Articles by James Varney
Three parents have filed suit against Loudoun County Public Schools over the district's crackdown on who is allowed to speak or even attend in-person regular school board sessions -- restrictions that constitute a violation of Virginia open meetings laws, the plaintiffs contend.
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January 14, 2022
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Another left-wing prosecutor is running for office, but this time it's in traditionally conservative Orange County, California, rather than a liberal big city.
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January 12, 2022
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Journalist Omari Salisbury says he wasn't chasing glory via his cellphone coverage of protests and riots in Seattle in the summer of 2020. He just wanted to let his neighbors -- and the world -- know what was happening in his home town.
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December 30, 2021
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Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis and some of his administration's top officials moved Monday to take control of the state's huge pension portfolio from private asset managers that invest heavily in Communist China.
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December 20, 2021
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A conservative group opposed to critical race theory in K-12 education filed two federal complaints against schools in Colorado and Illinois Friday for holding what the group says are racially segregated events.
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December 17, 2021
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Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis on Wednesday proposed legislation that would ban critical race theory in K-12 schools, a measure that would codify the intent expressed by the state Department of Education earlier this year.
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December 15, 2021
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A Northern Virginia public library removed a holiday-themed display this week that featured the Bible alongside two sexually explicit books at the center of a furious debate between area school officials and parents who see the material as inappropriate for children.
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December 8, 2021
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With returns still being counted, the recall election of Seattle's openly socialist city council member shows "yes" votes in the lead.
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December 8, 2021
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A socialist councilwoman in Seattle faces a recall election Tuesday night, a process that was set in motion more than a year ago during the city's protest-filled summer.
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December 7, 2021
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Bob Dole, former Kansas senator, Senate Republican leader and presidential nominee, has died at age 98, the Elizabeth Dole Foundation says.
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December 5, 2021
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Parents lambasted Fairfax County Public Schools this week for returning two controversial books to the library and making left-wing class assignments.
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December 3, 2021
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Consumers' Research sent a letter to 10 governors this week asking them to take a hard look at their states' pension funds invested with BlackRock, as the group campaigns against the financial giant's ties to Chinese companies.
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December 3, 2021
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A broad, bipartisan majority of voters says corporate executives should spend less time virtue signaling on social issues and more on developing and selling their products, according to new research from a leading strategic data analysis firm.
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December 1, 2021
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Fairfax County Public Schools announced Tuesday it will return two sexually explicit books to its high school libraries after a review panel ruled the books have literary merit.
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November 23, 2021
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A group of parents in Fairfax County, Virginia, want the school district to scrap an annual survey that asks about the sexual habits of eighth-, 10th- and 12th-graders.
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November 22, 2021
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Disgruntled voters in San Francisco and Los Angeles are seeking to recall their left-wing district attorneys, with the effort in San Francisco full of energy and momentum while the Los Angeles movement is trying to regain its footing.
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November 22, 2021
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A former American Express executive has entered mediation with the company over his EEOC complaint that he was fired for being White and opposing the firm's diversity agenda.
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November 21, 2021
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A coalition of a dozen states led by Louisiana Attorney General Jeff Landry filed suit against the Biden administration's COVID-19 vaccine mandate for all employees, volunteers and contractors who work at health care facilities that receive federal funding.
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November 16, 2021
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Three Loudoun County public school teachers are headed to Virginia state court Monday to ask that the school system's new mandatory policy on pronouns be halted.
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November 12, 2021
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Teachers have taken to social media to debunk a claim by Democratic and academic officials that critical race theory is not taught in K-12 schools.
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November 8, 2021
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