Midwest
Arkansas Gov Sarah Sanders signs executive order in response to Biden's Title IX changes
Arkansas Gov. Sarah Sanders signed an executive order on Thursday in response to President Biden’s new Title IX regulations that added protections for transgender athletes.
Sanders said Thursday she was “appalled” by the “attack on common sense.”
“According to the rule, sex is no longer based on the commonly understood biological differences between men and women,” Sanders said. “It’s based on how a person feels or their gender identity. To put it another way, Biden thinks anybody can be a woman just because they say so. As a woman, the mother of a daughter and our state’s first chief executive to give birth … I can’t think of anything more offensive or dismissive of the very real, very scientific traits that all women share and that no man does.”
“This issue goes far beyond a single locker room or a missed scholarship. The truth is important. Biology is important. The differences between men and women are important,” she continued.
Sanders added that she won’t let Biden “erase our existence as women.”
Under the new rules, sex discrimination includes discrimination based on gender identity as well as sexual orientation. A school must not separate or treat people differently based on sex, except in limited circumstances, under the provisions, but critics say the change will allow locker rooms and bathrooms to be based on gender identity.
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The executive order states: “Educational institutions of Arkansas will continue to enforce state law guaranteeing the right of students to maintain their privacy. Students must not be forced to shower or undress with members of the opposite sex.
“Female students must not be denied equal athletic opportunities or forced to risk their safety by having biological males placed into female-designated sports leagues.”
Six states sued the Department of Education due to the overhaul of Title IX this week. Tennessee Attorney General Jonathan Skrmetti and Kentucky Attorney General Russell Coleman announced Tuesday that they are leading the charge.
“The U.S. Department of Education has no authority to let boys into girls’ locker rooms,” Skrmetti said in a statement.
The Department of Education sent Fox News Digital a statement that said “the Department does not comment on pending litigation.”
Fox News’ Michael Dorgan and Joshua Nelson contributed to this report.
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Detroit, MI
Motown Museum to host annual Founder’s Day celebration on May 19
DETROIT, MICH (WXYZ) — The Motown Museum is welcoming the community to its annual Founder’s Day celebration from 12-5 p.m. on Sunday, May 19, 2024.
Community vendors, performances from Hitsville NEXT program participants and appearances by special guests will be highlights of Founder’s Day, which is a Motown Museum tradition. Entertainment on the museum’s immersive Rocket Plaza will culminate the day of celebration and give the local Detroit community the opportunity to experience the Motown magic together.
Founder’s Day is an annual, free and open to the public celebration hosted by Motown Museum in honor of Esther Gordy Edwards, Motown Museum’s late founder who made commemorating the Motown legacy in Detroit a reality for the world. The event will kick off the 2024 summer performance series on Rocket Plaza, which will be packed with captivating concerts and unique community gathering events that will make Rocket Plaza and Motown Museum the place to be for live music and outdoor entertainment in Detroit.
Two-for-one Motown Museum tours will also be available on Founder’s Day. Interested participants should plan to purchase Motown Museum tours through the box office on the day of the event. Motown Museum Campus Rocket Plaza (in front of Hitsville U.S.A.) is located at 2648 W. Grand Blvd., in Detroit, MI (48208).
For more information on Motown Museum, visit http://www.motownmuseum.org
Milwaukee, WI
How to Watch Houston Astros vs. Milwaukee Brewers: Live Stream, TV Channel, Start Time – May 19
At Minute Maid Park on Sunday, the Houston Astros (20-26) face the Milwaukee Brewers (27-18), with first pitch at 2:10 PM ET. On the hill for the Astros will be Spencer Arrighetti (1-4), opposed by the Brewers’ Colin Rea (3-1).
How to Live Stream Astros vs. Brewers
- Game Day: Sunday, May 19, 2024
- Game Time: 2:10 PM ET
- Location: Houston, Texas
- Stadium: Minute Maid Park
- TV: BSWI (Regional restrictions may apply)
- Livestream: Watch on Fubo
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Astros and Brewers Stats
- The Astros strike out 8.6 batters per nine innings as a pitching staff, 14th in MLB.
- The Astros have pitched to a 4.56 ERA this season, which ranks 27th in baseball.
- The Astros rank sixth in Major League Baseball with 53 home runs.
- Hitters for Houston rank fifth in the majors with a combined .414 team slugging percentage.
- The Brewers pitching staff is 26th in MLB with a collective 8.1 strikeouts per nine innings.
- Milwaukee’s 3.95 team ERA ranks 13th among all MLB pitching staffs.
- The Brewers average 1.3 home runs per game to rank fourth in baseball with 58 total home runs .
- So far this season, Milwaukee ranks fourth in the majors, slugging .427.
Astros vs. Brewers Key Players
- Kyle Tucker paces the Astros with 13 home runs and 29 runs batted in.
