“The legislation authorizes the Secretary of State to audit election procedures across all counties, improves citizenship checks, requires the Secretary of State to create a post-election audit manual, and lays out a system by which voting rolls can be better maintained by cleaning them of inactive voters.” – DeSoto County News, April 19, 2023

“Today, the Senate voted on U.S. Senator Rand Paul’s (R-KY) Support the Reinstatement of Trained and Effective Firefighters amendment which makes funding available to fire departments that terminated firefighters for refusing vaccination or voicing opposition to COVID-19 mandates only if they offer full reinstatement and backpay to those who lost their jobs.” – Dr. Rand Paul U.S. Senator Kentucky, April 19, 2023

“’Instead of promoting an environment of learning, intellectual exploration, and open discourse, Texas State has chosen the inverse,’ she argues. ‘Texas State administrators have created a campus controlled by fear where students are afraid to share their opinions, engage their classmates, or even posit new ideas.’” – Campus Reform, April 19, 2023

“DOE’s authority to set efficiency standards for appliances is not absolute, and in fact the agency is expressly forbidden from imposing any measure that compromises product features or performance. Unfortunately, the proposal does precisely that to gas stoves, which comprise 40 percent of the market and are the preferred choice of serious cooks.” – Competitive Enterprise Institute, April 18, 2023

“With the largest tax cut in state history on the books, our state is on the move toward complete elimination of our personal income tax, while still helping all West Virginians save real money on their tax payments, and increase their take-home pay each month.” – Office of the Governor Jim Justice, April 18, 2023

“A report by University of Tennessee economist Don Bruce for the conservative Badger Institute estimated that, by moving to a 5.1% flat income tax, Wisconsin would see an estimated $7.2 billion increase in economic output and 24,000 new jobs.” – Wisconsin State Journal, April 18, 2023

“Previously known as the Foundation for Individual Rights in Education, FIRE changed its name in June and announced a $75 million expansion initiative that would take the group’s work beyond college campuses. One focus of that initiative is litigation, the group said.” – Reuters, April 17, 2023

“‘Don’t avoid people whose viewpoints you think are wrong. Don’t try to shout them down. Hear them out. Ask them questions. Put in the effort to understand their point of view,’ she said, according to The Cornell Review. Pollack also pledged to pursue punishment for the hecklers and said they would be referred to the Office of Student Conduct at the time.” – Fox News, April 16, 2023

“The ALA has gone so far as to promote a ‘Banned Book Week,’ where children are encouraged to read pornography and other graphic materials. The SBOE rightly exercised its constitutional authority and instructed the SBEC to remove the ALA Code of Ethics from their proposed revisions.” – Republican Party of Texas, April 14, 2023