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Wisconsin School District Used Male Name, Pronouns for 12-Year-Old Girl Against Parental Objections, Lawsuit Alleges
A Wisconsin school district addressed a 12-year-old female student using both a male name and male pronouns against her parents’ objections, according to a lawsuit filed Wednesday. Filed by the Wisconsin Institute for Law and Liberty and Alliance Defending Freedom in the Waukesha County Circuit Court, the lawsuit alleges that Kettle Moraine School District violated… -
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Connecticut Parents Claim Schools Teach Kindergarteners About Transgenderism
Connecticut parents claimed a school district is indoctrinating elementary school students about transgenderism, including with a book for kindergarteners. Officials of the West Hartford Public Schools told parents that they could not opt out from the materials, according to a release from advocacy group Parents Defending Education. The reading list for kindergarteners included the book “Introducing… -
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‘I’m Not Anti-Vaccine. I Am Anti-Mandate,’ Says Louisiana Grocer Fighting Biden Decree
President Joe Biden’s vaccine mandate is an “extreme burden on the American people,” says the grocery store owner at the center of a major anti-mandate lawsuit. “I’m not an anti-vaxxer,” Brandon Trosclair, the second-generation owner of a Louisiana-based grocery store chain, said in an interview with The Daily Signal. “I'm not anti-vaccine. I am anti-mandate…. -
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Florida Gov. DeSantis: ‘We Chose Freedom Over Fauci-ism, and We’re Better Off for It’
ORLANDO, Fla.—Gov. Ron DeSantis delivered a blistering critique of President Joe Biden and his authoritarian policies, warning Americans they need to fight against the radical left to preserve our freedom. Speaking to roughly 800 supporters of The Heritage Foundation and its grassroots partner, Heritage Action for America, DeSantis took aim at Biden’s recently announced COVID-19… -
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How Virginia Blew Up ‘Larry Elder Was Wrong Candidate’ Narrative
After the California gubernatorial recall election, many pundits—as well as my opponent’s campaign manager—pushed the narrative that “Larry Elder was a gift” to Gov. Gavin Newsom. A kinder, gentler Republican, they insisted, one who distanced himself from the loathsome former President Donald Trump, would have made all the difference in the world, despite the fact… -
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California Fraudsters Get Rich Off Unemployment Benefits
California has shelled out at least $20 billion in fraudulent unemployment benefits since the beginning of the pandemic, with 11% of all benefits paid in the Golden State. That is more than the 2021 budgets of Delaware, Maine, and Montana combined. The $20 billion given to criminals who fraudulently collected benefits comes out of the more than $178 billion… -
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New Jersey Democracy Died in Darkness?
At The Washington Post, when Democrats are kicked unceremoniously out of office, it can only mean one thing: Democracy died in darkness. Take state Sen. Stephen Sweeney, the powerful Democrat leader of the state Senate in New Jersey. Absolutely no one thought he would lose to a Republican who was a trucker and had a… -
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In ‘Deep Blue’ New York, Voters Reject Democrats’ Push for Election Changes
In one of the bluest states in the nation, voters soundly rejected proposed changes to election law that congressional Democrats are trying to impose nationally. New York state voters voted “no” on Democrat-supported amendments to the state Constitution, pitched as “voting rights” measures, that would have expanded absentee voting, allowed same-day voter registration, and changed… -
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Virginia Attorney General-Elect Commits to Investigating Sexual Assaults in Loudoun Schools
Virginia’s Attorney General-elect Jason Miyares, a Republican, said during a press conference Thursday that he plans to investigate Loudoun County Public Schools and the recent sexual assaults that took place on its campuses. “Do you plan to investigate Loudoun County Public Schools and the recent sexual assaults that have happened there?” a journalist asked during the press… -
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McAuliffe’s Abortion Push Fails to Sway Voters in Virginia Election
Republican Gov.-elect Glenn Youngkin won the vote of Virginians who prioritized abortion, exit polling shows, even though Democrat Terry McAuliffe poured millions into advertisements accusing Youngkin of harboring a “far right” abortion agenda. A Fox News voter analysis released late Tuesday evening found that 5% of Virginia voters cited abortion as “the most important issue… -
