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Ron Johnson Live-Size Manure Sculpture Visits Senate Office

October 13, 2022 Senate, Johnson, Office, Visits, LiveSize, Manure, Sculpture0 comment

Milwaukee, WI – September 29, 2022 — Today, MoveOn, NextGen PAC – two of the country’s largest civic actions organizations – and several grassroots community leaders gathered in Milwaukee to protest Senator Ron Johnon’s extreme views, demand action on climate change, and mobilize voters for Senate candidate Lt. Gov. Mandela Barnes. In response to Senator Johnson calling climate change “bullsh*t,” activists rallied in force to make their voices heard against Johnson’s failure to act on climate change. Today’s events featured the unveiling and tour of a life-size manure sculpture –…

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Voter Registration Deadlines

October 12, 2022October 12, 2022 Adminvote on Election Day, voter registration deadlines, register to vote online, update voter registration, vote by mail, voting deadline0 comment

These voter registration deadlines may have changed since last updated on June 30, 2022. Visit here to contact your state. There you’ll also get help in registering to vote or update voter registration in addition to learning about voter identification requirements, early voting, and where polling places are, Most states have a voter registration deadline. The National Voter Registration Act (NVRA) of 1993 requires that states set their voter registration deadlines for federal elections no more than 30 days before an election. As of June 2022, 42 states and D.C.…

Racial equity in marijuana pardons requires states’ action

October 9, 2022 equity, States, action, Racial, Marijuana, requires, pardons0 comment

By pardoning Americans with federal convictions for marijuana possession, President Biden said he aimed to partially redress decades of anti-drug laws that disproportionately harmed Black and Latino communities. The Washington Times stories: White House

Federal building security agency short-staffed amid rise in threats

October 9, 2022 rise, Building, shortstaffed, security, Amid, federal, Agency, threats0 comment

Federal employees and their office buildings are facing an increase in threats at a time when the agency sworn to protect them is running into challenges to fill law enforcement vacancies. The Federal Protective Service secures 9,500 federal buildings across the country. But FPS Principal Deputy Director Kris Cline said last month that about 21% of its authorized positions remain vacant, and that filling them is a “continued challenge.” Cline said told the oversight subcommittee of the House Appropriations Committee that FPS has an authorized end strength of 1,131 law enforcement…

Public School Fires Substitute Teacher for Raising Concerns Over Book Depicting Same-Sex Couples

October 9, 2022 teacher, SameSex, Substitute, Depicting, Over, Couples, Public, school, Book, Fires, concerns, Raising0 comment

Lindsey Barr was fired from her substitute teaching job after expressing concern over the content of a book in the school library. Barr is a mother of three boys. All her children attend public school in Bryan County, Georgia, about 30 miles southwest of Savannah, where she also works as a substitute teacher. In August, Barr learned that McAllister Elementary School, where her first- and third-grade sons attend and where she sometimes works, planned to have the book “All Are Welcome” read during a “read aloud” story time in the…

Statement of MoveOn Executive Director Rahna Epting on the Supreme Court ruling on New York State Rifle & Pistol Association v. Bruen

October 9, 2022 Rifle, Court, Pistol, ruling, Bruen, Supreme, director, executive, Association, Statement, MoveOn, Rahna, state, Epting, York0 comment

“Let’s be clear: This ruling will only fuel the epidemic of gun violence in this country. It is a shameful and outrageous decision which will lead to more deaths and more violence. The conservative-packed Supreme Court, in concert with Republicans in Congress, is ensuring our schools, our grocery stores, and our churches will continue to be targets of violence and not the sanctuaries and safe places they should be. “It is hard to imagine a Supreme Court that is more out of touch with the people of this nation than…