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Tennessee has rejected millions of dollars from the federal government for HIV/AIDS prevention — a move that public health experts worry will politicize the response to the disease and has the potential to destabilize decades of progress in getting the epidemic under control.

The controversy, which critics say was triggered by questions about the inclusion of transgender and abortion rights groups, is the latest example of Republican pushback against federal leadership and oversight that has resulted in clashes in areas that once had bipartisan support.

“This is something that is dangerous,” said Greg Millett, director of public policy for Amfar, a leading AIDS nonprofit, and a former senior policy adviser in the White House Office of National AIDS Policy until 2014. “This is part of a larger backlash against public health we’ve been seeing in our country the past few years.”

RLC of Arizona @RLCAZ wrote: The RLCAZ Supports HB2316

Sponsored by @RJ4arizona, HB2316 would nullify the federal government’s authority to mandate the COVID-19 vaccine in AZ. The bill also repeals the government’s ability to mandate the COVID-19 vaccine in government run healthcare institutions. 1/2
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AZ Representative Rachel Jones @RJ4arizona wrote: I'm actually amending it to include ALL vaccines!

AndyinPA wrote: ↑Sat Jan 28, 2023 11:49 am Take these idiots to an old cemetery. Show them all the babies and young children in them. They probably still wouldn't have a clue.

Republican secretary of state’s first act in office: withdrawing Alabama from voter-registration organization

Published: Jan. 28, 2023 at 9:30 a.m. ET
By Associated PressFollow

The nonprofit Electronic Registration Information Center links 32 states and the District of Columbia. It has of late been a target of right-wing ire and conspiracy theories.

MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) — Alabama’s new secretary of state has announced the state’s withdrawal from a 32-state voter-registration partnership, a data-sharing effort that was designed to maintain accurate voter rolls but has sometimes become the target of right-wing ire and conspiracy theories.

A day after being sworn in on Jan. 17, Secretary of State Wes Allen sent a letter to the Electronic Registration Information Center, a nonprofit linking 32 states and the District of Columbia, saying the state will no longer participate in the sharing of voter registration data.

“I made a promise to the people of Alabama that ending our state’s relationship with the ERIC organization would be my first official act as Secretary of State,” Allen said in a statement. The letter said that Alabama would immediately cease transmitting data.

The Republican, who had pledged during his campaign to withdraw from ERIC, cited privacy concerns for the decision.





https://www.marketwatch.com/story/repub ... 1674857591

Phoenix520 wrote: ↑Sat Jan 28, 2023 2:14 pm Maybe states should restrict the rights of unvaccinated folks to travel across their state lines. I can just see the headlines:
Arizona Measles carriers stopped just in time at the state line”

I remember when a volleyball tournament held in a white Oceanside suburb refused to let the teams from Arizona come after there was a Hanta virus outbreak in the Four Corners area.

Volkonski wrote: ↑Sat Jan 28, 2023 12:01 pm

AndyinPA wrote: ↑Sat Jan 28, 2023 11:49 am Take these idiots to an old cemetery. Show them all the babies and young children in them. They probably still wouldn't have a clue.

Also the young mothers buried with their new born children. I recall noting that in older cemeteries in New England where I grew up.

northland10 wrote: ↑Sat Jan 28, 2023 3:23 pm

Volkonski wrote: ↑Sat Jan 28, 2023 12:01 pm

AndyinPA wrote: ↑Sat Jan 28, 2023 11:49 am Take these idiots to an old cemetery. Show them all the babies and young children in them. They probably still wouldn't have a clue.

Also the young mothers buried with their new born children. I recall noting that in older cemeteries in New England where I grew up.

Besides the obvious "stick it to the leftists," which drives their current beliefs, there is another thing behind the right on this. Many on the right feel that disease and death is weakness and/or punishment. If you get a disease, it is because you are weak or deserve it or both.

Survival of the fittest, but vaccines make weak and unfit live longer. They do not believe the state should involve itself in helping those "beat the odds." Pull yourself up by your own bootstraps, even if you don't have boots.

The right-wing "Christians" oddly follow this belief. In their very superficial reading of scripture, they think that if you cannot create the requisite magic healing your faith is weak and you are in sin, so it is your fault.

AndyinPA wrote: ↑Sat Jan 28, 2023 11:49 am Take these idiots to an old cemetery. Show them all the babies and young children in them. They probably still wouldn't have a clue.

AndyinPA wrote: ↑Sat Jan 28, 2023 3:26 pm

northland10 wrote: ↑Sat Jan 28, 2023 3:23 pm

Volkonski wrote: ↑Sat Jan 28, 2023 12:01 pm

Also the young mothers buried with their new born children. I recall noting that in older cemeteries in New England where I grew up.

Besides the obvious "stick it to the leftists," which drives their current beliefs, there is another thing behind the right on this. Many on the right feel that disease and death is weakness and/or punishment. If you get a disease, it is because you are weak or deserve it or both.

Survival of the fittest, but vaccines make weak and unfit live longer. They do not believe the state should involve itself in helping those "beat the odds." Pull yourself up by your own bootstraps, even if you don't have boots.

The right-wing "Christians" oddly follow this belief. In their very superficial reading of scripture, they think that if you cannot create the requisite magic healing your faith is weak and you are in sin, so it is your fault.

Calvinists?

Gregg wrote: ↑Tue Jan 31, 2023 2:01 am I would dare say you could stretch that definition to include trailer parks.

Proposed bill would penalize Flagstaff for high minimum wage

State lawmakers are moving to penalize cities financially that have a minimum wage higher than the rest of the state.

Senate Bill 1108 was proposed by Republican Sen. Wendy Rogers of Flagstaff. It would allow employers in any city with a wage that’s more than the state minimum to claim a 10% credit for the difference. The state would also deduct that claim from the city’s share of state revenue.

The bill targets cities like Flagstaff and Tucson that have higher voter-approved minimum wages.

Opponents say the bill undermines the will of voters, who voted to approve the minimum wage hike.

The measure passed the Senate Finance Committee on a party-line vote and awaits full chamber action.

Abe Hamadeh @AbrahamHamadeh wrote: Maricopa County is the biggest threat to democracy.

Reva @GIRLEMPOWER wrote: GOP legislators in Arizona are asking for another sound strike just as the theater/arts industry begins to recover from COVID. They seek to make “singing and dancing while wearing makeup” a punishable offense. No more school plays. No more Rocky Horror Picture Show or karaoke…

Alejandra Caraballo @Esqueer_ wrote: A new intro'd bill in Arizona would criminalize drag in presence of a minor as a felony punishable by up to 15 years in prison and a requirement to register as a sex offender. The bill defines drag as just singing and dancing while wearing make-up.

https://legiscan.com/AZ/text/SB1698/2023

As usual these bigots aim to target one community but legal ramifications are ultimately far reaching. They feign ignorance as these cases work their way through the courts and the cost to Arizona remains high. If performers start avoiding our state they are directly to blame.