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Supreme Court Arguments in New York Gun Case Signal Uphill Battle to Defend Overly Restrictive Laws
The Supreme Court heard oral arguments Wednesday in the first significant Second Amendment case the court has taken up in over a decade. Although the high court is unlikely to render a decision in the case until next spring, the arguments in New York State Rifle & Pistol Association v. Bruen highlighted the many ways in… -
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Governor Calls on Texas Association of School Boards to Remove ‘Pornographic Images and Substance’ From Schools
Texas Gov. Greg Abbott said “pornographic images and substance” don’t belong in schools, according to a Monday letter he wrote to the Texas Association of School Boards. Abbott warned about a growing number of parents who are increasingly alarmed by the books and other “extremely inappropriate” content found in the public school education system, but… -
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School Choice Denied to Most Rhode Island Families, but Not These Union Teachers
A local chapter of the nation’s largest teachers union has acknowledged the importance of school choice, at least for its own members. Thanks to an agreement quietly reached between the South Kingstown, Rhode Island, chapter of the National Education Association and the South Kingstown School Department, teachers there now have access to an exclusive school… -
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Why Virginia Governor’s Election Matters for All Americans
Vice President Kamala Harris predicted that what happened in Virginia’s gubernatorial election would have significant implications for future elections. “Because, you see, what happens in Virginia will in large part determine what happens in 2022, 2024, and on,” Harris said while campaigning for Democratic candidate Terry McAuliffe, a former governor seeking a return to office…. -
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How Montana’s Revamped Focus Makes for Better K-12 Civics Education
Civics education has become a flashpoint in American politics. Many schools are asking how students should learn about themselves and their country in a way that fully encompasses American history, both good and bad. Montana Superintendent of Public Instruction Elsie Arntzen recently updated the state’s standards for social studies to better teach students about civics… -
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EXCLUSIVE: 26,000 Dead People Still Registered to Vote in Michigan, Lawsuit Alleges
Theresa Domasiewicz, a one-time resident still listed as a registered voter in Michigan, would be 108 years old if she were alive today. But she isn’t, having died in May 2000. Domasiewicz is among 25,975 dead people who remain on the state’s voting rolls, according to a lawsuit filed Wednesday in the U.S. District Court… -
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Lesson From Virginia Election: Education Can Be Winning Issue for Republicans
“I don’t think parents should be telling schools what they should teach.” That was the message parents in Virginia got from former Gov. Terry McAuliffe, who was seeking a comeback, in their 2021 gubernatorial election. As it turns out, parents thought otherwise. That’s a major takeaway in Republican businessman Glenn Youngkin’s victory this week over… -
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Fact Check: Is Critical Race Theory Taught in Virginia Schools?
Throughout election night, as it became clear Republican Glenn Youngkin would win the Virginia governor’s race, numerous left-leaning media commentators insisted that critical race theory isn’t being taught in Virginia public schools. Various media personalities—some professing to be on the news side, others on the opinion side—repeated the assertion both before and after the election… -
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Virginia Election Outcome Was About Education. Here Are 4 Actions Youngkin Should Take to Address Parents’ Concerns.
Glenn Youngkin’s victory in the Virginia gubernatorial race is an indisputable vindication of the values-based case for school choice and parental empowerment. Voters had two clear and diametrically opposed paths from which to choose. One path labeled parents who were concerned about critical race theory being taught in the classroom as racists. It forced them… -
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Virginia Election Proves That Americans Reject Critical Race Theory
Critical race theory proponents have just learned the hard way the folly of their strategy. The American people reject the politicization of the classroom, the office, the military, and the houses of worship that has exploded since the civil disturbances of 2020. But the lesson cuts both ways. Now, politicians who have discovered they can…