#Letters to the Editor — Jan. 7, 2023

#Letters to the Editor — Jan. 7, 2023

“Letters to the Editor — Jan. 7, 2023” The Issue: Mayor Adams’ request for $1 billion from the federal government to cover the cost of migrants. Mayor Adams doesn’t have to finger President Biden for not dealing with the border crises (“Hizzoner Goes For ‘Broke,’ ” Jan. 5). We all know without having to be told…

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#Letter confirms Wuhan lab leak was funded by US taxpayers

#Letter confirms Wuhan lab leak was funded by US taxpayers

“#Letter confirms Wuhan lab leak was funded by US taxpayers” The origin of the SARS-CoV-2 virus that causes COVID-19 remains unclear, but recent revelations reinforce the likelihood that the true source was a lab leak from the Wuhan Institute of Virology. A letter from Lawrence Tabak, the National Institutes of Health’s principal deputy director, to…

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#Could a new GOP bill save campus free speech?

#Could a new GOP bill save campus free speech?

“#Could a new GOP bill save campus free speech?” This summer, Rep. Greg Murphy (R-NC) introduced the Campus Free Speech Restoration Act, designed to enhance free expression in American universities. Murphy’s bill defines “expressive activities” to include peaceful assembly, speaking and listening, and protects them from “improperly restrictive” institutional incursions, such as speech codes, bias response…

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#Democrats’ disgraceful war on schools that actually teach poor, minority children

#Democrats’ disgraceful war on schools that actually teach poor, minority children

“#Democrats’ disgraceful war on schools that actually teach poor, minority children” Charter schools are by far the most successful innovation in public education of the last half-century — notably, the first to regularly offer first-rate schooling to lower-income, urban black and Hispanic families. Yet the Biden administration and Democrats in Congress (and in state legislatures…

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#MTA calls off wage freeze after Biden signs COVID stimulus

#MTA calls off wage freeze after Biden signs COVID stimulus

“#MTA calls off wage freeze after Biden signs COVID stimulus” MTA officials have called off plans to renege on schedule wage increase — after receiving an influx of $6.5 billion from the new stimulus bill. “Now that Congress — under the leadership of Senate Majority Schumer, Speaker Pelosi and the bipartisan New York delegation —…

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