North Dakota House lawmakers passed three bills Friday that would restrict transgender people's access to bathrooms, remove sexually explicit materials from the children's section of libraries, and expand child care assistance in the hopes of combating...
The trans bill and sexual materials bill passed the House and Senate with veto-proof majorities, so the bills could become law without Republican Gov. Doug Burgum’s approval.
The American Civil Liberties Union has said that so far this year, more than 450 bills attacking the rights of transgender people have been introduced in state legislatures.Public libraries would be prohibited from keeping sexually explicit material - which is defined as being “patently offensive” and lacking “serious literary, artistic, political or scientific value for minors” - in the children’s section, under this bill.
Attempted book bans and restrictions at school and public libraries have surged across the country, setting a record in 2022, according to the American Library Association last month.Following heated debate, House lawmakers passed a bill that would expand child care assistance for parents in the state.
Democratic Rep. Alisa Mitskog, of Wahpeton, added that New Mexico - a competing oil-producing state - has already invested in child care assistance to attract workers.
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