StateImpact education reporter Beth Wallis and health reporter Jillian Taylor talk with managing editor Logan Layden about some of this year's legislative highlights.
vote? president biden tweeting that we re facing an all out assault on our democracy and need to pass the for the people act achievement act to protect the sacred right to vote. i urge congress to send them to my desk immediately, that s a quote from the president. both bills face long eyes. i talked to the president about that in the town hall this summer. this is important for people who look like me. my grandmother would sit around when i was a kid fifth grade, had a fifth grade education. i learned that she couldn t read when i was doing my homework. she would tell me stories about people asking her to count the number of jelly beans in the jar or the soap and so why is protecting the filibuster, is that more important than protecting voting rights for people that fought and voted for that? no, it s not. i want to see the united states
December 16, 2020
Barbadians from all walks of life along with some non-nationals will next month receive national awards plus a one-time financial grant as a reward for bravery on the frontline of the coronavirus pandemic, Prime Minister Mia Mottley disclosed on Tuesday.
Acknowledging the fight against the disease is far from over, Mottley told fellow legislators that many went above and beyond the call to duty and that it is Government’s judgement that rather than wait for a special occasion like Heroes’ Day, these workers need “the extra wind in your sail”.
In tabling two pieces of legislation, the
Barbados Humanitarian Service Award Bill and the Gold Award of Achievement (Amendment) Bill, Mottley said that an added feature will be a cash payment accompanying each award.
luther king jr. and his birthday tomorrow. he was on this program. we sometimes do a meet the press minute or meet the press moment. back in 1967, talking about the d disparity between african-americans and whites. it s okay to say to people lift yourself up by your own boot straps but it s careless to say to a bootless man to lift yourself by your own boot straps. and they ve been left poverty, illiteracy by lack of education opportunities and as a result of centuries of neglect and hurt. we talk about area where is the two parties can work together. reverend sharpton, you ve been talking about this. education and the achievement act. if reverend king were alive today, this would be the area that he would be working on, you think? achievement gap based on race