The ANCA Western Region Board of Directors held a productive meeting with the junior United States Senator from California Alex Padilla on Wednesday to discuss a wide spectrum of Armenian-American policy priorities. Some of the issues discussed included the strict enforcement of Section 907 of the FREEDOM Support Act and deepening the U.S.-Armenia strategic partnership.
“As part of our mission of cultivating and maintaining productive working relations with elected officials across all levels of government, the ANCA-WR Board of Directors was pleased to hold an extensive meeting with a longstanding ally and supporter of our community Senator Alex Padilla,” remarked ANCA-WR Chair Nora Hovsepian, Esq. “Our relations with Senator Padilla go back many years and we are thankful for his continuous steadfast support on a wide range of issues of concern to our community.”
The ANCA Western Region Board of Directors held a productive meeting with the junior United States Senator from California Alex Padilla on Wednesday to discuss a wide spectrum of Armenian-American policy priorities
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I), a taxpayer seeks an injunction against the Secretary s allegedly unlawful expenditure of public funds to enforce the gender quota as an allegedly invalid classification in violation of the Equal Protection clause of the California Constitution.[12]
In June 2020, the superior court overruled the Secretary s demurrer and upheld the taxpayer plaintiff s statutory standing to challenge an allegedly illegal use of public funds.[13] The case is headed for trial in late 2021. The same plaintiff and law firm filed a nearly identical action,
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II, on the heels of the 2020 diversity mandate legislation.[14]
In both cases, the lead issue for trial will be whether the quota-like board mandates violate the California Constitution, which provides: The State shall not discriminate against, or grant preferential treatment to, any individual or group on the basis of race, sex, color, ethnicity, or national origin in the operation of public employment, public education, or pub
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Republicans and Democrats are at odds over a sweeping election bill that seeks to reform voting, campaign finance, and ethics laws.
The so-called For the People Act cleared the U.S. House last month with just one Democrat siding with unanimous GOP opposition.
Republican U.S. Rep. Rodney Davis said while Democrats claim the bill prevents voter suppression, that doesn t tell the whole story.
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Davis called the measure a Democratic power grab that reaches far beyond voting rights.
“This is not a For the People Act, as it s titled. This is not a voting rights bill. This is a For the Politicians Act, Davis said. This is the furthest thing from a voting rights bill that we can get to because, really, what this bill does that doesn t get a lot of reports about it is that it gives every single member of Congress the ability to get $7.2 million put into their own campaign accounts.”
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