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The House Energy and Commerce Committee is planning to consider a slate of 19 bills related to kids’ online safety and privacy next week amid a new push to pass protections for ...

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House Bill 1873 clarifies that it’s okay for kids to be alone in situations like babysitting, playing outside and going to and from school.

A new Texas law says every public school classroom must display a poster listing the Ten Commandments. The mandate faces ...

A measure that would include the Ten Commandments in a list of “historical documents” was passed out of an Ohio Senate ...

Premier Jacinta Allan revealed the complex legislation was still being drafted, with a bill to be introduced to parliament by ...

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When Mandy Giles launched Parents of Trans Youth in 2022, her goal was to provide a support group for those coming to terms with having a transgender child. Giles, a Houston-based mother who raised ...

A bipartisan group of U.S. senators, including Richard Blumenthal and Chris Murphy (D-CT), is seeking to ban AI chatbots for children. At a recent Senate hearing, and again at a press conference ...

Parental rights advocates are warning about a new California law that could expose LGBT-identified youth to online predators. AB 727, signed by Gov. Gavin Newsom on Oct. 10 in honor of World Mental ...

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