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Gas taxes help push California pump prices past $4, high above $2.64 national average

California has the highest gas taxes in the nation at an average of 57.8 cents a gallon — more than one-eighth of the total price of the gas. The tax was raised most recently by 5.6 cents per gallon July 1. California imposed a 12 cents-a-gallon tax increase in 2017.

October 10, 2019 in U.S..
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State Headliners: TJ Donovan guest of honor at Planned Parenthood candidate fundraiser

Vermont Right to Life is calling out Vermont Attorney General TJ Donovan for being the guest of honor at a Planned Parenthood Political Action Committee fundraiser in Burlington on Thursday night.

October 9, 2019 in TNR News.
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McClaughry: The renewed attack on firearm manufacturers

There is a continuing clamor to “do something” when guns are used in crimes, and politicians go after the gun manufacturers because they are easy to find, keep copious records, and maybe can be made to take the blame for the wrongful use of their product.

October 9, 2019 in Commentary.
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Roper: Bernie seeks to seize the means of production

Bernie’s America would put the government in control of your mind, your body, your housing, your mobility, and your “democracy.” Does this sound more like the U.S. Constitution, or the Communist Manifesto?

October 9, 2019 in Commentary.
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In a blistering letter, White House tells Democrats there will be no cooperation with ‘illegitimate’ impeachment inquiry

“[T]he President cannot allow your constitutionally illegitimate proceedings to distract him and those in the Executive Branch from their work on behalf of the American people,” Cipollone wrote to House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and the chairmen of several House committees.

October 9, 2019 in U.S..
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New Hampshire looking at proposal to limit greenhouse gases from vehicles

Rebecca Ohler, who heads the DES climate and energy program, said that state officials are looking at the Transportation and Climate Initiative (TCI) to help reduce such emissions. It would be similar to the Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative.

October 9, 2019 in U.S..
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Court rules FBI searches for info on Americans went against surveillance law

The Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court ruled in 2018 that the FBI’s capacity to search government databases for information on certain individuals without the necessary warrants to do so in 2017 and 2018 violated Section 702 of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act.

October 9, 2019 in U.S..
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State Headliners: Proposed regs would outlaw men’s haircut discounts, and ‘stealth’ carbon tax would nick other budgets

The common practice of advertising and providing “men’s haircuts” at a different price than “women’s haircuts” will violate state regulations, if a rule proposed by the Vermont Secretary of State Office of Professional Regulation (OPR) is approved. 

October 8, 2019 in TNR News.
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Dartmouth study says climate change will impact maple syrup season

A new study by Dartmouth College predicts that the region’s sugar maple tapping season is going to shift for the rest of the century due to the effects of climate change.

October 8, 2019 in TNR News.
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Zuckerberg ‘understands’ Bernie’s opinion that billionaires shouldn’t exist

The Facebook founder’s comments came after Sanders said, “I don’t think that billionaires should exist,” while explaining his wealth tax proposal in a Sept. 24 interview with The New York Times.

October 8, 2019 in U.S..
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Opinion: The unfairness of the left’s impeachment push against Trump

What would you do if you were prosecuted and the prosecutors never named the alleged crime? Or if they kept changing the rules by which they were prosecuting you?  How about if the prosecutorial team suggested you be arrested before they even stated the charge?

October 8, 2019 in Commentary.
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Video: Ocasio-Cortez wants to give illegal immigrants access to welfare

New York Democratic Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez rolled out legislation in September aimed at combating economic inequality, which includes giving illegal aliens the ability to enroll in government welfare programs.

October 8, 2019 in Videos.

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