Public Education
WATCH: High school girls walk off cross-country course to protest male competitorMore than 10 girls on Washington’s Camas High School cross-country team walked off the course Tuesday when the air horn blared to protest a male student competing on their… Read More
Politics
Washington voters favor transgender athlete ban, poll findsMost Washington state voters back a ballot question that would keep males out of girls’ school sports, a campaign poll found. Let’s Go Washington, the group behind… Read More
Public Education
Seattle Public Schools greenlights weapons detectors under pilot program; some say SROs are neededA pilot program will bring weapons detectors to two Seattle Public Schools before the end of the year, as the community continues to grapple with recent area school shootings. Read More
Courts
Washington high school wrestler takes fight for girls-only sports to SCOTUS(The Center Square) – Attorneys with Alliance Defending Freedom filed an emergency application with the U.S. Supreme Court last Friday in the case of a Puyallup high-school… Read More
Government
Report: Taxpayers lose $500B annually to fraud as states resist oversight(The Center Square) – Fraud could cost federal taxpayers as much as $521 billion annually, according to a Foundation for Government Accountability report citing a federal estimate. The… Read More
Culture
‘We’ve cried out for help’: Detransitioners say Washington cares more about men in women’s sports than their fight for justiceDetransitioners are frustrated with Washington’s slow movement and seeming preference for fighting transgender women in women’s sports over preventing permanent mutilation to children and vulnerable adults, they told Heartlander… Read More
Courts
DOJ files more lawsuits against Democrat states giving illegal immigrants cheaper tuitionThe U.S. Department of Justice has filed four more lawsuits against Democrat-run states for giving illegal immigrants cheaper tuition rates than the average American. Trump’s DOJ … Read More
Public Education
Tentative agreement made between Seattle Public Schools, education union(The Center Square) – A tentative agreement has been reached between Seattle Public Schools and the Seattle Education Association, the district announced late Tuesday night. “Seattle Public Schools… Read More
Courts
Portland mom sues after school barred her from child’s graduation over opposition to gender lessonsA Christian mother in Portland, Oregon, recently sued her children’s public school district for banning her from campus and making her miss her son’s elementary school graduation. Read More
Government
Sen. Schmitt: Immigration attorney’s alleged fraud may have affected thousands of casesSen. Eric Schmitt, R-Missouri, who leads the Senate Anti-Fraud Task Force, is decrying alleged immigration fraud by a now-disbarred Washington state attorney who took cases from around the country. Read More
Courts
Court blocks Trump’s move to cut school mental health grants(The Center Square) – California Attorney General Rob Bonta and a coalition of 14 other Democratic state attorneys general secured a temporary court order blocking the U.S. Department of… Read More
Courts
Bar association faces scrutiny after publishing candidate profile during voting(The Center Square) – Questions are emerging after the publication of Washington’s bar association ran a front-page profile story on state Supreme Court Justice Theo Angelis just four days… Read More
Culture
Not states, but territories – Puerto Rico, Guam, U.S. Virgin Islands, American Samoa, Northern Mariana Islands showcase culture beyond the continental U.S.(Editor’s note: A series on The Great American State Fair, held in Washington, D.C., in honor of America’s 250th birthday, written by Heartlander News interns.) Beyond the… Read More
Public Education
Christian middle schooler sues Washington district over backpack searches, mandatory LGBT assemblyA Christian middle school student in Washington state is suing her school district, alleging repeated religious discrimination and violations of her constitutional rights. The student and her… Read More
Culture
‘Young Washington’ sequel ‘1776’ confirmed as patriotic film surprises HollywoodThe patriotic movie of the year already has a sequel in the works. Young Washington director Jon Erwin said on his company’s social media account over the weekend that his team… Read More
Courts
Female wrestler sues after alleged sexual assault by biological male opponent, inaction by coaches, officialsAfter more than a decade of wrestling, 15-year-old Kallie Keeler says she surrendered a match after being sexually assaulted by a biological male opponent who identifies as female. Now… Read More
Government
Washington attorney general says ‘realistic possibility’ a wealth tax would be overturned(The Center Square) – If the Washington state Legislature were to enact a wealth tax as proposed in recent years, it would face significant legal challenges and a “realistic… Read More
World
China tries tightening its grip on Panama Canal(Daily Caller News Foundation) – Chinese government officials are working to shore up their country’s grip over the Panama Canal, the South China Morning Post reported, as a battle… Read More
Culture
WATCH: Seattle Police resist call from socialist mayor to remove surveillance video of triple shootingThe Seattle police officers union is pushing back after socialist Mayor Katie Wilson demanded it remove a post highlighting how surveillance cameras aid public safety efforts. Wilson,… Read More
Courts
Thomas slams court for refusing to hear Florida’s case against California on illegal alien drivers(The Daily Signal) – When the Supreme Court refused to allow Florida to file a complaint against California and Washington for extending driver’s licenses to illegal aliens who cannot read… Read More