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Official English News Archive
June, 2007:
Sen. Inhofe introduces new official English bill;
Senate action possible
Idaho and Kansas make 30 states with official
English
Nevada likely to be next
Amnesty
plan's English requirement a mirage
Congressional scorecard
Youth strongly favor making English official
Presidential candidates duck questions
on language
Madagascar becomes 53rd country to
make English official
April, 2007:
Gingrich Challenges Congress
to Make English Official
Kings renew push for official English
Anti-English group lauds S.C. senator
Sen. Inhofe plans new Senate drive for English
ACLU abandons challenge to city's official
English law
Poll: voteers blame Congress for slide
towards Babel
Multilingual costs hit Georgia
ProEnglish testifies for Kansas official
English
States take up 'official
English,' eyeing ballots in '08
December, 2006:
ProEnglish gives Sen. Inhofe 1st-ever "Theodore
Roosevelt American Unity Award"
Arizona passes official English amendment,
74-26.
ProEnglish defends city's official
English law (Hazelton, PA)
Court faults Justice Dept.'s definition
of LEP (Limited English)
GOP-lead 109th Congress fumbles ball on
official English
Democratic wins unlikely to halt
momentum for official English
Mitt Romney: Teach English via immersion
Census Confirms immersion is successful
in California
Trustee says Dallas hires teachers
who don't speak English
Florida county agrees to spend $450K
more for bilingual ballots
Schwartzenegger criticized
for Mexican assimilation comments
Many Mexican immigrants known neither
Spanish or English
Mexican bi-nationallity movement threatens
US melting pot ideal
UK schoolgirl jailed for requesting transfer
to English-speaking group
Translations cost EU parlaimenarians
$150,000 a day
'Language graveyard' study discredited
Fall, 2006:
Senate passes official English bill
Senator Inhofe introduces official English bill
Congress
renews bilingual ballots
Rasmussen: 85 percent back official English
Appeals court to hear AZ English workplace
case
Geno's (Philly) Steaks joins English debate
Hazleton, PA draws fire for official
English ordinance
May 2006:
84% of Voters Favor Official English
Poll: Public Opposes Bilingual Ballots 2:1
National organizations come out against
bilingual ballots
Votes on bilingual ballots expected to end in June
ProEnglish Alabama members appeal driver's license ruling
Alabamans reject driver's license ruling in statewide poll
Legislator introduces official English
bill in Ohio
Legislative panel rebuffs English
referendum in Colorado
Michigan mulls official English bill
Tennessee Senate guts driver's license
exam bill
52 countries have already made English
official
Winter 2006:
ProEnglish urges Congress to scrap bilingual
ballots
In Congress: House committee chairman
holds keys to official English
Kings lead opposition to bilingual ballots
ProEnglish defends pub owner's sign
Bilingual Ballot Opposition Letter
Co-signers
New official English bill would revoke bilingual
ballots
Big business group supports multilingual
driver's tests
Activist judges use bilingual rules
to block citizen initiatives
Bush asks for (yet another) Puerto Rican
vote on statehood
FL solon wants Spanish mandatory in schools
Fall 2005:
No Excuses: It's time for Congress to Act /
Focus shifts to Committees
Court sets date for Alabama's Driver's
license case arguments
Dallas schools forcing principles to learn
Spanish
Denver library replacing English books
with Spanish
EEOC sues another small business for English-on-the-job
Ohio civil rights agency attacks neighborhood
bar for English
Summer 2005:
ProEnglish members sue to stop multilingual
driver's exams in Ala.
House official English bill rockets past
previous support level.
ProEnglish appeals ruling shielding EO13166
from legal scrutiny.
NYC multilingual activists go after private
hospitals.
Employer sues for crane operator test
in Spanish.
ProEnglish intervenes to assist appeal of
NJ court decision.
Rep. Tancredo introduces official English
amendment.
Sen. Coburn introduces Senate bill repealing
E.O. 13166.
