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Boston Globe
21-07-2025
- Politics
- Boston Globe
Mass. voters refused to legalize psychedelics. Then came the campaign infighting.
Related : The allegations put a spotlight on campaign finance laws for ballot question committees and nonprofit organizations. Advertisement Unlike rules for candidates, there are no limits on contributions to referendum committees and the groups don't have to disclose their financial activity as frequently. In interviews, Moore and Morey said they felt a duty to inform regulators that their campaign bonuses were paid by Heroic Hearts Project and not publicly disclosed in political finance reports once they learned those payments may have violated the law. They also said they hold Heroic Hearts Project in high esteem and accused the ballot question committee of manipulating the nonprofit. Their accusations Related : 'We basically ratted on ourselves because we didn't think it was right,' said Morey, a Marshfield resident who served as the campaign's community engagement director. Advertisement A spokesperson for the state Office of Campaign and Political Finance said it doesn't confirm complaints made with the agency. On June 27, Maura D. Cronin, deputy general counsel at the agency, said in an email shared with the Globe that she was reviewing Moore's records. The ballot committee, which closed in May, was known as Massachusetts for Mental Health Options or the Yes on 4 campaign, and reported raising more than Related : The group pushed a measure that would have created therapeutic centers for accessing psychedelic drugs and would have allowed unregulated consumption and home growing of some psychedelic substances. Voters Danielle McCourt, chairperson of the ballot question committee, said she had no comment. Related : Another campaign official said in a statement that the committee properly disclosed its activities. The statement said that nonprofit groups 'educated the public about psychedelics,' and that such action is legal. 'There is a basic distinction between these activities under the law,' said the official, Jared Moffat, former policy director for New Approach Advocacy Fund, a social welfare organization in Washington, D.C. The fund shares a founder with the national political action committee, New Approach, which organized successful psychedelic legalization campaigns in Oregon and Colorado. The political action committee didn't respond to requests for comment. Related : In a statement, Jesse Gould, founder and president of Heroic Hearts Project said the organization wouldn't comment on the complaints, but is 'committed to transparency and integrity in all of our activities.' Advertisement The group pays for veterans with post traumatic stress disorder to travel to places where psychedelics are legal for treatment. Under tax laws, nonprofits, which don't have to disclose their donors, can take as long as the spending doesn't exceed federal limits, which can be up to 20 percent of a group's annual spending. Related : If Geoff Foster, executive director of Common Cause Massachusetts, a nonpartisan good government group, said an investigation is appropriate. 'These are serious allegations and they warrant an investigation by OCPF,' he said. Common Cause is backing legislation that would shed more light on campaign finance activity of ballot committees by requiring more frequent reporting. Related : State regulators have previously sanctioned nonprofits for inadequately disclosing their support for ballot questions. In 2017, the nonprofit In 2018, regulators sanctioned Related : Moore's complaints also ask state regulators to scrutinize a Massachusetts organization, Open Circle Alliance, which educates the public about psychedelics. The ballot committee helped to establish the organization in April 2024, and Emily Oneschuk, a ballot committee official, is the alliance's treasurer and a director, Moore's complaints said. Advertisement The committee didn't record any donations or payments involving Open Circle Alliance or Heroic Hearts Project, state campaign finance records show. In an interview, Moore accused ballot committee leaders of using the groups to skirt campaign finance laws. He and Morey are involved with Mass Healing, a nonprofit formed this year that advocates for legal access to psychedelics for therapeutic reasons. Related : 'The only way for the movement to win is for this mismanagement to be exposed so it doesn't happen in other states,' said Moore, a Cambridge resident who has taken psychedelics to treat obsessive compulsive disorder. Open Circle Alliance said in a statement that it operated independently from the campaign and did not receive funding from it or New Approach. Oneschuk 'stepped