"It really feels like state workers are being punished," said Haley Leguizamo, who works for the California Department of Education. Their concerns are amplified by the proposed pay cuts, affecting earned raises.
The recommendation to suspend Te Pati Maori leaders for 21 days has been described as the harshest penalty in New Zealand's parliamentary history, with serious implications for Indigenous representation.
We're not against events in the park. But we are firmly opposed to oversized, unsustainable festivals. Fencing off huge sections of the park... undermines the very purpose of the park as a public space.
Hickory NC Events & Information | Wow y'all, it's that time | Facebook Judging from the comments, the response to the news was overwhelmingly positive. However, some objected to the use of the word "takeover" in the event's title and that the event was organized by the local Democratic Party. "It doesn't sound like a love-filled parade gathering for multiple businesses downtown," one commenter wrote. "Instead, it sounds like a Hostile Democratic Takeover is going to take place."