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From Mail-Order Abortion to Shady Bets, Here are the Week’s Top Stories

Here’s a quick recap of the week’s top stories from Family Council and our friends:

From Family Council

💊 Federal Court Finally Blocks Mail-Order Abortion Drugs Nationwide: On May 1, a three-judge panel from the 5th Circuit Court of Appeals blocked mail-order abortion drugs nationwide, but on Monday the U.S. Supreme Court issued an administrative stay letting mail-order abortion drugs resume at least until 5:00 P.M. on Monday, May 11. Keep Reading.

💵 Arkansas Legislature Approves $3.5M in Grant Funding for Mothers with Unplanned Pregnancies: The Arkansas Legislature continues to put its money where its mouth is by approving millions of dollars in grant funding to support women with unplanned pregnancies. Keep Reading.

🎉 Pro-Life Centers Win Unanimous Supreme Court Victory: Last week, the U.S. Supreme Court unanimously agreed New Jersey pregnancy centers can defend themselves from government overreach. Keep Reading.

🌡️ Forecast Calls for 100% Chance of Shady Bets: Last week, media outlets reported that French authorities are investigating unexplained temperature spikes at a Paris weather station following suspicious bets placed on the platform Polymarket. Keep Reading.

⚖️ Federal Agency Sues States That are Trying to Stop Prediction Market Gambling: The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) has filed lawsuits against New York and Wisconsin and filed legal briefs in Massachusetts, all to stop those states from applying their gambling laws to so-called “prediction markets.” Keep Reading.

😞 Sports Betting is Growing in America, But So is the Harm: Reports continue to show that sports betting is growing in America — but financial damage from predatory gambling is growing with it. Keep Reading.

🥼 Marijuana Hurts Teens’ Mental Health: A recent study shows once again that marijuana is harmful for teens and young adults. Keep Reading.

🏛️ Arkansas Attorney General Asks 8th Circuit to Keep Ten Commandments Monument on Capitol Grounds: Attorney General Tim Griffin’s office has appealed to the 8th Circuit to keep a monument of the Ten Commandments on the State Capitol Building grounds. Keep Reading.

🏀 Basketball Team Scores Big with Full Court Press for Religious Liberty: A Christian school in Vermont recently won a major legal victory — and the price tag for violating its constitutional rights was steep. Keep Reading.

📜 Here’s How the State Board of Education Could Fix Its EFA Rules: We have written repeatedly about how lawmakers could vote very soon a flawed set of rules governing the Educational Freedom Account (EFA) program. Keep Reading.

From Our Friends

DOJ Investigates Illinois School Districts for Violating Parental Rights With LGBT Content. From Daily Citizen.

Does Gay Marriage Put Children First? From Greater Than.

Neither Optimism nor Despair: Why Hope is Better. From Breakpoint.

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From Homeschool Hardships to Gambling Growth: New This Week

Here’s a quick recap of the week’s top stories from Family Council and our friends:

From Family Council

🍎 Department of Education Tells Homeschoolers New EFA Rules Don’t Have to be Fair: The Department of Education disregarded concerns that Arkansas’ homeschoolers repeatedly expressed about new Educational Freedom Account (EFA) rules, according to documents Family Council obtained via the Freedom of Information Act. Keep Reading.

💰 Arkansans Wagered $86.5M+ on Sports Betting in March: Sportsbooks are now legal across most of the country, including Arkansas. Earlier this year the Arkansas Racing Commission approved sports betting license applications by FanDuel and DraftKings. State financial data shows that between the NCAA March Madness tournament and these new online sportsbooks, sports betting spiked by millions of dollars last month. But this type of gambling is taking a terrible toll on families’ finances. Keep Reading.

🌹 Mary Rose Doe Reminds Us of the Horrors of Unrestricted Abortion on Demand: On April 28, 1983, an eight-year-old boy playing by his yard near Little Rock’s Cantrell Road discovered baby Mary Rose Doe lying dead in a drainage ditch. Keep Reading.

🏛️ Pro-Abortion Group Continues Legal Effort Against Arkansas’ Pro-Life Laws: A pro-abortion group has requested a hearing in its lawsuit against Arkansas’ pro-life laws. Keep Reading.