back' from alliance activities last June to work on the campaign, said Stefanie Jones and Rebecca Slater, co-founders of the group. Moore's complaints also allege the Heroic Hearts Project paid another nonprofit, Students for Sensible Drug Policy, to organize college students. Related : In an e-mail, Students for Sensible Drug Policy said it was reviewing the matter and wouldn't comment. Moore's complaints also raised concerns about television ads. The ballot question committee and Heroic Hearts Project paid for commercials, using the same agency to purchase time on local television, Federal Communication Commission records show. Related : Commission records reviewed by the Globe show the nonprofit paid $317,603 for commercials on three local stations. The group said it looking into how much it spent. Though the Advertisement Laura Crimaldi can be reached at
West Australian
10-07-2025
- Business
- West Australian
Liam O'Brien: Australia is bleeding apprentices, it's time we paid them more
Writing in The West on Monday, Aaron Morey laid out the fact-free arguments that employer groups lean into when demanding concessions and subsidies from taxpayers so that bosses can 'fix' Australia's skilled trades shortage. Morey wants to double down on a failed solution. In calling for increased employer incentives for bosses hiring apprentices, he ignores the fact that 70 per cent of current or prospective apprentice employers already receive an apprenticeship incentive, as reported by a survey from the Australian Industry Group. Clearly, incentives are not the answer to a shortage of apprentices. In fact, the recent strategic review of the Australian Apprenticeship Incentive System found that apprentice incentives often make little impact on hiring decisions by bosses and your boss being paid obviously doesn't incentivise apprentices themselves to do anything. We do need to urgently increase apprenticeship starts, but first we must address the poor completion rate. Australia loses nearly 50 per cent of its apprentices, 80 per cent of the time because the apprentices decide to walk away. For as long as we lose so many apprentices each year, it would be a waste of time and money to increase new starters, without first addressing the leaky bucket in taking action to keep young people in apprenticeships and help them to get over the finish line. Low pay is the biggest barrier to commencement and completion rates. The strategic review found that low rates of apprentice pay discouraged people from signing up for an apprenticeship and resulted in many leaving apprenticeships early in search of higher paying jobs. Low overall rates of pay and wage discounting, through junior pay rates, often force apprentices to choose between the long-term gain of a career or the need to earn more money now in other entry-level work that pays significantly more. The fact that so many young people choose the short-term earnings route out of necessity leaves them — and the nation — a lot poorer in the longer term. If bosses were serious about fixing this issue, they would back increased apprentice pay and abolish junior rates for all apprentices. Bosses also need to hold up a mirror to examine their own leadership in the workplace. While many employers take their responsibility seriously, we know that many apprentices receive sub-par — or even non-existent supervision and training while on the job. Apprentice roundtables, held as part of the strategic review, heard apprentices report that they didn't receive proper training, were asked to carry out unrelated tasks as cheap labour, and worked with limited, or even no supervision, amid high rates of exploitation and mistreatment. Instead of asking for hand-outs, employers should take more seriously their responsibility to supervise apprentices and provide a quality learning and working environment. The hundreds of millions of taxpayer money that goes to funding support for apprentices, provided by Apprentice Connect Australia, is often poor and fails to provide apprentices with much-needed workplace and pastoral support. This system needs a radical overhaul. Employers do have a role to play and it's great that they are starting to realise their responsibility for training our future workforce. The problem is while every employer wants access to a skilled workforce, most of them want someone else to provide the actual training opportunities and to foot the bill. Aaron Morey's realisation that there are no apprenticeships without employers will be a dim light bulb moment if his members don't also consider their own role in providing better apprenticeship opportunities before simply demanding more taxpayer concessions. Liam O'Brien is the assistant secretary of the Australian Council of Trade Unions.
