Tag: initiative

Al Roker Sued by Fired Executive Producer over DEI Initiative: Report

Al Roker, weather anchor on NBC’s Today and frequent host of events like the coverage the annual Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade, has been sued by a producer who claims he was wrongfully terminated after complaining that the television personality’s production company was bypassing DEI initiatives it was contractually obligated to implement. Bill Schultz, a former […]

Biden, Japan PM Push Defense Initiative to Deter China

Amid increasing suspicion of China’s aggression, the leaders of the United States and Japan are touting an “enhanced” security agreement.  “Our alliance we have with Japan is purely defensive in nature,” President Joe Biden said during a Rose Garden press conference Wednesday with Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida. “It’s not aimed at any one nation […]

Swing State Votes for Major Election Integrity Initiative, Will Change How Elections Are Run After ‘Zuckerbucks’ Ban

Wisconsin voters chose Tuesday to approve two Republican sponsored ballot initiatives that ended the use of “Zuckerbucks” in their elections, as well as limited those who may work in elections to government employees. Question 1 created a constitutional amendment that bars election officials from accepting private grants to fund their operations. Question 2 added a […]

DOJ Announces National Red Flag Initiative

The U.S. Department of Justice has rolled out a website that it said will better assist people in using existing so-called “red flag” laws to strip their fellow Americans of their gun rights. Such laws are common mostly in states with majority Democratic Party control, but on Saturday, Attorney General Merrick Garland announced the creation […]

Milan Fashion Week highlights emerging Black designers, launches initiative to fight discrimination

MILAN — Milan Fashion Week highlighted diversity and in a new initiative that aims to promote inclusion across the industry and the return of a showcase for underrepresented designers as five days of mostly womenswear previews for Fall-Winter 2024-25 got underway on Wednesday. An agreement signed Tuesday by the Italian fashion council, a governmental anti-discrimination […]

Mississippi Abortion Initiative Divides State – HotAir

Democrats have made no secret of the fact that they plan to run on abortion in this year’s elections. (What else are they going to run on? Bidenomics?) They are ramping up efforts in a number of traditionally red states to put the issue on the ballot, most recently in Mississippi and Missouri. Unfortunately, Republicans […]