Highlights new information and resources available on the DOJ’s website OAKLAND – California Attorney General Rob Bonta today issued four separate letters to remind local officials across the state of key legal protections under California law meant to uphold the civil rights of people with disabilities. In the letters, the […]
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Southwest Airlines sues Colorado officials over the state’s new sick leave law
Southwest Airlines is suing the Colorado Department of Labor and Employment in federal court, claiming the state’s new sick leave law “imposes a pervasive and comprehensive paid sick leave scheme on employers.” The airline claims it already provides generous paid sick leave to its employees and that Colorado’s sick leave […]
State Senate bill aimed at halting grants to local elections officials part of national GOP effort
A sparsely attended Minnesota Senate hearing last week featured allegations about election irregularities that have gotten more attention in other states — charges that Minnesota’s top election official called “a paranoid fantasy.” During the hearing, Sen. Mark Koran, R-North Branch, said that a national nonprofit that’s received funding from Facebook […]
States Want to Boost Protections for Threatened Local Election Officials
From her second-floor office window in Medford, Oregon, elections administrator Chris Walker vividly remembers reading the unsettling words painted in big white letters on the parking lot below in late November 2020: “Vote don’t work. Next time bullets.” Her heart sank, she recalls, wondering whether or when the threat would […]
Press Briefing by White House and HHS Public Health Officials, March 2, 2022
10:40 A.M. EST MR. ZIENTS: Good morning. And thanks for joining us today as we release President Biden’s National COVID-19 Preparedness Plan. Today, I’m joined by Secretary Becerra, Dr. Walensky, and Dr. Fauci. We’ll each deliver some remarks, and then open it up for questions. As President Biden said in […]
Federal And State Officials Collaborate On Marijuana Standardization Proposals At National Conference
Vermont Democratic and Progressive lawmakers filed a new bill this week to decriminalize drug possession—a policy they hope will serve as a harm reduction tool that can also help to address racial disparities in enforcement. Reps. Logan Nicoll (D) and Selene Colburn (P) introduced the legislation, which would make possession […]