Government
Senate committee advances Trump’s ed secretary pickPresident Donald Trump’s nominee for education secretary, Linda McMahon, cleared a Senate committee vote on Thursday in a crucial step for Republicans who hope McMahon will bring about major education… Read More
Culture
Kentucky’s lone abortion clinic to be demolished; Pro-life center in Delaware faces legal battleThe only remaining abortion clinic in Kentucky will soon be demolished, while a pro-life pregnancy center in Delaware battles over free speech. The Kentucky abortion clinic… Read More
Culture
Survey: Republicans twice as likely to prioritize marriage and family as Democrats, conservative women are 3x happier than liberal peersDespite the liberal narrative that women are oppressed by marriage and family, many say they are more fulfilled in these roles than others. This was one finding among many in… Read More
Public Education
Public schools in Ohio’s biggest city scrap trans bathroom policy to comply with lawOhio’s most populous city will no longer let males use girls’ bathrooms in its public schools. Columbus, the state capital with more than 900,000 people and public schools serving… Read More
Government
2025 brings flurry of assisted suicide bills in more than a dozen statesStates across the country are charging ahead with efforts to legalize physician-assisted suicide despite longstanding ethical and moral concerns about the practice. Already this year, bills have been introduced in… Read More
Government
Desperate Dems launch scare tactics involving homeschoolers to try and stop Texas school choice billDemocrats in Texas are pulling out all the stops to prevent a sweeping school choice bill from passing. The latest tactic is to tell homeschool families that if the measure… Read More
Government
Idaho Senate passes school choice bill, heads to governor’s desk(The Center Square) – The Idaho Senate passed a school choice bill Wednesday to help families cover the costs of sending their children to private schools. The $50 million proposal… Read More
Government
Alabama governor signs bill defining ‘man’ and ‘woman,’ declaring only two gendersAlabama state law now defines “man,” “woman,” and also declares male and female are the only two genders. Gov. Kay Ivey signed the “What is a… Read More
Culture
Report: ‘Malcolm in the Middle’ reboot will feature a non-binary-identifying childA popular television show from the 2000s is facing backlash from fans because its reboot will reportedly feature a child who identifies as neither male nor female. Malcolm in… Read More
Courts
Upcoming Supreme Court case over religious charter school marks next milestone in string of religious freedom, education disputesThe legality of the country’s first tax-funded religious charter school will soon be weighed by the Supreme Court, in a case expected to have ripple effects on school choice and… Read More
Government
Battle over sex changes for children, chemical abortions heats up in Colorado LegislatureAs federal courts try to block Donald Trump’s executive order to withhold federal funds from hospitals that provide so-called “gender affirming care,” Colorado is seeking to… Read More
Government
Kansas law protecting minors from trans ‘medicine’ becomes law after veto overrideA Kansas bill that prohibits dangerous transgender medical care for youth became law Tuesday when both legislative chambers overrode the governor’s veto. It was the second straight year Democrat Gov. Read More
Government
Tennessee won’t offer ESAs to illegal immigrants under new programIllegal immigrants won’t be able to benefit from Tennessee’s recently enacted universal education scholarship program. Gov. Bill Lee signed a bill into law last week that will make $447… Read More
Courts
Midwest mom monitoring sex-related materials in schools banned from district property, suesA suburban Kansas City mother who’s doggedly monitored sexually inappropriate materials in her public schools is now suing the district for banning her from school property last week. After previously… Read More
Government
Student enrollment down as Michigan considers more K-12 funding(The Center Square) – Public school enrollment is down in Michigan as the proposed 2025-26 fiscal budget promises more money for K-12. Enrollment statewide has steadily declining for more a… Read More
Government
Utah governor signs bill banning collective bargaining between unions and governmentA Utah bill to ban public-sector unions, such as teachers’ unions, from collective bargaining with public employers was signed by Gov. Spencer Cox on Friday. HB 267… Read More
Government
Trump, Musk urge school choice passage in Texas, Wyoming, IdahoPresident Trump, Elon Musk and several prominent lawmakers are using their influence to urge states like Texas, Idaho and Wyoming to pass school choice measures. Trump, a Republican who has… Read More
Government
National Park Service removes transgender references from Stonewall monument websiteThe National Park Service (NPS) updated its website Thursday to remove references to transgenderism on the Stonewall National Monument landing page. “Before the 1960s, almost everything about living openly as… Read More
Government
House report: 60 Chinese espionage cases, 224 espionage incidents in three years(The Center Square) – More than 60 Chinese Communist Party-related cases of espionage and acts of transnational repression have been reported in 20 states according to a new… Read More
Government
Hundreds rally at WA Capitol to protect parental rights: ‘Enough is enough’(The Center Square) – The battle over parental rights took center stage Saturday at the state Capitol in Olympia as several hundred people showed up in frigid rain to rally… Read More