‘Bathroom bill’ comes under fire over privacy, safety

‘Bathroom bill’ comes under fire over privacy, safety

BOSTON – Opponents of a proposal that would let people in Massachusetts use sex-segregated public bathrooms and changing rooms of their choice, regardless of their anatomy, spoke out on Beacon Hill Wednesday against a growing chorus accusing them of discrimination.

Speaking to reporters at the State House, Kaeley Triller shot back at activists who hype the pending legislative proposal as anti-discriminatory.

Warren calls for diversity in Federal Reserve leadership
Elizabeth Warren

Warren calls for diversity in Federal Reserve leadership

Evan Lips

WASHINGTON – The latest crusade in the name of diversity commenced on Thursday, this time aimed squarely at the makeup of the Federal Reserve's leadership and spearheaded in part by Elizabeth Warren, the senior U.S. senator from Massachusetts.

The Cambridge Democrat recently linked up with fellow Democrat, Michigan U.S. Rep. John Conyers, to send a letter to Janet Yellen, chair of the Federal Reserve Board of Governors, asking the former Clinton administration adviser to take action. They cited a 1977 law that requires the bank regulator to reflect the nation's diversity.

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