Washington State voters overwhelmingly approved an Initiative colloquially known as the Parents Bill of Rights in 2024. Hundreds of thousands of signatures were collected, and the legislature passed a statute giving parents rights to review school curricula and the records of their children held by the school. Unsurprisingly, the legislature rubber-stamped the popular measure during...
On Tuesday, Colorado lawmakers passed a landmark bill aimed at strengthening protections for transgender people in the state. After the Senate passed the measure, the House quickly approved the amendments, clearing the way for the legislation to be signed into law by the governor. “In a time where trans people are feeling lost, alone, terrorized,...
Should legislators be allowed to express their opinions–and the opinions of the people who voted for them? Apparently not, according to the Democratic legislature in Maine. Some views are so heinous that they should never be uttered. Views like “men should not be allowed to play in women’s sports.” This seems to run contrary to...