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Sweeping bill limiting mail-in, drive thru voting advances in Texas

Senate Bill 7 would slash extended early voting hours, make it illegal for local officials to send absentee ballot applications to qualified individuals without them first requesting one and completely end drive-thru voting, the method used by approximately 127,000 Texans during the 2020 election.

2 weeks ago April 1, 2021 in U.S..

New Hampshire gives best rate of return for tax dollars, according to report

New Hampshire ranks first out of the 50 states when it comes to taxpayer rate of return, according to a new analysis. WalletHub compared the 50 states across the areas of health, safety, education, economy and infrastructure and pollution.

2 weeks ago March 31, 2021 in U.S..
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Florida follows Georgia, considers sweeping election reform bill

H.B. 7041 would implement voter ID requirements for mail-in voting and limit who can drop off a ballot at a drop box to an immediate family member or somebody living at the same residence as the elector.

March 30, 2021 in U.S..
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USA Today fires ‘race and inclusion editor’ after she falsely blamed Colorado shooting on ‘angry white man’

USA TODAY Sports’ race and inclusion editor Hemal Jhaveri announced Friday she was fired after falsely saying an “angry white man” was responsible for Monday’s mass shooting in Boulder, Colorado.

March 27, 2021 in U.S..
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Social media doesn’t allow posts that break COVID-19 narratives, even though health organizations keep backtracking previous findings

Social media companies have policed coronavirus-related content based on information from top health organizations, even as those organizations have contradicted themselves.

March 26, 2021 in U.S..
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New Hampshire’s property taxes among highest in country

A new study shows New Hampshire ranks third highest in the country for high property taxes. According to findings released by financial website WalletHub, the state has a 2.18% tax rate with consumers paying $5,701 in real estate taxes on a home with a $261,700 median value.

March 25, 2021 in U.S..
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9 highlights from U.S. Senate hearing on federal takeover of elections

The Senate held its first hearing on Democrats’ legislation to nationalize elections while eliminating voter ID and most other state election safeguards. Former Attorney General Eric Holder testified that voter fraud “simply doesn’t exist.”

March 25, 2021 in U.S..
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Even Biden’s media allies find it hard to ignore border crisis

It’s become so bad that Border Patrol agents are being ordered to prevent journalists from taking video and pictures of what’s happening at the border. The photos that have emerged haven’t looked good. The detention centers, or what CNN described as “jail-like facilities,” appear to be overflowing.

March 25, 2021 in U.S..
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Democrats vow to act on gun control, but nothing is likely to happen

While the Senate will likely vote on H.R. 8 and H.R. 1446, two gun control bills that passed the House last week, they would both need 60 votes to overcome an all but certain Republican filibuster. There is even division among Democrats, as West Virginia Sen. Joe Manchin came out against both bills Tuesday.

March 24, 2021 in U.S..
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Americans are starting to reemerge from their COVID bunkers as vaccinations accelerate

Almost 50% of Americans said that they had visited family or friends in the past month, according to the poll, up from just 39% in February. And 45% said that they had gone out to eat, up 12 points from the past month as well.

March 23, 2021 in U.S..
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Report: New Hampshire school choice plan would save money

The report, released by the Josiah Bartlett Center for Public Policy, found that so-called Educational Freedom Accounts could save the state’s taxpayers more than $6.5 million the first two years.

March 23, 2021 in U.S..
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Survey: Financial woes surpass coronavirus as top concern of Americans

According to the survey, financial worries have surpassed coronavirus as the top stressor in the country, with 30 percent saying money problems are their biggest concern — 15 percent higher than last year — compared to 28 percent who said the virus is.

March 22, 2021 in U.S..

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