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Oklahoma revokes license of teacher who gave class QR code to Brooklyn library in book-ban protest

Aug. 23, 2024 15:49 PM EDT

Oklahoma's education board has revoked the license of a former teacher who drew national attention during surging book-ban efforts across the U.S. in 2022 when she covered part of her classroom bookshelf in red tape with the words “Books the state didn't want you to read.” The...

GOP Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine opposes fall ballot effort to replace troubled political mapmaking system

Jul. 31, 2024 15:57 PM EDT

COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Republican Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine said Wednesday that he will work to defeat a fall ballot issue aimed at remaking the state’s troubled political mapmaking system, and, if it passes, work with state lawmakers next year to advance a competing amendment based on the Iowa...