Congressional support for E.O. 13166
repeal increases.
Translation error panics currency markets.
Dallas official wants school principals
to learn Spanish.
W. Va. Governor reluctantly vetoes official
English.
Ariz. Gov. blocks official English;
Issue will be on '06 ballot.
Whatever happened to "citizenship?"
Spring 2005:
Pressure builds for official English in Congress
& the States
English-speaking immigrants more than twice
as much
Peter King renews EO 13166 repeal
Florida Senator breaks Senate English
tradition
European Union weighed down by translation
Canada high court to test language law
Feds force NY County to use bilingual
ballots
Surprise EEOC decision for English
Language insult triggers violence
MA Attorney General threatens nursing homes
English-speaking Miami employee forced
to resign
Judge orders Moms to learn English
District Court Decision Pending on
ProEnglish lawsuit
Refunds for unintelligible college instructors?
Fall 2004:
ProEnglish Announces Formation of National
Board of Advisors
New Book by ProEnglish Board Member Gerda Bikales ("Valley of the
Shadow of Death")
ProEnglish Files New Lawsuit Challenging EO
13166
Civil Rights Commission Rejects 'Language
Rights' Report (ProEnglish credited with helping decision)
ProEnglish pushes official English platform
planks
Elections boost prospects for official
English
Congress Fails to Act on Official English
Bill Cosby Says Correct English Ties to Success
Judge Says Justice System Overwhelmed
by Language Burden
Summer 2004:
ProEnglish to Re-File E.O.13166 Lawsuit
Sen. Frist introduces stealth multilingual mandate
Senate
Rep. Goode introduces English language
amendment in Congress
House support builds for revoking E.O.
13166
Rep. Tancredo urges teaching Western
Civ.
Florida town illustrates bilingual ballot
absurdity
DC adopts multilingualism ordinance
Legislator Blocks W Virginia Official English
Bill
Governor Ehrlich draws fire for denouncing
multiculturalism & defending English
Paper Exposes Anti-Americanism in
Multicultural Education
Colorado judges spring alien sex offender
over language
Civil Rights Commission to Bash Administration
for Slow EO13166 Implementation
Winter, 2004
ProEnglish Asks Alabama Gov. Riley to
Restore Policy of Giving Drivers' License Exams Solely in English
ProEnglish is sole objector to
Commerce Dept. multilingual rules
Official English bill attracts over 100
House co-sponsors
National physicians' organization joins
court challenge to EO 13166
Gov. Richardson gives Dem. Party
State of the Union reply in Spanish.
Rep. Istook bars funding of foreign language
highway signs
1 in 5 U.S. Residents Don't Speak English
At Home
Schools overwhelmed by non-English speaking
students
Help fight anti-English media bias
Germany may make German mandatory
for immigrants
Report shows Puerto Rican statehood
party spent lavishly on lobbying effort
Bilingual polls: invitation to electoral
fraud
Fall, 2003
Court Turns Down ProEnglish v. Bush Appeal;
ProEnglish chairman says legal challenge far from over
Official Klingon? [Multnomah County
officials adapt Klingon to comply with EO 13155]
Official English Bill Nears 100 Co-Sponsors
Bush appoints multilingual zealot
to civil rights post
Rep. Bob Stump: In Memoriam
FMCSA scraps English fluency standard
for truck drivers
Bill to Revoke Executive Order 13166
Attracts Support
Study links English skills to Hispanic
dropout rate
Where's the 'E'? MA English Teachers'
Rep says English kills culture
Hispanics See No Need for Expanded Government Translation Services
Denver Students Thrive When Tested
in English
Non-English speaking trucker charged in vehicular
homicide
E.E.O.C. Attack on English Workplace
Rule Defies 9th Circuit Ruling
Juror's lack of English triggers new
trial
Summer, 2003:
2 Kings Lead Charge for Official English
in Congress
Oklahoma Legislator Continues Fight for
Official English
Rep. Peter King's Bill to Revoke E.O.
