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Arkansas becomes first U.S. state to approve anti-transgender law Muri Assunção A day after Arkansas Gov. Asa Hutchinson vetoed a bill banning gender-affirming care for transgender youth, both legislative chambers in the state voted to override the governor’s decision. The move makes Arkansas the first U.S. state to approve the “dangerous” anti-transgender bill, according to the Human Rights Campaign. On Monday, Hutchinson called House Bill 1570 a “vast government overreach,” NPR reported. The legislation would set “new standards of legislative interference with ...

(CBM) Watching your tax dollars, elected officials and legislation that affects you. To serve and protect California’s many communities is a daunting responsibility — from entry level jobs to the highest elected positions in public safety.  Therefore, qualifications to hold these positions are important considerations as those criteria could mean the difference between life and death. In the California Legislature, there are a few bills being proposed that aim to specify qualifications for those who take the oath to maintain public safety. One such bill is Senate Bill (SB) 271, also know...

Arkansas becomes first U.S. state to approve anti-transgender law Muri Assunção A day after Arkansas Gov. Asa Hutchinson vetoed a bill banning gender-affirming care for transgender youth, both legislative chambers in the state voted to override the governor’s decision. The move makes Arkansas the first U.S. state to approve the “dangerous” anti-transgender bill, according to the Human Rights Campaign. On Monday, Hutchinson called House Bill 1570 a “vast government overreach,” NPR reported. The legislation would set “new standards of legislative interference with ...

States Push Back on Biden’s Agenda 04/03/2021 at 3:44 PM Posted by Kevin Edward White New Bills on Conscience Rights, Women in Sports, and Abortion Restrictions WASHINGTON — Many states are pushing back strongly through legislation, in order to resist President Biden’s agenda regarding transgender policies, conscience rights and abortion. As the Biden administration backs measures like the Equality Act, which would require health-care workers and organizations to perform gender transitions and abortion procedures in spite of conscience-based objections, some states have introduced...

To embed, copy and paste the code into your website or blog: On February 25, 2021, the House Subcommittee on Investor Protection, Entrepreneurship, and Capital Markets held a hearing entitled, “Climate Change and Social Responsibility: Helping Corporate Boards and Investors Make Decisions for a Sustainable World.”  The hearing invited panelists, including James Andrus, an investment manager for the California Public Employees’ Retirement System (CalPERS), to discuss a variety of topics, including environmental, social, and governance (ESG) disclosures involving diversity, equity, and i...