Tag: Policies & Impacts

[PREMIERING NOW] Conservative Crusade Against Wokeism Is Working

June 1, 2023
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The conservative crusade against wokeism appears to be working. Bud Light sales are down close to 30 percent from last year after parent company Anheuser-Busch linked up with trans influencer Dylan Mulvaney. Target has lost an estimated $12.7 billion in market share amid boycotts of its trans clothing lines and controversy of partnering with an…

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Conservative Crusade Against Wokeism Is Working

June 1, 2023
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The conservative crusade against wokeism appears to be working. Bud Light sales are down close to 30 percent from last year after parent company Anheuser-Busch linked up with trans influencer Dylan Mulvaney. Target has lost an estimated $12.7 billion in market share amid boycotts of its trans clothing lines and controversy of partnering with an…

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Supreme Court Reverses Ruling Against Slack Technologies Over Direct Listing

June 1, 2023
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The Supreme Court ruled in favor of a Big Tech company on June 1, issuing a unanimous ruling that limits the power of shareholders to sue over misleading statements made by companies when selling shares in a direct listing. Justice Neil Gorsuch wrote the court’s unanimous opinion (pdf) in Slack Technologies v. Pirani (court file…

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IN-DEPTH: Deep Divide in Florida School District Over Recent LGBT-Related Incidents

June 1, 2023
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In the aftermath of two incidents at two separate schools in Hernando County, Florida, regarding LGBT issues, the divide between advocates and critics has deepened and tensions between both sides have become more heated. The most recent incident involves fifth grade teacher Jenna Barbee, a first time teacher at Winding Waters K–8. On May 3, Barbee showed the…

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California Lawmakers Pass Bill to Ban Autonomous Trucks

June 1, 2023
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California lawmakers voted Wednesday to pass a bill that would ban autonomous trucks from operating without a driver, requiring a safety driver to always be present. The bill will now head to Gov. Gavin Newsom for his signature. The Teamsters and other labor groups support the measure. They claim driverless trucks would eliminate thousands of good-paying jobs for human…

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[PREMIERING 7:00PM ET] Conservative Crusade Against Wokeism Is Working

June 1, 2023
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The conservative crusade against wokeism appears to be working. Bud Light sales are down close to 30 percent from last year after parent company Anheuser-Busch linked up with trans influencer Dylan Mulvaney. Target has lost an estimated $12.7 billion in market share amid boycotts of its trans clothing lines and controversy of partnering with an…

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Anti-ESG Arguments Sway Some at Environmental Conference

June 1, 2023
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The general consensus at The Economist’s “Sustainability Week” meeting in Washington wasn’t hard to miss: environmental problems pose an existential threat that the market and the government can partner to thwart. That perspective, which can be heard in elite technocratic circles from New York City to Brussels, came across strongly in one early question from…

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Senate Overturns Biden’s Student Loan Cancellation Plan, Setting Up Veto

June 1, 2023
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The U.S. Senate voted to overturn President Joe Biden’s student debt transfer program on June 1, rebuking his efforts to bypass Congress and cancel the debt of certain student loan recipients. The chamber passed the joint resolution of disapproval in a 52–46 vote with the help of Independent Sen. Kyrsten Sinema of Arizona and Democratic…

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Supreme Court Sides With Whistleblowers in Pharmacy Fraud Lawsuits

June 1, 2023
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In a unanimous ruling on June 1, the Supreme Court revived whistleblower lawsuits against pharmacy operators SuperValu and Safeway for allegedly overcharging the government by filing false Medicare and Medicaid reimbursement claims for prescription drugs they sold. The case was considered important because it concerns the federal False Claims Act (FCA), which is a key tool for…

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One Supreme Court Justice Dissents in Key Union Case

June 1, 2023
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Supreme Court Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson was the lone dissenter in an 8–1 ruling that ruled in favor of a concrete company that sought to revive a lawsuit against one of the largest unions in the United States. Thursday’s decision, authored by Justice Amy Coney Barrett, allows (pdf) a Washington state-based firm, Glacier Northwest, can…

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