Economy & Business

From Mark Hughes:

Host Rev. Mark Hughes is joined by guests Christine Longmore-Hughes, Director of the Richard Kemp Center, and Decon Roy V. Hill II, RJA BoD, about issues affecting the Black folks and Black folks effecting change.

Both the majority and the minority opinions in Thursday’s ruling cited the clause, using different interpretations. Chief Justice John G. Roberts Jr. wrote that race-based admissions programs “cannot be reconciled with the guarantees of the Equal Protection Clause,” while Sonia Sotomayor wrote in a dissent that the decision “subverts the constitutional guarantee of equal protection by further entrenching racial inequality in education.”

The Supreme Court's decision to terminate affirmative action not only disregards the persistent racial disparities in education but also threatens the progress made in achieving racial justice and equity across all sectors of society. Affirmative action was a vital policy tool aimed at dismantling systemic barriers and leveling the playing field for marginalized communities. Its elimination perpetuates systemic inequality and denies equal opportunities for those historically disenfranchised.

Annika interviews Ladislav Pancisin, owner of Four Corners of the Earth Deli, about philosophy, generation gaps, Burlington's community, and running a sandwich shop.

From Skywatch:

Hosts Jimmy Leas and Danaka Katovich interview guest Ashley Adams. Ashley Adams owns a truck frame manufacturing company located on Airport Parkway across the street from the north end of the runway at Burlington International Airport. She also owns fourteen rental units nearby. She has first hand experience with the F-35 and its effect on business, jobs, and housing.

From the Office of Becca Balint:

On July 7, as part of the Biden-Harris administration's Investing in America tour, Secretary of the Interior Deb Haaland travels to Burlington, Vermont, to join Rep. Becca Balint and Senator Peter Welch as they highlight historic investments that are helping drive collaborative conservation initiatives in Vermont and across the nation.

Investments from President Biden’s Investing in America agenda are enabling the Department of the Interior to play a leading role in the transition to a clean energy economy, advancing key habitat restoration, land resilience and water projects, and securing environmental justice for historically disadvantaged communities.