Washtenaw County Democratic Party endorsements on Ann Arbor City proposals:
FOR Proposal A: Sustainable Energy Utility
FOR Proposal B: Parks millage renewal
AGAINST Proposal C: Nonpartisan elections
AGAINST Proposal D: Public campaign funding
Washtenaw County Democratic Party endorsements on Ann Arbor City proposals:
FOR Proposal A: Sustainable Energy Utility
FOR Proposal B: Parks millage renewal
AGAINST Proposal C: Nonpartisan elections
AGAINST Proposal D: Public campaign funding
This is HUGE.
"The National Labor Relations Board ruled Tuesday that employers can no longer demand laid-off employees avoid publicly disparaging the company as part of their severance agreements, nor can they stop affected employees from disclosing the terms of their exit packages. Doing so, the federal agency determined, would be a violation of the laid-off employees’ rights under the National Labor Relations Act."
Under the guise of curbing data collection by foreign governments, the RESTRICT Act (Senate Bill 686) would set the stage for a restriction on the use of TikTok, but not do nearly enough to truly protect our private information. Due to undefined mitigation measures coupled with a vague enforcement provision, the bill could also criminalize common practices like using a VPN or side-loading to install a prohibited app.
weirdness levels are 11% and falling
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Via friend of the podcast Henry Grabar:
-Car trips starting and ending in Paris are down 60 percent since 2000
-Car trips between city and suburbs down 35 percent in that time
-168+ schools with car-free blocks created since 2020
-one (1) cyclist killed in 2022
https://slate.com/business/2023/03/paris-car-ban-bikes-cycling-history-france.html