by Terrance Heath | Nov 8, 2013 | Conservatism, Progressive Vision, This Is The GOP
Seventeen years after failing by just one vote, the Employment Nondiscrimination Act passed in the Senate on Thursday, in a historic 64-32 vote. America has never been closer to prohibiting workplace discrimination against LGBT Americans. The majority of Americans...
by Terrance Heath | Nov 8, 2013 | Uncategorized
Jobs Report U.S. Unemployment Rate Rises to 7.3%; 204,000 Jobs Added [New York Times]: "The American government shutdown was barely evident in the October jobs report Friday, as private employers added positions at an unexpectedly robust pace. Employers added 204,000...
by Terrance Heath | Nov 7, 2013 | Conservatism, Progressive Vision
House Speaker John Boehner says he opposes the Employment Nondiscrimination Act because it will lead to “frivolous lawsuits” against employers. For the people who live with it every day, workplace discrimination is anything but frivolous. Senate Majority Leader Harry...
by Terrance Heath | Nov 5, 2013 | Conservatism, Progressive Vision, This Is The GOP
This week the Senate will very likely a pass a bill prohibiting anti-LGBT discrimination in the workplace. The President and a majority of the American people support it. Only the GOP stands in the way of an important step towards justice for all. The Employment...
by Terrance Heath | Nov 5, 2013 | Uncategorized
Election Day Updates Races say as much about future as Election Day [CNN]: "Welcome to Election Day 2013, where two gubernatorial contests and the race for mayor of the nation's biggest city will be settled and a GOP primary battle for a U.S. House seat in Alabama is...