Disney shareholders vote to keep DEI workplace survey participation
Disney shareholders have rejected the investors' suggestions. Human Rights Campaign Corporate Equality Indexassesses workplaces on lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and queer equality. Headed by CEO Bob Iger, Disney is one of the best employers to revise some of its diversity and inclusive practices as the Trump administration cracks down on diversity, equity, inclusion, or DEI […]
Maine trans athlete battle: Budget vote descends into debate over Libby censure
The Maine Legislature voted for the budget year after year on Thursday night, but the session was delayed by long-term debate over the inclusion of trans athletes and the blame of Republican Rep. Laurel Libby. Libby, who was criticized in a social media post in which Maine's Democratic majority and speaker Ryan Fecto identified minor […]
New York’s top court strikes down law allowing non-citizens to vote
The state's Supreme Court of Appeals, the New York Court of Appeals, blocked the law Thursday and allowed non-citizens to vote in local elections. A former New York City Council member responded to the verdict, saying it should be an “open and closed case” and that the law is “embarrassing.” In a court filing by […]
Fort Myers councilwoman defends vote that prevented enhanced partnership with ICE
Fort Myers, Florida. – It was a packed room after she was one of the most recent votes that prevented the city from moving forward with the 287(g) program at the Chapter 6 meeting of Part 6 on Wednesday, and gave her greater cooperation with US immigration and customs enforcement. The 3-3 votes at Monday's […]
Florida city council members tear up at vote over ICE partnering with local officers
Some Fort Myers City Council members were in tears Monday in a vote on a memorandum of understanding between U.S. immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) and local police. Florida City Council met to discuss contract To receive training and authority for city law enforcement to act as ice agents to detain and arrest illegal immigrants, […]
Pelosi jabs Schumer over vote to avoid government shutdown
Former House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif) took a shot last week to Senate minority Chuck Schumer (D-NY) on Tuesday to avoid government shutdowns in order to avoid the government's shutdown in response to a controversial vote with Republicans. Pelosi declared at a news conference in San Francisco that he is confident in Schumer's ability to […]
Can religion REALLY predict your VOTE?
Questions about whether America is still a religious country have been circulating for years, and political science professor Ryan Berge believes he may have some answers. Bearge shared in a general social survey that between 1988 and 2022, the share of Americans who “definitely believe in God” was removed across all political ideologies, but more […]
Schumer postpones book tour amid progressive revolt over shutdown vote
Senate minority leader Chuck Schumer has been scrapping book tour events as progressive fumes on his maneuver to avoid government shutdown last week, sources told the Post. Sources said Schumer was denounced “security concerns.” Schumer, 74, had scheduled events in Baltimore, Washington, DC, Philadelphia and New York City to promote his upcoming Tome “American Anti-Semitism: […]
‘Never Again Vote for Gavin Newsom for Anything’
Comedian Paul F. Tompkins, mostly known Bojack Horseman and Comedy Bang BangCalifornia Governor Gavin Newsom fell into after playing against men in women's sports. Earlier this month, Newsom, a potential presidential candidate in 2028, held Turning Point USA co-founder Charlie Kirk on the show, saying that men who compete in women's sports are unfair to […]
European markets rise ahead of German debt reform vote; QinetiQ down 22% – CNBC
Qinetiq plummets after renewal trading British defense company stocks Qinetiq It fell to the bottom of a Stoxx 600 on Monday morning, dropping 18.4% in London time by 8:46am. It came after work Revised downwards The revenue outlook for the year ending March 31 says it expects organic revenue growth to be around 2% this […]