Category: Government Updates
Focus on the Family Testifies Against Nightmare Bill, Colorado’s Radical ‘Trans’ Legislation Advances
On Wednesday, April 30, Colorado lawmakers advanced one of the most radical trans bills in the history of Colorado, and likely, the nation. HB25-1312 has...
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Florida AG Launches Office of Parental Rights, Defending Parents’ ‘God-Given Right’
Florida Attorney General James Uthmeier announced the creation of an Office of Parental Rights (OPR) on Tuesday, a first-in-the-nation initiative to “provide justice to parents...
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Tennessee Bill Guards Conscience Protections for Healthcare Providers
Tennessee Governor Bill Lee signed the Medical Ethics Defense Act (MED Act), protecting healthcare providers from being required to pay for or participate in procedures...
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Georgia Governor Signs Law Protecting Girls Sports and Privacy in Schools
Georgia Governor Brian Kemp signed a bill into state law Monday protecting girls sports and private spaces. The Riley Gaines Act of 2025 (S.B. 1)...
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First Lady Melania Trump Celebrates House’s Passage of Take It Down Act
First Lady Melania Trump celebrated the House of Representatives’ near-unanimous passage of the Take It Down Act yesterday. The act makes it illegal to publish...
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Education Department Finds UPenn Violated Title IX & Women’s Rights
The U.S. Department of Education’s (ED) Office for Civil Rights (OCR) has found that the University of Pennsylvania (UPenn) violated Title IX of the Education...
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Arkansas Governor Signs Bill Protecting Women’s Privacy and Spaces
Arkansas Governor Sarah Huckabee Sanders signed a bill last week protecting women and girls’ private spaces – including changing rooms, sleeping quarters and restrooms. Gov....
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Minnesota Lawsuit Advances Shockingly Poor Attacks on Title IX
JUMP TO… Background Contorting Title IX Decades of Science? State Sovereignty Why It Matters Can executive orders meant to protect women’s spaces and opportunities violate...
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Pam Bondi Directs DOJ Attorneys to Investigate Transgender Procedures for Minors
Attorney General Pam Bondi is directing U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) attorneys to investigate transgender medical interventions being performed on minors. “There is a radical...
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Indiana Governor Signs Bill Protecting Parental Rights
Indiana Governor Mike Braun signed a Parental Bill of Rights into law on Tuesday, protecting parents’ fundamental right to guide the upbringing of their kids...
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SecDef Hegseth: Military Reinstating 8,700 Wrongly Discharged Servicemembers
Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth announced Wednesday the Pentagon is actively working to reinstate 8,700 U.S. service members wrongly discharged for refusing a COVID-19 vaccine....
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Education Department Warns Colorado: Children ‘Do Not Belong to Government’
The U.S. Department of Education is warning the state of Colorado over a bill moving through the state Legislature that could strip parents who do...
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West Virginia Governor Signs Bill Protecting Parental Rights
West Virginia Governor Patrick Morrisey has signed a Parents’ Bill of Rights into law, protecting parent’s fundamental right to guide the upbringing, education and health...
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Arkansas & Kansas Enact Protections for Faith-Based Adoption, Foster Care
Arkansas and Kansas enacted laws this week protecting families and faith-based adoption and foster care organizations, ensuring they aren’t punished for their religious or moral...
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First Lady Melania Trump Celebrates Committee Passage of Bill Targeting Revenge Porn, Sextortion and Explicit Deepfakes
First Lady Melania Trump celebrated with lawmakers this week after the House Energy & Commerce Committee passed the Take It Down Act (H.R. 633) in...
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House Passes Bill Limiting Federal Judges’ Authority to Block Presidential Policies
The U.S. House of Representatives passed a bill on Wednesday limiting the authority of federal judges to block presidential policies. The No Rogue Rulings Act...
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Department of Justice Launches Title IX Task Force to Protect Women’s Sports
The U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) and the Department of Education (ED) have launched a special task force dedicated to protecting female athletes from males...
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President Trump Imposes ‘Liberation Day’ Tariffs: How Families Should Respond
In his “Liberation Day” speech on Wednesday, April 2, President Trump announced the imposition of “reciprocal tariffs” on dozens of foreign countries. “My fellow Americans,...
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ADF Files Civil Rights Complaints to Protect Female Athletes, Parents
Alliance Defending Freedom sent two complaints on Wednesday to the Office for Civil Rights (OCR) at the U.S. Department of Education (DOE), asking the agency...
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Kentucky Legislature Protects Counseling and Free Speech in Veto Override
The Kentucky legislature last week overrode Governor Andy Beshear’s veto of a bill that protects the right of counselors to help minor clients struggling with...
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Idaho Governor Signs Bill Protecting Students’ Freedom of Speech on Campus
Idaho Governor Brad Little signed a bill on Friday protecting free speech on college campuses in the Potato State. The Protecting Campus Free Speech in...
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Kentucky Lawmakers Vote to Return Ten Commandments Monument to State Capitol
A resolution to bring back the Ten Commandments to the Kentucky Capitol, which was approved overwhelming by the state’s Legislature, became law last week. The...
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Montana Governor Signs Bills Protecting Women’s Privacy, Sports
Montana Governor Greg Gianforte signed two bills into law on Thursday protecting women and girls’ privacy, safety and sports. The first bill (HB 121) protects...
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Judicial Tyranny: Solutions to the Problem of Rogue Federal Judges
This article is the second in a two-part series examining the judicial branch and the problem of nationwide injunctions. You can read part one, here....
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