WASHINGTON, April 27 -- Americans for Tax Reform issued the following commentary on April 26, 2024: * * * Biden's Student Loan Cancellation Plan Will Only Worsen a Larger Problem in Higher Education By Francisco Ferrisi Last week, President Biden visited Madison, Wisconsin where he announced new details for his student debt cancellation plan. While this initiative promises immediate short-term financial relief, it avoids addressing the deeper systemic issues plaguing American higher educatio  more

MADISON, Wisconsin, April 27 -- The Freedom From Religion Foundation issued the following news release: Bremen City Schools in Georgia canceled a prayer walk in an elementary school after FFRF fought to protect students' First Amendment rights. A concerned parent reported that the district had planned to allow outside adults to enter Jones Elementary School on April 21 in order to hold a "prayer walk." Per a post from a local social media group for parents: Hey Friends! I wanted to see if any  more

MADISON, Wisconsin, April 27 -- The Freedom From Religion Foundation issued the following news release: When Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis recently signed HB 931 into law, authorizing school districts to permit "volunteer school chaplains," he openly confirmed that the bill will discriminate against disfavored minority religions. The Freedom From Religion Foundation condemns this harmful new measure and encourages Florida residents to speak out against it. The public school chaplain law differs fr  more

MADISON, Wisconsin, April 27 -- The Freedom From Religion Foundation issued the following news release on April 26, 2024: The Freedom From Religion Foundation is delighted to announce that its myth-dispelling ensemble, "Godless Gospel," will perform in New York City on Monday, June 24, and Tuesday, June 25, at Theatre 555, 555 W. 42nd St. The opening act will be "Very Funny Lady" Leighann Lord, a well-known standup comedian and New York freethinker. Doors will open at 7:30 p.m. both nights for  more

MADISON, Wisconsin, April 27 -- The Freedom From Religion Foundation issued the following news release: It's deja vu all over again with a new measles spike affecting 18 states, almost half occurring in children under age 5, according to the Center for Disease Control. Yet measles, one of the most contagious of diseases, is also one of the most easily to contain via vaccination, first introduced in 1963. Back in 1978, the CDC set a goal to eliminate measles from the United States by 1982. It   more

MADISON, Wisconsin, April 27 -- The Freedom From Religion Foundation issued the following news release: The Freedom From Religion Foundation has ensured that the Fellowship of Christian Athletes will not be able to organize and run a religious club for students at an elementary school in Hamilton County School District in Florida. FFRF was informed that Hamilton County Elementary School had permitted the North Central Florida Fellowship of Christian Athletes to begin a new club at Hamilton Ele  more

MADISON, Wisconsin, April 27 -- The Freedom From Religion Foundation issued the following news release: An Indiana school board has halted its ritual of starting off its meetings with a prayer after the Freedom From Religion Foundation warned it that the practice is unconstitutional. A concerned community member informed the state/church watchdog that the Community Schools of Frankfort Board of Trustees opened each of its meetings with Christian prayer. For instance, its meetings last November  more

MADISON, Wisconsin, April 27 -- The Freedom From Religion Foundation issued the following news release: A freethinking Vietnam War veteran who is astonishingly multitalented is the guest on Freedom From Religion Foundation's "Freethought Matters" show this week. Robert Richert was an "atheist in a foxhole," serving in the Army infantry in the Vietnam War, where he earned an Army Commendation Medal for valor. His book, Open Wound: My Physical, Psychological and Philosophical Journey Through the  more