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Since April 18, Colombians have been taking to the streets in a nationwide protest against the most recent tax reform presented by president Ivan Duque. Colombia is one of the countries with the greatest inequality in the whole world, with majority of the population living in extreme poverty, especially now that the COVID-19 pandemic shattered the country’s attempts to revitalize the economy. The tax reform proposed abusive ways of raising funds for a government with a track record of stealing money and practicing corruption on a daily basis. As that has been the norm for decades, it was no surprise when the country decided that the government was more dangerous than a virus so the protests began.
The bill bans election officials from counting a ballot that is not properly signed by 7:00 p.m. on Election Day. Democratic officials say the bill amounts to voter suppression.
Arizona State House advances bill banning biased topics in schools
By Associated Press article
PHOENIX (AP) - The Arizona House of Representatives has advanced a bill with a last-minute amendment that would ban racist, sexist, politicized or other controversial topics in schools and penalize teachers with fines.
Republican state Rep. Michelle Udall, who introduced the amendment Wednesday, said the newly amended bill is intended to ensure students are not taught that their race, ethnicity or sex determines their character.
Charter schools and state agencies would be prohibited under the Unbiased Teaching Act from discussing controversial issues in schools unless teachers give equal weight to divisive topics. Violations would result in $5,000 fines.
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The late Civil Rights Movement and Rep. John Lewis takes part in the march to Selma, Ala. in 1965. (William Lovelace/Express/Getty Images)
ARIZONA Social justice advocates will converge upon the Arizona State Capitol and Tucson City Hall Saturday, to cause what the late Civil Right Movement figure and Rep. John Lewis called good trouble.
The protesters are part of the national John Lewis Good Trouble Votercade, a 130-plus city car-centric protest that aims to fight voter suppression, end the filibuster and support D.C. statehood, in addition to other measures.
The votercade comes on the heels of the 2020 election, which saw record-breaking turnout among Black, Hispanic and Indigenous populations, as well as young voters.