by Susan Berry, PhD | Apr 20, 2022 | Battleground States, News, port, School
Parents in Ludlow, Massachusetts, filed a federal lawsuit that alleges school officials secretly promoted their children’s gender transition and violated their parental rights by choosing not to inform them about issues related to their children’s health and...
by Neil W. McCabe | Apr 20, 2022 | Battleground State Report, Battleground States, Ohio, The Midwest
The Ohio Elections Commission executive director informed attorney Curt C. Hartman that the commission’s Probable Cause Panel scheduled a hearing Thursday to address two complaints his client, Butler County resident Mary Capella, filed April 7 against GOP...
by Admin | Apr 20, 2022 | Commentary, News
by Jon Miltimore The Biden administration announced Monday it will no longer enforce a federal mask mandate on public transportation, including airplanes. The decision was announced after Federal Judge Kathryn Kimball Mizelle ruled that the directive was...
by Bradley Vasoli | Apr 20, 2022 | Battleground States, Pennsylvania, The Northeast
A Republican lawmaker is pressing the Pennsylvania Department of Education (PDE) to explain the use of material featuring characters called “Genderbread Person” and “the Gender Unicorn.” A week ago, State Representative Aaron Bernstine (R-Ellwood City) sent a letter...
by Peter D'Abrosca | Apr 20, 2022 | Battleground States, Florida, The South
In what is being viewed as an escalation in the conflict between Governor Ron DeSantis (R) and The Walt Disney Company, the Florida governor has called a special legislative session to review a 1968 law – designed for the company – that allows it to govern itself....
by The Center Square | Apr 20, 2022 | Battleground States, Michigan, The Upper-Midwest
by Scott McClallen Michigan public school enrollment increased by about 5,844 students this school year, slightly recovering after more than 50,000 kids left public schools during the COVID-19 pandemic in the 2019-2020 school year. About 1,443,456 public school...
by The Center Square | Apr 20, 2022 | Arizona, Battleground States, The West
by Tom Joyce Arizona is inching closer toward enacting new legislation allowing a patient the right to try remedies that could save their lives but not given government approval for use. The Arizona House of Representatives passed the Right to Try for...
by Aaron Gulbransen | Apr 20, 2022 | News, port, Tennessee, The South
Former State Department spokesman and now-former candidate for the GOP nomination for Tennessee’s 5th Congressional District seat Morgan Ortagus issued a statement on the decision by the select committees of the Tennessee Republican Party to disqualify her...
by Bradley Vasoli | Apr 20, 2022 | Battleground States, Connecticut, The Northeast
Gov. Ned Lamont (D-Connecticut) gathered at the Lyceum Center in Hartford with abortion advocates on Tuesday to promise abortion rights will continue in the state regardless of any forthcoming decision by the U.S. Supreme Court. “The right to choose is under attack...
by Eric Burk | Apr 20, 2022 | Battleground States, The South, Virginia
House Finance Committee Republicans advanced Governor Glenn Youngkin’s gas tax holiday bill and killed Democrats’ alternate $50-per-car tax refund proposal on Tuesday. The bill includes a 100-percent motor fuels tax reduction from May 1 through July 31, a...
by Peter D'Abrosca | Apr 20, 2022 | Battleground States, Georgia, The South
A new law signed by Governor Brian Kemp (R) says that a certain amount of income from Georgia veterans’ military pensions will be exempt from income tax. Article 2 of Chapter 7 of Title 48 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated dictates tax exemptions. HB...
by Cooper Moran | Apr 20, 2022 | Battleground States, The Upper-Midwest, Wisconsin
Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg on Tuesday visited Wisconsin to tout the passage of the bipartisan Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act. The legislation will send millions to state and local governments to repair and upgrade key pieces of infrastructure....
by Cooper Moran | Apr 20, 2022 | News, Tennessee, The South
Americans for Limited Government, an organization that supports reducing the size and scope of government, sent a letter to Governor Bill Lee to urge him to veto a new campaign finance reform bill, if it passes the state legislature. SB 1005, which was passed on a...
by Aaron Gulbransen | Apr 20, 2022 | News, Tennessee, The South
Democrat candidate for the 7th Congressional District of Tennessee Odessa Kelly tweeted early Tuesday morning: “When elected to Congress, legalizing marijuana will be one of my top priorities fa sho!” When elected to Congress, legalizing marijuana will be...
by Cooper Moran | Apr 20, 2022 | Arizona, Battleground States, The West
The Arizona Senate approved two pieces of legislation that are aimed to solidify parental rights over their child’s education and exposure to certain materials. Both measures, HB 2161 and HB 2439, passed the chamber on a 16-to-12 vote, sending them to the House...
by Susan Berry, PhD | Apr 20, 2022 | Battleground States, Connecticut, The Northeast
Hillsdale College’s Blake Center for Faith and Freedom in Somers, Connecticut, has begun its academic programming that includes seminars, lectures, training sessions for K-12 teachers, and community events, according to information sent to The Connecticut Star....
by Grant Holcomb | Apr 20, 2022 | Battleground States, Florida, The South
Numerous Florida Democrats and officials criticized the Florida Legislature’s process to approve the new congressional maps as the legislature reconvened Monday. Legislative leaders, last week announced they would be working on the new maps entirely proposed by...
by Steve Stewart | Apr 20, 2022 | Battleground States, Florida, The South
At a recent Leon County School Board meeting, Superintendent Rocky Hanna used a misleading CNN fact-check to publicly criticize Governor DeSantis’ rationale for the Parental Rights in Education bill, while ignoring facts related to a lawsuit filed against the...
by Aaron Gulbransen | Apr 20, 2022 | Battleground States, Georgia, The South
The Georgia Star News has obtained a list of candidates who are scheduled to participate in the Loudermilk-Young Debate Series, which features candidates in various statewide and U.S. House races. There will be separate Republican and Democrat debates for each...
by Kaitlin Housler | Apr 20, 2022 | News, Tennessee, The South
Waupaca Foundry announced it will “idle melt, molding and core room production and continue iron casting processing operations at its Etowah, Tennessee facility” Tuesday in a press release. According to the company, “parts will transfer to Hitachi Metals, Ltd....
by Peter D'Abrosca | Apr 20, 2022 | Battleground States, The South, Virginia
In partnership with two federal law enforcement agencies, the Virginia State Police (VSP) is conducting a three-day sweep to combat human trafficking on the I-95 corridor. “U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement’s (ICE) Homeland Security Investigations (HSI)...
