Advocate Ben Shapiro reflects on the accomplishments and lessons learned during the 2024 legislative season.
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Mehring: New Voices Wisconsin stronger than ever
Advocate Simon Mehring reflects on the accomplishments and lessons learned during the 2024 legislative season.
Yale: Nebraska has momentum and clear need for New Voices
Advocate Charlie Yale shares accomplishments and lessons learned during the 2024 legislative season.
Hoard shares three observations about New Voices in Missouri
Advocate Kellen Hoard shares accomplishments and lessons learned during the 2024 legislative season.
Minnesota New Voices law (2024)
On May 17, 2024, Minnesota became the 18th New Voices state. Read the full law now.
Minnesota governor signs student press freedom into law
The Student Press Law Center, the nation’s leading advocate for student press freedom, hailed the adoption of new protections for Minnesota student journalists. Gov. Tim Walz signed SF 3567 into law on Friday, officially making Minnesota the 18th state to adopt what are known nationally as “New Voices” protections.
Minnesota House, Senate pass updated bill with New Voices protections
The final version of Minnesota’s education policy omnibus bill, SF 3567, passed the House and Senate this week after a conference committee reconciled differences between earlier versions passed by each chamber.
Pennsylvania House committee discusses New Voices bill
Three supporters of student press freedom testified April 29 in the Pennsylvania House Education Committee in favor of HB 1309, the first such hearing for the New Voices bill.
Minnesota Senate, House pass bill with student media protections
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.
2023 New Voices Student Leaders Institute
Learn more about the 2023 New Voices Student Leaders Institute and meet the participants.