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Tim Walz signed “legislation giving free college … to illegal immigrants.” Kamala Harris stated on July 18, 2024 in a campaign event in North Carolina: Project 2025 would “end Head Start.” Instagram posts stated on June 16, 2024 in an Instagram post: California Assembly Bill 1955 “would allow schools to secretly, socially and perhaps medically transition your child without your knowledge and consent." Tyler August stated on May 3, 2024 in Newsletter: “Nearly 90% of all UW graduates stay in Wisconsin 5 years after they graduate.” Facebook posts stated on April 30, 2024 in a Facebook reel: Video shows “protesters at Harvard replace American flag with Palestinian flag.” Mike Johnson stated on April 24, 2024 in an interview with CNN: Said Columbia University has told students, “Well, if you’re Jewish, maybe you do want to stay home.” Megyn Kelly stated on April 18, 2024 in a Facebook post: “School allows students to be terrorized by colleagues who identify as ‘furries.’” Greta Neubauer stated on April 11, 2024 in X, formerly Twitter: “The GOP has failed to invest in our campuses, making WI fall to 42nd in the nation in state support.” Joe Biden stated on April 8, 2024 in a speech: Speaking of semiconductor industry jobs, "Know what the average salary is? $110,000. You don't need a college degree." Chris Larson stated on November 9, 2023 in X, formerly Twitter: Says expanding Medicaid in Wisconsin would save the state $530 million, which could pay for 3,287 K-12 teachers, or 7.8 educators per district. Scott Walker stated on January 21, 2024 in TV interview: "(The) top issue for college students is the economy." Jodi Emerson stated on November 7, 2023 in Wisconsin Assembly: "On most campuses, you cannot destroy a chalked message unless you were the one that wrote it. You can't dump water on it, you can't even walk over it." Facebook posts stated on November 20, 2023 in a video: Video shows teacher teaching gender pronouns and being confronted by students Pink stated on November 13, 2023 in an X post: These 13 books “have been banned from schools in Florida.” Dean Phillips stated on November 13, 2023 in a speech at Dartmouth College: "Half of American high school students are not familiar with the Holocaust." Paula Congelio stated on June 23, 2023 in a news release: West Virginia University has “increased the amount of unfunded institutional aid provided to students and expects this amount to exceed $134 million in 2024.” West Virginia University Faculty Senate stated on September 6, 2023 in a no-confidence resolution: E. Gordon Gee’s university projects have increased “WVU’s debt load by 55%.” E. Gordon Gee stated on August 25, 2023 in an interview with The Daily Athenaeum: “Fewer than 2% of students are impacted whatsoever by the decisions we're making” to cut the budget. George Zimmerman stated on July 11, 2023 in an interview with the Daily Athenaeum: “The percentage of students that are going to college (in West Virginia) has been declining for five years.” E. Gordon Gee stated on August 18, 2023 in an interview with the Daily Athenaeum: Foreign languages are “not a high priority” nationally West Virginia University Faculty Senate stated on September 9, 2023 in a no-confidence resolution: During E. Gordon Gee's presidency of West Virginia University, "student enrollments have steadily decreased." Facebook posts stated on September 25, 2023 in a video: A video shows children disappearing from inside a school bus. Randi Weingarten stated on September 20, 2023 in an X post: "Texas teacher fired for reading Diary of Anne Frank to class.” Unleash Prosperity Now stated on August 13, 2023 in a political ad: “Gov. Roy Cooper is blocking a pioneering school choice bill that would give thousands of low-income parents the funds to allow their kids to get a high-quality education.” Joe Biden stated on September 14, 2023 in a speech: “I taught at the University of Pennsylvania for four years.” Ron DeSantis stated on August 4, 2023 in a town hall: “We’ve eliminated critical race theory in our K through 12 schools.” Kamala Harris stated on July 21, 2023 in in a speech in Jacksonville, Florida: "Some states have “tried to ban teaching Latino and Hispanic history.” Facebook posts stated on July 19, 2023 in a video shared on Facebook.: Video shows a van “‘Queer testing’ kids without parental approval … (that) involves clothing removal.”
