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Missouri voters backed stronger wage and sick leave laws—and then state Republicans repealed them

Fast Company Tech

In recent years, voters in Michigan, Missouri, and Nebraska overwhelmingly backed higher state minimum wages and guaranteed paid sick leave at the polls. If the bill becomes law, wage increases will cease in January 2027. In both Missouri and Nebraska, conservative lawmakers have led the charge to roll back ballot measures.

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Care2 Helps in Law of the Sea Win - Online Fundraising, Advocacy, and Social Media - frogloop

Care2

This is a huge step forward for ocean conservation and international law. Care2 was honored to play a part in this effort, in partnership with CGI, by mobilizing thousands of Care2s civically active members to send emails to their senators in support of the treaty. Once again, Care2s members proved that they "make a difference!

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Israel’s political crisis has activated its apolitical tech industry — and there’s no turning back

TechCrunch

The latter have collectively become a key driver in the movement against the government’s proposals, alarmed as they are that Israel’s hallowed “Startup Nation” reputation was at threat if the sacred rule of law became questioned at home and abroad. If these laws pass… it’s [would put] a complete stop on any investment activity.

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Fixing immigration for startups: What the US government can (and should) do right now

The Next Web

Everyone, including opponents of giving legal status to millions of “illegal” or undocumented residents, seems to agree that our immigration system is broken: We have a system that has millions of people living in America in the shadows, defying the law, yet doing work that makes it possible for the rest of us to enjoy great luxuries at low cost.

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[VIDEO] Raising More Money By Asking (And Answering) Better Questions

Bloomerang

Andy: So we’ll see if the poll works. So if the poll is launchable, launch it. ” And Lynn Grant, a great fundraiser working with Nature Conservancy in Canada, was going into a corporate office a number of years ago, they were going to ask for a quarter of a million dollars. If not, chat will work for this.

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What to know about the car attack in Munich

Fast Company Tech

Demands for political consequences Germany’s main opposition conservative bloc, in which Sder is a prominent figure, has demanded a tougher approach to irregular migration, calling for many more people to be turned back at the border and for an increase in deportations. Scholz described the latest incident as a terrible attack.

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What CEOs got wrong about Trump—and how they can make it right

Fast Company Tech

By bowing to Trump and giving credence to conservatives complaints about online censorship, Zuckerberg didnt quiet his criticshe emboldened them. CEOs are underestimating the risks that come with cozying up to such a polarizing figure You can look at the politics, as Republicans face angry town hall meetings and sinking poll numbers.

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