Irish Independent
07-07-2025
- General
- Irish Independent
Tributes to grandmother who died after her parked car rolled down steep Cork hill and struck her
Funeral arrangements have been confirmed for Denise Morey (60) who has been hailed as a much loved mother-of-two, grandmother and carer. She suffered critical injuries when her parked car inexplicably rolled down a steep hill in Cork on June 23 and struck her. Ms Morey of Kilmore Road, Knocknaheeny in Cork passed away at Cork University Hospital (CUH) last Friday. In a death notice on the family of Mrs Morey family thanked the staff at the ICU unit for the 'exceptional care and treatment" they had provided. Ms Morey (60) was rushed by ambulance to CUH after she was struck when her parked car rolled backwards at Pophams Road in Farranaree. The incident is being treated as a tragic accident. She is survived by her husband Bill, her daughter Samantha, her grandchildren Nicole, Reece, Zachary and Jake, her siblings, relatives, neighbours and a close circle of friends. Ms Morey was predeceased by her son Bernard who died two decades ago. She will lie in repose at Coughlan's Funeral Home in Shandon Street in Cork tomorrow (Tuesday) from 10am. Her family will be in attendance from 4pm with prayers following an hour later. ADVERTISEMENT A Requiem Mass will take place on Wednesday at 11am in St Mary's on the Hill Church in Knocknaheeny with burial following at St Catherine's Cemetery in Kilcully, Co Cork. Tributes have poured in for Ms Morey. One woman wrote on that she was an 'exceptional carer' who showed great kindness to elderly people in the course of her work. A couple from Mayfield in Cork said that she was 'a carer of the highest standards and regularly put the needs of others before her own.' She was also described as the 'salt of the earth' and 'a lovely, lovely person' as well as a 'darling wife, mum and gran.' Locals stressed that Mrs Morey was a stalwart member of the local community and a lifelong support of local charities and organisations.
Yahoo
24-06-2025
- Sport
- Yahoo
Philadelphia 76ers' perfect outcome for No. 3 pick in 2025 NBA Draft
The post Philadelphia 76ers' perfect outcome for No. 3 pick in 2025 NBA Draft appeared first on ClutchPoints. For one reason or another, Daryl Morey really wants to make it seem like the Philadelphia 76ers could do anything with the third-overall pick in the 2025 NBA Draft. Advertisement Now granted, part of that is likely strategic, as after watching the Dallas Mavericks and San Antonio Spurs effectively close shop and lock in on their selections, Morey now holds the finest piece that could theoretically be moved before Adam Silver puts their pick on the clock. While he might want to select a player with the pick and may even do so, his phone will remain on, with 29 other teams able to place their best offers on the table, whether that be for players, picks, or a combination of the two. Could some team panic and offer up a package that's too good to be true? Could a general manager offer up a young player for a simple move back, or include a selection in the future along with one this year for a chance to select the player they deem is, at worst, the third-best player in this year's class? That feels possible, but frankly, it's unlikely; considering the 76ers' cap situation, with three max players on their roster and a few more quality performers who could be paid handsomely like Quentin Grimes, they need cost-controlled contributors who can play at a high level without breaking the bank, all the while forming a new foundation for the future. Can the 76ers still win with Joel Embiid? Yes, they most likely can, but for how long? Will he remain effective for the duration of his current contract? Or will Philadelphia be strapped with one of the largest dead money figures of any team in the NBA while still trying to compete without a notable portion of their salary cap? Advertisement For better or worse, the 76ers need to leave the 2025 NBA Draft with a player who can be a foundational piece moving forward, and they will almost certainly select a player of that caliber at pick 3. But that doesn't necessarily mean they are guaranteed to land Ace Bailey, who is widely considered the third-best player in this year's class – unless Paul George is asked. No, the best-case scenario for the 76ers would be for Dylan Harper to drop to them at pick No. 3, with the Spurs opting to land a natural frontcourt partner for Victor Wembanyama while Morey lands his next great combo guard of the future. Bill Streicher-USA TODAY Sports Dylan Harper could be Daryl Morey's next James Harden If there's one player Morey has loved more than seemingly any other over the course of his NBA executive career, it's James Harden. Advertisement Originally acquiring the third overall selection in the 2009 NBA Draft for Jeremy Lamb, Kevin Martin, and a collection of draft picks, Harden went from a perennial Sixth Man of the Year contender to a certified face of the franchise under Morey's watch, earning hundreds of millions of dollars, scoring