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What is Title IX?
Under Title IX, no person in the United States should be prevented from participating in education programs or activities that receive federal financial assistance on the basis of sex.
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How many transgender and intersex people live in the US? Anti-LGBTQ+ laws will impact millions
New laws targeting LGBTQ+ people are proliferating in GOP-led states, but the conversations often lack a clear understanding of how many people will be directly affected.
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A Closer Look At Stand Your Ground Laws in America
Natalie speaks with Caroline Light about the recent cases involving people making simple mistakes that have led to major consequences.
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This Is Why Executions by Firing Squads Are Being Considered in the US
The image of gunmen in a row firing in unison at a condemned prisoner may conjure up a bygone, less enlightened era. But the idea of using firing squads is making a comeback.
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Taxes Fall, Wages Rise and Jaywalking OK'd by New State Laws
Taxes will be falling and wages rising as new laws take effect Sunday in numerous states. The new year will bring higher minimum wages in 23 states. More than a dozen states will enact tax cuts. The January list of new laws also includes several affecting personal liberties. Alabama will become the 25th state to allow concealed handguns without a...
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New Government Funding Package Includes ‘Historic Step Forward' for Pregnant Workers, New Mothers
Two changes to provide additional protections for pregnant and breastfeeding people will make a huge difference for low-wage workers, one advocate says.
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Here Are Some Laws That Will Go Into Effect in 2023
Here are some state laws that will go into effect around the country in 2023.
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Biden Signs Bill Enforcing Agreement to Avoid Rail Strike
Members in four of the 12 unions involved had rejected the proposed contract as lacking sufficient paid sick leave. The President acknowledged the shortcoming as he said he would continue to push for that benefit for every U.S. worker.
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Vt. Voters to Decide on Closing Old Slavery Loopholes in State Constitution
A question before Vermont voters this election season may at first sound surprising: should slavery and indentured servitude, in any form, be prohibited? Technically, the Vermont Constitution from the late 1700s allowed for slavery in certain cases. While the faded, elegant cursive on the document declared all persons “are born equally free,” it also provided exemptions that meant slavery could...
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Vermont Set for Vote on Banning All Forms of Slavery
Vermont voters have a question on their ballots this fall that at first may sound surprising: should slavery and indentured servitude in any form be prohibited? That’s because technically, the state’s Constitution, from the late 1700s, said slavery was okay in certain cases.