Exposing unacceptable barriers to disability services in Oklahoma The disability status report conducted by Cornell University showed the prevalence of disability in Oklahoma was a staggering 16.1% of individuals of all ages, which means that out of 3,880,800 individuals, 625,800 are affected. It’s inconceivable that the process of obtaining federal disability benefits and services in […]
Morehouse College faculty voted on Thursday to confer an honorary doctorate on Joe Biden during its upcoming graduation ceremony on Sunday, for which he plans to deliver the commencement address. The vote to confer the honorary doctorate was a 50-38 decision, with about a dozen faculty members abstaining ahead of the planned visit, which has […]
By Patricia Zengerle WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The Republican-led U.S. House of Representatives passed a bill on Thursday that would force President Joe Biden to send weapons to Israel, seeking to rebuke the Democrat for delaying bomb shipments as he urges Israel to do more to protect civilians during its war with Hamas. The Israel Security […]
CONCORD — New Hampshire’s state Senate voted Wednesday to ban transgender girls from competing on girls sports teams. House Bill 1205 would bar New Hampshire students in grades 5 through 12 from playing on school sports teams that align with their gender identity. Having now passed both chambers, the bill will next head to Republican Gov. Chris Sununu. […]
(Bloomberg) — Each day, Bloomberg journalists take you across a selection of towns and cities as they gear up for the big vote. Most Read from Bloomberg Hello, this is Anirban Nag, and I head Bloomberg’s Mumbai Bureau. India’s financial capital where some of the country’s richest, including Mukesh Ambani, are registered voters is infamous […]
(Bloomberg) — Each day, Bloomberg journalists take you across a selection of towns and cities as they gear up for the big vote. Most Read from Bloomberg Hello, this is Satviki Sanjay, a reporter covering the consumer and healthcare sectors from Mumbai. My family hails from Hazaribagh, which means thousand gardens, a mining district in […]
The session showcased the deep partisan divide, with debate lasting over three hours and becoming increasingly intense when Republicans sought to end discussion and Democrats protested the move. (Baylor Spears | Wisconsin Examiner) During a heated floor session Tuesday, the Wisconsin Senate voted to override nine vetoes issued by Gov. Tony Evers, including a divisive […]
Helldivers 2 players have been asked to share their feelings about the latest Warbond, and with 21,000 votes cast, it’s not proving particularly popular. Earlier today, Helldivers 2 community manager Baskinator shared a poll in the game’s official Discord channel. That poll asked players “What do you think of Polar Patriots so far?” The icy-themed […]
Greg Gutfeld has 787 million reasons for not baselessly accusing Democrats of election fraud in the upcoming election. That’s the amount of dollars his company, Fox News, was ordered to pay in a lawsuit for peddling lies about the 2020 results. (Watch the video below.) Still, the commentator on Monday analyzed former President Donald Trump’s […]
BRUSSELS (AP) — European Union nations endorsed sweeping reforms to the bloc’s failed asylum system on Tuesday as campaigning for Europe-wide elections next month gathers pace, with migration expected to be an important issue. EU government ministers approved 10 legislative parts of The New Pact on Migration and Asylum. It lays out rules for the […]
Reality Check is a Star series holding those with power to account and shining a light on their decisions. Have a suggestion for a future story? Email our journalists at RealityCheck@kcstar.com. As Kansas Gov. Laura Kelly prepares to veto the Legislature’s latest package of tax cuts, top Republicans have repeatedly attacked the Democratic chief executive. […]
MERRIAM, Kan. — Merriam City Council voted 6-2 Monday night to allow only American flags to fly at the city’s “Flags 4 Freedom” event around the Independence Day holiday beginning this year. The event was started in 2006 in response to the September 11th attacks by volunteers and was called Healing Fields. Original organizers said […]