Trump-Appointed Labor Secretary Halts Anti-Discrimination Enforcement

By Zane McNeill

The Trump administration continues to reverse decades of civil rights and equity work,” a legislative researcher said.

Donald Trump’s Acting Labor Secretary Vincent Micone issued an order on Friday directing the Department of Labor (DOL) staff to “immediately cease and desist” enforcing government contractors’ adherence to anti-discrimination laws and affirmative action initiatives. 

SC law causes bans on lessons, books about Black history, lawsuit claims

By Skylar Laird   

Legislation that failed last June, would have nullified the most disputed part of the law

COLUMBIA — The South Carolina Department of Education is discriminating against Black people’s viewpoints by enforcing a law that bars schools from teaching that any race is inherently superior or automatically racist, claims a federal lawsuit filed Monday.

Federal Workers Union Warns Trump Purge 'Will Cause Chaos'

By Jessica Corbett

"Between the flurry of anti-worker executive orders and policies, it is clear that the Trump administration's goal is to turn the federal government into a toxic environment where workers cannot stay even if they want to."

A union that represents over 800,000 employees of the federal and District of Columbia governments on Tuesday responded with alarm to U.S. President Donald Trump's effort to pressure some workers to leave their jobs.

Police drones are flying over Maryland. Will state lawmakers regulate them?

 By Capital News Service

On an afternoon in mid-January, a Montgomery County police drone tracked a shoplifting suspect as he made his way from a Wheaton CVS to the entrance of a nearby Metro station, where a patrol unit intercepted and arrested him.

Police flight records show that the drone, piloted by officers at a command center in Rockville, then returned to its station on a nearby rooftop to await the next 911 call.

The drone is one of four operated by the Montgomery County Department of Police. The year-old drone response program is the first of its kind in Maryland, with drones stationed in Gaithersburg, Silver Spring and Wheaton. The drones have responded to nearly 2,000 calls since the program’s launch, often reaching the scene before police officers get there.

Trump wants to deport immigrants accused of crimes. California sheriffs could make that easy

By Nigel Duara and Tomas Apodaca

In summary

President Donald Trump wants to deport undocumented immigrants arrested on suspicion of various crimes. That could put sheriffs overseeing California jails in conflict with the state’s sanctuary law.

California sheriffs once again find themselves navigating a difficult political calculus on immigration as President Donald Trump begins his second term. 

They can enforce a state sanctuary law that some of them personally oppose, or they can roll out the welcome mat to federal immigration enforcement authorities whom Trump has promised will carry out the largest deportation program in American history.