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Monthly Archives for April 2021.

Southwest And American Pressured To Speak Out Against Texas Voting Bill

Apr 01 2021

As in many states, Republicans in Texas are pushing voting law changes. They’ve passed a new bill in the state senate that “would limit early voting hours, prohibit drive-thru voting and bar local election officials from proactively sending vote-by-mail applications.”

Now that Delta has embroiled itself in the controversy of Georgia’s new voting law, former San Antonio Mayor, President Obama’s HUD Secretary, and 2020 Democratic presidential primary contender Julian Castro is calling on Texas-headquartered American Airlines and Southwest Airlines to stake out positions on the law.

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We’re Finally Going To Get Answers On TSA & DEA Seizing Travelers’ Cash At Airports

civil forfeiture
Apr 01 2021

A year ago a nationwide class action lawsuit was filed against the TSA and Drug Enforcement Agency over seizing the cash of travelers at airports.

The case started when a woman helped her elderly father downsize from a house into an apartment. He didn’t trust banks and kept his life savings of $82,000 squirreled away. She convinced him that she would set up a joint bank account with him, and took the money home with her to Boston – but the government took it all away.

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Marriott Launches New Water Conservation Campaign “If It’s Yellow Let It Mellow”

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Apr 01 2021

Marriott today announced a new campaign to reduce water use throughout their more than 7000 hotels. This comes on the heels of successfully eliminating single use toiletries in favor of wall-mounted bulk products.

With today’s announcement dubbed “If It’s Yellow Let It Mellow, If It’s Brown Flush It Down” the global hotel giant will encourage guests to flush in-room toilets less frequently.

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