From our Newsletter 📩: California’s Moratorium on the Death Penalty: A Bellwether for the Rest of the Nation? In their article in the Atlantic, Carol S. Steiker and Jordan M. Steiker are optimistic about the staying power of California Governor Gavin Newsom’s moratorium on the death penalty. Although the California Supreme Court had outlawed the…
From this week's newsletter 📩 : In a 5-4 decision this week, the Supreme Court ruled against a group of immigrants – who were mostly green card holders – in a case about the government’s power to detain them after they’ve committed a crime but finished their sentences. According to immigration law, the government should…
What do you think of this scandal and the inequality in higher education? 💰📚 The recent college admissions scandal in which wealthy parents spent millions of dollars, bribing college consultants to falsify test scores for their children and athletic coaches to accept them for college teams (even if they’d never played that sport) dramatizes the…
🔎 No matter your political party, we can all agree that the public should be able to read Robert Mueller’s report. We demand transparency in our government. AG Barr must make Mueller’s FULL findings public. Call your senators now to demand full transparency: 844-257-6364 #ReleaseTheReport Mueller Delivers Report on Russia Investigation to Attorney General Now…
📚 DeVos on Tuesday will be defending Trump’s budget request, in which the White House proposed to cut the Education Department’s funding by $8.5 billion — or about 12 percent — from what it received in fiscal 2019. The budget proposal “would allow $5 billion in federal tax credits for donations to organizations that provide…
An MSNBC report on March 17 illuminates targeting of Americans at the border. "Threatened with arrest and asked about their political beliefs, journalists, activists, and lawyers on a federal list are detained and questioned at the border based on their work with asylum seekers." Watch the video here ➡️ https://on.msnbc.com/2Toc9yA More Americans stopped for questioning…
This is a great news for the state of Michigan, now prospective adopted/foster parents who are same-sex couples cannot be discriminated against by state contracted agencies! #Equality 🏳️🌈❤️BREAKING: Case dismissed! The state of Michigan will require all state-contracted child welfare agencies to accept ALL qualified families. This is a victory for children in foster care…
Here is a summary of what went on at this week's discussion on Governor Whitmer's plan to "fix the doggone roads" by Washtenaw County Commissioner, Ricky Jefferson. FIX THE DOGGONE ROADS COMMUNITY MEETING SHORT SUMMARY 3/18/2019 The presentation was an overview of the road funding component within Governor Gretchen Whitmer's budget plan for raising 2.5…
Do you live in Michigan State House District 52 (Northern and Western Washtenaw County, including Chelsea, Dexter, Manchester, Saline and Whitmore Lake)? Join State Representative Donna Lasinski for her April coffee hour and make your voice heard! See our original post at Facebook
Did you miss our #PEGSpeakerSeries event with Katie Fahey from Voters – Not Politicians on Sunday? Don’t worry! You are able to listen to Katie’s inspiring words from the comfort of home. Go to our website below to find a video of the event ⬇️https://equalityingov.org/events-calendar/videos/ Videos of PEG Events – Protectors of Equality in Government…