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		<title>WA Secretary of State certifies parental rights initiative</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 27 Jan 2026 03:08:46 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p><img width="300" height="169" src="https://www.clarkcountytoday.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/Large_Clark-County-Today-15473-washington-capitol-parental-rights-rally-300x169.jpg" class="attachment-medium size-medium wp-post-image" alt="The Washington Secretary of State certified a parental rights initiative after verifying enough valid signatures, sending the measure to the Legislature and likely placing it on the November 2026 ballot." decoding="async" fetchpriority="high" srcset="https://www.clarkcountytoday.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/Large_Clark-County-Today-15473-washington-capitol-parental-rights-rally-300x169.jpg 300w, https://www.clarkcountytoday.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/Large_Clark-County-Today-15473-washington-capitol-parental-rights-rally-711x400.jpg 711w, https://www.clarkcountytoday.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/Large_Clark-County-Today-15473-washington-capitol-parental-rights-rally-150x84.jpg 150w, https://www.clarkcountytoday.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/Large_Clark-County-Today-15473-washington-capitol-parental-rights-rally-768x432.jpg 768w, https://www.clarkcountytoday.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/Large_Clark-County-Today-15473-washington-capitol-parental-rights-rally.jpg 1200w" sizes="(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px" /></p>The Washington Secretary of State certified a parental rights initiative after verifying enough valid signatures, sending the measure to the Legislature and likely placing it on the November 2026 ballot. ]]></description>
		
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		<title>VIDEO: Reykdal tells school districts to &#8216;abide by the law&#8217; on trans athletes</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 09 Jan 2026 18:19:57 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p><img width="300" height="169" src="https://www.clarkcountytoday.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/Large_Clark-County-Today-15380-reykdal-trans-athletes-press-conference-300x169.jpg" class="attachment-medium size-medium wp-post-image" alt="State Superintendent Chris Reykdal said Washington school districts must follow state law on transgender athletes as citizen initiatives and related Supreme Court cases move forward." decoding="async" srcset="https://www.clarkcountytoday.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/Large_Clark-County-Today-15380-reykdal-trans-athletes-press-conference-300x169.jpg 300w, https://www.clarkcountytoday.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/Large_Clark-County-Today-15380-reykdal-trans-athletes-press-conference-711x400.jpg 711w, https://www.clarkcountytoday.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/Large_Clark-County-Today-15380-reykdal-trans-athletes-press-conference-150x84.jpg 150w, https://www.clarkcountytoday.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/Large_Clark-County-Today-15380-reykdal-trans-athletes-press-conference-768x432.jpg 768w, https://www.clarkcountytoday.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/Large_Clark-County-Today-15380-reykdal-trans-athletes-press-conference.jpg 1200w" sizes="(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px" /></p>State Superintendent Chris Reykdal said Washington school districts must follow state law on transgender athletes as citizen initiatives and related Supreme Court cases move forward.]]></description>
		
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		<title>Opinion: The Parental Rights initiative just passed, but some lawmakers are telling school officials to ignore it</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 07 Mar 2024 01:43:56 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p><img width="300" height="169" src="https://www.clarkcountytoday.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/Large_Clark-County-Today-The-Parental-Rights-initiative-just-passed-but-some-lawmakers-are-telling-school-officials-to-ignore-it-300x169.jpg" class="attachment-medium size-medium wp-post-image" alt="On Monday the state legislature passed Initiative 2081, the Parental Rights initiative, by wide bipartisan margins." decoding="async" srcset="https://www.clarkcountytoday.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/Large_Clark-County-Today-The-Parental-Rights-initiative-just-passed-but-some-lawmakers-are-telling-school-officials-to-ignore-it-300x169.jpg 300w, https://www.clarkcountytoday.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/Large_Clark-County-Today-The-Parental-Rights-initiative-just-passed-but-some-lawmakers-are-telling-school-officials-to-ignore-it-150x84.jpg 150w, https://www.clarkcountytoday.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/Large_Clark-County-Today-The-Parental-Rights-initiative-just-passed-but-some-lawmakers-are-telling-school-officials-to-ignore-it.jpg 711w" sizes="(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px" /></p>On Monday the state legislature passed Initiative 2081, the Parental Rights initiative, by wide bipartisan margins. ]]></description>
		
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