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School Boards Tipoffs from TNS Newsletter for 2024-12-14 ( 6 items )  
America First Legal Launches Investigation to Examine Connection Between Loudoun County School Board, Former FBI Deputy Director Andy McCabe, and the Infamous AG Garland October 4th Memo Used to Target American Parents (10)
WASHINGTON, Dec. 13 [Category: Political] -- America First Legal, a civil rights organization, issued the following news release: Today, America First Legal (AFL) launched an investigation to determine the role of former FBI Deputy Director and Loudoun County resident Andy McCabe and his wife Jill McCabe, advisor to the Loudoun County School Board, in Attorney General Merrick Garland's October 4th, 2021 memo that mobilized federal counter-terrorism resources against concerned parents speaking u more PR

EPA: Biden-Harris Administration Announce $16,194,726 to Florida Selectees for Clean Heavy-Duty Vehicles as Part of Investing in America Agenda (10)
WASHINGTON, Dec. 14 -- The Environmental Protection Agency issued the following news release on Dec. 12, 2024: * * * Three Florida applicants selected to receive funding for 53 zero-emission heavy-duty vehicles, along with infrastructure and workforce development projects, to tackle climate change, reduce air pollution, and advance environmental justice * * * TALLAHASSEE, Fla. - On December 11, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced that three Florida applicants have been s more PR

Ohio Democratic Party Joins National Movement to Challenge GOP in Every Race (10)
COLUMBUS, Ohio, Dec. 14 -- The Ohio Democratic Party issued the following news on Dec. 13, 2024: Today, the Ohio Democratic Party kicked off a statewide effort to rally thousands of Democrats to run for local office, especially in races that are often uncontested. This candidate recruitment program is part of a national movement led by Contest Every Race to ensure every Republican faces a challenger, especially in down-ballot races that most impact their communities. Despite the disappointing more PR

Civil Rights Groups Pleased by Supreme Court Decision Rejecting Challenge to Race-Neutral Admissions (10)
WASHINGTON, Dec. 12 -- The Asian Americans Advancing Justice issued the following news release: * * * The Supreme Court rejected a petition that sought to undo public school districts' efforts to expand educational opportunity for Black and Latino students. * * * For a second time this year, the Supreme Court on Monday rejected a petition to take up a case that sought to undo public school districts' efforts to expand educational opportunity to Black and Latino students who are chronically u more PR

FFRF Action Fund: 'Secularist' Satanic Temple Combats Christian Release Time Programs (10)
MADISON, Wisconsin, Dec. 14 -- FFRF Action Fund, an organization that says it develops and advocates for legislation, regulations and government programs to preserve the constitutional principle of separation between state and church, issued the following news: FFRF Action Fund's "Secularist of the Week" is The Satanic Temple for combating LifeWise Academy's Ohio release time programs by offering students a nonreligious alternative. Release time programs are not necessary or appropriate for a more PR

Okla. U.S. Attorney: Former Hulbert Schools Treasurer Sentenced For Theft of Federal Education Funds (10)
MUSKOGEE, Oklahoma, Dec. 13 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of Oklahoma issued the following news release: The United States Attorney's Office for the Eastern District of Oklahoma announced that Leslie Shannon Mack, age 54, of Hulbert, Oklahoma, was sentenced to a term of 12 months and one day imprisonment for one count of Theft Concerning Programs Receiving Federal Funds. As part of the sentence, the Court ordered Mack to pay $372,808.09 in restitution. The charge  more PR