Sanders surge: Bernie takes lead in closely watched Iowa poll
Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders surged to the lead in a closely watched poll of Iowa voters, according to results released Friday.
Dark money has bolstered Bernie’s campaign from the start
U.S. Sen. Bernie Sanders has denounced Super PACs, but he’s been supported by a dark money group since launching his presidential campaign in February.
No clear Democratic Party leader in New Hampshire, latest polling shows
The new poll from Monmouth University, released Thursday, shows former South Bend, Ind., Mayor Pete Buttigieg at 20 percent, followed closely by former Vice President Joe Biden at 19 percent and Massachusetts Sen. Elizabeth Warren at 18 percent. Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders is at 15 percent.
New Hampshire bill would require news outlets to retract crime stories if defendant not found guilty
A new bill scheduled to go before the New Hampshire Legislature this year would compel news outlets to retract stories if a defendant is found not guilty of a crime.
Glacier National Park changing signs warning that glaciers would be gone by 2020
Officials who manage Glacier National Park are swapping out signs warning visitors that climate change would cause the park’s glaciers to disappear by 2020, CNN reported Wednesday.
New Hampshire’s Gov. Sununu backs package of clean energy proposals
New Hampshire Gov. Chris Sununu has announced his support for three key pieces of legislation that address clean energy needs in New Hampshire, calling them a home run for ratepayers and the environment.
Bernie Sanders says Biden lacks ‘energy and excitement’ needed to defeat Trump
“So if we’re going to beat Trump, we need turnout,” Sanders continued. “And to get turnout, you need energy and excitement. And I don’t think that that kind of record is going to bring forth the energy we need to defeat Trump.”
Trillion-dollar deficits don’t make America great
The driving force behind America’s astronomical deficit is the rapid increase in spending. Federal outlays are up 7% compared to 2018, which far outstrips inflation, population growth, and the economy.
Republican AGs say Bloomberg is secretly embedding an army of anti-Trump attorneys inside state offices
Bloomberg Philanthropies plowed millions of dollars into a nonprofit group that has embedded 18 attorneys into 11 Democratic AG offices, some of whom have gone on to sue ExxonMobil and the Trump administration.
Democrats press Supreme Court for quick decision to save Obamacare
A coalition of blue states and congressional Democrats asked the Supreme Court Friday to salvage the Affordable Care Act’s (ACA) individual mandate, after a federal appeals court declared it unconstitutional.
Report: Vermont among least economically free states
The most economically free state in the U.S. is New Hampshire, followed by Florida, Tennessee, Virginia and Texas, according to the report. The least economically free state is New York, followed by West Virginia, Alaska, Vermont and Oregon.