GOP lawmaker David Stringer criticized for saying “there aren’t enough white kids to go around”

GOP lawmaker David Stringer criticized for saying “there aren’t enough white kids to go around”

GOP lawmaker David Stringer criticized for saying “there aren’t enough white kids to go around”

Video shows Rep. David Stringer saying “immigration today represents an existential threat to the United States”

Source: www.cbsnews.com/news/arizona-lawmaker-rep-david-stringer-criticized-for-race-immigration-comments/

Adam Putnam’s office stopped concealed weapons background checks for a year because it couldn’t log in

Adam Putnam’s office stopped concealed weapons background checks for a year because it couldn’t log in

Adam Putnam’s office stopped concealed weapons background checks for a year because it couldn’t log in

For more than a year, the state of Florida failed to conduct national background checks on tens of thousands of applications for concealed weapons permits, potentially allowing drug addicts or people with a mental illness to carry firearms in public.

Source: www.tampabay.com/florida-politics/buzz/2018/06/08/adam-putnams-office-stopped-concealed-weapons-background-checks-for-a-year-because-it-couldnt-log-in/

Has teacher quality declined over time?

Has teacher quality declined over time?

Has teacher quality declined over time?

One of the common assumptions lurking in the background of our education debates is that “quality” of the teaching workforce has declined a great deal over the past few decades. Has it really?

Source: www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/answer-sheet/post/has-teacher-quality-declined-over-time/2011/11/30/gIQAR28TEO_blog.html?noredirect=on

Trump Admin Poised To Give Rural Whites A Carve-Out On Medicaid Work Rules

Trump Admin Poised To Give Rural Whites A Carve-Out On Medicaid Work Rules

Trump Admin Poised To Give Rural Whites A Carve-Out On Medicaid Work Rules

As the Trump administration moves aggressively to allow more states to impose mandatory work requirements on their Medicaid programs, several…

Source: talkingpointsmemo.com/dc/trump-admin-poised-to-give-rural-whites-a-carve-out-on-medicaid-work-rules

Answering Critics, Avenatti Says Slaying Goliaths Is His Business Model

Answering Critics, Avenatti Says Slaying Goliaths Is His Business Model | New York Law Journal

Answering Critics, Avenatti Says Slaying Goliaths Is His Business Model | New York Law Journal

The California-based commercial litigation attorney and his own practice have racked up over $1 billion in verdicts in cases against some of the biggest companies and law firms out there. I stand by the legal work we’ve done and the results we’ve attained he said.

Source: www.law.com/newyorklawjournal/2018/05/14/answering-critics-avenatti-says-slaying-goliaths-is-his-business-model/

Surest Way to Face Marijuana Charges in New York: Be Black or Hispanic

Surest Way to Face Marijuana Charges in New York: Be Black or Hispanic

Surest Way to Face Marijuana Charges in New York: Be Black or Hispanic

The police explanation that more black and Hispanic people are arrested on marijuana charges because complaints are high in their neighborhoods doesn’t hold up to scrutiny.

Source: www.nytimes.com/2018/05/13/nyregion/marijuana-arrests-nyc-race.html

Ten actions that hurt workers during Trump’s first year: How Trump and Congress further rigged the economy in favor of the wealthy

Ten actions that hurt workers during Trump’s first year: How Trump and Congress further rigged the economy in favor of the wealthy

Ten actions that hurt workers during Trump’s first year: How Trump and Congress further rigged the economy in favor of the wealthy

The tax cut law that President Trump boasts will make his wealthy friends “a lot richer” is just the latest in a series of betrayals of working people by the administration and Congress since Trump took the oath of office on January 20, 2017.

Source: www.epi.org/publication/ten-actions-that-hurt-workers-during-trumps-first-year/