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May 10 2023
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Proposed $156M Mamaroneck School Budget On The Ballot May 16
MAMARONECK, NY — The 2023 budget and school board vote is May 16, and two seats are up for election on the Mamaroneck Board of Education. District officials said most of the increase in budget would go towards increases in salaries, building security, higher costs for utilities, debt service and BOCES services. "This budget is an articulation of our goals, values and mission as a school
Patch.comJul 14 2023
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Actors Join Writers on Picket Lines to Fight the Studio Oligarchy
“We are being victimized by a very greedy entity,” said Fran Drescher, national president of the Screen Actors Guild (SAG), after contract negotiations with the streamers and studios fell apart. “They plead poverty, that they’re losing money left and right, when giving hundreds of millions of dollars to their CEOs. It is disgusting.” Drescher’s press conference followed a CNBC interview that
The NationJun 10 2023
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Justices not doing enough to keep Republicans from surpressing votes
Racism and discrimination aren’t exclusive to the South or to the Republican Party, but Republicans in the former Confederate States of America do have a knack for bold attempts to limit the constitutional rights of underrepresented communities. A recent example is the Alabama GOP’s efforts to gerrymander districts for the purpose of diluting and diminishing Black votes. While federal law does
Las Vegas SunMar 01 2023
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State Lawmakers Move for Massive Constitutional Change That Would End Gay Marriage
Republican legislators in Iowa are proposing a major addition to the state constitution that would ban gay marriage in the state. The resolution, which was introduced by eight Republican lawmakers, reads, “In accordance with the laws of nature and nature’s God, the state of Iowa recognizes the definition of marriage to be the solemnized union between one human biological male and one human
Western JournalMay 10 2023
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Remains found in abandoned property identified as missing California tech executive
SANTA MONICA — Human remains found last month in Southern California have been identified as those of the Sober Grid app founder who disappeared in 2021, authorities said. The remains of Beau Mann were found on April 25 in the courtyard of an abandoned property in Santa Monica and were identified by the Los Angeles County coroner on May 6, the Santa Monica Police Department said in a statement
San Jose Mercury NewsMay 27 2023
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Indiana doctor fined by medical board
Dr. Caitlin Bernard was fined $3000 by the Indiana Medical Licensing Board on Thursday. You might remember that she performed an abortion on a 10 year old rape victim last year. Ostensibly, this fine because she supposedly violated the patient’s right to privacy by discussing the case with the media. To be sure, patients have a right to privacy. And it would be my guess that this little girl
Daily KosJul 14 2023
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Fox News keeps targeting people like Ray Epps to placate Trump and its MAGA audience
Ray Epps, a Trump supporter whose lawyers filed a defamation lawsuit against Fox News on Wednesday alleging that his life had been turned upside down by the network’s false claims about his role in the January 6, 2021, attack on the U.S. Capitol, is part of a disturbing pattern for the right-wing propaganda channel. Fox’s desperate need to cater to its MAGA viewers leads inexorably to its
Media MattersMar 09 2023
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Judge uses slavery law to rule on frozen embryo case
FAIRFAX, Va. — Frozen human embryos can legally be considered property, or “chattel,” a Virginia judge has ruled, basing his decision in part on a 19th century law governing the treatment of slaves. The preliminary opinion by Fairfax County Circuit Court Judge Richard Gardiner – delivered in a long-running dispute between a divorced husband and wife – is being criticized by some for wrongly
San Jose Mercury NewsJul 12 2023
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Lawsuit seeks to block 'fetal heartbeat' law
The American Civil Liberties Union of Iowa and two abortion providers have filed a lawsuit challenging the fetal heartbeat bill the Iowa legislature passed yesterday (Tuesday) in a special session. Ruth Richardson, president and CEO of Planned Parenthood of North Central States, said hundreds of Iowans could be impacted when the governor signs the bill Friday, because it immediately goes into
Radio IowaJul 14 2023
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Michigan Reshapes Drug Policy: Ends Marijuana Testing for Select Government Job Applicants
In a momentous decision on Wednesday, July 12, Michigan’s Civil Service Commission (CSC) voted unanimously to lift a decades-old ban that had previously prevented state employees who tested positive for marijuana use from obtaining jobs within the state government. This historical move has been a cause for celebration among civil rights advocates and marijuana legalization supporters alike.
Michigan Chronicle