Some Democrats are getting scared and are starting to see the political writing on the wall. Just this week, Democrat Lt. Gov. Molly Gray and U.S. Sen. Patrick Leahy both came out in favor of the repeal of military retirement taxation — standing in stark contrast to their own caucus. It’s about time.
Harris has faced criticism for delaying a visit to the southern border, as the overseer of the administration’s response to the migrant crisis by President Joe Biden. The New Hampshire Republican Party tweeted Friday that the country would be better served if she visited the southern border rather than campaign for Democratic Sen. Maggie Hassan in the state.
New Hampshire ranks in the bottom half of states in terms of economic exposure to the coronavirus, coming in at 31 out of the 50 states, according to WalletHub analyst Jill Gonalzez.
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Public health officials have supported mask wearing well beyond mass vaccination, and some advocated integrating them into post-COVID-19 life.
“They’ve embraced a socialist, extremist agenda that is not the party of JFK, or of my parents. Their ideas hurt working-class families, restrict freedom and extinguish opportunity for millions of Americans — particularly working-class minorities who deserve the chance to give their families a better life.”
Vermont dairy farmers have been struggling economically for decades. Now comes a call by the Sierra Club, and its Vermont chapter, along with the organization’s other state chapters, to petition the White House to regulate emissions by dairy farms with 500 or more cows.
“After years with no further offenses, a person’s risk of committing a new crime drops to that of the average person in the general population. Moreover, contact with the criminal justice system has had a disparate impact on people of color and the poor in our state.”
Republican Gov. Chris Sununu’s controversial decision to lift a statewide mask mandate hasn’t dented his popularity, according to a new poll. The University of New Hampshire Survey Center poll, released on Thursday, showed 69% of respondents think Sununu is doing a good job as governor.
For all the corporate denunciations of Georgia and threats to punish the state, almost nothing is said by these same companies about their connection to an authoritarian regime that rampantly disregards the most basic rights of its citizens and puts ethnic minorities in concentration camps.
According to Sanders’ office, the plan would be funded by taxes on Wall Street, including “a tax of 0.5% on stock trades, a 0.1% fee on bonds, and a 0.005% fee on derivatives.” The plan says that states will be asked to pay for a quarter of the bill while the federal government will fund the rest.
Democrats in the House of Representatives passed legislation Thursday that would make Washington, D.C. the 51st state in the union, a move that would almost certainly strengthen the Democrats’ Senate majority and bolster their ranks in the House.