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Jesse Watters stated on August 6, 2024 in a segment on "Jesse Watters Primetime": Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz “forced schools to stock tampons in boys’ bathrooms.” Lindsey Graham stated on August 6, 2024 in una publicación en X: El gobernador de Minnesota, Tim Walz, firmó una ley dando educación universitaria gratuita “a los inmigrantes ilegales”. Lindsey Graham stated on August 6, 2024 in an X post: Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz signed “legislation giving free college … to illegal immigrants.” Kamala Harris stated on July 18, 2024 in a campaign event in North Carolina: Project 2025 would “end Head Start.” Instagram posts stated on June 16, 2024 in an Instagram post: California Assembly Bill 1955 “would allow schools to secretly, socially and perhaps medically transition your child without your knowledge and consent." Tyler August stated on May 3, 2024 in Newsletter: “Nearly 90% of all UW graduates stay in Wisconsin 5 years after they graduate.” Facebook posts stated on April 30, 2024 in a Facebook reel: Video shows “protesters at Harvard replace American flag with Palestinian flag.” Mike Johnson stated on April 24, 2024 in an interview with CNN: Said Columbia University has told students, “Well, if you’re Jewish, maybe you do want to stay home.” Megyn Kelly stated on April 18, 2024 in a Facebook post: “School allows students to be terrorized by colleagues who identify as ‘furries.’” Greta Neubauer stated on April 11, 2024 in X, formerly Twitter: “The GOP has failed to invest in our campuses, making WI fall to 42nd in the nation in state support.” Joe Biden stated on April 8, 2024 in a speech: Speaking of semiconductor industry jobs, "Know what the average salary is? $110,000. You don't need a college degree." Chris Larson stated on November 9, 2023 in X, formerly Twitter: Says expanding Medicaid in Wisconsin would save the state $530 million, which could pay for 3,287 K-12 teachers, or 7.8 educators per district. Scott Walker stated on January 21, 2024 in TV interview: "(The) top issue for college students is the economy." Jodi Emerson stated on November 7, 2023 in Wisconsin Assembly: "On most campuses, you cannot destroy a chalked message unless you were the one that wrote it. You can't dump water on it, you can't even walk over it." Facebook posts stated on November 20, 2023 in a video: Video shows teacher teaching gender pronouns and being confronted by students Pink stated on November 13, 2023 in an X post: These 13 books “have been banned from schools in Florida.” Dean Phillips stated on November 13, 2023 in a speech at Dartmouth College: "Half of American high school students are not familiar with the Holocaust." Paula Congelio stated on June 23, 2023 in a news release: West Virginia University has “increased the amount of unfunded institutional aid provided to students and expects this amount to exceed $134 million in 2024.” West Virginia University Faculty Senate stated on September 6, 2023 in a no-confidence resolution: E. Gordon Gee’s university projects have increased “WVU’s debt load by 55%.” E. Gordon Gee stated on August 25, 2023 in an interview with The Daily Athenaeum: “Fewer than 2% of students are impacted whatsoever by the decisions we're making” to cut the budget. George Zimmerman stated on July 11, 2023 in an interview with the Daily Athenaeum: “The percentage of students that are going to college (in West Virginia) has been declining for five years.” E. Gordon Gee stated on August 18, 2023 in an interview with the Daily Athenaeum: Foreign languages are “not a high priority” nationally West Virginia University Faculty Senate stated on September 9, 2023 in a no-confidence resolution: During E. Gordon Gee's presidency of West Virginia University, "student enrollments have steadily decreased." Facebook posts stated on September 25, 2023 in a video: A video shows children disappearing from inside a school bus. Randi Weingarten stated on September 20, 2023 in an X post: "Texas teacher fired for reading Diary of Anne Frank to class.” Unleash Prosperity Now stated on August 13, 2023 in a political ad: “Gov. Roy Cooper is blocking a pioneering school choice bill that would give thousands of low-income parents the funds to allow their kids to get a high-quality education.” Joe Biden stated on September 14, 2023 in a speech: “I taught at the University of Pennsylvania for four years.” Ron DeSantis stated on August 4, 2023 in a town hall: “We’ve eliminated critical race theory in our K through 12 schools.” Kamala Harris stated on July 21, 2023 in in a speech in Jacksonville, Florida: "Some states have “tried to ban teaching Latino and Hispanic history.” Facebook posts stated on July 19, 2023 in a video shared on Facebook.: Video shows a van “‘Queer testing’ kids without parental approval … (that) involves clothing removal.”
Jesse Watters stated on August 6, 2024 in a segment on "Jesse Watters Primetime": Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz “forced schools to stock tampons in boys’ bathrooms.”
