Tag: Policies & Impacts

Fired Teachers Who Refused COVID Vaccine to Get Full Reinstatement and Back Pay

May 14, 2023
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Three Rhode Island teachers who were fired for refusing the COVID-19 vaccine have been offered their jobs back with full back pay after reaching a settlement with the school district. Teachers Stephanie Hines, Brittany DiOrio, and Kerri Thurber were terminated from their positions in Barrington Public Schools after they had requested a religious exemption after the…

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LIVE 5/15 10AM ET Q&A: New Twitter CEO’s Background Is Causing Major Controversy

May 14, 2023
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Join us for this recap and live Q&A with Joshua Philipp on the previous episode of Crossroads Tonight! – Twitter users are mourning the death of the platform: The hashtag #RipTwitter was trending this afternoon. And the feed was filled with posts and videos about Elon Musk’s newly appointed CEO, Linda Yaccarino. Yaccarino was the…

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Orange County Sues After NYC Sends Illegal Immigrants to Upstate Hotel

May 13, 2023
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Orange County took New York City to court a day after the city’s Mayor Eric Adams bused dozens of illegal immigrants to a Newburgh hotel. The lawsuit filed on May 12 argues that Adams has no legal authority to run a temporary shelter in the county; it demands the court immediately reverse the transfers and…

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‘We’re Preparing to Restart Repayment’: Education Secretary on Federal Student Loans

May 13, 2023
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Secretary of Education Miguel Cardona revealed during a recent hearing that the Biden administration is preparing to restart the payment of federal student loan debt that was paused amid the COVID-19 pandemic. During a May 11 hearing of the Senate Committee on Appropriations, Sen. Katie Britt (R-Ala.) cited remarks by White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre…

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Congress Should Not Get Paid Unless Debt Ceiling Increased: Virginia Democrat Lawmaker

May 13, 2023
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Members of U.S. Congress should not get paid unless the debt limit crisis has been raised, said Rep. Abigail Spanberger (D-Va.), as the Democratic end of the aisle remains resolute in their stance of non-compromise while GOP lawmakers are firm in their requirement for responsible fiscal spending. “As we quickly approach a default, Congress is…

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Congressman Wants Federal Medical Discrimination Law to Protect Against COVID Vaccine Mandates

May 12, 2023
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A Georgia congressman is hoping to introduce a federal vaccination bill to end what he calls outrageously unethical decisions by hospitals denying transplant patients life-saving organs because they don’t believe in the COVID-19 vaccines. Rep. Richard McCormick (R-Ga.), who is also a medical doctor known for supporting natural immunity over the experimental jab, told The…

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California Deficit Expands to $31.5 Billion, Newsom Proposes Broad Spending Cuts in Revised Budget

May 12, 2023
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California Gov. Gavin Newsom announced proposed revisions to the state’s 2023–24 fiscal budget on May 12 during a press conference at the state Capitol, with an additional $9 billion deficit added to prior estimates. Uncertainty was a key talking point during the governor’s remarks, with inflation, rising interest rates, financial market jitters, and delayed tax…

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‘They’re Still Killing People’: Man Defends Right to Speak for Unborn Babies

May 12, 2023
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Just weeks after the Supreme Court struck down Roe v. Wade last June, Calvin Zastrow, A pro-life sidewalk preacher, walked on the public sidewalk in front of an abortion facility in Grand Rapids, Michigan. He was one of about 40 people there the morning of July 13, 2022, and, as Zastrow paced back and forth…

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‘Congestion Pricing’ To Toll Drivers Moves Closer to Reality In New York

May 12, 2023
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New York City may start charging drivers traveling below Midtown Manhattan extra fees for congestion as early as April 2024. After years of heated debate, the NYC congestion pricing plan is expected to get final approval from the federal government next month. Urban commuter fees have been a pet project for environmentalists, urban planners and…

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[ATL:NOW] Texican Standoff: Border Surge Paused at Rio Grande by Texas Law Enforcement After Title 42 Ends—Todd Bensman

May 12, 2023
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Reporter Todd Bensman is one of the few journalists at America’s southern border in Texas, covering the mass migration crisis that has worsened since the lifting of Title 42—a Trump-era policy allowing U.S. authorities to swiftly expel illegal immigrants. “You cannot find a single Border Patrol agent anywhere in sight. They are pulled off of…

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