AvatarJo Munceflipped into Assault On Personal Choice18 hours agoAbortions to resume in Missouri after a judge blocks restrictionsAssociated Press - By SUMMER BALLENTINE and HALLIE GOLDENCOLUMBIA, Mo. (AP) — Abortions are set to resume in Missouri after a judge blocked regulations that had restricted providers even after voters approved enshrining abortion rights into the state’s constitution. Friday’s ruling came after a Kansas City judge ruled last year that abortions were now …
AvatarJo Munceflipped into TERM 29 hours agoTrump officials signal potential changes at NOAA, the weather and climate agencyverified_publisherNPR - Alejandra Borunda , Michael Copley , Hansi Lo WangFederal workers at the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration are on high alert as they monitor signs of a potential Trump administration overhaul of one of the government's main scientific agencies. Many employees are bracing for potential staff cuts, as well as slashes to the funding that …
AvatarJo Munceflipped into TERM 21 day agoTrump, Musk escalate purge as thousands fired across federal workforceverified_publisherUSA TODAY - Joey GarrisonWASHINGTON – Thousands of recently hired federal workers were fired Thursday and Friday as President Donald Trump and top White House official Elon Musk escalated efforts to purge the federal workforce. The cuts targeted probationary workers across all departments. Federal employees in probationary …
AvatarJo Munceflipped into TERM 214 hours agoFederal judge hands Musk’s DOGE a win on data access at 3 agenciesABC News - Peter CharalambousA judge says DOGE is legally defined as an "agency." Elon Musk's Department of Government Efficiency can continue to access sensitive records from at …
AvatarJo Munceflipped into DEI23 hours agoMissouri sues Starbucks over its diversity programsverified_publisherFast Company - BY Sarah BregelA new lawsuit from Missouri Attorney General Andrew Bailey accuses Starbucks of using diversity programs to discriminate based on race and gender. The fight over businesses’ diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) programs is heading to the courtroom. This week, a lawsuit was filed against coffee …
AvatarJo Munceflipped into Trans18 hours agoOutside Stonewall, Trans People Won’t Be ErasedHuffPost - Matt Shuham“We know what Stonewall was. And we're here to protect that history." Hundreds of LGBTQ+ New Yorkers and their allies gathered outside the Stonewall Inn on Friday to manifest physically what the Trump administration has sought to erase in government records: that transgender and queer people have …