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Phase out of free diaper program in Senate budget amendment
16+ hour, 22+ min ago (578+ words) (The Center Square)" Phasing out of Tennessee's free diaper program for low-income families to fund $137 million for the state's hospital buyback program, and also using a new tax on wire transfers are part of an amendment agreed to by a…...
Tennessee House agrees to increase school choice scholarships
1+ day, 22+ hour ago (463+ words) (The Center Square)" Education Freedom Scholarships for Tennessee students would increase to 35, 000 if a measure approved 52-43 on Monday in the House of Representatives becomes law. Twenty Republicans were in opposition with Democrats after a lengthy debate. The Senate is scheduled…...
Report: Taxpayers to spend $477 billion on tax season
2+ day, 15+ hour ago (765+ words) (The Center Square) - Taxpayers are expected to spend 6. 93 billion hours and more than $477 billion to be in compliance with the 2026 tax filing season, according to a new report released Monday. Tax Day is Wednesday. The National Taxpayers Union Foundation released…...
Michigan "digital age" bills pulled after privacy concerns raised
5+ day, 16+ hour ago (534+ words) (The Center Square)" Two Michigan bills pitched as "child safety legislation" were withdrawn this week after advocacy groups raised concerns about privacy and data collection. House Bill 4429 and Senate Bill 284 " identical, bipartisan measures titled the Digital Age Assurance Act " were…...
WATCH: Federal tax credit program gains bipartisan support
2+ week, 12+ hour ago (610+ words) (The Center Square) " Pennsylvania leaders and education advocates are urging the state to opt in to the new Federal Tax Credit Scholarship Program, which they say would expand school choice and increase funding for K-12 students. The program, signed into law…...
Educators, Christian leaders push back on humanoids, AI teaching children
2+ week, 5+ day ago (352+ words) (The Center Square) " First Lady Melania Trump'introduced the "first American made humanoid" and advocated using artificial intelligence to teach children at a "Future Together" Summit this week. The response has not been positive among many educators and Christian leaders. As…...
Conservative women for pro-family policies
4+ week, 9+ hour ago (626+ words) (The Center Square) - Society is turning away from family life and family values in pursuit of career, conservative women said Wednesday in a panel discussion hosted by the Heritage Foundation. The family life conservative women showed interest in is marriage…...
New York hospital ordered to resume gender care for teens
1+ mon, 4+ day ago (434+ words) (The Center Square) " One of New York City's largest hospitals was facing a Wednesday deadline to comply with a state order to resume its transgender care program, which was shut down last month amid funding threats from the Trump administration....
Colorado initiatives would restrict transgender athletes, ban surgeries on minors
4+ week, 12+ hour ago (386+ words) (The Center Square) " Two initiatives on transgender issues - bans on transgender athletes on female teams and sex-change surgeries on minors - qualified this week for Colorado's Nov. 3 ballot. Both initiatives are backed by'a parental rights group. The Colorado Secretary of State's…...
Colorado House OKs changes to early childhood program
1+ mon, 3+ day ago (377+ words) (The Center Square) " An effort in the Colorado House to prevent what Republicans argued amounted to "mission creep" in a bill on the state's Department of Early Childhood failed on Thursday before the legislation passed on second reading. Another vote…...