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In $11.3M federal fund maneuver, Planned Parenthood services expand

(The Center Square) – Tennessee and Oklahoma will receive a combined $11.3 million in federal Title X money in a workaround after the states were denied that money earlier this… Read More

September 29, 2023
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Tennessee gave out $314.5M in HOPE scholarships to more then 70K students

(The Center Square) – Tennessee spent $314.5 million to assist 70,633 students with HOPE scholarships in the 2022-23 fiscal year, according to a new report from the Tennessee Comptroller’s office. Read More

September 29, 2023
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US AG Garland refuses to denounce memo that incited counterterrorism measures against parents

U.S. Attorney General Merrick Garland refused to distance himself from the controversial memo branding parents as “domestic terrorists.” In a hearing with the House Judiciary Committee on last week, Garland… Read More

September 28, 2023
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Report: Teachers, state employees associations declining in membership in North Carolina

(The Center Square) – Teachers and state employee public associations had significant declines in membership between 2021 and 2022, a new North Carolina report says. The state auditor’s analysis offers… Read More

September 28, 2023
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Divided Spokane City Council censures mayor over appearance at worship event

(The Center Square) – A divided Spokane City Council voted 4-3 Monday night to censure Mayor Nadine Woodward for her brief on-stage appearance at a large Christian worship gathering last… Read More

September 28, 2023
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Doctor explains much is still unknown about dangerous gender transition treatments on minors

(The Daily Signal) – Doctors don’t have enough evidence to know the long-term effects of what happens to someone who takes puberty blockers as a child, the executive… Read More

September 27, 2023
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Viral video shows Maryland teacher giving lesson on how to ‘disrupt gender binaries and cis-normative thinking’

A video going viral on social media from a teacher in Maryland shows her instructing other teachers and staff about how to “disrupt gender binaries and cis-normative thinking” of students. Read More

September 26, 2023
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UK report: Over one-third of children on puberty blockers experienced worsened mental health

(The Daily Signal) – New research from the United Kingdom is showing that over a third of children placed on puberty blockers and hormone drugs suffered severe … Read More

September 26, 2023
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Congressional report details ‘pervasive degradation’ of First Amendment Rights on college campuses

(Daily Caller News Foundation) – A congressional report released by the House Committee on Education and the Workforce on Thursday describes the “long-standing and pervasive degradation of First Amendment rights”… Read More

September 22, 2023
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Garland won’t say if Youngkin right to pardon father charged after protesting daughter’s sexual assault

(Daily Caller News Foundation) – Attorney General Merrick Garland declined to say Wednesday whether Virginia Gov. Glenn Youngkin, a Republican, should have pardoned a father who was… Read More

September 22, 2023
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Male inmate convicted of raping his daughter now identifies as a woman and is housed with female prison inmates

(The Daily Signal) – The Wisconsin Department of Corrections is housing a man who raped his own daughter in a women’s prison because he said he identifies as… Read More

September 22, 2023
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Virginia Tech DEI director’s effort to oppose pro-Youngkin school board candidates may have crossed a line

(The Daily Signal) – A diversity, equity, and inclusion officer at a leading university in southwestern Virginia may have violated her school’s policy by using work email to… Read More

September 21, 2023
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Idaho library director stands by decision to keep objectionable books on shelf

The director of a library in Idaho is standing by her decision to keep “sexually explicit” books on the shelves, according to a report. Details of Garden Valley District Library… Read More

September 21, 2023
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US AG Merrick Garland grilled by House committee on targeting Catholics, Hunter Biden and more

(Daily Signal) – Attorney General Merrick Garland declined to answer questions on a wide range of matters Wednesday in sworn testimony before the House Judiciary Committee. Garland testified… Read More

September 21, 2023
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WARNING: ‘Don’t Let Your Child Fall Prey to a Manufactured Identity Crisis’

(Daily Signal) – Virginia mom Merianne Jensen became a voice for parental rights and common sense when she asked a simple question during a local school board meeting… Read More

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Kansas City librarian derides parents as ‘people who can’t let other people have opinions’ in front of audience of high school students

As Senior Teen Librarian at the Plaza Branch of the Kansas City Public Library,  Kelsey Bates says she gets to “live my dream of creating a warm and welcoming space… Read More

September 20, 2023
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‘FBI does not exist to harass law-abiding Americans,’ 8 senators remind Wray of Catholic targeting

(The Daily Signal) – U.S. senators on the Intelligence Committee are demanding the nation’s top law enforcement agency explain why it was targeting Catholics. Eight members of the Senate Select… Read More

September 20, 2023
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Hundreds to ‘March for Martyrs’ in DC In ‘solidarity with persecuted Christians’

(The Daily Signal) – Hundreds are expected to join the “March for the Martyrs” in Washington, D.C., next week as they peacefully march in solidarity with persecuted … Read More

September 20, 2023
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Kentucky AG Daniel Cameron emphasizes faith in Kentucky gubernatorial race

Daniel Cameron, the Republican challenger for Kentucky’s governor’s office, is heralding faith and conservative values in his effort to oust incumbent Democrat Andy Beshear. “I fully believe that we have… Read More

September 19, 2023
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‘Unfair, ill-thought and short sighted’: Fencing competitor slams governing body for allowing males to dominate female competition

A fencing competitor is slamming the sport’s new “unfair, ill-thought and short sighted” inclusion policy that allows biological males to compete in female events. And the males are dominating. “What… Read More

September 19, 2023