As Democrats prepare to take power in Richmond this January, one of their top priorities will be passing the Equal Rights Amendment. What happens after that? Michael Pope explains.
The ERA’s Passage in Virginia Still Faces an Uphill Battle
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From NPR News- Postal Workers Decry Changes And Cost-Cutting Measures August 11, 2020As a result of the new postmaster general's plans to shake up the agency, "mail is beginning to pile up in our offices," says Kimberly Karol, a postal clerk and union leader in Iowa.
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- Parents Of Elijah McClain Sue Aurora, Colo., Police and Paramedics Over His Death August 11, 2020The federal civil rights lawsuit alleges the parties are responsible for McClain's death last year, after police put the 23-year-old in two chokeholds and injected him with ketamine.
- In Historic Pick, Joe Biden Taps Kamala Harris To Be His Running Mate August 11, 2020The selection will make Harris the third woman and first Black and first Asian American candidate to be nominated for vice president by a major political party.
- Postal Workers Decry Changes And Cost-Cutting Measures August 11, 2020
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- Biden VP pick: Kamala Harris chosen as running mate August 11, 2020The California senator is the first black woman and Asian American to be chosen as a running mate.
- Replacement A-level grades 'no lower than mock exams' August 11, 2020In a last-minute change, A-level students in England are promised grades will be at least as high as mocks.
- Coronavirus: Cases surge as France goes 'wrong way' August 11, 2020The prime minister warned the French public it must take serious action to control a surge in cases.
- Coronavirus: Airline refunds ‘still too slow’ despite warning August 11, 2020Which? says the Civil Aviation Authority needs more powers to punish airlines over refund delays.
- Coronavirus: New Zealand locks down Auckland after cases end 102-day run August 11, 2020Four family members test positive for Covid-19 in Auckland, where a lockdown has now been imposed.
- Biden VP pick: Kamala Harris chosen as running mate August 11, 2020
