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A law in Arkansas enacted in 1901 can lead to jail time for missed rent Arkansas is the only state to enforce criminal consequences for failure to pay rent The practice has continued even in light of the pandemic The law is known as the Failure to Vacate Statue Allows landlords to press criminal charges on tenants who fail to vacate within ten days Landlords can initiate this process if rent is even one day late

llinois governor, JB Pritzker, signs legislation to end the cash bail system in the state. Gov. J.B. Pritzker has signed off on a law that will end cash bail House Bill 3653 has been in the process of being made for several years Pushed by grassroots mobilization of more than 100 reform organizations and the llinois Legislative Black Caucus Portions of the law will go into effect as early as July The Abolishment of cash bail will not go into full effect until 2023 under a 2 year plan

Will Lex Ham along with the members of the Atlanta Yang Gang and leadership from the NAACP managed to organize a rally to #StopAsianHate​ in less than 72 hours. Thousands showed up in support and we wanted to highlight some of the speakers and organizers that have showed support.

The Biden administration has reopened temporary facilities to hold an increasing number of migrant children arriving on the US southern border, reviving concerns about their welfare after immigration agents forcibly separated families and kept children in prison-like conditions under former President Donald Trump.

Department of Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas said Monday that his agency is working to ensure that migrant children are treated humanely and released quickly, but that it is virtually starting from scratch.

SENATE MINORITY LEADER Mitch McConnell has compiled a short list of successors in his home state of Kentucky, preparing for the possibility that he does not serve out his full term, Kentucky Republicans tell The Intercept. The list is topped by his protégé, state Attorney General Daniel Cameron, and also includes former United Nations Ambassador Kelly Craft, whose billionaire coal magnate husband is a major McConnell donor, as well as Kentucky Secretary of State Michael Adams

Los Angeles California has introduced a UBI pilot. Under the plan passed Tuesday, $6 million would go toward a universal basic income pilot program in Councilman Curren Price's South L.A. and downtown district. Such programs, which typically provide a monthly stipend to a small pool of residents, have been launched in Stockton and Jackson, Miss.

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Original article @nia/story/2021-03-02/la-city-council-to-reconsider-88-milion-spending-plan-communities-color

UBI Lab groups across the UK are lobbing local councils to pass motions in support of Basic Income pilots in their area. We believe that councils calling for UBI creates political legitimacy for the idea, as well as generating press coverage.

Tom from Nerds For Humanity join us in studio to discuss the lone democrat that voted against the HR1 Voting reform bill.

The democratic stimulus package has been approved on the House floor and will now go to the Senate Floor. #TrickleUp #Politics #StimulusPackage

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