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State senators advanced a bill Monday that would ban financial institutions from “debanking” or discriminating against people on the basis of their religious or conservative political beliefs.
State senators advanced a bill Monday that would ban financial institutions from “debanking” or discriminating against people on the basis of their religious or conservative political beliefs.
California Governor Gavin Newsom has vetoed a landmark bill that aimed to outlaw caste-based discrimination in the state. Newsom cites existing laws: On Saturday, Governor Newsom vetoed Senate Bill 403, a measure that would have made California the first state in the nation to explicitly recognize and prohibit caste-based discrimination within its civil rights code. In his veto message, Gov. Newsom deemed the bill "unnecessary," asserting that current laws in the state already encompass protections against caste discrimination.
Ethan Stucker, 16, was told by Spirit Lake school administrators to use the unisex bathroom in the teachers' lounge or face consequences.