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Law Firm Claims Wisconsin School District Violated State Law By Providing Students With ‘Sexually Explicit’ Books

Law Firm Claims Wisconsin School District Violated State Law By Providing Students With ‘Sexually Explicit’ Books

A public interest law firm claimed that a Wisconsin school district is violating state law by providing students with “sexually explicit” books, including one that teaches students how to use “sex apps.”  Daniel Lennington, deputy counsel for the Wisconsin Institute for Law & Liberty (WILL), sent a letter to Elmbrook School District’s superintendent claiming that the district does not have the…

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Pop-Up Clinic in California To Offer ‘Joints For Jabs’ Vaccination Incentive

Pop-Up Clinic in California To Offer ‘Joints For Jabs’ Vaccination Incentive

Residents of Long Beach, California, ages 21 and older who get inoculated at an upcoming pop-up clinic will receive a token redeemable for one pre-rolled marijuana joint “to encourage equitable distribution of the COVID vaccine,” organizers say. The incentive, called “Joints for Jabs LBC,” also aims to “promote safe practices for Long Beach residents to light up this Summer.” Long Beach is known…

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Public Pension Plans Need to Put a Year of Good Investment Returns In Perspective

Public Pension Plans Need to Put a Year of Good Investment Returns In Perspective

In the past few weeks, several state public pension plans have published headline-grabbing news of high investment returns. Colorado’s Public Employee Retirement Association, for example, posted an impressive 17.4 percent return for its latest fiscal year. Unfortunately, the pension plan still has $31 billion in debt and only has 63 cents for every dollar needed to pay for future benefits already…

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Surface Transportation News: Highways Splitting Neighborhoods, Replacing Fuel Taxes, a High-Speed Rail Proposal and More

Surface Transportation News: Highways Splitting Neighborhoods, Replacing Fuel Taxes, a High-Speed Rail Proposal and More

In this issue: What to Do About Highways That Split Neighborhoods Many transportation experts are concerned by congressional and U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) efforts to deem expressways that were built 50 years ago through low-income areas in cities as civil rights and environmental justice issues. The U.S. Department of Transportation has intervened in Texas DOT’s planned $7 billion…

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NY Democrats Move To Ban Chick-Fil-A From Rest Stops Over LGBT Views

NY Democrats Move To Ban Chick-Fil-A From Rest Stops Over LGBT Views

Democratic state legislators in New York are pushing to keep Chick-fil-A out of rest stops in the state because of what they claim are the fast food chain’s donations to anti-LGBT organizations. Democratic Assembly Member Harry Bronson, who represents the Rochester area, started an online petition to prevent Chick-fil-A from being included among the restaurants being added to rest stops along…

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Florida’s Social Media Law Is Unconstitutional

In May, Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis signed into law one of his signature pieces of legislation for 2021—a law to allegedly rein in what he described as big tech censorship. Florida Senate Bill 7072 bans social media platforms from cutting off political candidates’ posts to their platforms, changing how posts by or about a candidate are seen, or adding system comments to posts by a “journalistic…

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Bus Rapid Transit Provides Cost-Effective Mass Transit Options

Bus Rapid Transit Provides Cost-Effective Mass Transit Options

As COVID-19 vaccinations increase and more people return to activities and travel, mass transit ridership is recovering more slowly than other modes of transportation in the United States. At its low point of the pandemic, rail ridership—heavy-, light-, and commuter-rail—was down more than 90 percent and is now down 70 percent. Bus ridership was down more than 70 percent and is now down 30…

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English Soccer Players Subjected To Racist Abuse Online After Heartbreaking Loss To Italy

English Soccer Players Subjected To Racist Abuse Online After Heartbreaking Loss To Italy

England’s soccer team suffered a crushing loss on Sunday, falling to Italy on penalty kicks 3-2 in the Euro 2020 final. England was hoping for its first major international championship since the 1966 World Cup, but once again fell short.  After extra time, Italy and England were tied 1-1,  but Marcus Rashford, Jadon Sancho, and Bukaya Saka — who are black — missed their penalty kicks for…

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Governor Abbott: Democrats Who Fled Texas To Stop Democracy Will ‘Be Arrested’ Immediately Upon Return

Governor Abbott: Democrats Who Fled Texas To Stop Democracy Will ‘Be Arrested’ Immediately Upon Return

