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December 20, 2015

Tennessee proposal would repeal Common Core standards

Lawmakers have proposed a number of measures this legislative session targeting Tennessee's Common Core standards — including a proposal to do away with them.

December 20, 2015

Florida House aims to protect school kids who play with imaginary guns

A new proposed committee bill in the Florida Legislature would put an end to treating young students like violent offenders. 

December 20, 2015

Utah bill would dictate transgender use of school bathrooms

A Utah lawmaker has proposed a bill that would prevent transgender students from using bathroom facilities of their choice, joining a debate playing out in a handful of other states sparked by a California law that broke new ground on transgender rights.

December 20, 2015

Utah files opening argument in defense of gay marriage ban

Attorneys for three same-sex couples challenging Utah's ban must respond by Feb. 25.

December 20, 2015

Maine bill banning BB guns, replica firearms in schools draws controversy

State law enforcement officials said Monday that a bill that would ban BB guns and non-firing replica firearms in schools is necessary to protect students from potential tragedies, but opponents contend it is too broad and would do little to improve school safety.

December 20, 2015

Indiana Senate passes 'Merry Christmas' bill allowing celebration in schools

Christmas might come a little earlier this year for some public school students after senators approved legislation Monday that would allow holiday celebrations in schools.

December 20, 2015

More states grant in-state tuition to immigrants

New Jersey and three other states have recently passed statutes to allow students brought to the United State illegal as children to pay in-state tuition, energizing immigration-rights supporters.

December 20, 2015

California proposal seeks to regulate homemade 'ghost guns'

The state Senate approved a bill Thursday that would require people who assemble homemade guns to register the weapons and acquire serial numbers before they could legally own them.

December 20, 2015

Federal judge upholds Connecticut gun control law

The law, which Gov. Dannel P. Malloy signed last April after months of negotiations in the legislature, was not entirely written "with the utmost clarity," U.S. District Judge Alfred Covello said in his 47-page decision. 

December 20, 2015

Virginia GOP calls Dems’ Senate takeover ‘outrageous power grab’

In what Republicans called "a Virginia version of Harry Reid's nuclear option," Democrats in the state legislature invoked new rules giving them control of all state Senate committees.