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Washington girls walked off; now voters decide who races
A campaign poll reports 56% support for I-638, including 48% of Democrats, as Washington voters weigh whether to keep men out of girls’ K-12 sports.
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California Gov. Newsom signs SB 934 conversion therapy bill
The governor says the update to California’s conversion-therapy ban protects LGBTQ youth after the Supreme Court struck down Colorado’s ban.
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James Uthmeier asks court to rein in Meta’s teen apps
Florida wants Meta to remove under-14 users, cap teen use at two hours and disable autoplay and infinite scroll as its lawsuit continues.
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TikTok allegedly left kids with a fake safety reset
New York’s lawsuit says children who sought a reset saw unchanged feeds, raising a question parents cannot ignore: can they trust the safety tools on their children’s phones?
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Houchin pushes social media age minimum after midterms
Neither the House-passed KIDS Act nor the Senate committee-forwarded KOSA includes the age minimum or older-teen parental consent Houchin wants.
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Kallie Keeler asks Supreme Court to intervene in girls’ wrestling
The Center Square reports Keeler said she was sexually assaulted during a December 2025 match against a male opponent who identifies as female.
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xAI loses bid to block Minnesota law on AI nude images
Judge Donovan Frank denied xAI’s request for a preliminary injunction, leaving Minnesota’s restrictions in effect as the lawsuit continues.
Politics
Talarico returned to ACL after voters waited for answers
His first public appearance since Sept. 30 came at ACL; the CNN/Jubilee town hall in Fort Worth on Oct. 14 is the next test before early voting.
Politics
Jayapal’s resolution calls for gender-identity rules in school sports
The resolution had 110 Democratic cosponsors by September 24; Your Rep’s Record listed it as still open and unreported on October 8.
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CDC data show fewer ninth-grade girls identify as lesbian or bisexual
The CDC’s survey runs every two years; analyst Jean Twenge says the sharp turn among younger teens could be a blip or the start of a generational shift.
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Water bills surged 62%, outpacing groceries and inflation
Food & Water Watch found bills unaffordable for low-income households in 93% of systems it analyzed, while data-center growth could add infrastructure costs.
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League cleared forum audience after candidate’s sports shirt dispute
The Sept. 21 forum continued on camera without an audience, while four of seven Lucia Mar trustee areas have seats up in November.