Statement By HRC President Joe Solmonese On The Tragedy At Virginia Tech
April 17th – Joe Solmonese, president of the Human Rights Campaign, issued the following statement regarding the tragedy yesterday at[…]
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Reps. Barney Frank, Deborah Pryce, Tammy Baldwin, Chris Shays Introduce Employment Non-Discrimination Act
Human Rights Campaign President Joe Solmonese joined with Reps. Barney Frank, D-Mass.; Deborah Pryce, R-Ohio; Tammy Baldwin, D-Wisc.; and Chris[…]
Read moreHate Crimes Bill Passes Out Of Judiciary Committee
On April 25th, in a vote of 20 to 14, H.R. 1592, the Local Law Enforcement Hate Crimes Prevention Act,[…]
Read moreAlaska Legislators Spend More Than $1 Million In Taxpayer Dollars On Non-Binding Vote
When Alaska's state legislators should have been hard at work on issues important to Alaskan families, they chose to squander[…]
Read moreFDA Seeks To Remove Labeling Requirements For Irradiated Foods
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has proposed new federal regulations that will allow manufacturers and retailers to sell controversial[…]
Read moreNew Proposed USDA Organic Regulations Could Drive Thousands Of Small Organic Farmers Out Of Business
A controversial new directive from the USDA threatens to deny organic certification to thousands of small organic coffee, tea, banana,[…]
Read moreMonsanto Wants To Make rBGH Labeling Illegal
This week, Monsanto declared war on dairy companies that have chosen to ban the injection of their cows with Monsanto's[…]
Read moreShopper's Guide – Buy Organic & Avoid The "Dirty Dozen" Fruits & Vegetables
According to the Environmental Working Group's (EWG) analysis of data from over 43,000 tests on pesticides in conventional produce, over[…]
Read moreMad Cow Safety Tests Likely To Increase Thanks To USDA Losing Lawsuit
Creekstone Farms has won one of the most bizarre court cases the USDA has brought upon itself in recent years.[…]
Read moreFederal Legislation to Provide Fair Tax Treatment for Same-Sex Couples Introduced
On March 29th, Congressman Jim McDermott (D-WA) introduced the Human Rights Campaign supported "Tax Equity for Health Plan Beneficiaries Act"[…]
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