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After years of delay, state dismisses sexual harassment case against former Sen. Latvala

Friday, September 8th, 2023

via Miami Herald (Florida)

'Too little, too late,'' Rachel Perrin Rogers in a Nov. 9, 2022 letter sent to the Florida Commission on Ethics.

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Florida public universities poised to allow classical SAT alternative

Friday, September 8th, 2023

via Washington Examiner (District of Columbia)

Students applying to Florida's public universities will soon have the option of taking a third standardized test besides the staple SAT and ACT tests.

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States are back at the center of politics. Here’s how we keep them there

Friday, September 8th, 2023

via Washington Examiner (District of Columbia)

President Joe Biden is raising serious constitutional questions by dashing off polarizing, drastic executive orders and establishing political offices and oversight committees entirely beyond the authority granted to him. In doing so, he's undermining the consent of the governed and the…

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James “Jim” C. Belk Sr.

Friday, September 8th, 2023

via Quad City Times (Iowa)

James "Jim" C. Belk Sr.

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What’s next for Rocklin Unified’s transgender notification policy?

Friday, September 8th, 2023

via CBS News (Pennsylvania)

A lawsuit could be on its way to Rocklin Unified School District after its board voted to change a policy over transgender rights. The change requires staff to notify parents if students request to identify as a gender other than their biological sex.

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Brad Gilbert, 62, coaching Coco Gauff, 19, and somehow it works

Friday, September 8th, 2023

via Newsday LLC (New York)

Since Gilbert was brought on board after shocking Wimbledon loss, Gauff has only lost one match

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The feds drop their veterans home report on Trenton

Friday, September 8th, 2023

via POLITICO (New York)

Yesterday was something of an overwhelming news day in New Jersey politics and government. Board of Public Utilities president Joe Fiordaliso died suddenly Wednesday. It's a big loss of a long-time…

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Miami school board rejects LGBTQ month recognition once again

Thursday, September 7th, 2023

via The Kansas City Star (Kansas)

For the second time, the Miami-Dade County School Board rejected a proposal that would've made October 'LGBTQ history month,' according to multiple reports. The 5-3 decision came around 1 a.m. Thursday morning, after dozens of public speakers representing both sides of the issue made their respective cases. A similar item was proposed last year before also...

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Ron DeSantis names Moms for Liberty co-founder Tina Descovich to Florida ethics commission

Thursday, September 7th, 2023

via The Washington Times, LLC (District of Columbia)

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis has appointed a co-founder of Moms for Liberty, a parental rights group that several Republican presidential candidates have wooed, to the state Commission on Ethics.

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California judge blocks Chino Valley school board’s transgender notification policy

Thursday, September 7th, 2023

via Washington Examiner (District of Columbia)

A California judge granted a temporary restraining order on a Chino Valley Unified School District Board of Education policy requiring parents to be notified if a student changes their gender identification.

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D.C. schools face more covid cases as students return to class

Thursday, September 7th, 2023

via The Washington Post (Maryland)

Across the D.C.-region, students are witnessing a rise in coronavirus cases just as they head back into the classroom.

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Family act Grezi replacing Snyder’s Loughran’s

Thursday, September 7th, 2023

via The Buffalo News (New York)

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A few schools mandated masks this year. Conservatives hit back hard.

Thursday, September 7th, 2023

via A.D.N. & Co (Alaska)

The politics of pandemic-mitigation returned with the new U.S. school year.

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Miami school board again shuts down LGBTQ month recognition

Thursday, September 7th, 2023

via POLITICO (New York)

The recognition was a nonstarter for the conservative-leaning members of Miami's school board.

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After marathon meeting, Miami-Dade School Board rejects LGBTQ Month — again

Thursday, September 7th, 2023

via Miami Herald (Florida)

Opponents said it would break the law and send mixed messages to teachers. Backers said it adhered to the law and supported marginalized students.

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Gov. DeSantis appoints Moms for Liberty co-founder to state Commission on Ethics

Thursday, September 7th, 2023

via CBS News (Pennsylvania)

Tina Descovich previously served as president of the Florida Coalition of School Board Members

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Ron DeSantis PAC launches Iowa parents coalition that includes Moms for Liberty

Thursday, September 7th, 2023

via The Des Moines Register (Iowa)

DeSantis and his foes in the Republican presidential primary are competing for conservative parent votes, focusing on issues like school books.

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Even blue states oppose the transgender agenda in schools

Thursday, September 7th, 2023

via Washington Examiner (District of Columbia)

If progressives think pushing the transgender agenda in schools is popular in blue states, they should think again.

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Miami-Dade school board votes against LGBTQ+ History Month

Thursday, September 7th, 2023

via CBS News (Pennsylvania)

More than 100 people signed up to speak at the meeting

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