Child
Sexual Abuse Awareness And Prevention
“The office of public instruction shall make any model policies and procedures developed under subsection (1) available for voluntary adoption by school district trustees.”
“The office of public instruction shall make any model policies and procedures developed under subsection (1) available for voluntary adoption by school district trustees.”
“The government recorded a deficit of $62 billion in
October, CBO estimates, about $17 billion more than the shortfall recorded in
the same month last year. Both revenues and outlays were higher than they were
last year, but outlays increased more. Shifts in the timing of payments
affected the deficits in both years; if not for those shifts, the deficit in
October 2017 would have been $19 billion more than it was in October 2016.”
Governor
of Puerto Rico warns that American citizens residing on the Island need equal
treatment in Congress
“The chief executive warned that if Congress does not consider Puerto Rico as a jurisdiction of the United States in tax matters, it will cause the exodus of companies that generate 42% of the Gross Domestic Product (GDP), the loss of jobs on the Island, and therefore more Puerto Ricans moving to the mainland, causing an increase in the expenses to other states.
“The chief executive warned that if Congress does not consider Puerto Rico as a jurisdiction of the United States in tax matters, it will cause the exodus of companies that generate 42% of the Gross Domestic Product (GDP), the loss of jobs on the Island, and therefore more Puerto Ricans moving to the mainland, causing an increase in the expenses to other states.
At the same time,
Rosselló explained that the passage of hurricanes Irma and Maria devastated the
public and private infrastructure of Puerto Rico, causing multi-million dollar
losses estimated at 94 billion dollars.”
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| FBI bar graph showing Bias Motivation of crimes, 57.5% were race/ethnicity/ancestry based. |
2016 Hate
Crime Statistics Released
“The newest report—which provides information about the offenses, victims, offenders, and locations of hate crimes—reveals that for 2016, law enforcement agencies reported 6,121 criminal incidents that were motivated by bias toward race, ethnicity, ancestry, religion, sexual orientation, disability, gender, or gender identity.”
Full report: Hate Crime Statistics, 2016
“The newest report—which provides information about the offenses, victims, offenders, and locations of hate crimes—reveals that for 2016, law enforcement agencies reported 6,121 criminal incidents that were motivated by bias toward race, ethnicity, ancestry, religion, sexual orientation, disability, gender, or gender identity.”
Full report: Hate Crime Statistics, 2016