Texas Governor Greg Abbott told Fox News on Monday night that Democrats who fled the state to stop legitimate democratic processes from being carried out by the state’s legislature will “be arrested” the moment that they step foot back in the state and hauled to the state Capitol to do their jobs. More than 50 Democrats fled the state on private planes so there would not be enough legislators…

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 Video From Capitol Breach ‘Contradicts Public Narrative,’ Must Be Released, Lawyer Argues 

A lawyer representing a 61-year-old man indicted in relation to the January 6 U.S. Capitol breach has filed a memo requesting that the government release video she argues “contradicts public narrative” of the breach and adds vital context to her client’s actions. Attorney Marina Medvin, representing John Steven Anderson, is arguing that the video is crucial to her client’s case, as it “exposes…

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Pension Reform Newsletter: Landmark Reform in Texas, How Annuities Can Improve Retirement Offerings, and More

Pension Reform Newsletter: Landmark Reform in Texas, How Annuities Can Improve Retirement Offerings, and More

This newsletter from the Pension Integrity Project at Reason Foundation highlights articles, research, opinion, and other information related to public pension challenges and reform efforts across the nation. You can find previous editions here. In This Issue: Articles, Research & Spotlights  Texas Enacts Landmark Pension Reform These States Are Leading the Way on Pension Reform Annuities Can…

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MeWe CEO On Why Everyone Hates Facebook And Should Switch Now

MeWe CEO On Why Everyone Hates Facebook And Should Switch Now

MeWe, a social media platform founded in 2012, is beginning to gain steam amid Big Tech malfeasance. It prides itself as a competitor to Facebook. Mashable noted last year “it wants to be the alternative” to CEO Mark Zuckerberg’s platform. The platform operates on chats, groups, pages, and an event listing portion. Groups seem to be the driving force behind MeWe, as people can join conversations…

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Harris: ‘Almost Impossible’ For Rural Americans To Photocopy Their ID; Gov Gives Everything ‘We Need’

Harris: ‘Almost Impossible’ For Rural Americans To Photocopy Their ID; Gov Gives Everything ‘We Need’

Vice President Kamala Harris faced criticism over the weekend over remarks that she made during an interview with BET where she said that it was “almost impossible” for rural Americans to photocopy their IDs to prove who they are when it comes time to vote. The remarks from Harris come as numerous polls have found that the overwhelming majority of Americans support voter ID laws when it comes to…

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WATCH: ‘These People Were Wonderful’: Matt Damon Meets ‘Eye-Opening’ Oklahoma Culture

WATCH: ‘These People Were Wonderful’: Matt Damon Meets ‘Eye-Opening’ Oklahoma Culture

Speaking at the Cannes Film Festival after the opening of his new film “Stillwater,” actor Matt Damon revealed that traveling to Oklahoma and learning how the politically conservative “roughnecks” who work in the oil industry live was “eye-opening” for him. Damon stated, “Being invited into their homes, into a backyard barbecue, and the guitar comes out and somebody starts start singing church…

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Hollywood, Florida’s Pension Debt Problem

Hollywood, Florida’s Pension Debt Problem

The city of Hollywood, Florida’s most recent financial statement showed a negative net position of $400 million. This amounts to over $2,600 in red ink for each of its 151,000 residents. Hollywood’s financial challenges are primarily attributable to over $1 billion in pension and retiree health care debt. The three pension systems offered by the city of Hollywood, which provide benefits for…

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Mainstream Media Featured Avenatti 254 Times in One Year, With Half Of Appearances Coming From CNN Alone

Mainstream Media Featured Avenatti 254 Times in One Year, With Half Of Appearances Coming From CNN Alone

Michael Avenatti — the attorney who represented porn star Stormy Daniels in her case against President Donald Trump — was sentenced yesterday to thirty months in jail. Avenatti had attempted to extort $25 million from Nike. According to prosecutors, Avenatti “sought to enrich himself by weaponizing his public profile in an attempt to extort a publicly traded company out of tens of millions of…

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AOC Blames ‘Climate Change’ For Viral Video Of Woman Swimming In NYC Subway Sewage

AOC Blames ‘Climate Change’ For Viral Video Of Woman Swimming In NYC Subway Sewage

Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY) stated that “climate change” was the cause of recent flooding in New York City. Recently, a video of a woman climbing through a flooded New York City subway went viral on social media. The water had a dark brown color with various debris floating on its surface. Commenting on the video, Ocasio-Cortez touted the importance of combating climate change.  “The…