Report: 9 of 10 American colleges restrict First Amendment rights on campus

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Report: 9 of 10 American colleges restrict First Amendment rights on campus

by WorldTribune Staff, December 14, 2018 Most students at America’s top colleges and universities “surrender their free speech rights the moment they step onto campus,” according to a report by the Foundation for Individual Rights in Education (FIRE). “Just over 90 percent of public colleges maintain policies that don’t live up to their free speech […]

California Democrats would pull state funds from firms helping build ‘wall of shame’

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California Democrats would pull state funds from firms helping build ‘wall of shame’

by WorldTribune Staff, March 22, 2017 A trio of California Democrats are pushing legislation that would have the state divest from any company participating in the construction of President Donald Trump’s border wall. The proposal by Democratic state representatives Phil Ting, Lorena Gonzalez Fletcher and Eduardo Garcia would force California to end its pension investments […]