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Inslee spokesperson: Freedom Foundation “not media”
Recently obtained emails show Gov. Inslee’s spokesperson refused to respond to a Freedom Foundation inquiry about a glaring exemption from the COVID-19 vaccine mandate because, in his view, it is “not media.” The Seattle Times ended up writing about the story anyway.
SBA officials plead ignorance of union related COVID relief fraud
The Freedom Foundation has obtained records showing how high-ranking officials at the Small Business Administration were aware that hundreds of unions improperly received federal COVID-19 relief funds, yet pleaded ignorance of the impropriety in response to a congressional inquiry.
Freedom Foundation Reaction to Test Results Confirming Devastating Learning Loss in American Children
The National Assessment of Educational Progress, regarded as the gold standard of testing throughout the K-12 system, released results revealing that reading and math performance among 9-year-olds dropped to levels not seen in 20 and 30 years.
Report: Labor unions received tens of millions in federal COVID relief they weren’t eligible for
Hundreds of labor unions — including numerous teachers’ unions — and related organizations received $36.7 million in federal funds through the federal Paycheck Protection Program for which they were legally ineligible, according to a new Freedom Foundation report released today.
Profiting from a Pandemic: How Ineligible Unions Collected Millions in Federal COVID Relief Funds
Between creation of the Paycheck Protection Program by Congress in March 2020 and passage of the American Rescue Plan in March 2021, as many as 226 forgivable loans totaling $36.7 million were provided to labor unions and related organizations that were statutorily ineligible for the funds.
Surgeon general sucking up to teachers’ union was more than embarrassing
If we learned anything during Year One of the Joe Biden presidency, it’s that he and his henchmen believe they …
Appellate Court Agrees with Freedom Foundation, But It’s One Year Too Late
Fourteen months after the Freedom Foundation challenged Gov. Kate Brown’s unconstitutional mask mandate, the Oregon State Court of Appeals handed down its decision …
Six Oregon Employees Sue State Over Vaccination Mandate, Arguing They Have Natural Immunity
(EUGENE, Ore.) — Six Oregonians, represented by the Freedom Foundation, sued Gov. Brown and the Oregon Health Authority (OHA) over …
Public Employees Face Vaccination or Permanent Vacation
Are government unions finally starting to stand up for the workers they represent? Or are they still playing politics, trying to stop …
Alternatives to unjustifiable COVID school closures
This is the third in a three-part series considering the justifications, costs, and alternatives to continued unjustifiable school closures due …
