Courts
Fourteen states back Arkansas in lawsuit over LEARNS Act(The Center Square) – Arkansas is getting help from other states in its defense of an injunction that halted a portion of the LEARNS Act. U.S. District Judge Lee Rudofsky… Read More
Public Education
Gov. Sanders introduces pilot program to reduce cell phone use in Arkansas public schools(The Center Square) – Arkansas Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders is including a plan to limit cell phone use in schools as part of a mental health pilot program. The governor… Read More
Public Education
Report shows 1-in-4 Iowa students chronically absent from school(The Center Square) – Twenty-six percent of Iowa students are considered chronically absent, according to a new report that measures the well-being of children. The 2024 Kids Count Data Book… Read More
Courts
Iowa argues law banning sexually explicit books in schools should be reinstated(The Center Square) – An injunction halting the implementation of Iowa’s ban on sexually explicit books in school libraries should be lifted, Iowa’s Solicitor General Eric Wessan argued before the… Read More
Culture
Griffin tells abortion pill companies to stop advertising in Arkansas(The Center Square) – Arkansas Attorney General Tim Griffin said Tuesday he sent cease and desist letters to two abortion pill companies advertising in the state. “Abortions are prohibited in… Read More