A Republican congressman has introduced a bill that would withdraw federal funding from government agencies that try to ban books. “Cancel culture is rapidly encroaching on American institutions—starting in our elementary schools,” Rep. John Joyce (R-Pa.) said in a press release on his proposed legislation dubbed the “Guarding Readers’ Independence and Choice Act,” or “GRINCH”…
Republican Congressman Introduces ‘GRINCH Act’ to to Combat Cancel Culture of Kids Books
Republican Congressman Introduces ‘GRINCH Act’ to Combat Cancel Culture of Kids Books
A Republican congressman has introduced a bill that would withdraw federal funding from government agencies that try to ban books. “Cancel culture is rapidly encroaching on American institutions—starting in our elementary schools,” Rep. John Joyce (R-Pa.) said in a press release on his proposed legislation dubbed the “Guarding Readers’ Independence and Choice Act,” or “GRINCH”…
GOP Sen. Thom Tillis Diagnosed With Cancer, Says It Was Detected ‘Early’
Sen. Thom Tillis (R-N.C.), who won his reelection campaign last year, said he was diagnosed with prostate cancer and will undergo surgery but said he is expected to fully recover. “I am blessed that my cancer was detected relatively early, and I can’t emphasize enough how important routine screenings are, regardless of how healthy you…
Top US Health Official Not Sure Herd Immunity Will be Reached in Coming Months
Dr. Francis Collins, director of the National Institutes of Health (NIH), has said he’s unsure whether herd immunity will be reached in the United States in the coming months. In an interview with The Hill, Collins said that achieving herd immunity will depend on whether people who are hesitant to receive the vaccine for COVID-19, the…
More Americans Experienced Anxiety, Depression During Pandemic: Survey
The percentage of adults with symptoms of anxiety or depression increased significantly during the COVID-19 pandemic, according to a survey conducted by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and the U.S. Census Bureau. The percentage with recent symptoms of either disorder increased from 36.4 percent to 41.5 percent, with the percentage reporting an unmet…
Appeals Court Rules for Professor in Transgender Pronoun Case
A federal appeals court on Friday reversed a lower court decision, ruling that an Ohio professor’s First Amendment rights may have been violated when his university tried forcing him to refer to a biological male student using female pronouns. A panel on the 6th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals said philosophy professor Nicholas Meriwether “has plausibly…
Arkansas Governor Signs Bill Protecting Conscience Rights for Health Care Providers
Arkansas Gov. Asa Hutchinson on Friday signed into law a bill that protects health care providers from discrimination if they refuse to provide medical services for religious or moral reasons. The bill, known as the Medical Ethics and Diversity Act, states that doctors and other health care workers have the right to not participate in a…
Tennessee Governor Signs Bill Banning Transgender Biological Males From Women’s Sports
Tennessee Gov. Bill Lee signed into law a bill that prevents transgender biological male students from participating in women’s and girls’ sports in middle and high schools. Lee completed the final step in the passage of the bill just one day after Arkansas’s governor signed a similar bill. This makes the Volunteer State the third state…
US Lawmakers Announce Bill to Cut Toxic Metals in Baby Food
WASHINGTON—A group of Democratic U.S. lawmakers presented legislation Thursday which will set new maximum levels of toxic heavy metals in baby food and require manufacturers to comply within one year. The bill will be formally introduced Friday. The Baby Food Safety Act of 2021 would set maximum levels of inorganic arsenic, lead, cadmium, and mercury…
No Surge in COVID Two Weeks After Mask Mandate Lifted in Texas
March 25, 2021
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After two weeks of lifting its mask mandate and allowing businesses to open at full capacity, Texas is not seeing a surge of new COVID-19 cases. Gov. Greg Abbott, a Republican, issued an executive order (pdf) that went into effect on March 10 to loosen COVID-19 restrictions. Although the government’s statewide mask mandate was lifted,…
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