“They don’t understand that the chaos is the point. While they strain to avoid a faux pas, they don’t even feel the dagger going in. They do not fight Silicon Valley. They do not fight for women. They have lost every important cultural battle and — if given over to their protection — we would lose America.”
Known as the “30 x 30 plan,” the directive is part of a United Nations Agenda 2030 land and sustainable development goal, which directs nations to conserve land and water to combat climate change. Biden refers to the policy as part of the United State’s acceptance of rejoining the Paris Agreement.
Vermont, Mississippi and Puerto Rico all saw enrollment fall by more than 5%, while Washington, New Mexico, Michigan, Kentucky and Maine lost between 4% and 5% of enrollment. The average 3% drop represents some 1.5 million students according to the preliminary report.
Texas Republican Gov. Greg Abbott’s special legislative session focuses the GOP-backed voting reforms, combatting critical race theory in schools and prohibiting transgender women from partaking in women’s sports.
Two Vermont cities have joined the short but growing list of jurisdictions that allow residents who are not U.S. citizens to vote in local elections.
Megan Tuttle says the plan will siphon limited money and resources from traditional public schools and force cities and towns to raise property taxes to make up for the loss of state funding. She said the union “remains open to all options regarding potential legal challenges.”
After major backlash from Republicans, the IRS said Wednesday it overturned a previous ruling that a Christian group did not qualify for tax-exempt status because of its Biblical values.
A coalition of 15 states agreed to a deal with drug maker Purdue Pharma, which could soon lead to a $4.5 billion settlement over the company’s role in the U.S. opioid epidemic.
Randi Weingarten swore to combat “culture warriors” who attempt to censor a realistic telling of the history of the U.S. “Let’s be clear: critical race theory is not taught in elementary schools or high schools. It’s a method of examination taught in law school and college,” she said.
“Biden pushing a vaccine that is not FDA approved shows Covid is a political tool used to control people,” Greene wrote Tuesday. “People have a choice, they don’t need your medical brown shirts showing up at their door ordering vaccinations.”
Biden has proposed several tax increases to fund his several trillion dollars in new spending, most of which has not yet passed through Congress. Those include taxing long-term capital gains as normal income for those making more than $1 million plus an increase in the top marginal tax rate from 37% to 39.6%.
There are 1,930 counties “protected by Second Amendment Sanctuary legislation at either the state or county level,” representing 61% of 3,141 counties and county equivalents in all 50 states and the District of Columbia.