📜 Federal Government Moves to Reschedule Marijuana: Across the U.S., many states have legalized marijuana either for “medical” or “recreational” use, and the Trump Administration has signaled that it wants to change U.S. policy on marijuana. But a growing body of evidence shows marijuana is actually much more dangerous that many people realize and needs to be restricted. Keep Reading.

⚖️ Arkansas Watches as Appeals Court Rules Ten Commandments Can Stay in Texas Classrooms: A federal appeals court ruled last week that Texans can display the Ten Commandments in public school classrooms. Arkansans should pay close attention. Keep Reading.

💵 Federal Grand Jury Charges Southern Poverty Law Center with Fraud, Conspiracy to Commit Money Laundering: Last week, a federal Grand Jury in Alabama charged the left-wing Southern Poverty Law Center (SPLC) with 11 counts of wire fraud, false statements to a federally insured bank, and conspiracy to commit concealment money laundering. Keep Reading.

⚽ Trump Administration Sues Minnesota Department of Education for Violating Fairness in Girls’ Sports: Last month, the U.S. Department of Justice filed a lawsuit against the Minnesota Department of Education and the Minnesota State High School League for letting biological males compete in girls’ athletics. Keep Reading.

From Our Friends

Assassination Culture Rears Its Ugly Head Again. From Daily Citizen.

Sorry, Jimmy Kimmel: It’s Not Funny to Joke About the First Lady as a Widow. From Daily Citizen.

Canada Said Her Only Choice Was Assisted Suicide, Texas Helped Save Her Life. From LifeNews.

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From Capitol Gains to Cannabis Pains: The Week in Review

Here’s a quick recap of the week’s top stories from Family Council and our friends:

From Family Council

🍎 Arkansas’ Educational Freedom Account Rules (What Happened and What Comes Next): Over the past several months, Arkansas homeschool families have raised serious concerns about new rules affecting homeschoolers participating in the state’s Educational Freedom Account (EFA) program. Here is a brief recap of how we got to where we are today and where things may go from here. Keep Reading.

🏛️ Bad Homeschool Measure Fails in Arkansas Senate: On Tuesday, the second of two bad homeschool Educational Freedom Account measures at the Arkansas Capitol failed. Keep Reading.

🚨 Arkansas Authorities Continue Seizing THC Products from Out of State: On April 4, a State Trooper discovered approximately 650 pounds of mushroom‑based edible gummies and 718 pounds of THC‑infused gummies during a traffic stop on I-40 in Crawford County. The driver told investigators he was traveling from California to Georgia. Keep Reading.

🚔 CA Authorities Seize 20K+ Illegal Marijuana Plants in Raids: Nationwide, states like California and Colorado have legalized marijuana believing it would help stop illegal drug trafficking, and marijuana’s supporters often claim their laws contain safeguards and oversight to stop criminals. But legalization has actually emboldened drug cartels and spread illegal marijuana on the black market. Keep Reading.

❗ DOJ Report Confirms Biden Administration Weaponized Federal Law Against Pro-Lifers: The U.S. Department of Justice released a report last week confirming what many pro-life Americans have suspected for years: the Biden Administration used the power of the federal government to target and punish people for their pro-life beliefs. Keep Reading.

💰 Louisville Pays $800K After Trying to Silence Christian Photographer: Last month a Kentucky city learned a costly lesson about the First Amendment. Keep Reading.

➡ Kansas Legislature Stands Up for Free Speech, Life, and Families with Laws Similar to Arkansas’: The Kansas Legislature made headlines recently by overriding Governor Laura Kelly’s vetoes of several important bills — such as bills protecting free speech on college campuses, defunding Planned Parenthood, strengthening women’s informed consent laws, and expanding education freedom for families. All of these measures are similar to good laws Arkansas has enacted over the years. Keep Reading.

⛪ New Poll Shows Young Men Are Growing More Religious: Gallup’s latest polling data shows 42% of men aged 18 to 29 say religion is very important to them — up sharply from just 28% in 2022-2023. Gallup draws the odd conclusion from this that “political dynamics may be playing a role in religious changes,” but that may not necessarily be what’s driving these numbers. Keep Reading

From Our Friends

DOJ Indicts SPLC for Fraud — Used Donor Money to Fund Racist Groups. From Daily Citizen.

Senator Tells HHS Secretary Kennedy to Stop Mail-Order Abortions. From LifeNews.

Washington State Receives Strong Warning that Forcing Foster Parents to Promote Gender Ideology is Unconstitutional. From ADF.

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