Two Teachers In New York Fired After Noose Images Displayed In Classroom

(CHARLESTON, W. Va.) — West Virginia and North Carolina’s refusal to cover certain health care for transgender people with government-sponsored insurance is discriminatory, a federal appeals court ruled Monday in a case likely headed to the U. S. Supreme Court. The Richmond-based 4th U. S. Circuit Court of Appeals ruled 8-6 in the case involving coverage of gender-affirming care by North Carolina’s state employee health plan and the coverage of gender-affirming surgery by West Virginia Medicaid. [time-brightcove not-tgx=”true”] “The coverage exclusions facially discriminate on the basis of sex and gender identity, and are not substantially related to an important government interest,” Judge Roger Gregory, first appointed by former President Bill Clinton and re-appointed by former President George W.

(SHERIDAN, Ind.) — U. S. Rep. Victoria Spartz, the first and only Ukrainian-born member of Congress, emerged early on as a natural advocate for supporting her native country in its war with Russia. But when $61 billion in additional support for the war effort came up for a vote in the House recently, she voted against it. [time-brightcove not-tgx=”true”] Instead she has called for better oversight of U.

Colorado lawmakers are racing against the calendar — or, depending on one’s outlook — wielding time like a weapon against disfavored policies — to finish their business for the 2024 regular session of the General Assembly. The legislature must adjourn by the end of the day on May 8, giving them 10 final days.

There are now just 10 days left in the 2024 Colorado legislative session. With a number of hefty bills still in the legislative pipeline, that means 10 days of long nights, voting marathons and hectic scrambling lie ahead of us. Or, to paraphrase how one senator put it to The Denver Post last week: Go outside, touch grass, and kiss your families goodbye for a little while. The bulk of Gov.

Look who's doubling down after most sane people reacted in horror to what she did. As we discussed here, South Dakota's Governor Kristi Noem basically bragged about shooting a 14-month-old wirehair pointer in her soon to be released book, and rather than admit that what she wrote comes across as pretty cruel and heartless, to put it mildly, she's on the defensive. In her latest statement, Kristi Noem continues to blame the murder victim for his death.

Charlotte Pastor Loran Livingston blasted Trump and his mockery of the Bible. When you don’t read and pray. You, you say, “Wow, there’s a Bible out now that includes the Constitution and the Bill of rights! Isn’t that wonderful?”. No, no. It’s disgusting! It’s blasphemous! It’s a ploy! Are you kidding me?