Apr 30, 2019
Good morning from Washington, where the Supreme Court already decided that public employee unions can’t force nonmembers to pay fees. But in California, nonunion teachers say money continues to be deducted from their pay. Kevin Mooney looks into it. New York state’s probe of the National Rifle Association has rhetorical bullets flying, reports Fred Lucas, who also outlines congressional Democrats’ bid to keep the U.S. in the global climate pact. Plus: Patrina Mosley on California’s abortions-on-campus bill, and Star Parker on getting better instead of older.
Unions Keep Deducting Dues Without Consent, Teachers Say
“I don’t want to pay for the unions’ politics,” says Audrey Stewart, a teacher for 30 years. “I always said they could represent me as far as employment is concerned, but they shouldn’t have a place in my political life.”
This Mom Is Fighting Her Kids’ School District’s LGBT Indoctrination
“One of the things we heard … [was] this idea that parents are a threat, and these kids need to be shielded and hidden from their parents,” says Maria Keffler. “If the kids come out as gay or transgender and don't want their parents to know, they need to help keep this from parents and hide it.”
New York Is Illegally Targeting the NRA, Trump Says
“New York has a long history of taking actions against the NRA to silence the organization’s pro-Second Amendment voice,” says Heritage Foundation legal expert Amy Swearer.
House Democrats Try to Block Withdrawal From Climate Pact
The Democrat-controlled House is set to vote this week on a measure to keep the United States in the Obama-era Paris climate agreement, from which President Trump withdrew in June 2017.
America Thrives on the ‘Late Bloomer’ Spirit
Forbes magazine publisher Rich Karlgaard is taking on the cult of youth that is capturing so much of our popular culture, particularly on the left.
California Bill Would Turn College Health Centers Into Abortion Clinics
The public university system in California could begin contracting with Planned Parenthood to send its abortionists into student health centers to administer chemical abortions.
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