Day: May 11, 2023

Former American Idol star blasts GOP state bans on drag shows for minors: ‘Using children as an excuse’

8:07 pm May 11, 2023

Singer Adam Lambert attacked the GOP for “using” children to allegedly go after drag queens in recent legislation. As part of the “Drag Isn’t Dangerous” telethon over the weekend, the former American Idol star recorded a video to voice his support for the LGBTQ and drag queen community. As part of his video, he targeted […]

House Dem uses Obama-Biden era photo of caged migrant children to oppose GOP-backed immigration bill

8:07 pm May 11, 2023

Rep. Sylvia Garcia, D-Texas, took aim at a Republican-backed immigration measure on Thursday, using a photo captured during President Biden’s tenure as vice president that showed unaccompanied minors in cages to argue that the bill was “extreme and wrong.” The image — increased in size and placed on a poster alongside Garcia as she spoke […]

Plan to subsidize local emergency services, public works makes headway in WI Legislature

7:58 pm May 11, 2023

A plan to bolster state aid to local governments, which mayors from Milwaukee to the smallest towns and villages have been clamoring for, moved a step closer to passage Thursday with no changes, despite a veto threat from Gov. Tony Evers. Bipartisan negotiations continued behind the scenes among Evers, lawmakers, local government representatives and others […]

Monkeypox: WHO says no longer global health emergency

7:51 pm May 11, 2023

Monkeypox (mpox), an infectious disease caused by the monkeypox virus, is no longer an international emergency following an outbreak last year, the World Health Organization (WHO) has announced. During a media briefing on Thursday, WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus in Geneva, Switzerland, said there have been 90% fewer cases in the last three months. Cases […]

Kansas debates settlement for gym owner who sued over COVID lockdowns

7:39 pm May 11, 2023

Kansas’ governor and top state lawmakers were to meet Thursday to consider a proposed legal settlement between the state and the owner of a Wichita fitness studio forced to shut down during the first months of the coronavirus pandemic and then operate under restrictions. Approval of the settlement by Democratic Gov. Laura Kelly, six Republican […]