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Oregon's Senate has passed a bill that prohibits school boards or district officials from banning textbooks, instructional materials, or library books on the basis of race, gender identity, country of origin, sexual orientation, disability, and immigrant status, in what supporters call a win for free speech.
A bill that aims to push back against a rise in book bans has passed the Senate and goes to the House.
Oregon Senate passes bill prohibiting book bans in schools, protecting free speech and parents' rights. Democrats praise the bill as a win for free speech. Republicans remain concerned about its impacts.
The resolution honors the life and memory of Mike Donahue because he "represented true excellence in journalism."
A bill that would restrict book bans in Oregon public education is headed for a vote in the Oregon State Senate after a 3-2 party line vote advanced it out of the Senate ...