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‘Woke Kindergarten’ in California Blows Money on Odd Curriculum, Pensions
Topline: A California school spent $250,000 in federal funds to hire a teacher training service called Woke Kindergarten, but after two years student performance got even worse, according to the San Francisco Chronicle. An audit by researchers at OpenTheBooks.com revealed that almost two-thirds of employees at the low-income, underperforming Glassbrook Elementary School are making six-figure salaries. Retired… -
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Americans Flee Los Angeles, Brooklyn, Queens, the Bronx, Chicago, and Philadelphia
There is one competition where Los Angeles, New York, Chicago, and Philadelphia aren’t beating other major locations in this country. It is in persuading people to stay there. The Census Bureau this month released its estimates on the populations for each American county as of July 1, 2023. In a release about this data, the… -
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Supreme Court Lets Texas Enforce Law Allowing Police to Arrest Illegal Immigrants
The Supreme Court allowed Texas’ law enabling local police to arrest illegal migrants to take effect Tuesday. After extending a pause on the law multiple times, the Supreme Court allowed Texas’ SB 4 to take effect Tuesday, declining the Biden administration’s effort to halt it while litigation continues. The Department of Justice first filed its lawsuit against Texas to… -
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What the Georgia ‘Criminal Alien’ Bill Does and Does Not Do
The Georgia House has passed a bill aimed at cracking down on illegal aliens who have committed crimes in the state. But the bill’s passage has brought with it claims that the legislation requires police to arrest “immigrants” and that it perpetuates harmful stereotypes about them. “Georgia House passes bill requiring police to help arrest immigrants… -
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Judge Dismisses 6 Charges in Georgia Trump Indictment Ahead of Expected Fani Willis Decision
The judge overseeing the racketeering case against former President Donald Trump and his co-defendants in Georgia dismissed six counts of the indictment Wednesday. Judge Scott McAfee, who is expected to soon decide whether Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis will be disqualified from the case over an alleged conflict of interest, sided with defendants in a separate… -
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Justice Alito Extends Pause on Texas Law Empowering Police to Arrest Illegal Immigrants
Justice Samuel Alito extended a temporary freeze on a decision that would have allowed Texas’ law enabling local police to arrest illegal migrants to take effect. The Biden administration asked the Supreme Court earlier this month to prevent the law, SB 4, from taking effect, claiming it would “create chaos in the United States’ efforts… -
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‘Totalitarian’ Bill Would Establish Maine as Sanctuary State for Abortions, Trans Surgeries
A Democrat-led bill seeks to establish a legal right to abortions, transgender surgeries, and hormonal treatments in Maine, and protect those traveling from outside of the state to get such procedures there. LD 227 would establish a legal right to “gender-affirming health care services” and “reproductive health care services” within Maine, according to a draft… -
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Pro-Life Pregnancy Group Appeals to SCOTUS in Clash With New Jersey AG Over ‘Unlawful’ Subpoena
An organization that operates pro-life pregnancy centers in New Jersey asked the U.S. Supreme Court to hear a case involving what the centers’ petition calls an “improper” and “unlawful” subpoena by state Attorney General Matthew Platkin. Alliance Defending Freedom, a Christian legal firm known as ADF, filed a petition with the high court Feb. 26… -
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Student Files Lawsuit Over Virginia County’s ‘Dystopian’ Trans Bathroom, Pronoun Policies
Virginia’s Loudoun County and Fairfax County, suburbs of the nation’s capital that are two of the largest and most wealthy counties in the country, have faced numerous controversies regarding their pushing of LGBT ideology. In May 2021, a teenage girl was sexually assaulted in the girls’ bathroom at Stone Bridge High School in Loudoun County by a… -
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School Choice’s Texas-Size Victory
Republican primary voters in Texas sent a clear message on Super Tuesday: “We want school choice!” The Texas House of Representatives last year failed to pass a school choice bill even after Gov. Greg Abbott, a Republican, repeatedly called the lawmakers back into special session. Twenty-one Texas House Republicans joined with all House Democrats to… -