Lindsey Graham stated on August 6, 2024 in una publicación en X: El gobernador de Minnesota, Tim Walz, firmó una ley dando educación universitaria gratuita “a los inmigrantes ilegales”.
Lindsey Graham stated on August 6, 2024 in an X post: Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz signed “legislation giving free college … to illegal immigrants.”
Kamala Harris stated on July 18, 2024 in a campaign event in North Carolina: Project 2025 would “end Head Start.”
Instagram posts stated on June 16, 2024 in an Instagram post: California Assembly Bill 1955 “would allow schools to secretly, socially and perhaps medically transition your child without your knowledge and consent."
Tyler August stated on May 3, 2024 in Newsletter: “Nearly 90% of all UW graduates stay in Wisconsin 5 years after they graduate.”
Facebook posts stated on April 30, 2024 in a Facebook reel: Video shows “protesters at Harvard replace American flag with Palestinian flag.”
Mike Johnson stated on April 24, 2024 in an interview with CNN: Said Columbia University has told students, “Well, if you’re Jewish, maybe you do want to stay home.”
Megyn Kelly stated on April 18, 2024 in a Facebook post: “School allows students to be terrorized by colleagues who identify as ‘furries.’”
Greta Neubauer stated on April 11, 2024 in X, formerly Twitter: “The GOP has failed to invest in our campuses, making WI fall to 42nd in the nation in state support.”
Joe Biden stated on April 8, 2024 in a speech: Speaking of semiconductor industry jobs, "Know what the average salary is? $110,000. You don't need a college degree."
Chris Larson stated on November 9, 2023 in X, formerly Twitter: Says expanding Medicaid in Wisconsin would save the state $530 million, which could pay for 3,287 K-12 teachers, or 7.8 educators per district.
Scott Walker stated on January 21, 2024 in TV interview: "(The) top issue for college students is the economy."
Jodi Emerson stated on November 7, 2023 in Wisconsin Assembly: "On most campuses, you cannot destroy a chalked message unless you were the one that wrote it. You can't dump water on it, you can't even walk over it."
Facebook posts stated on November 20, 2023 in a video: Video shows teacher teaching gender pronouns and being confronted by students
Pink stated on November 13, 2023 in an X post: These 13 books “have been banned from schools in Florida.”
Dean Phillips stated on November 13, 2023 in a speech at Dartmouth College: "Half of American high school students are not familiar with the Holocaust."
Paula Congelio stated on June 23, 2023 in a news release: West Virginia University has “increased the amount of unfunded institutional aid provided to students and expects this amount to exceed $134 million in 2024.”
West Virginia University Faculty Senate stated on September 6, 2023 in a no-confidence resolution: E. Gordon Gee’s university projects have increased “WVU’s debt load by 55%.”
E. Gordon Gee stated on August 25, 2023 in an interview with The Daily Athenaeum: “Fewer than 2% of students are impacted whatsoever by the decisions we're making” to cut the budget.
George Zimmerman stated on July 11, 2023 in an interview with the Daily Athenaeum: “The percentage of students that are going to college (in West Virginia) has been declining for five years.”
E. Gordon Gee stated on August 18, 2023 in an interview with the Daily Athenaeum: Foreign languages are “not a high priority” nationally
West Virginia University Faculty Senate stated on September 9, 2023 in a no-confidence resolution: During E. Gordon Gee's presidency of West Virginia University, "student enrollments have steadily decreased."
Facebook posts stated on September 25, 2023 in a video: A video shows children disappearing from inside a school bus.
Randi Weingarten stated on September 20, 2023 in an X post: "Texas teacher fired for reading Diary of Anne Frank to class.”
Unleash Prosperity Now stated on August 13, 2023 in a political ad: “Gov. Roy Cooper is blocking a pioneering school choice bill that would give thousands of low-income parents the funds to allow their kids to get a high-quality education.”
Joe Biden stated on September 14, 2023 in a speech: “I taught at the University of Pennsylvania for four years.”
Ron DeSantis stated on August 4, 2023 in a town hall: “We’ve eliminated critical race theory in our K through 12 schools.”
Kamala Harris stated on July 21, 2023 in in a speech in Jacksonville, Florida: "Some states have “tried to ban teaching Latino and Hispanic history.”
Facebook posts stated on July 19, 2023 in a video shared on Facebook.: Video shows a van “‘Queer testing’ kids without parental approval … (that) involves clothing removal.”
