Author: Sydney Robinson

Bucking Trumpcare Plans, Oregon Passes Progressive Reproductive Health Legislation

Bucking Trumpcare Plans, Oregon Passes Progressive Reproductive Health Legislation

Posted by | Jul 11, 2017 | , , , |

While many across the nation wait to see if they will be faced with a loss of insurance in response to the Republican healthcare bill, states like Oregon are taking the offense and passing their own protective legislation. Last week, Oregon responded to continued attacks on American healthcare by passing an incredibly progressive piece of legislation targeted at protecting women’s reproductive rights. The Reproductive Health Equity Act is incredibly wide-reaching, requiring insurance providers in the state to cover reproductive health services like abortion and contraception, as well as natal care (pre and post). In addition, the law requires insurance...

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Trump Being Sued For Blocking Americans on Twitter

Trump Being Sued For Blocking Americans on Twitter

Posted by | Jul 11, 2017 | , |

In an effort to prove that Donald Trump’s choice to block fellow Twitter users is unconstitutional, the Knight First Amendment Institute is suing the president.  Earlier this year, President Trump made waves online when a slew of Twitter users discovered that they had been blocked from interacting with or seeing any tweets from the president. The suit is seeking to have those blocked by the president allowed access to his Twitter account once more in the interest of constitutionality and transparency. Besides the Knight Institute as a plaintiff, the lawsuit features a number of Trump’s blocked victims including Rebecca...

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Donald Trump Jr. Incriminates Himself by Confirming Reports of Meeting with Russian Agents

Donald Trump Jr. Incriminates Himself by Confirming Reports of Meeting with Russian Agents

Posted by | Jul 11, 2017 | , |

When it comes to Russia and the Trumps, corruption is a family thing. Over the weekend, the New York Times reported that Donald Trump Jr., President Trump’s eldest son, had met with a lawyer connected to the Kremlin. According to the report, the meeting was attended by Jr., Paul Manafort, and Trump’s son-in-law Jared Kushner. A later report confirmed the reason for the meeting: Don Jr., had been promised damaging intel that might help his father defeat Hillary Clinton. Considering the suspected government connection of the informant, what Trump Jr. engaged in seems highly illegal. What’s more, reports say...

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Republican Lawmakers Seek to Steal Minimum Wage Increases From Workers

Republican Lawmakers Seek to Steal Minimum Wage Increases From Workers

Posted by | Jul 10, 2017 | , |

In St. Louis this year, minimum wage workers have celebrated a boost in their earnings thanks to a law passed in the city which required employers to boost their lowest paid employees from $8.30 an hour to $10. That boost to minimum wage went into effect two months ago, and has given welcome relief to the poorest in the city. Unfortunately, Republicans in the rest of Missouri are seeking to return the boosted wages in St. Louis to their previous number, effectively stealing money from minimum wage workers in the state.  Republicans are seeking to achieve this by passing...

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States Suing Pruitt’s EPA For Siding With Dow Chemical Against Childrens’ Health

States Suing Pruitt’s EPA For Siding With Dow Chemical Against Childrens’ Health

Posted by | Jul 10, 2017 | , |

A handful of states have filed paperwork to sue the Environmental Protections Agency for a recent decision not to ban a harmful chemical in order to please corporation Dow Chemical. The lawsuit is in response to a March decision made by the EPA and its leader Scott Pruitt to allow the continued use of pesticide chlorpyrifos in agricultural capacity, despite earlier rulings from the Obama administration that it should be outright banned. From Mother Jones: “According to the Associated Press, the lawsuit is spearheaded by New York’s Attorney General Eric Schneiderman; Massachusetts, Maryland, Vermont, Washington, and the District of...

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