'American medical schools are the best in the world and no place for discrimination,' said Rep. Greg Murphy. Bill would cut off federal funding to medical schools that 'force students or faculty to adopt specific beliefs'
A court in India has banned the operation of religious schools in Uttar Pradesh, one of the country’s most populous states. According to a Reuters report, the court in India on Friday, March 22, ordered students to be transferred to regular schools. Iftikhar Ahmed Javed, the head of the board of education for religious schools […]
Florida’s homeless will be banned from sleeping on sidewalks and in parks and other public spaces under a law signed Wednesday by Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis. It also promises the homeless greater access to services for issues such as substance abuse and mental health problems. The state Department of Children and Families would oversee local […]
As Indiana officials struggled to contain an outbreak of HIV among people who injected drugs, then-Gov. Mike Pence reluctantly followed the urgings of public health officials and cleared the way for an overwhelmed county to hand out clean syringes. Pence was far from enthusiastic about launching the program in Scott County, but after it rolled out in 2015, the percentage of injection drug users there who said they shared needles dropped from 74% to 22%. Within a few years, the number of new HIV...
Move will dislodge 2.7 million students and around 10,000 teachers across 25,000 Islamic schools in Uttar Pradesh
Carli Reed sentenced on voluntary manslaughter conviction.
A Texas law that empowers local police to arrest and deport migrants accused of entering the U.S. illegally has again been put on hold, just hours after the U.S. Supreme Court allowed its enforcement. The Supreme Court’s divided decision to allow Texas to assume border security duties marked a significant win for the state's efforts to control illegal immigration from Mexico. It was short-lived, however, as hours later, the 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals issued a 2-1 order preventing the law,...
In Monday's decision, the appellate court affirmed that discrimination against athletes based on gender identity violates the Minnesota Human Rights Act.
It's a 'no lose' situation for the law school.
"I have no illusions this is going to pass this year, but it is something that we have to talk about," said Sen. Jason Rarick, R-Pine City.
Midlothian councillors approved the enforcement of regulations surrounding parking on pavements, dropped kerbs and footways from April 1 at a meeting this week. Concerns were raised however over how the new rules would be enforced after elected members pointed out parking wardens in the county don’t work at night. Councillor Derek Milligan told the meeting: “I think we have to recognise something has to be done here but I think I have some real concerns that in certain areas parking just isn’t...
Almost a decade after the state took control of Holyoke public schools through a receivership model, the district is now on the path back to local control.