The Leadership Conference is working diligently to see that Tom Perez is confirmed as U.S. Secretary of Labor. Perez is an eminently qualified public servant and consensus builder who has dedicated his career to ensuring that all individuals are treated fairly and have the opportunity to succeed. He has served with integrity and distinction at the local, state and national level, compiling an outstanding record of achievement.
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Senate Advances Surface Transportation Bill with Bipartisan Support
Thursday, March 15, 2012
With strong bi-partisan support, the U.S. Senate yesterday voted 74-22 to pass Moving Ahead for Progress in the 21st Century (MAP-21), a federal surface transportation authorization bill that provides $109 billion over two years for investments in highways, transit, safety, and other programs.
Categories: Transportation Equity
Civil and Human Rights Coalition Highlights Risks Posed by Census Data Collection Bill
Tuesday, March 6, 2012
The Leadership Conference says proposed legislative changes to the Census Bureau’s American Community Survey (ACS) would severely undermine the collection of data vitally important to civil rights and human advocates, schools, businesses, lawmakers, and others who rely on the detailed information to help make critical decisions affecting millions of U.S. residents.
Categories: Census 2010
Disability Rights Advocates Call for Transportation Equity
Thursday, March 1, 2012
At a recent briefing on Capitol Hill, civil rights, human rights, and disability rights advocates discussed how federal transportation policies can be improved to meet the needs of one of the nation’s most transit-dependent communities: people with disabilities.
Categories: Disability Rights, Transportation Equity
U.S. Supreme Court to Hear Texas Case on Use of Race in College Admissions
Thursday, February 23, 2012
The U.S. Supreme Court has agreed to hear a challenge to the use of race as a factor in determining admissions at public universities.
Categories: Equal Opportunity, Education
Supreme Court to Hear Arizona SB 1070 Case in April
Friday, February 10, 2012
The U.S. Supreme Court has set April 25 as the date it will hear oral arguments in a case involving Arizona’s state anti-immigration law, Senate Bill 1070.
Categories: Immigration
House Committee Votes to Cut Dedicated Funding for Federal Transit Programs
Saturday, February 4, 2012
Over the opposition of state transportation departments, the National Urban League, Transportation for America, the American Public Transportation Association, and a diverse coalition of other organizations, the House Ways and Means Committee today passed a bill that would strip dedicated funding for public transportation. The move cast aside a 30-year history of providing dedicated funding for federal transit programs.
Categories: Transportation Equity
Senate Field Hearing Examines Barriers to Voting in Florida
Friday, January 27, 2012
Recent changes and legislation affecting elections in Florida will have a negative effect on voter participation, civil and human rights advocates told members of the Senate Judiciary Committee’s Subcommittee on the Constitution, Civil Rights and Human Rights during a field hearing held today in Tampa, Florida.
Categories: Voting Rights
President Obama Asks Senate for ‘Up or Down Vote’ on Judges and Other Nominees
Wednesday, January 25, 2012
In his State of the Union speech last night, President Obama called on the Senate to end the partisan gridlock that is blocking or delaying the confirmation of qualified judges and other executive branch appointments.
Categories: Judiciary
Anti-Equal Opportunity Activist Ward Connerly Facing Accusations of Financial Misconduct
Thursday, January 19, 2012
The New York Times has reported that longtime equal opportunity opponent Ward Connerly is being accused of financial misdeeds by a former colleague.
Categories: Equal Opportunity
Civil Rights Coalition: Appointment of Cordray Is the ‘Right Choice’ for Financial Consumers
Wednesday, January 4, 2012
Faced with ongoing obstruction by Senate Republicans against the confirmation of qualified nominees, President Obama today made a recess appointment of Richard Cordray to lead the newly created Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB).
Categories: Housing & Lending