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EXCLUSIVE: Florida Health Agency Responds to WPATH Files Exposing ‘Gender-Affirming Care’
FIRST ON THE DAILY SIGNAL—The Florida agency that crafted a rule to prevent Medicaid from funding experimental transgender medical interventions responded Tuesday to the release of internal documents from the World Professional Association for Transgender Health. Journalist Michael Shellenberger on Monday night released a report, “The WPATH Files,” through his nonprofit, Environmental Progress. In the… -
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COLLUSION: Rhode Island School District Sends 8,800 Pages of Emails to SPLC, Docs Show
When concerned mom Nicole Solas requested all emails from her Rhode Island school district to the Southern Poverty Law Center, the request turned up more than 8,000 pages of communications, and the district told her it would cost $6,629.25 for it to process the SPLC documents. A brief refresher: The SPLC began as a civil… -
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Nebraska Abortion Bill Targets Unborn Babies With Genetic Handicaps
Unborn babies with disabilities would be discriminated against by legislation proposed in Nebraska, opponents say. The bill, LB 1109, targets unborn babies with certain handicaps by allowing abortion for up to 22 weeks of gestation. If the bill were passed and signed into law, babies diagnosed with often-fatal fetal anomalies, such as Trisomy 13 or 18, would… -
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BREAKING: Supreme Court Rules 9-0 That Trump Can’t Be Removed From Colorado Ballot
The Supreme Court ruled unanimously Monday that former President Donald Trump may not be removed from the 2024 primary ballot Tuesday in Colorado. The case revolved around whether Trump could be removed from the ballot by the state, as the Colorado Supreme Court decided, under the “insurrection” clause of the 14th Amendment to the U.S…. -
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California Carveout: Newsom Donor Exempted From California’s Fast-Food Wage Hike
Advocates of command economies argue that government regulation of wages, prices, and production will lead to a more equitable allocation of income and wealth. But that’s hardly the case under California’s new fast-food command economy. An unusual exemption from California’s new $20 minimum wage requirement for fast-food workers appears aimed at propping up at least… -
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Montana Judge Strikes Down 3 Laws Limiting Abortion
Three laws in Montana limiting abortion are unconstitutional, a state judge ruled Thursday, according to the Daily Montanan. The laws ban abortion after 20 weeks and by way of telehealth services, as well as require a 24-hour waiting period and two ultrasounds. District Court Judge Kurt Krueger sided with Planned Parenthood of Montana, which filed the lawsuit and… -
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Fact-Checking 4 Big Claims Biden Made at the Border in Texas
President Joe Biden visited the southern border Thursday in Brownsville, Texas, where he delivered remarks flanked by local officials and by his recently impeached secretary of homeland security, Alejandro Mayorkas. Biden made numerous claims and largely blamed Republicans for the influx of millions of illegal aliens because a compromise border security bill failed to pass… -
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Federal Judge Blocks Texas Law That Would Allow Law Enforcement to Arrest Illegal Migrants
A federal judge blocked a Texas law Thursday that allows local police to arrest migrants who cross into the state illegally. U.S. District Court Judge David Alan Ezra, a Reagan appointee, said in a 114-page ruling that the law, SB 4, “threatens the fundamental notion that the United States must regulate immigration with one voice.” He issued… -
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Florida Can and Should Lead on Social Media Safety for Kids
Kids’ social media safety is at a crossroads in Florida. Gov. Ron DeSantis is considering whether to sign HB 1, which—if it becomes law—would become the new national gold standard for protecting kids online. Critics claim that the bill, which the Florida Legislature approved on Feb. 22, is inconsistent with privacy and parental rights, but… -
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Blame Washington, Not Grocery Stores, for Food Price Hikes
If you’re struggling to pay for groceries, you’re not alone. Staples such as bread, lunch meats, dairy products, and eggs have seen price increases of 20% to 40% in the past three years. President Joe Biden is blaming grocery stores for “gouging” consumers, but there’s just one problem with that explanation: His administration’s own data…