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Stein vetoes anti-DEI bills, signs licensure agreement, parental rights bills

Gov. Josh Stein vetoed a slew of anti-Diversity, Equity & Inclusion (DEI) bills on Thursday, but also signed a licensure agreement bill, and one that protects parents and caregivers from legal consequences for raising children in alignment with their biological sex.

Theresa Opeka
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NC House sends parental rights gender legislation to governor

House Bill 805 defines sex in state law based on biological attributes, bars K-12 schools from placing male and female students in the same sleeping quarters, prohibits the use of state funds for gender transition procedures in correctional facilities, and allows individuals harmed by such procedures to sue for up to 10 years.

Brianna Kraemer

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I am woman. Lia Thomas is not. Now hear me roar. 

I am woman, hear me roar  In numbers too big to ignore  And I know too much to go back an’ pretend  Lyrics to Helen Reddy’s 1972 hit “I Am Woman.”  I know too much to go back and pretend.   I refuse to be part of the collective insanity that pretends not to know how...

Amy Cooke