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National right-wing groups enter NJ’s legal battles with schools over parental rights

Thursday, September 7th, 2023

via North Jersey Media Group (New Jersey)

Conservative groups have joined a battle between the state attorney general and school districts over policies that affect transgender students.

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La Plata County Republicans host Moms for Liberty Speaker

Thursday, September 7th, 2023

via The Durango Herald (Colorado)

There was commotion outside the Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 4031 during a La Plata County Republicans meeting Tuesday night. Protesters outside the building voiced their displeasure for the meeting...

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Ron DeSantis appoints Moms for Liberty co-founder to Fla. Commission on Ethics

Thursday, September 7th, 2023

via PENNLive (Pennsylvania)

The nine-member, Tallahassee-based commission investigates alleged breaches of public trust by elected and appointed officials, as well as state employees.

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Casey DeSantis’ plans catch on in DeSantis-aligned super PAC

Thursday, September 7th, 2023

via POLITICO (New York)

Good morning and welcome to Thursday.Never Back Down is embracing Florida first lady Casey DeSantis' playbook in its latest move to boost Gov. Ron DeSantis' candidacy.What it's doing: The DeSantis…

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Controversial PragerU videos, curriculum materials touted by Walters not adopted in area schools

Wednesday, September 6th, 2023

via Tulsa World (Oklahoma)

Officials with Tulsa-area school districts said they have no plans to incorporate PragerU materials from a new partnership announced with the Oklahoma State Department of Education. #oklaed

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A few schools mandated masks. Conservatives hit back hard.

Wednesday, September 6th, 2023

via The Washington Post (Maryland)

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

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DeSantis appoints Moms for Liberty co-founder to Florida’s ethics …

Wednesday, September 6th, 2023

via The Spokesman Review (Washington)

MIAMI — Gov. Ron DeSantis on Wednesday appointed a co-founder of the group Moms for Liberty and a South Florida-based attorney to seats on the Florida Commission on Ethics, replacing the board's former chairman and a member whose term expired. Tina Descovich, a former Brevard County School Board member who helped found the prominent conservative group Moms for Liberty, said in a statement that ...

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Nikki Haley’s ambitious campaign rocks New Hampshire

Wednesday, September 6th, 2023

via The Washington Times, LLC (District of Columbia)

Ambitious Republican candidate Nikki Haley reveals that she has hosted campaign events in every single county in New Hampshire, according to a new campaign message shared with Inside the Beltway.

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Carroll County school board race gets first two candidates for two open seats

Wednesday, September 6th, 2023

via Baltimore Sun (Maryland)

Greg Malveaux became the first official candidate on Aug. 29, followed by Kristen Zihmer, who filed on Tuesday. Current school board President Marsha Herbert and member Donna Sivigny cannot run for reelection in 2024, as both have served the maximum two terms.

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DeSantis appoints Moms for Liberty co-founder to board overseeing state employee conduct

Wednesday, September 6th, 2023

via Lohud (New York)

Moms for Liberty, which Tina Descovich co-founded in 2021, has been labeled an extremist group by the Southern Poverty Law Center.

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Moms for Liberty co-founder appointed by DeSantis to Florida ethics commission

Wednesday, September 6th, 2023

via Washington Examiner (District of Columbia)

Gov. Ron DeSantis (R-FL) announced he will appoint one of the co-founders of the conservative activist group Moms for Liberty to the Florida Commission on Ethics.

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Tina Descovich, Moms for Liberty co-founder, appointed to Florida ethics commission by DeSantis

Wednesday, September 6th, 2023

via al.com (Alabama)

DeSantis announced Descovich's appointment in a press release that did not say why he wanted her on the commission.

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DeSantis appoints Moms for Liberty co-founder to Florida’s ethics commission

Wednesday, September 6th, 2023

via Miami Herald (Florida)

Tina Descovich, a former Brevard County School Board member, helped found the prominent conservative group Moms for Liberty.

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DeSantis appoints Moms for Liberty co-founder to Florida ethics commission

Wednesday, September 6th, 2023

via Tampa Bay Times (Florida)

Tina Descovich became a member of the commission immediately, as did Luis Fuste.

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Nikki Haley to sign pledge protecting parental rights while campaigning in New Hampshire

Wednesday, September 6th, 2023

via Washington Examiner (District of Columbia)

Former U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations Nikki Haley will sign a pledge to protect parental rights by a conservative group trying to reshape school content during her campaign swing through New Hampshire on Wednesday.

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DeSantis appoints Moms for Liberty co-founder to state ethics commission

Wednesday, September 6th, 2023

via Orlando Sentinel (Florida)

Gov. Ron DeSantis appoints Moms for Liberty co-founder to the Florida Commission on Ethics. The group rose to prominence quickly after its 2021 start.

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