The Utah State Legislature approved a measure that bans the display of all but approved flags in schools and government buildings, a divisive move that […]
Tag: State Legislatures
Who’s Against Banning Cellphones in Schools?
Well before political leaders were taking action against cellphones in the classroom, the superintendent of schools in Schoharie, N.Y., a rural district about 40 miles […]
Emotions Run High in Maine After Governor’s Clash With Trump
Before President Trump chastised Gov. Janet Mills of Maine at the White House last month, and before his administration started investigating Maine’s education system, the […]
Control of Minnesota House Split After Democrat Wins Special Election
A Democrat won a special election for a seat in the Minnesota House of Representatives on Tuesday, according to The Associated Press, returning partisan control […]
State Republicans Eager to Climb on Cost-Cutting Bandwagon
Clamoring to capitalize on the MAGA base’s excitement over Elon Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency, Republican officials in more than a dozen states have moved […]
Sylvester Turner, Congressman and Former Houston Mayor, Dies at 70
Sylvester Turner, a former mayor of Houston who was sworn in as a U.S. representative in January, died on Wednesday in Washington. He was 70 […]
Iowa Lawmakers Pass Bill to Eliminate Transgender Civil Rights Protections
Iowa lawmakers overwhelmingly passed a bill on Thursday that would end state civil rights protections for transgender people. Advocates for L.G.B.T.Q. rights said that Iowa […]
The Death of Competition in American Elections
President Trump’s return to Washington has tested the bounds of presidential power and set off alarms among Democrats, historians and legal scholars who are warning […]
Opinion | How to Break Public Schools: A Republican Playbook
On Jan. 22, a 17-year-old in the Antioch neighborhood of Nashville entered his high school’s lunchroom and shot two other students before fatally turning the […]
Tennessee Lawmakers, Mirroring Trump Agenda, Pass Bills on Immigration and School Vouchers
Tennessee’s Republican-controlled legislature approved bills on Thursday aimed at reducing unauthorized immigration and allowing families to use public funds for private school tuition, mirroring the […]