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Apr 17 2024
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University of North Carolina committee scraps DEI goals, roles in dramatic policy shift
Another state university system is moving to eliminate diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) requirements and roles from its campuses, as part of a growing backlash to DEI ideology in schools across the country.
The University of North Carolina (UNC) board of governors committee voted in less than four minutes on Wednesday to repeal and replace the system's existing diversity and
Fox News (Online News)Oct 02 2012
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Romney, Obama Butt Heads On Role Of Government
President Obama and Mitt Romney have been sparring over who gets credit for economic success in America. Romney has been criticizing a remark the president made last Friday.
MITT ROMNEY: He said this: If you've got a business, you didn't build that. Somebody else made that happen.
SIEGEL: As we'll hear in a moment, that's only part of what the president said during an appearance
NPR (Online News)Oct 31 2012
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Sandy Underscores Debate Over Government's Role
President Obama offered thoughts and prayers Tuesday for all those who have been affected by Sandy. He also offered something more tangible: the full resources of the federal government.
NPR (Online News)May 01 2024
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Lexington rejects bids for new city government center. Mayor says search is not over
A decades-long search to move Lexington city government operations to a new location will continue. On Tuesday, the Lexington-Fayette Urban County Council voted unanimously to reject bids for a public-private partnership for a new city government center. Mayor Linda Gorton said the city received two bids but one was rejected for not meeting the specifications of the bid requirements. The
Lexington Herald-LeaderMar 19 2024
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Bristol win highlights Hamlin’s role as villain
Denny Hamlin was booed in celebration again. The Joe Gibbs Racing superstar, a driver whose 52 wins in the Cup Series rank as the 13th most in NASCAR history, heard another heaping of disapproval and contempt when he climbed from his No. 11 Toyota at Bristol Motor Speedway on Sunday. Hamlin stopped short of egging the hostile crowd on this time, though. After taking his second consecutive
Arkansas Democrat-GazetteApr 17 2024
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South Carolina making progress to get more women in General Assembly and leadership roles
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — At first glance, the all-male South Carolina Senate subcommittee deciding whether to approve a proposal to remove the sales tax from feminine hygiene products was a reminder that as recently as 2012 the state had no women in its Senate. But progress is being made. The election of a sixth woman to the 46-member Senate in January pulled South Carolina up from last place in
San Francisco ChronicleMay 01 2024
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US government is giving non-citizen ‘refugees’ in South Carolina voter registration forms
South Carolina state Rep. Adam Morgan shared online a voter registration form he said a “refugee” sent to his office, asking why “non-citizens” would be getting such forms. “Is the Federal Gov giving voter registration forms to non-citizens? Yes, at least in SC. A refugee sent us this form that was given to her in a packet at the Social Security Office in Spartanburg. She asked, ‘Why are they
Bizpac ReviewApr 17 2024
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Japanese Executives Call for Government Steps to Bolster Yen
Japanese financial authorities should consider conducting coordinated currency intervention with other countries to support the yen, the head of the Tokyo Chamber of Commerce and Industry said.
Small and mid-sized Japanese companies are suffering from the rising costs of imported materials as the yen trades near a 34-year low against the dollar, TCCI Chairman Ken Kobayashi said
BloombergMay 03 2024
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Nearly 600K Florida kids lost government health insurance last year, study says
Nearly 600,000 Florida children lost their government-provided health insurance last year after the federal government ended the national, COVID-related health emergency, more than any other state except Texas, according to a newly released report by the Georgetown Center for Children and Families. The report, a national study of how states shed children from Medicaid after the federal
Miami Herald