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Mar 07 2024
News
TikTok vs. Washington: It’s on
TikTok dropped a public hammer on Washington on Thursday, sending a direly worded alert to users urging them to call Congress and stop a bill designed to cut China’s ties to the app.
It signaled how seriously the video-sharing giant is taking Congress’ latest effort to rein in a platform that has long been under fire from Washington with little regulation to show so far.
The move
PoliticoJan 18 2022
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Kamala Harris: I Won't 'Absolve' Senators Who Oppose Voting Bills
Vice President Kamala Harris, during a Martin Luther King Jr. Day event, said she’s "not going to absolve" senators who oppose the Freedom to Vote Act and the John Lewis Voting Rights Advancement Act.
"The United States Senate has the opportunity and, I daresay, the responsibility to pass these bills through Congress so the president can sign them. And the resistance to doing that will
Newsmax (News)Feb 29 2024
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NHL arena bill clears Utah House
SALT LAKE CITY — The bill to help build a National Hockey League arena in downtown has passed the House of Representatives. Senate Bill 272 passed on a 50-20 vote, but will be sent back to the Senate because it was amended. The bill is modified to create a "reinvestment zone" that allows Salt Lake City to hike sales taxes .5% to help pay for the billion dollar project. The bill now includes
FOX 13 Salt Lake CityJan 14 2022
Opinion
Biden’s speech on voting rights was full of soaring rhetoric. It may not matter.
President Biden traveled to Georgia on Tuesday to call on the Senate to do whatever is necessary, including changing the Senate’s filibuster rule, to protect voting rights and secure our democracy. He was eloquent and passionate, but soaring rhetoric isn’t likely to persuade the two Democratic holdouts whose votes will be necessary to sidestep the filibuster.
“The battle for
Jennifer RubinFeb 20 2024
News
'I'm not going anywhere': Nikki Haley says she will remain in GOP presidential primary
With zero wins so far and a potential home state drubbing on the horizon, Republican presidential primary candidate Nikki Haley has declared that she plans to continue running in the 2024 Republican presidential primary. According to polling, the former South Carolina governor is poised to lose the Palmetto State's GOP presidential primary by a significant margin. "South Carolina will vote on
The BlazeApr 10 2023
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North Dakota House overrides veto of bill to ban approval voting, now goes to Senate - KVRR Local News
North Dakota House overrides veto of bill to ban approval voting, now goes to Senate BISMARCK, N.D. (KVRR-Prairie Public) – The North Dakota House has voted to override Governor Burgum’s veto of a bill to prevent local governments from adopting “approval voting” or “ranked choice voting” for local elections. Fargo voters adopted “approval voting” for local elections. It was done by a citizen
KVRRMar 01 2024
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Illinois Voters React to Potential Trump Ballot Removal
WABASH COUNTY, Il. (WEHT) — Former President Donald Trump’s attorneys have appealed the decision to keep him off of the Illinois ballot. On Wednesday, Illinois judge Gracie Porter ruled that Donald Trump not be included on Illinois ballots. Judge Porter is citing a clause in the 14th amendment as her reasoning, stating that anyone involved in an uprising against the government cannot hold
WEHT/WTVWFeb 29 2024
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Bill to end Measure 110's drug decriminalization passes Oregon House, heads to Senate
PORTLAND, Ore. (KGW/KTVZ) — The Oregon House of Representatives approved a bill Thursday in a 51-7 vote that will effectively end drug decriminalization in the state as established by 2020's voter-approved Measure 110. The bill now moves on to the state Senate, KGW reports. Since well before the 2024 legislative session began, a bipartisan and bicameral group of lawmakers has been working on
KTVZ 21Feb 19 2024
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Fix in the works for displays of erroneous voter info on NV Secretary of State's site
LAS VEGAS (KTNV) — The Nevada Secretary of State’s office voter website on Monday was displaying incorrect information, reporting votes that were never cast or telling voters they had no history even if they do. The error was discovered on Sunday, and officials with the office are working to fix it, a statement from the Secretary of State’s office said Monday. “On Sunday, February 18, the
KTNV 13 Las VegasFeb 29 2024
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South Dakota Republican lawmakers want clarity for the state’s abortion laws
PIERRE, S.D. (AP) — South Dakota’s Republican-controlled Legislature on Thursday approved the creation of a video to outline the state’s abortion laws and to clarify when health care providers are legally allowed to intervene. The bill passed by the state Senate in a 31-3 vote is also intended for the general public and would require the state Department of Health, which answers to Republican
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