Musk Advocates Late Retirement: Praises France’s Bold Move In response to a tweet showing demonstrations in France against President Macron’s government pension reforms (without a vote in the National Assembly), Musk stated, “Macron is doing the difficult, but right thing. The retirement age of 62 was set when life spans were much shorter. It is […]
The front steps to the Evangelical Reformed United Church of Christ were adorned with orange ribbons on Saturday to support the group gathered in the basement for a roundtable discussion. Two of the women in the ERUCC community room said they lived through school shootings. Two others said they lost immediate family members to gun […]
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. – Many across the state are honoring National Gun Violence Month with ceremonies and social gatherings with people who were victims or lost loved ones to gun violence. Arkansas gun safety advocates and Little Rock moms hosted their annual event as well covering Little Rock’s Awareness Center in orange. Pine Bluff community […]
In Allegheny County, there have been 46 homicides since the beginning of the year. Overwhelming from gun violence that’s why today across the region advocates encouraged people to wear orange to honor the victims and put an end to the violence. “Enough is enough is enough. It’s time to wake up,” said Rosalyn Berry, a […]
Norfolk resident Sabrina Whaff acutely feels the effects of the city’s affordable housing crisis. Whaff, 55, works two jobs to be able to afford rent at her apartment off Lafayette Boulevard. Whaff said her neighborhood has issues with drugs and gun violence. She’s also dealing with flooding issues that bring stormwater to her front door. […]
Jun. 7—Advocates for New Mexico downwinders and former uranium miners minced no words this week about House leadership not holding a vote to extend a law that provides compensation to people sickened by Cold War-era nuclear testing and production. The Radiation Exposure Compensation Act was set to expire Friday. “Shame on Speaker Mike Johnson and […]
Jun. 5—Turnover among New Mexico’s child protective services workers outstrips the national average and is more than double the level considered optimal. Some kids in the custody of the New Mexico Children, Youth and Families Department are sleeping at agency offices — sometimes for weeks — because of a lack of other options. Advocates are […]
FRANKLIN, Tenn. (WKRN) — To kick off Pride Month, hundreds showed up to support the LGBTQ+ community at the fourth annual Franklin Pride event. During the event on Saturday, June 1, the Tennessee Equality Project (TEP) worked to raise awareness around several challenges currently facing students in our state. The TEP highlighted a report released […]
(Getty Images) Even before the fall of Roe v. Wade in 2022, abortion rights advocates were tired of dancing around the subject. Around that time, the group Women Have Options celebrated their 30th anniversary and, with partners in the LGBTQIA+ community and specific aims in mind, a new name was born: Abortion Fund of Ohio. […]
Wu’er Kaixi is still angry when he thinks about the June 4 tragedy that shocked the world 35 years ago, he told dpa during an interview in a tea house in Taichung, Taiwan, on a sunny day in May. The 56-year-old prominent Chinese exile was one of key figures leading tens of thousands of students […]
May 27—CONCORD — Election-reform advocates charge two bills that cleared the state Senate last week would disenfranchise thousands from registering and voting at the polls this fall because they lack proof of identity, age, domicile or citizenship. But Senate Election Laws and Municipal Affairs Chairman James Gray, R-Rochester, said it’s too easy for people to […]
SOUTH BEND — Sue Schneider drove three hours to visit one of the first kids she was assigned to help as a volunteer advocate for abused or neglected children. When Schneider got there, the young girl refused to speak with her. She shut the door in Schneider’s face. But their relationship through St. Joseph County’s […]