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Politics
Nevada should reject Question 6’s abortion amendment
On Nov. 3, Nevada voters decide whether to make abortion a constitutional right and leave future lawmakers with sharply limited power to protect unborn children.
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Georgia should keep its heartbeat law. Bottoms wants it repealed.
Bottoms’ repeal pledge would erase Georgia’s heartbeat protections and reverse state support for mothers who choose life, making the governor’s race a direct choice for families.
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Family
School counselors must answer to parents, not operate beyond oversight
A counselor’s private access to a child must answer to parents, especially when concerns about a counselor never became formal reports.
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Culture
Talarico voted against coverage for transition-related harms
Aldaco says organizers kept her from the Oct. 14 town hall, where she wanted to challenge the Texas Senate candidate over his vote and Paxton’s settlement.
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Washington must stop using state funds for sex-change procedures on minors
The cutoff took effect Oct. 13, but Washington is using state funds to keep Apple Health coverage for minors and suing to challenge the federal rule.
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Parents have the right to know when schools change a child’s name and pronouns
The Justice Department’s lawsuit against Anne Arundel County alleges staff hid a daughter’s school transition from her parents, while federal law gives parents access to education records.
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The NCAA’s “effectively zero” is a win for girls’ sports
The October poll calls the sports debate fiction, but its own findings show 62 percent oppose athletes playing on teams matching gender identity.
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Lynnwood’s council has no business campaigning against parents and girls’ sports
A week before Washington’s Nov. 3 vote, Lynnwood’s council used city staff time to oppose the parental-rights and girls’ sports measures.
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News
UHD’s Sanders event claim runs into a venue mismatch
The allegation raises a public-funds question, but UHD’s Walk2Vote listing and Sanders’ Houston event page name different venues.
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End sex-change procedures: the biggest medical scandal in history
Riley Gaines posted her warning on Oct. 27, the same day Texas Children’s Hospital opened a settlement-required clinic for patients seeking detransition care.
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White House promotes ‘Making America Great Again’ video
The Oct. 27 post says the new video will premiere at 8:30 p.m. that night, exclusively on TrumpTV.gov and the White House app.
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