By ANDREW WELSH-HUGGINS
Associated Press
Girls seeking abortions in New Hampshire must first tell their parents or a judge, some employers in Alabama must verify new workers’ U.S. residency, and California students will be the first in the country to receive mandatory lessons about the contributions of gays and lesbians under state laws set to take effect at the start of 2012.… Read the rest
By Gracie Bonds Staples
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
December 22, 2011
This Sunday may be the first in a long while that Annette Bridges hasn’t attended church.
But as it does occasionally, Christmas Day falls on a Sunday and Bridges’ church, First Baptist of Atlanta, will hold its weekly church services on Saturday — Christmas Eve — instead of Sunday, a practice that is becoming more common here and across the country.… Read the rest
12/12/2011
By MICHAEL HALL The Brunswick News
A new rule from the state agency that oversees early child care and education in Georgia is forcing some day care center employees in Brunswick to go back to school to keep their jobs.… Read the rest
By Shannon Bream
December 05, 2011 | FoxNews.com
Rep. Trent Franks, R-Ariz., an outspoken pro-life advocate, is preparing to do battle again on Capitol Hill.
On Tuesday, he’ll chair a House hearing in support of his latest legislative effort, the Prenatal NonDiscrimination Act (PreNDA).… Read the rest