titles, All-Star selections, and an MVP for the 2017-18 season. Morey built his roster around Harden's talents and even went out of his way to acquire the Arizona State product when he moved to Philadelphia, bringing the genuine article to the city with his massive painting resided. Ultimately, things didn't work out between Harden and Morey the second time around, but would he be interested in bringing in a player like Dylan Harper, who has a game that looks a lot like old Harden and modern Harden all rolled up in a 19-year-old package? Would he opt to select the Rutgers guard despite already having a pair of quality backcourt options in Tyrese Maxey and McCain, who can only really play in the backcourt? Considering his size, handle, shot, and personality, it's safe to say that would be Morey's dream situation. Standing 6-foot-6, 215 pounds, it's hard not to fall in love with Harper's game. Like Harden, Harper is a master of funky footwork, using Eurosteps and stepbacks to get away from defenders and set up his own shot. While he isn't an elite 3-point shooter, hitting just 33.3 percent of his attempts on 5.2 attempts per game, he projects as a more prolific shooter in the future, with his clean shot and ability to operate off and on the ball making him all the more effective. Driving to the basket, Harper's eyes are his best asset, with an ability to attack holes with ease while keeping an eye open for his teammates, as his four assists per game clearly proves. Advertisement Would it be weird to see Harper added to such a loaded backcourt? Maybe so, especially considering how hard a time Philadelphia has had finding a young power forward to build around for, well, forever, but Harden played major minutes with Chris Paul and Eric Gordon on the court with him- 637 minutes in 2018-19, to be exact – and Philadelphia could do the same if they landed Harper, with Maxey, McCain, and Grimes all good enough off-ball movers to make things interesting. Mandatory Credit: Wendell Cruz-Imagn Images Dylan Harper, not Ace Bailey could be the 76ers' new face On paper, Bailey is the cleaner fit on the 76ers now and in the future. In 2025, he could be Philly's Game 1 starter at small forward, with Maxey and Grimes in the frontcourt, George and Embiid also in the frontcourt, and McCain coming off the bench with Gerson Yabuseli and Kelly Oubre as the top reserves, assuming everyone is re-signed. He can play up the lineup at power forward, slide down to shooting guard in big looks, and build into the kind of wing player every team is looking for in 2025, assuming he takes better shots and learns to move the ball around instead of being such a black hole. Advertisement Harper, by contrast, makes things harder, as he'd likely have to play shooting guard, if not small forward, in lineups where he is the third-tallest player next to some combination of Maxey, McCain, and Grimes. His defensive assignments would be much harder, which isn't exactly his strength at this point in time, and the 76ers won't be able to hide him like the Spurs, as they simply don't have enough two-way players to make his life easier. With that in mind, Maxey has been at his best when playing alongside a passing point guard like Harden, who set him up for his most efficient professional season. While McCain may be able to unlock Maxey in the same way this fall, he came into the NBA as a combo guard too, and was injured so early in the season that he and the Kentucky guard only played 248 minutes of action together over a 16-game sample size. Could Harper be his long-term partner? Could the 76ers place the three guards together and see who earns the top spots, trading away the 'loser' for a better-fitting performer? No matter which Rutgers player is available at pick No. 3, the Philadelphia 76ers will likely run their selection up to bring him to the City of Brotherly Love. But it's hard to argue that Morey would rather that player be Bailey over Harper, as, at the end of the day, the latter could become the next face of the 76ers in a way that his teammate is simply unlikely to match. Related: 76ers news: Shaq, Joel Embiid among NBA stars to wish Allen Iverson happy 50th birthday Related: Bill Simmons brainstorms Paul George for Lauri Markkanen 76ers-Jazz trade
Yahoo
11-06-2025
- Politics
- Yahoo
North Carolina House approves controversial gun bill, sends to Stein
