Public Education
Wisconsin school consolidation bills include $2K per student incentive(The Center Square) â Wisconsin school districts will be eligible for $2,000 per student extra in funding for the first year if a series of bills in the state are… Read More
Government
Wisconsin passes law banning cellphones in public schools, gives districts July deadline to establish policiesÂWisconsin public schools have until July to develop policies banning cellphones in classrooms under a law signed Oct. 31 by Democratic Gov. Tony Evers. Although Evers has expressed concerns about… Read More
Public Education
High superintendent pay fuels debate over Illinois school consolidation(The Center Square) â A new Illinois Policy Institute report reignites debate over how schools are run and how much top administrators are paid, but one national education expert warns… Read More
Government
Ohio bill: AI is not a legal person, cannot marry; its owners are liable for harmA bill before the Ohio House of Representatives would prohibit artificial intelligence from ever obtaining legal personhood, thus limiting such technology from marriage, possession of property or legal authority. Rep. Read More
Politics
Rep. Ashley Hinson rolls out bill to provide resources to parents who suffer pregnancy loss(Daily Caller News Foundation) â Republican Iowa Rep. Ashley Hinson on Wednesday unveiled the Healing Mothers And Fathers Act, a bill which seeks to give parents the time and financial resources… Read More
Government
House sends ‘Big, Beautiful Bill’ to Trump after overnight marathonAfter pulling an all-nighter, the U.S. House of Representatives approved the massive budget bill, known as President Donald Trump’s “Big, Beautiful Bill,” sending it to the president a day before… Read More
Government
Florida Gov. DeSantis signs bill banning fluoride in waterAnother state has banned fluoride from public water. Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis signed the legislation on Thursday, making Florida the second state after Utah to ban… Read More
Government
Missouri Legislature sends bill banning cellphones in classrooms to governorCellphones may be banned in Missouri districts throughout the whole school day if Gov. Mike Kehoe signs legislation passed by the state Legislature May 13. While the bill initially limited… Read More
Government
Congressional Republicans working hard to deliver Trump agenda despite conservative doubt, Sen. Schmitt saysConservatives on X are blasting what they see as a do-nothing Republican Congress endangering a popular GOP presidentâs bold agenda. âPredicting the midterms is easy,â writes Phillip Buchanan who, as X… Read More
Government
Unlocking educational freedom: ECCA bill would empower millions of US familiesSixteen states now enjoy universal school choice programs, but a federal bill could bring educational freedom to millions of students nationwide. Supporters of the Educational Choice for Children… Read More
Government
Missouri House passes born-alive protections; Virginia governor vetoes pro-abortion billPro-life legislators are taking action in Missouri, and so is Virginiaâs governor. The Missouri House of Representatives overwhelmingly passed the “Born-Alive Abortion Survivors Act” 109-32 on… Read More
Homeschools
Illinois bill would create âkangaroo courtâ to attack homeschoolers, critics sayAn Illinois bill hostile to homeschooling families passed out of committee and will be scheduled for a full floor vote in the state House. The bill passed out of committee… Read More
Government
Kansas governor vetoes ban on so-called ‘gender-affirming care’ for minors â againÂKansasâ Democrat governor has once again vetoed a bill that would ban so-called âgender-affirming careâ for minors, but an override is possible. Gov. Laura Kelly cited parental rights as her… Read More
Government
Trump signs first bill of new term, Laken Riley ActPresident Donald Trump signed a bill into law that will require the detainment of illegal immigrants suspected of nonviolent crimes. Wednesday’s signing of the Laken Riley Act is the first… Read More
Government
Amended Laken Riley Act passes U.S. House, to be sent to Trump(The Center Square) â The U.S. House on Wednesday agreed to Senate amendments to the Laken Riley Act and voted to send the deportation measure to President Donald Trump’s desk. Read More
Government
Bills for universal pre-K, medical debt in the Tennessee hopper(The Center Square) â The Tennessee General Assembly is not in session this week, but lawmakers are busy filing bills, including one that would require the state to offer pre-K program… Read More
Government
Take Your Senator to Launch Day: Bill introduced by Missouriâs Eric Schmitt to help private companies win space race for U.S.Space entrepreneurs such as Elon Musk have become key to Americaâs winning the space race with China â and a bill from Missouri Senator Eric Schmitt aims to help. The… Read More
Government
California Senate passes tax on big tech to fund ethnic media, news, fellowships(The Center Square) â The California Senate passed a $4.8 billion tax on the stateâs declining technology sector that would be used to fund âethnic mediaâ and state-administered âjournalism fellowshipsâ… Read More
Government
US representative proposes tax fairness for faith-based health care sharing(The Daily Signal) â A House Republican has introduced a bill designed to achieve tax fairness for ministries that share health care costs. A member of the House Ways and Means health… Read More
Culture
Med school deans urged students to oppose bill barring child sex change surgeries(Daily Caller News Foundation) â Dartmouth Collegeâs medical school faculty used university communication channels to urge students to oppose a New Hampshire bill banning gender transition surgeries for children, … Read More