Sean Michael Pigeon

1 month ago | readlion.com | Susan Berry |John Ransom |Victor Skinner |Sean Michael Pigeon

First Lady Melania Trump joined lawmakers Monday in a roundtable discussion on the pervasive internet problem of nonconsensual intimate imagery (NCII) – also known as “revenge” or “deepfake” porn. BE BEST: “I am here with you today with a common goal – to protect our youth from online harm.

Jan 24, 2025 | readlion.com | Tom Joyce |Grant Braaten |Victor Skinner |Sean Michael Pigeon

Lawmakers in another blue state are pushing for Gender X birth certificates. Maryland Democrats are backing the Birth Certificate Modernization Act to add the non-binary “X” option on birth certificates for those who identify as something other than male or female. The measure also keep birth certificate amendment histories private. “This bill will ensure that people can obtain documentation that matches who they are,” state Sen. Clarence Lam, D-Columbia,told Maryland Matters.

Jan 7, 2025 | readlion.com | Tom Joyce |Victor Skinner |Brent Addleman |Sean Michael Pigeon

With a new governor in office, Democrats in Delaware’s state Legislature are launching another push to legalize physician-assisted suicide. State Rep. Eric Morrison is leading 19 Democrats in sponsoring House Bill 140, which would make Delaware the 11th state to legalize physician-assisted suicide. The controversial measure passed Delaware’s House 21-16 and the Senate 11-10 last year, but the Democratic Legislature lacked the votes to override then-Democratic Gov. John Carney’s veto.

Nov 14, 2024 | readlion.com | Adam Wittenberg |Benjamin Yount |Sean Michael Pigeon |Anthony Hennen

Schools are failing and help’s available, but few know about it. That’s apparently what’s happening in Pennsylvania to tens of thousands of students trapped in low-achieving schools. Schools in the Keystone state that score in the bottom 15% on annual math and reading tests are classified as low-achieving. Of 382 such schools across the state, 255 have had that designation for the last six years, according to the Commonwealth Foundation, a Harrisburg think-tank.