Biden Administration Releases Revised Title IX Rules The new regulations extended legal protections to L.G.B.T.Q. students and rolled back several policies set under the Trump administration. 04/18/2024 - 10:00 pm | View Link
Mich. Democrats spar over LGBTQ-inclusive hate crimes law Twenty-two states, D.C., Puerto Rico, and the U.S. Virgin Islands have passed LGBTQ-inclusive hate crime laws. Another 11 states have hate crime laws that include protections for “sexual orientation” ... 04/18/2024 - 8:48 am | View Link
Federal appeals court rules in favor of transgender girl affected by West Virginia sports ban A federal appeals court ruled in favor of a transgender teenager who sued West Virginia over the state's law barring trans athletes from competing on girls' and women's sports teams in public schools ... 04/18/2024 - 4:32 am | View Link
Alaska Airlines experiences hourlong ground stoppage over software issue Alaska Airlines flights around the country were grounded for about an hour Wednesday morning because of software issues, the company said. 04/17/2024 - 7:23 am | View Link
Whistleblowers tell Senate committees: Boeing officials hurried production, hid safety dangers Boeing is producing unsafe aircraft and hiding the extent of dangers, a pair of whistleblowers told separate Senate committees Wednesday. 04/17/2024 - 2:38 am | View Link
Parody Project just came out with this parody of Cat's In The Cradle to talk about Trump's dysfunctions and narcissism. But what do you expect from a guy who's heroes include Vladimir Putin and Kim Jong Un?
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“As he walked into court for the first day of his first criminal prosecution, Donald Trump hoped to make clear that it was the system, not him, that was really on trial,” the Wall Street Journal reports.
Said Trump: “This is an assault on America. This is political persecution, this is a persecution like never before.
Criminal defense attorney Stacey Schneider says that former President Donald Trump was "rattled" following a Sandoval hearing in the New York hush money trial where he heard a recounting of his criminal history.
Gov. Jared Polis signed “for-cause” eviction protections into law Friday, making Colorado the sixth U. S. state to enact the policy that’s aimed at blunting displacement of vulnerable tenants.
The law, passed by the legislature late last month, effectively gives tenants a right of first refusal to renew their leases. That protection, supporters say, will insulate renters from discriminatory or retaliatory nonrenewals from landlords, who may want to rid themselves of a tenant who complained about an apartment’s condition.
“This is the right thing to do,” said Democratic Rep.