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Apr 14 2024
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Humza Yousaf's Popularity Collapses After Hate Speech Law Introduced
Far-left Scottish First Minister Humza Yousaf’s popularity has plummeted amid the introduction of new draconian speech restrictions, with less than three in ten supporters of his own party believing that he is doing a good job. A survey conducted between April 9th and 12th by Norstat for The Sunday Times found that First Minister Yousaf’s net popularity among those who voted for his Scottish
Breitbart NewsApr 18 2024
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Senate passes bill to add timelines to public records law
The Alabama Senate on Thursday passed a bill that would require state and local government agencies to respond to public records requests by certain times. Alabama law already says people have a right to read and get copies of public records, but does not require government agencies to respond to records requests by any certain times. That has been cited as a major weakness in the law because
AL.comApr 16 2024
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Tennessee VW workers voting on unionization this week
Employees at Volkswagen’s Chattanooga, Tennessee, plant will vote on whether to unionize this week in the first test of the United Auto Workers’ new organization drive. The more than 4,000 workers at the Chattanooga plant will begin voting Wednesday and continue until 8 p.m. Friday. The pro-union push needs a simple majority to succeed. The countdown to a vote began last month, when the UAW
Washington TimesApr 15 2024
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Tennessee General Assembly passes 'Jillian's Law' in honor of slain Belmont student
The Tennessee General Assembly on Monday voted to block criminal defendants who are deemed mentally incompetent and unable to stand trial from legally buying or possessing a gun, legislation sparked by the shooting death of Belmont University student Jillian Ludwig last year. The bill would also require the criminal defendant found incompetent for mental health or intellectual disability
The TennesseanApr 18 2024
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Colorado privacy law first to safeguard brain activity data
On Wednesday, Colorado expanded the scope of its privacy law initially designed to protect biometric data like fingerprints or face images to become first in the nation to also shield sensitive neural data. That could stop companies from hoarding brain activity data without residents realizing the risks. The New York Times reported that neural data is increasingly being collected and sold
Ars TechnicaApr 11 2024
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Arizona House Republicans halt Democrats' effort to overturn 1864 law
Chaos erupted in the Arizona House on Wednesday as Democrats attempted to repeal the 1864 near-total abortion ban, only to be thwarted by the Republican majority.
The raucous event, unusual for the chamber, came a day after the Arizona Supreme Court ruled that Arizona's Civil War-era abortion law stands and laid bare the raw feelings and political divisions swirling around the issue.
AZ CentralApr 18 2024
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Volkswagen Chattanooga workers consider voting in UAW this week
Volkswagen Chattanooga workers consider voting in UAW this week From left, Volkswagen Chattanooga assembly team member Isaac Meadows, 40, talks with body shop team member Angel Gomez, 40, at a community gathering in support of the UAW effort, at IBEW Local 175 in Chattanooga, TN, April 14, 2024. The Detroit News/Robin Buckson Robin Buckson, The Detroit News Signage in favor of the UAW is
Detroit NewsApr 15 2024
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Maine joins interstate popular vote compact
• Maine is joining an interstate compact to delegate its presidential electors to the winner of the national popular vote. • 16 states and Washington, D.C. have already joined the proposed pact. • "The person who wins the most votes should become the president," Democratic Gov. Janet Mills said. "To do otherwise seemingly runs counter to the democratic foundations of our country." Maine will
Fox News (Online News)Apr 17 2024
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Sweeping gun legislation awaits final votes as Maine lawmakers near adjournment
AUGUSTA, Maine — The Maine Legislature moved in fits and starts toward adjournment on Wednesday, with unfinished business including final votes on a series of gun safety bills that were introduced after the deadliest shooting in state history last fall. The Senate was awaiting an enactment vote on the governor’s gun safety proposals that would strengthen the state’s yellow flag law, boost
Washington PostApr 18 2024
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The World’s Biggest Election Is Set to Begin: India Votes
Each day, Bloomberg journalists take you across a selection of towns and cities as they gear up for the big vote. Hi, this is Dan Strumpf and I’m just back in New Delhi after a reporting trip to southern India. Coimbatore is a quiet industrial hub in Tamil Nadu state, but it has been focus of furious campaigning by Prime Minister Narendra Modi and opposition politicians ahead of the polls
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