Presidential hopeful DeSantis inspires push to make book bans easier in Republican-controlled states
FILE - Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis speaks during a fundraising picnic for Rep. Randy Feenstra, R-Iowa, May 13, 2023, in Sioux Center, Iowa. DeSantis will announce his 2024 presidential campaign in a Twitter Spaces event with Elon Musk on Wednesday, May 24. (AP Photo/Charlie Neibergall, File)[ASSOCIATED PRESS/Charlie Neibergall]
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Nate Coulter, executive director of the Central Arkansas Library System (CALS), poses in the main branch of the public library in downtown Little Rock, Ark., May 23, 2023. CALS is expected to sue over the new Arkansas law that goes into effect on Aug. 1 that could impose criminal penalties on librarians who knowingly provide “harmful” materials to minors. The law also would establish a process for the public to challenge materials and ask they be relocated to a section minors can’t access. (AP Photo/Katie Adkins)
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Santaluces High School teacher Michael Woods stands in front of his school sign in Lantana, Fla., wearing his protest shirt "We Are All Human" in opposition to recent book bans by Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis on May 24, 2023. DeSantis is touting a series of measures he has pushed that have led to an upswing in banned or restricted books — not just in Florida schools but in an increasing number of other conservative states. (AP Photo/Jim Rassol)
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