Oregon Republican lawmaker reads sexually explicit passage on House floor to call out bill that would ban book bans
Rep. Dwayne Yunker, a Republican from Grants Pass, sparked a small frenzy in the Oregon House Monday morning when he read aloud a book passage detailing an explicit sex scene to protest a bill that ...
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Grants Pass rep reads explicit sexual passage in legislature in protest of book ban bill
District 3 representative Dwayne Yunker read a passage of the book “The Haters” describing a graphic sexual experience on the ...
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Oregon representative counters bill against book bans by reading explicit excerpt
Oregon Rep. Kevin Mannix objected to Rep. Dwayne Yunker’s presentation, saying it was “lascivious and obscene.” ...
Awkward moment amid book ban debate as Oregon GOP lawmaker reads sex scene on House floor
As another book is banned from a school district on the Oregon coast, Republicans are fighting the reincarnation of a bill ...
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'The data is clear, Oregon schools are lagging behind other states': Kotek introduces bills to bolster education
Oregon Governor Tina Kotek held a press conference Monday to introduce House Bill 2009, which requires the Oregon Department ...
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Gov. Kotek moves to hold Oregon schools more accountable for academic outcomes
Leading Oregon Democrats are pushing two companion bills that aim to set stricter academic metrics for schools and lay out ...
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Oregon bill would let 16- and 17-year-olds vote in school board elections
This is a powerful educational tool." Rep. Dwayne Yunker, R-Grants Pass, said he opposes the bill, noting that there are "good reasons" 16- and 17-year-olds are still considered children. He said ...
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Gov. Kotek moves to hold Oregon schools more accountable for academic outcomes
Ways and Means Education Subcommittee member Rep. Dwayne Yunker, R-Grants Pass, released a statement Monday, calling Kotek’s school accountability plan “a wolf in sheep’s clothing.” ...