Democratic presidential nominee Hillary Clinton announced a new initiative to combat bullying this week, and we share what else we’re reading about the campaign trail.

Clinton Campaign: “When Bias Influences Our Children and Manifests Itself in the Form of Bullying, We Have to Act”

Clinton announced a new initiative on Thursday to counter bullying, offering $500 million in new funding for states to take on the issue.

“When bias influences our children and manifests itself in the form of bullying, we have to act,” said a fact sheet released by the campaign, specifically pointing to the bullying often experienced by Muslim, Latino, and immigrant students, as well as LGBTQ children and those with disabilities.

”We must make our classrooms and playgrounds inclusive spaces to learn and ensure the Internet is a safer place to explore new ideas,” the fact sheet continued. “And we must address bullying for what it is: an urgent crisis that contributes to poor academic performance, increased incidence of depression, and in some extreme cases, suicide.”

Clinton’s “Better Than Bullying” initiative would offer a multi-pronged approach to the issue, allowing states to customize their efforts to fit the needs of local communities. The program’s national priorities would include developing anti-bullying laws, expanding behavioral health and intervention programs, increasing anti-cyberbullying efforts, providing resources for educators, and providing support for students who experience bullying.

States that propose a plan to combat bullying would receive $4 from the federal government for every dollar of new resources they commit to the effort.

In addition to the initiative, the campaign’s fact sheet noted that Clinton would work to pass the Safe Schools Improvement Act, a bill that would “require that federally funded school districts adopt comprehensive codes of conduct that explicitly prohibit bullying on the basis of race, color, national origin, sex, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, and religion.”

Clinton said she would also take action to ensure that the Department of Education’s Office of Civil Rights investigates complaints against schools for violating civil rights laws, including Title IX, which prohibits sex discrimination.

Clinton’s campaign has sought to tie her opponent, Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump, to bullying. “Teachers and parents are calling it the ‘Trump effect,’” said Clinton during the second presidential debate this month. “Bullying is up. A lot of people are feeling, you know, uneasy. A lot of kids are expressing their concerns.”

An April report from the Southern Poverty Law Center (SPLC) found that the 2016 presidential elections are responsible for “producing an alarming level of fear and anxiety among children of color and inflaming racial and ethnic tensions in the classroom.”

SPLC conducted its unscientific survey of approximately 2.000 teachers while the presidential primaries were still under way. Though the online survey questions did not identify any candidates by name, SPLC received more than 1,000 comments mentioning Donald Trump compared with fewer than 200 mentioning other candidates.

What Else We’re Reading

“I forgot that your parents came all the way from Thailand to serve George Washington.” That’s what incumbent Sen. Mark Kirk (R-IL) said to Democratic challenger Rep. Tammy Duckworth during Thursday night’s Illinois Senate debate after she mentioned that her family had served in the U.S. military since the Revolutionary War. He has since apologized.

“Some Texans are complaining of years-old posters and poll workers who were inaccurately describing the state’s newly softened voter identification rules,” reports the Texas Tribune.

Though some restrictive voting laws have been struck down across the nation, barriers to voting—”foot-dragging by states, confusion among voters, the inability of judges to completely roll back bias”—are still impeding access to the polls, reports the New York Times.

A report from the Guardian outlined Trump’s financial ties to the controversial Dakota Access pipeline.

Activists in Georgia say that as many as 100,000 voter-registration applications in the state are still waiting to be processed.

CNN reported that in 2012, Trump said, regarding the mass deportation of undocumented immigrants, “I don’t believe in that.”

The Clinton campaign says there has been a 99 percent increase in Latino voting in Florida compared to this point in 2012.

The Associated Press tackled the presidential candidates’ stances on abortion and explained why it matters.

A new poll from the Pew Research Center found that many people are unaware of their states’ voter identification laws.

Personal PAC, a PAC working to protect reproductive rights, expects to spend $1.5 million on 18 legislative races in Illinois this year.