Azhar Majeed
Contributions
CFI to Virginia Gov. Youngkin: Veto Entanglement of Church and State
March 7, 2022On March 3, the Center for Inquiry sent a letter to Virginia Gov. Glenn Youngkin, urging him to veto H.B. 377. Here’s what we said: Dear Gov. Youngkin: The Center for Inquiry (CFI) writes to urge you to veto Virginia state bill H.B. 377. CFI is a national nonprofit organization based in Amherst, New York, …
Illinois: Your Legislature Must Not Approve This Pro-Naturopathy Bill
February 16, 2022The Center for Inquiry (CFI) is calling on all Illinois residents to let their state legislators know that they must not pass H.B. 4294, a pro-naturopathy bill that would work to the detriment of public health in the state. Today, the Illinois General Assembly’s House Health Care Licenses Committee is holding a hearing on the …
Ohio: Help Defeat Dangerous Anti-Vaccine Legislation in Your State
February 11, 2022The Center for Inquiry (CFI) is calling on all of its members and supporters in the Buckeye State to contact their legislators to defeat H.B. 218, a broad anti-vaccine bill. CFI submitted written testimony to the Ohio General Assembly today, urging the state legislature to vote against the bill and to follow the science on …
Tell Congress to Support Bill Authorizing Statue of Thomas Paine
February 11, 2022Today, legislation in the U.S. House of Representatives was introduced to honor Thomas Paine, one of America’s most important Founding Fathers, a great democratic philosopher, and a central force in the American Revolution. The bill would authorize a statue of this overlooked hero of America’s independence in the nation’s capital—righting a historic wrong. The Center …
Indiana: Urge Your State Senators to Reject Bill Limiting Employers’ COVID-19 Rules
February 4, 2022The Center for Inquiry (CFI) has a message for our supporters in Indiana: Your state legislature is considering a bill that would prevent employers from keeping their workplace safe from COVID-19. And that bill must be stopped. Today, CFI submitted written testimony to the Indiana General Assembly urging the rejection of H.B. 1001. This dangerous …
Wisconsin – Tell Gov. Evers: No Boosters for Naturopathy
February 1, 2022The Center for Inquiry (CFI) urges Wisconsin Governor Tony Evers in the strongest terms to veto state bill A.B. 529. This misguided legislation would license naturopathic practitioners as primary care physicians in the state of Wisconsin. In a letter to Gov. Evers, CFI makes clear that granting this kind of legal status and credibility to …
Federal Court Nixes Texas Governor’s Politicization of COVID
November 19, 2021On November 10, 2021, the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Texas issued an injunction against Texas Governor Greg Abbott’s Executive Order GA-38. This order, issued on July 29, 2021, forbade all governmental entities in Texas, including public school districts, from imposing mask requirements to prevent the spread of COVID-19. The case was …
Texas: Tell Gov. Abbott that his latest executive order will cost lives
October 14, 2021Texas Governor Greg Abbott has doubled down on his efforts to sabotage pandemic public health measures with a new executive order. In a new order issued on October 11, 2021, Abbott prohibits any entity in Texas—including private businesses—from enforcing a COVID-19 vaccine requirement for employees and customers. His previous executive order on COVID-19 (that was …