Kansas governor vetoes bill banning trans youth healthcare: ‘Not a Kansas value’

The governor of Kansas has vetoed a bill which aims to prohibit healthcare providers from providing trans youth with gender-affirming care

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As we face more power outages "wouldn’t it be great if instead of polluting #fossilfuel peaker plants in frontline communities, we used #EVs?” said Kurt Johnson
at The Climate Center.

Even small #EV
batteries can run your house for days! #SB233

https://grist.org/energy/a-california-bill-could-help-make-evs-a-blackout-solution/

A California bill could help make EVs a blackout solution

California might require every electric vehicle sold in the state to be capable of powering your home — and the grid - through a process called bidirectional charging.

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“#EVs are energy storage on wheels. Why waste that battery, given how few miles most use in any given day?” said #California State Senator Nancy Skinner
whose bill #SB233 was a major focus at this week’s CA Climate Policy Summit. “But we need to make it as easy as possible.”

https://www.mercurynews.com/2023/04/17/how-your-car-can-power-your-home/

So many folks seem to wake up every day thinking, “how can I actively hate on folks just trying to raise their kids today? Today I think I’ll try going down to the capitol to do it…and loudly” Smdh
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RT @MikaylaArciaga
Today in Senate Ed I was going to share data on how vouchers like #SB233 contribute to school segregation, but someone aligned with bill supporters illustrated the connection between school privatization and racism …
https://twitter.com/MikaylaArciaga/status/1630766408467357697
Mikayla Arciaga on Twitter

“Today in Senate Ed I was going to share data on how vouchers like #SB233 contribute to school segregation, but someone aligned with bill supporters illustrated the connection between school privatization and racism more vividly than I ever could. They really do tell on themselves”

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my friend wrote a really good article about the history of sex work advocacy in California, including an explanation of the difference between decrim and legalization, and the importance of passing #SB233
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RT @[email protected]
For @thebafflermag, I wrote about the history of sex worker advocacy in California and how their 100+ year history led to Sen. Scott Weiner’s #SB233 which is sitting on the governor’s desk ready to be s…
https://twitter.com/LiaOffLeash/status/1153668330915389441
Lia on Twitter

“For @thebafflermag, I wrote about the history of sex worker advocacy in California and how their 100+ year history led to Sen. Scott Weiner’s #SB233 which is sitting on the governor’s desk ready to be signed into law: https://t.co/IeRMdrU3K5”

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