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Senate revives education-related legislation to ban cell phones in classrooms, provide additional CTE funding, and more

Cs news4 months ago06 mins

Senate Education Committee Chairman Dennis DeBar Jr., R-Leakesville, Tuesday, March 1, 2022. (AP Photo/Rogelio V. Solis – Copyright 2022 The Associated Press. All rights reserved.) Notably, various measures aimed at expanding education freedom for families and students in Mississippi that died in the Senate were not among the revived pieces of legislation. The Mississippi Senate…

SD Bill to give parents more control over app use stalls despite industry support

Cs news4 months ago02 mins

RAPID CITY, S.D. (KOTA) -A bill that would have given parents in South Dakota more oversight over their kid’s app use has stalled. Senate Bill 180 would have required minors to get their parents’ permission to download apps and make in-app purchases. Nicole Lopez, Director of Youth Safety Policy at Meta testified in support of…

Senate’s student cell phone restriction bill passes out of committee

Cs news5 months ago06 mins

Cellphone use in classrooms is increasingly being cited by teachers as a leading distraction to instruction. (Photo by Jeremy Pittari | Magnolia Tribune) The legislation calls for all public schools to adopt a policy that restricts the use of cell phones by students, except under certain medical or special circumstances. A bill aimed at restricting…

Bill of the Day: Restricting cell phone use in Mississippi public schools

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State Senator Briggs Hopson (R) Magnolia Tribune brings you a Bill of the Day for the 2025 Mississippi legislative session that just may pique your interest. State Senator Briggs Hopson (R) has filed a bill that would require Mississippi public schools to adopt specific policies to ban the possession or restrict the use of cell…

Freshmen, but experienced: Two dozen new lawmakers have deep ties to communities

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Jan. 19—A resident of To’hajiilee, Michelle “Paulene” Abeyta recently hauled 50 gallons of drinking water from Albuquerque to her home in the Navajo community about 30 miles west of the city, which has endured lingering water issues over the years. She has running water, she said, but the quality is not consistently good. Elected in…

Wyoming Freedom Caucus unveils ambitious ‘Five and Dime Plan’ | Local News

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Māori Haka Protest Erupts in New Zealand Parliament

Cs news8 months ago01 mins

new video loaded: Māori Haka Protest Erupts in New Zealand Parliament transcript Back transcript Māori Haka Protest Erupts in New Zealand Parliament Member of Parliament Hana-Rawhiti Maipi-Clarke led the ceremonial performance of Māori culture, tearing up a controversial bill as other lawmakers joined her in protest. Oh, oh don’t do that. The House is –…

Oklahoma higher education officials ask to raise funding by $95 million, release legislative agenda • Oklahoma Voice

Cs news8 months ago05 mins

OKLAHOMA CITY — Oklahoma’s higher education officials announced Thursday a $1.12 billion budget request for fiscal year 2026 and the board’s legislative agenda for the upcoming session. The Oklahoma State Regents for Higher Education voted to approve the request which is a 9.3%, or $95 million, increase from the board’s previous allocation from the Oklahoma…

Is Sam Hou-fai the man for Macau’s top job? Pundits weigh ex-judge’s strengths, weaknesses

Cs news9 months ago03 mins

Macau’s only chief executive candidate was a little-known figure in the gaming hub before announcing his bid for the job in August, with his past public remarks limited to speeches at the start of each legal year as the city’s top judge. If elected, Sam Hou-fai, the former president of Macau’s Court of Final Appeal,…

China’s Xinjiang vows to increase support for firms under US ‘forced labour’ sanctions

Cs news10 months ago02 mins

Legislators in the western Chinese region of Xinjiang say they will increase support for US-sanctioned enterprises, including via the legal system and overseas promotions. In a resolution released and taking effect on Monday, the regional legislature denounced US sanctions against Xinjiang enterprises over the alleged use of forced labour, calling for the creation of “a…