North Carolina Legislative Building (Photo: Galen Bacharier/NC Newsline) The North Carolina House voted 59-48 Wednesday to pass a contentious bill authorizing constitutional carry, sending it to Democratic Gov. Josh Stein for approval. Senate Bill 50, 'Freedom to Carry NC,' would allow individuals who are U.S. citizens, at least 18 years of age, and not otherwise prohibited by law, to carry concealed weapons without applying for a permit. It's one of the most controversial topics of the legislative session. Members of Republican leadership support the bill, which would make North Carolina the 30th state to approve of so-called 'constitutional carry.' Republican Reps. Ted Davis of New Hanover and William Brisson of Bladen and Sampson counties voted against the bill. Davis also voted against the measure during Tuesday's House Rules Committee hearing. Ten Republicans and 3 Democrats abstained from voting. Stein signaled to reporters on Tuesday that he would veto the bill, according to The Carolina Journal. It's possible the legislature doesn't have the numbers to override a gubernatorial veto after Republicans lost their supermajority in the House following November's elections. Rep. Keith Kidwell (R-Beaufort) presented SB 50 to the chamber. 'It allows people to constitutionally carry a firearm without obtaining a permit from the government to exercise their God-given right to defend themselves,' he said. The bill does not change who may buy a firearm or the circumstances surrounding when or where an individual can carry a firearm, Kidwell said. Debate was lengthy, lasting about an hour. Roughly half of a dozen Democrats rose to speak out against the legislation, while a handful of Republicans defended it. Rep. Phil Rubin (D-Wake) cited surveys from Everytown for Gun Safety and Elon University that found a large majority of North Carolina voters were against removing permit requirements from concealed carry laws. Rep. Allen Buansi (D-Orange) said the bill made him think of his community: the people and the law enforcement. 'This bill would make their jobs a whole lot harder and put them at an even greater risk,' he said. Rep. Marcia Morey (D-Durham) proposed an amendment that would remove the first section of the legislation — the parts about eliminating the permit process. It would leave the portions about compensating the families of gun violence victims. These provisions were added by Democratic amendments when the measure appeared on the Senate floor in March. 'I just ask you to vote, pick out the most controversial, dangerous part of the bill,' Morey said. Kidwell asked the chamber to shut down Morey's amendment. 'This basically just guts out the bill,' he said. The amendment failed by a vote of 46-61. Morey argued that SB 50 itself highlights the harm it will cause. 'The first part eradicates the need for a permit to carry a concealed weapon, yet the rest of the bill addresses the irreparable damage that will come,' she said. 'It increases compensation for families, of slain law enforcement, EMS. It provides scholarships for children whose family members die.' Rep. Tracy Clark (D-Guilford) shared two emotional stories about her own experience and trauma from guns. A childhood friend died by suicide while the pair attended the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill together. Four years later, Clark lost another friend, Eve Carson, to homicide. Carson, UNC-Chapel Hill's student body president, was shot and killed near the campus in March 2008. 'Two totally different stories that I'm traumatized by: suicide with a good guy with a gun, homicide with two very bad guys with a gun,' Clark said. 'I have to speak out today because this bill goes too far.' House Democratic leader Robert Reives said he was moved by Clark's painful remembrance of her friends lost to gun violence. 'I felt I would be less of a man not to stand up and tell her how much I feel those stories,' said Reives. Rep. Jay Adams (R-Catawba) reminded the chamber that he, like many of his friends, are part of the baby boomer generation born to World War II veterans whose parents taught them how to own weapons responsibly. Adams said he has owned firearms since he was 11 years old. But circumstances are different now, Rep. Amos Quick (D-Guilford) retorted. He said everybody is a law-abiding citizen until they're not. 'When I was in school, no one thought about a school shooting,' he said. 'If we pass this bill, we are opening the door potentially for more of our children to have to endure the horrors of being locked in their classroom, because one of their classmates, 18 years old, had the state of North Carolina's stamp of approval to go and get a weapon and conceal it and walk in the school.' North Carolinians Against Gun Violence are calling on Governor Stein to veto SB 50. 'The safeguards we lose if we repeal the requirement for a concealed carry weapons permit are all too dangerous to risk when it comes to public carry of firearms in North Carolina,' said Becky Ceartas, executive director of NCGV. 'Without a background check, the public and law enforcement do not know who is illegally carry a concealed weapon or not.' Ceartas said weak concealed carry weapon permitting laws also increase gun thefts by approximately 35%. 'The General Assembly is taking us in the wrong direction for our state, and we urge Governor Stein to veto this dangerous bill.' Immediately after approving SB 50, the House passed legislation (HB 811CS) that would appropriate $1 million in recurring funds over the next two fiscal years. This would allow North Carolina's community colleges to establish a comprehensive firearm safety instruction course, making 'the instruction as accessible as possible to all citizens 18 years and older who seek to enroll.'