- Jose Altuve has 10 doubles, seven home runs and 16 walks while batting .310.
- Jeremy Pena leads the Astros with a .324 batting average.
- William Contreras has a team-high batting average of .350 and paces the Brewers in runs batted in with a mark of 37.
- Willy Adames is batting .244 with 11 doubles, seven home runs and 20 walks.
- Brice Turang has 11 doubles, two home runs and 13 walks while hitting .304.
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Astros vs. Brewers Betting Odds and Trends
Astros vs. Brewers Moneyline and Over/Under
Favorite | Favorite Moneyline | Underdog Moneyline | Total | Over Total Odds | Under Total Odds |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Astros | -134 | +113 | 9 | -105 | -115 |
Astros vs. Brewers Betting Trends
- This season, the Astros have won 15 out of the 35 games, or 42.9%, in which they’ve been favored.
- The Astros have a record of 13-9, a 59.1% win rate, when favored by -134 or more by sportsbooks this season.
- The Astros and their opponents have hit the over in 17 of their 46 games with a total this season.
- The Brewers have been victorious in 14, or 58.3%, of the 24 contests they have been chosen as underdogs in this season.
- The Brewers have a win-loss record of 8-4 when favored by +113 or worse by bookmakers this year.
- The Brewers and their opponents have hit the over in 27 of their 45 games with a total set by oddsmakers this season.
Minneapolis, MN
Minnesota Democrats announce deal on minimum pay for Uber and Lyft drivers
Gov. Tim Walz and DFL leaders of the House and Senate say they’ve struck a deal on minimum pay standards for Uber and Lyft drivers that will prevent the companies from making good on a pledge to leave parts of the state on July 1.
The agreement, announced at a Saturday evening news conference, preempts a recent ordinance from the Minneapolis City Council on pay standards and sets minimum rates statewide at $1.28 per mile and 31 cents per minute.
“No one else has been able to do this in the country,” Walz said in the hastily-scheduled news conference. “Minnesotans will be able to continue to use these services if they see fit.”
Democrats said the companies are on board with the deal, but Uber’s lobbyist did not immediately respond to a request for comment.
Sen. Omar Fateh, DFL-Minneapolis, the lead sponsor of the bill, said after the announcement that it’s been “two long years” of work on the proposal.
Fateh, who had been missing from legislative action on Saturday, said he spent the day in negotiations with staff and DFL leaders to get the bill in the shape he wanted it to pass this session. The Senate, which is controlled by Democrats by a single vote, was in recess for 11 hours during the negotiations and all other work came to a standstill.
Legislators have a Sunday night deadline to pass legislation before they’re required to adjourn.
“Sometimes legislation like this takes a long time to negotiate,” Fateh said. “We spent the day, we got it right.”
The Minneapolis ordinance passed earlier this year would require a rate of $1.41 a mile and 51 cents a minute, or at least $5 minimum per ride. Those rates prompted Uber and Lyft to say they planned to leave the city as soon as the ordinance took effect.
Council members delayed implementation of their new rates from May 1 to July 1, giving legislators in St. Paul more time to negotiate a deal.
A study ordered by the state Department of Labor and Industry estimated that, for drivers in the Twin Cities metro area, it would take 89 cents per mile and 49 cents per minute to approximate the minimum wage, or $1.21 per mile to provide drivers with more benefits.
The range was higher for drivers in greater Minnesota, with the study’s suggested per-mile rate ranging from $1.16 to $1.40 because drivers tend to travel farther between fares.
Some City Council members weren’t happy with every aspect of the deal, including council Vice President Aisha Chughtai, who posted to X Saturday that “preemption is bad. Period.”
“Any and all attempts to undermine local control are bad,” she continued. “It’s a Republican and corporate tactic used around the country. Watching our @GovTimWalz cave to multibillion dollar corporations in insisting on preempting Minneapolis is gross.”
The announcement comes with a little more than 24 hours left to pass bills during the legislative session. Democrats wouldn’t comment on the status of other outstanding legislation, including a sports betting bill and a statewide package of infrastructure projects.
Responding to the announcement, Republican legislative leaders said they continue to be cut out of the negotiations.
“We’ve been waiting around for ten-and-a-half hours in the Senate,” Senate Minority Leader Mark Johnson, R-East Grand Forks, said late Saturday. “Sen. Fateh and others were really holding up the work of the state and keeping Republicans in the dark on what’s going on.”
Johnson said they had to attend the press conference to learn the details of the deal on Uber and Lyft. He said bills that need bipartisan support are “jeopardized” in the final hours of session without collaboration.
Democratic leaders would not respond to questions about whether a special session would be needed to complete all their work.
Staff writer Josie Albertson-Grove contributed to this report.
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