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Congressman Don Young Helps Introduce Landmark Cannabis Legalization Legislation

By Zack Brown | Office of Representative Young on Nov 17, 2021   Featured, Politics, State  

Congressman Don Young Helps Introduce Landmark Cannabis Legalization Legislation

WASHINGTON, D.C. – This week, Alaska Congressman Don Young, Co-Chair of the Congressional Cannabis Caucus, helped introduce the States Reform Act — legislation to protect state-legal cannabis policies by ending federal marijuana prohibition. Congressman Young is joined on this legislation by Congresswoman Nancy Mace (R-SC), Congressman Tom McClintock (R-CA), Congressman Peter Meijer (R-MI), and Congressman Brian Mast (R-FL). “I am a […]

After Decades of Raking in Corporate Cash, McConnell Tells CEOs Mildly Defending Voting Rights to ‘Stay Out of Politics’

By Jake Johnson | Common Dreams on Apr 6, 2021   Featured, National, National/World, Politics  

After Decades of Raking in Corporate Cash, McConnell Tells CEOs Mildly Defending Voting Rights to ‘Stay Out of Politics’

“I have a feeling he thinks advocating for fair access to the ballot box is the only political act CEOs shouldn’t be engaged in,” said Congresswoman Ilhan Omar. After spending much of his decades-long career raking in corporate cash and combating efforts to limit money in politics, Republican Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell on Monday suddenly claimed to be […]

‘Forced Sterilization Is Genocide’: Rights Groups Condemn ICE Amid Whistleblower’s Allegations of Unwarranted Hysterectomies

By Lisa Newcomb | Common Dreams on Sep 15, 2020   Featured, Health, National, National/World  

‘Forced Sterilization Is Genocide’: Rights Groups Condemn ICE Amid Whistleblower’s Allegations of Unwarranted Hysterectomies

  The complaint alleges numerous health and safety violations in regards to Covid-19 in addition a disturbing number of procedures performed on detained women Human rights advocates sounded alarms Monday following a whistleblower complaint that alleges an alarming number of hysterectomies were performed on detainees at an Immigration and Customs Enforcement facility in Georgia. The […]

Respect Alaska Tribes Rights on the Tongass Question

By Richard J. Peterson | CCTHITA on Oct 16, 2019   Op/Ed and the Editor  

Respect Alaska Tribes Rights on the Tongass Question

The Central Council Tlingit and Haida Constitution declares as our peoples’ inherent right that our tribal government, “Protect, preserve and enhance Tlingit ‘Haa Aani’ and Haida ‘Íitl’ tlagáay’, our way of life, its ecosystems and resources, including the right to clean water and access to native foods and traditional practices through our inherent rights to […]

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