Kelly Jensen writes: “Two months into the new legislative sessions at the state level and things have gotten uglier since January’s initial roundups of bad bills. While there are several positive things to cheer—and we should—even more concerning legislation impacting libraries has popped up or advanced. At least 16 states had bad bills still in play. There were seven states with good news to share—either the bill itself was good, or the concerning bill did not get the legs that far-right politicians and ‘parental rights’ advocates were hoping.” Also read part two of the roundup.