State of the States KENTUCKY
MOMENT OF SILENCE Schools would set aside time
for a moment of silence at the start of each school day under a bill that won approval from a state House committee in January.
Students would decide how
to use that time, and school personnel would be prohibited from instructing them on their silent reflection. Parents would be
encouraged to offer guidance to their children on how to spend that time. GOP Rep. Daniel
Fister, the bill’s lead sponsor, rejected criticism that it was setting time aside specifically for prayer. “The child is just allowed a
time to focus on whatever is important to them,” he said, “whether it be the dog ate my homework speech or whatever they want to work on. This allows them that time to settle and get ready for the day.”
COLORADO CALIFORNIA OKLAHOMA
ANTISEMITISM IN CLASSROOMS At least 30 Jewish families
transferred out of the Oakland Unified School District over concerns about antisemitism and the safety of their children. According to parents, the
issue began after a group of teachers held a “teach-in” after the Oct. 7 Hamas attack, which was aimed at presenting lessons
about the conflict in Gaza from a Palestinian viewpoint. Some of
the lessons were for students as young
as 4 years old. The school district, which did not sanction the event, rejected the lessons as harmful and divisive. The Oakland Education Association, however, passed a resolution supporting the event.
Wind turbines in the Osage Nation near Shidler, Oklahoma.
Judge Backs Indian Nation A federal judge has sided with the Osage Nation in its 13-year
battle with the Italian utility Enel, saying its U.S. subsidiary trespassed when it built a wind farm on tribal land northwest of Tulsa, Oklahoma. Judge Jennifer Choe-Graves said the project violated
the historically valuable mineral estate held in trust for the Osage Nation, ruling that Enel should remove the Osage Wind Project’s 84 turbines. Enel has said the removal and other costs could total nearly $259 million. It plans to appeal. The Osage were featured last year in Martin Scorsese’s
Killers of the Flower Moon, which was nominated for 10 Academy Awards and told the story of a murderous conspiracy to steal the Osage oil wealth in the early 20th century.
FLORIDA
LIBRARY BOOK CHALLENGES A state House bill takes aim at people who object to school library books and lesson material.
The House Choice and
Innovation Subcommittee approved a measure that would allow people up to five book challenges. After that, parents without
Group Seeks to Solidify
Abortion Rights Abortion rights groups want an amendment to the
state constitution on the November ballot guaranteeing abortion rights. Coloradans for Protecting Reproductive Freedom aims to
collect 124,000 signatures by the end of April. If the initiative succeeds, it will require 55% support of voters to pass into law. While the state has no restrictions on abortion rights, the amendment would make abortion access permanent for residents and anyone traveling from other states.
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children in the school district and nonresidents of that district would be charged $100 for every additional objection. The district would refund the money if the challenge was approved. During the 2022-2023
fiscal year, Florida faced 1,218 challenges to school library books and educational material.
RACE HEATS UP A potato farmer and former
state senator has joined the race for North Dakota’s sole seat in the U.S. House of Representatives. Tom Campbell is the
second Republican in the race. “North Dakota needs a congressman who can be effective and can work with President Trump,” Campbell said in a Facebook announcement. “We have to be pro-oil, pro-farmer, pro- business, and pro-people.” Former state Rep. Rick
Becker, a plastic surgeon, is the other Republican running for the at-large seat. Democrat Trygve Hammer, a military veteran, also is running.
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