Two ballot initiatives, heavily funded by a conservative private equity mogul, would ban participation of trans athletes in girls’ school sports and bolster parents’ access to curriculum and confidential mental health and medical records at school. (Gowen, The Washington Post)
Read MoreResearch has shown that girls and women are more likely to have sexual identities that fluctuate over their lifetimes and are much more likely than boys and men to identify as bisexual. That makes the political and cultural environment even more salient. (Ghorayshi, The New York Times)
Read MoreThe Roman Catholic archdiocese might now avoid bankruptcy by reaching a settlement with 1,300 people who said they had been abused by clergy members and lay leaders. (King & Mays, The New York Times)
Read MoreThese programs mean half of school-age children in the United States are now eligible to apply for state money to attend private schools. In the U.S., most private schools are religious. Securing public money for them raises issues over church-state separation but fulfills a longstanding goal for Christian conservatives, who lobbied for this funding. (Stanley, AP News)
Read MoreHalloween spending is projected to remain relatively steady this year, averaging $115.14 per person compared to $114.45 in 2025. But that doesn’t mean shoppers aren’t keeping a close eye on their budgets and being more deliberate about what they buy for the holiday. (Sharma, Retail Brew)
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