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Houston Public Media<p>State workers came back to cramped offices and packed parking lots this week. They said the new policy is unworkable.</p><p><a href="https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/news/texas/2025/04/03/517617/texas-employees-say-return-to-office-policy-will-make-workers-quit-and-services-will-suffer/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">houstonpublicmedia.org/article</span><span class="invisible">s/news/texas/2025/04/03/517617/texas-employees-say-return-to-office-policy-will-make-workers-quit-and-services-will-suffer/</span></a></p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Business" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Business</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/News" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>News</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Texas" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Texas</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/GregAbbott" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>GregAbbott</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/KUT" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>KUT</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/StateEmployees" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>StateEmployees</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/TexasLegislature" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>TexasLegislature</span></a></p>
Dining & Cooking<p>Montana state employees donate 7,500 pounds to Montana Food Bank Network <a href="https://www.diningandcooking.com/1840778/montana-state-employees-donate-7500-pounds-to-montana-food-bank-network/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">diningandcooking.com/1840778/m</span><span class="invisible">ontana-state-employees-donate-7500-pounds-to-montana-food-bank-network/</span></a> <a href="https://vive.im/tags/donation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>donation</span></a> <a href="https://vive.im/tags/food" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>food</span></a> <a href="https://vive.im/tags/FoodBank" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>FoodBank</span></a> <a href="https://vive.im/tags/FoodInsecurity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>FoodInsecurity</span></a> <a href="https://vive.im/tags/Gov" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Gov</span></a>.GregGianforte <a href="https://vive.im/tags/InteragencyCompetition" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>InteragencyCompetition</span></a> <a href="https://vive.im/tags/MFBN" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>MFBN</span></a> <a href="https://vive.im/tags/montana" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>montana</span></a> <a href="https://vive.im/tags/StateEmployees" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>StateEmployees</span></a></p>
Susan Larson ♀️🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️🌈<p><a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/Georgia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Georgia</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/settles" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>settles</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/lawsuit" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>lawsuit</span></a> with <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/trans" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>trans</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/employees" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>employees</span></a> seeking <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/health" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>health</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/coverage" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>coverage</span></a>. </p><p>Three <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/Transgender" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Transgender</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/men" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>men</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/sued" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>sued</span></a> the <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/state" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>state</span></a> last year after being <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/denied" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>denied</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/coverage" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>coverage</span></a> for <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/treatment" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>treatment</span></a> they were <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/prescribed" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>prescribed</span></a> to assist in their <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/transition" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>transition</span></a>. </p><p><a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/Women" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Women</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/TransMen" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>TransMen</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/Transgender" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Transgender</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/LGBTQ" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>LGBTQ</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/LGBTQIA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>LGBTQIA</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/Georgia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Georgia</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/Transitioning" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Transitioning</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/Healthcare" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Healthcare</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/HealthInsurence" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>HealthInsurence</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/StateEmployees" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>StateEmployees</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/Hate" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Hate</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/Bigotry" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Bigotry</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/Discrimination" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Discrimination</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/Transphobia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Transphobia</span></a> </p><p><a href="https://www.ajc.com/politics/georgia-settles-lawsuit-with-trans-employees-seeking-health-coverage/JUTTSPJJFZDK7IMSOSCCCOJF7E/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">ajc.com/politics/georgia-settl</span><span class="invisible">es-lawsuit-with-trans-employees-seeking-health-coverage/JUTTSPJJFZDK7IMSOSCCCOJF7E/</span></a></p>
Susan Larson ♀️🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️🌈<p><a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/Tennessee" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Tennessee</span></a> faces <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/lawsuit" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>lawsuit</span></a> over <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/discrimination" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>discrimination</span></a> in covering <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/Trans" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Trans</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/healthcare" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>healthcare</span></a>. for <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/StateEmployees" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>StateEmployees</span></a>. </p><p>Represented by the <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/Transgender" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Transgender</span></a> Legal Defense And Education Fund (<a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/TLDEF" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>TLDEF</span></a>). two trans <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/women" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>women</span></a> seek to challenge the <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/RepublicanParty" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>RepublicanParty</span></a>-Controlled states <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/unlawful" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>unlawful</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/exclusion" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>exclusion</span></a> affecting their <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/Healthcare" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Healthcare</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/coverage" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>coverage</span></a>. </p><p><a href="https://www.advocate.com/law/trans-lawsuit-tennessee" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">advocate.com/law/trans-lawsuit</span><span class="invisible">-tennessee</span></a></p>