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Carleen Johnson

Carleen Johnson is a staff reporter for The Center Square.

Gender Identity
National parent group asks DOGE to probe YMCA over gender policy

(The Center Square) – The American Parents Coalition is asking for another federal probe of the Young Men’s Christian Association’s use of hundreds of millions of dollars in annual federal… Read More

July 15, 2025
Courts
Idaho quadruple murder suspect Bryan Kohberger accepts plea deal

(The Center Square) – Bryan Kohberger, the man accused in the Nov. 2022 stabbing deaths of four University of Idaho students, is due in Latah County Court in Idaho… Read More

July 1, 2025
Public Education
Jewish teacher suing Portland teachers’ union over alleged antisemitic curriculum

(The Center Square) — The Freedom Foundation has filed a federal lawsuit on behalf of a Jewish public-school teacher in Oregon who claims the teacher’s union he is compelled… Read More

May 27, 2025
Government
Hundreds rally at WA Capitol to protect parental rights: ‘Enough is enough’

(The Center Square) – The battle over parental rights took center stage Saturday at the state Capitol in Olympia as several hundred people showed up in frigid rain to… Read More

February 17, 2025
Government
Washington state bill would make portable student funding for kids trapped in failing schools

(The Center Square) – Washington state Rep. Travis Couture, R-Allyn, has introduced legislation to create scholarships for students via Education Savings Accounts, commonly called ESAs. Read More

January 8, 2025