13166 Gains Support in Congress
Minnesota Bill to Require Driver's
License Exams in English Fails
Maine to Provide Driving Manual in
Spanish
Justice Department Agrees Judge Erred
in ProEnglish v. Bush; Appeal Ruling Still Uncertain
Immigrants Say "Learn English"
Justice Department Stonewalls City's
Bilingual Ballot Queries
Bush Administration Forces PA County
to Hire Spanish Speaking Poll Workers
Proctor & Gamble Sponsors Prime Time
Ad in Spanish
Winter, 2003:
ProEnglish Aids Arizona Drive-In Restaurant
Facing EEOC Lawsuit Over English
ProEnglish Gets Victory in Michigan v.
Barton
ProEnglish Appeals Lawsuit Ruling to 4th Circuit
Rep. Peter King Introduces Bill to Repeal EO 13166
Iowa Official English Sponsor (Steve King)
Wins Seat in Congress
Hispanics Agree 9 to 1: Learning English
is Critical
Refugee Service Prods Immigrants to
Demand Interpreters
Minneapolis Transit Officials Say Adding
Somali Costs Too Much;
Ballots in Foreign Languages Spark Widespread Protests
Fall, 2002:
ProEnglish Likely To Appeal Lawsuit Ruling
Bush Administration's Opposition Dims Hopes
for Congressional Action on ProEnglish Legislation
Green Bay Declares Official English
Gephardt Says Democrats Are Leading
the Fight Against Official English
Georgia Supreme Court Rejects Demand for Multilingual
Police Warnings
Editorial: The Big Lie in "English-Only"
Air Carriers Balk at Safety Rule Requiring
Attendants to Know English
Spring, 2002:
Iowa Becomes 27th State to Adopt English
ProEnglish Files Suit to Overturn Executive
Order; Claims 1st Amendment Right to Speak in English
Oklahoma Supreme Court Blocks Official
English Petition
NY Hospitals Sued for ‘Inadequate’ Language
Services
Citizens Group to Appeal Alaska Court
Ruling Overturning Official English
Texas Gubernatorial Primary Features ‘Spanish-Only’
Political Debate
Winter, 2002:
Bush Administration Says "Mend Don't End"
Multilingual Mandate
Rep. Stump (R-AZ) Introduces the Strongest
Official English Bill to Date
Effort to Block EO 13166 in Congress
Suffers Setback
NJ Paper May Fold for Lack of English Readers
MALDEF Sues Chicago School for Not Speaking
Parents' Language
Court Upholds English Sign Ordinance in Georgia
New Study Says Dual Citizenship Poses Threat
to U.S. Political Stability
Fall, 2001:
Census Documents Big Increase in U.S. Non-English
Speaking Population
Summer, 2001:
We Win! Supreme Court Rules in Favor of Alabama's
Official English Law
Victory in Utah! Judge Rules Utah Official
English Law is Constitutional
Oakland, Cal. Adopts "Bilingual Spanish/Chinese
Only" Hiring Policy: No English Speakers Need Apply
Bus Driver's Inability to Read English May
Have Caused Death of Four
President Bush Begins Giving Weekly Radio
Address in Spanish
Texas State Senator Conducts Official
State Meeting in Spanish
Spring, 2001:
Poll Reflects Growing Hispanic Preference
for Spanish, Doubts about Assimilation
Clinton’s "Tower of Babel" Order Imposes
Huge New Costs on Taxpayers
ProEnglish Joins Fight to Defend Utah’s
Official English Law
English Movement Wins Big at Polls
Supreme Court Ruling Pending in Crucial Appeal of Alabama Official English
Law
Fall, 2000:
Clinton Orders US to Become a Modern Tower
of Babel
High Court Agrees to Rule on Alabama Official
English Appeal (Sandoval case)
Establishment Aborts Democracy (Again) in
Oklahoma
Republicans Drop "Official" English From Platform; Continue to Use It
in Fundraising Appeals
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