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
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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
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
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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
Opinion
Op-ed: Homeschool fearmongering only makes critics lose credibility fasterPublic-school districts in Iowa are predictably panicking over recent legislation to streamline homeschool regulations – much like they did more than a decade ago. “New homeschooling bill puts Iowa kids… Read More
Government
Kansas governor vetoes ban on so-called ‘gender-affirming care’ for minors – againKansas’ Democrat governor has once again vetoed a bill that would ban so-called “gender-affirming care” for minors, but an override is possible. Gov. Laura Kelly cited parental rights as… Read More
Government
New school choice programs can launch quickly with effort, expert says, as more states consider themAfter Tennessee approved a universal choice program during a special session in late January, Gov. Bill Lee celebrated the measure but waited more than a week to sign it into… Read More
Government
Bipartisan bill would cap credit card interest at 10%(The Center Square) – A new bipartisan bill introduced in Congress on Tuesday would cap the interest rate that credit card companies can charge at 10%. The bill has bipartisan… Read More
Government
Maryland Democrats want ‘Gender X’ birth certificatesLawmakers in another blue state are pushing for Gender X birth certificates. Maryland Democrats are backing the Birth Certificate Modernization Act to add the non-binary “X” option on birth… Read More
Government
Idaho House calls on NCAA and Mountain West Conference to get men out of women’s sports“Get males out of women’s sports,” the Idaho House recently demanded from two major collegiate sports bodies. The Idaho House passed a non-binding… Read More
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Every Senate Democrat voted against born-alive protectionsDo any Democrats in the U.S. Senate support strengthening born-alive protections for babies that survive an attempted abortion? Not according to the latest Senate vote. The body failed to advance… Read More
Government
Sen. Ernst introduces legislation to defund Planned Parenthood(Daily Caller News Foundation) – Republican Sen. Joni Ernst of Iowa introduced legislation in the Senate Wednesday to prohibit federal funding for Planned Parenthood after the organization received COVID relief… Read More
Public Education
Indiana bill would solve enrollment free fall by closing 5 districts and converting to charter schoolsTo combat declining enrollment in public education, an Indiana lawmaker is suggesting “unprecedented action” – dissolve underperforming districts and convert existing schools into charters. “A state bill introduced earlier this… Read More
Government
US House passes bill protecting girls’ and women’s sports from malesJust eight days into the 119th Congress, the GOP-led House passed a bill promising protections for women and girls against biological males competing in female sports at schools. The Protection… Read More
Government
Senate could vote soon on bill banning transgender athletes in girls’ sportsA bill to prevent males who identify as transgender from competing in girls’ sports could be voted on in the coming weeks in the U.S. Senate. Senate Majority Leader John… Read More
Public Education
Ohio school choice momentum should continue, education expert writes(The Center Square) – After school choice students more than doubled in Ohio in the last four years, a policy group is pushing lawmakers to keep the momentum moving forward. Read More
Homeschools
Homeschool advocates work to protect hard-won freedoms as U.S. educational landscape shiftsWith new legislative years come fresh responsibilities to advance educational freedoms – especially in fostering public-school alternatives, homeschool advocates say. “The homeschool community has fought for these exceptions to compulsory… Read More
Government
Washington state bill would make portable student funding for kids trapped in failing schools(The Center Square) – Washington state Rep. Travis Couture, R-Allyn, has introduced legislation to create scholarships for students via Education Savings Accounts, commonly called ESAs. House… Read More
Government
Laken Riley Act passes US House, would require detainment of illegals suspected of nonviolent crimesThe U.S. House has passed a bill to require the detainment of illegal immigrants suspected of nonviolent crimes. In the first act of the 119th Congress, representatives approved the measure… Read More