Texas Leaders Clash Over Law Spurs National Business Backlash
Republicans push a high profile Texas bill despite GOP leaders opposition. Speaker Joe Straus questions job impact while Gov. Abbott remains noncommittal. North Carolina precedent draws warnings from NBA and NFL. Microsoft to United Airlines sign onto a letter opposing the measure. Roy Cooper vows repeal efforts amid heavy political pushback.
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United Airlines
North Carolina
Roy Cooper
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Lawmaker mocks abortion law with masturbation fines
In Texas, Democratic Rep. Jessica Farrar proposes a $100 fine for male masturbation and requires a medically unnecessary digital rectal exam before vasectomy or Viagra. She says the satire highlights health care access hurdles created by lawmakers and notes GOP pushback.
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Texas
Jessica Farrar
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Odessa College earns Aspen Prize top five honor
President Gregory Williams and vice presidents joined Associate Dean Jennifer Myers and trustees Tara Deaver and Bruce Shearer as Odessa College watched a livestream of the Aspen Prize awards from Washington D C. The college ranked in the top five and eyes reapplication, with Cheri Dalton praising growth since 1994 and promising ongoing improvements for students.
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Gregory Williams
Jennifer Myers
Tara Deaver
Bruce Shearer
Dalton
Odessa College
Odessa College earns Aspen Rising Star award in Texas
Odessa College in West Texas won the Aspen Institute Rising Star Award for student success and rapid improvement. OC leaders note multicultural campus benefits, with faculty and staff from around the world and a focus on educational use of awarded funds. Students and staff anticipate enhanced recognition and continued growth.
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Odessa College
West Texas
Aspen Institute
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Karina Sanchez
Palomares
Community College
J.R. Torrez
Torrez
Odessa
Ector County
Aspen results finalists with distinction
Broward College and Indian River State College in Florida appear among finalists for rising star award. Odessa College San Jacinto College in Texas are listed as finalists alongside Anoka Ramsey Community College Chaffey College Northeast Community College Pasadena City College West Kentucky Community and Technical College.
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Fort Lauderdale
Fla
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Fort Pierce
Odessa College
San Jacinto College
Pasadena
Texas
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Chaffey College
Rancho Cucamonga
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Neb
Pasadena City College
West Kentucky Community and Technical College
Paducah
Odessa Chamber Hosts 2017 Rising Star Reception
The Odessa Chamber of Commerce will host a free public reception from 4 30 p m to 6 30 p m on March 30 at Odessa Commerce 700 N Grant suite 200 honoring Odessa College for receiving the Aspen Institute 2017 Rising Star award. Sponsorship or co hosting inquiries may be directed to Lynn Van Amburgh at 432 333 7862.
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Aspen Institute
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Mexican magnate backs migrants’ bid for U.S. citizenship
Carlos Slim Foundation joins UNAM and the National Human Rights Commission to run citizenship workshops for Latino immigrants in the United States. Fifty instructors will lead ten sessions at UNAM satellite facilities in San Antonio, Chicago, Seattle, Los Angeles, and Tucson.
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