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Indiana
Indiana's House Bill 1283 died on February 25, 2013, when the deadline for House bills to have their third reading in the House passed. The fate of the bill was not unexpected: its sponsor Jeff Thompson (R-District 28) told the Lafayette Journal and Courier (February 3, 2013) that he thought that…
Oklahoma
Senate Bill 758 (document), the so-called Oklahoma Science Education Act, which would have undermined the integrity of science education in the Sooner State, is dead. February 25, 2013, was the deadline for Senate bills to pass their committees, but the Senate Education Committee adjourned its…
Virginia
Would a proposed amendment to the Virginia state constitution have undermined the teaching of evolution in the state's public schools? Senate Joint Resolution 287 would have revised a portion of the state constitution that concerns freedom of religion. Among the revisions was the addition of a…
Kansas
House Bill 2306 (PDF), introduced in the Kansas House of Representatives on February 12, 2013, is a novelty: a "strengths and weaknesses" bill directed at climate science alone. The bill contains two main provisions. The first charges the Kansas state board of education with providing "a course…
Missouri
Missouri's House Bill 291, which would, if enacted, require "the equal treatment of science instruction regarding evolution and intelligent design," is receiving renewed attention. The alternative weekly Riverfront Times (February 7, 2013) interviewed HB 291's chief sponsor, Rick Brattin (R-…