In a contentious race that has drummed up millions of dollars for campaigning and attack ads, Deborah Kerr and Jill Underly will face off April 6 for the top position overseeing K-12 education in Wisconsin.
The winner will replace current state superintendent Carolyn Stanford Taylor, who was appointed by Tony Evers when he left the post to become governor. Taylor did not seek to keep the position.
Kerr, former superintendent of Brown Deer Schools, has been backed by former Gov. Scott Walker and other conservatives, though she self-identified as a “pragmatic Democrat.” Left-leaning groups and politicians have aligned with Underly, superintendent of the Pecatonica School District in southwest Wisconsin.
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PHOENIX Arizona will not be enacting a law to outlaw virtually all abortions, at least not this year.
Senate President Karen Fann told Capitol Media Services Tuesday she will not allow HB 2140 to come to the floor for debate. It would have outlawed abortions at the point a fetal heartbeat could be conducted, as early as five weeks into pregnancy. This bill was not vetted properly with stakeholders to ensure it is constitutional, Fann said. And there clearly was a consensus, even among supporters, that the measure would have run up against U.S. Supreme Court precedents dating back nearly half a century.
Constitution amendment raises the question of abortion rights in Iowa kcci.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from kcci.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
Updated: 5:14 PM CDT Apr 6, 2021 The Iowa Senate passed a constitutional amendment Tuesday stating the Iowa Constitution does not protect the right to an abortion.The measure, which passed in a 30-17 vote, adds a “protection of life” section to the Iowa Constitution.The section reads that “To defend the dignity of all human life, and to protect mothers and unborn children from efforts to expand abortion even to the day of birth, we the people of the State of Iowa declare that this Constitution shall not be construed to recognize, grant, or secure a right to abortion or to require the public funding of abortion.”Planned Parenthood Advocates of Iowa said in a statement that the proposed constitutional amendment is opposed by groups across the state, including the Interfaith Alliance of Iowa, Iowa Coalition Against Domestic Violence, Iowa Coalition Against Sexual Assault, ACLU of Iowa, Iowa Medical Society, League of Women Voters of Iowa and One Iowa.“Anti-abortion
Campaign Cash: Outside Groups Spent $1 Million on State Superintendent Race urbanmilwaukee.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from urbanmilwaukee.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.