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House panel approves bill to require citizenship test for high school degree

2015-02-24 09:26:22| Apparel - Topix.net

With Rebecca by his side, Bill Both urged lawmakers Monday to pass a bill that would require students to pass the same test before graduating high school. "I find it troubling that an immigrant, within 20 or 30 minutes of studying, knows more about how our government works than people who have been through 12 years of school," he said.

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Bill to require high school students to pass civics test to graduate

2014-09-18 17:13:00| Apparel - Topix.net

Sen. Howard Stephenson, R-Draper, and Rep. Steve Eliason, R-Sandy, announced they will sponsor a Utah Civics Education Initiative bill that would have high school students pass a U.S. civics test in order to qualify for graduation or an equivalent. "The Civics Education Initiative is an important step in helping keep what our Founding Fathers set up," Jonathan Johnson, chairman of the board of directors of Overstock.com, told legislators gathered at the state Capitol Wednesday during a Constitution Day celebration.

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Bill to require warrant for email searches gains ground in House

2014-06-19 13:31:18| InfoWorld: Top News

A far-reaching bill that would require the government to obtain a warrant to search through people's emails and other online communications now has majority support in the U.S. House of Representatives. The Email Privacy Act, introduced by Reps. Jared Polis (D-Colo) and Kevin Yoder (R-Kans.), now has 218 co-sponsors -- the number needed for the bill to pass if it is brought up for a vote in the House.

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