A bill partially inspired by the New Voices movement to protect the rights of student journalists has passed both the Minnesota Senate and House, and it now heads to a conference committee to work out differences between the two versions unrelated to student media.
On March 13, student journalists and other supporters of student press freedom testified in the Minnesota Legislature in support of HR 4083 and SF 3998, companion bills that would protect press freedom in the state's school-sponsored media. Students who testified included Stella Jane McHugh, an editor-in-chief of The Pony Express at Stillwater High School. The… Continue reading SPLC submits testimony on Minnesota New Voices bills