schools’ transgender notification policies

Monday, July 15th, 2024

via The Mercury News (California)

The bill makes California the first state to explicitly prohibit 'forced outing' policies in schools, which require schools to inform parents whenever a student requests to use a different name or …

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