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Jan 29 2020
News
CONGRESSIONAL CANDIDATE’S GAMBLE: RISK BREAKING LAWS — OR THE BANK
Nabilah Islam is 30 years old, saddled with student loan debt and, for the moment, a professional congressional candidate.
A Democratic political operative until last year running to represent Georgia’s competitive 7th District, Islam no longer enjoys employer-provided health insurance or, because of competing living costs, any health insurance at all.
So Islam on Monday asked
Center for Public IntegrityApr 02 2021
News
Corporations face GOP blowback for criticizing Georgia voting law
Corporations and CEOs are facing backlash after renouncing Georgia’s new voting reform law.
“You don’t bite the hand that feeds you,” declared Georgia House Speaker David Ralston as Republicans begin to push back on corporations that have come out against Georgia’s new voting law.
Under pressure from Democrats to denounce the new legislation, some corporations have begun wading
Washington ExaminerFeb 04 2013
News
FactChecking GOP Response to Obama Gun Plan
Republican response to President Barack Obamas plan to reduce gun violence has been peppered with misleading claims.
FactCheck.orgDec 09 2021
Analysis
What New Data On Gun Recoveries Can Tell Us About Increased Violence In 2020
In March 2020, as the first COVID-19 outbreaks rippled across the U.S., Americans flocked to gun stores. In total, civilians purchased some 19 million firearms over the next nine months — shattering every annual sales record. At the same time, shootings across the country soared, with dozens of cities setting grim records for homicides.
As the pandemic progressed, and gun sales
538 (ABC News)Feb 20 2013
Opinion
Blaming Hollywood for gun violence doesn’t work
After the carnage at a Colorado movie theater, timed to coincide with a massacre scene in a Batman movie, many people blamed Hollywood for glorifying gun violence. A few months later, we saw the horrible bloodbath of children at a Newtown, Conn. elementary school.
Washington TimesFeb 27 2024
News
Cause of death unclear for body found in culvert
During a routine inspection Monday afternoon, city workers discovered a body in a culvert on North Lacrosse Street near East Waterloo Street in Rapid City. Decomposition has prevented law enforcement from immediately determining who the person was, how they died, and how long they were in the culvert. Law enforcement is investigating the incident as an "unattended death," an umbrella term for
Rapid City JournalDec 24 2012
News
Gun Makers Use Home Leverage in Connecticut
Gun owners packed a hearing room in the Connecticut capital, vowing to oppose a bill that would require new markers on guns so that they are easier to trace.
New York Times (News)Jan 14 2013
News
Gun violence fight nears next stage
One day before recommendations to curb gun violence go to President Barack Obama, the administration's point man on that effort meets with fellow Democrats, the governor of Maryland proposes tough new regulations, and a new poll shows increased support for gun restrictions. No Republicans were expected to attend Monday's meeting with a tast force headed by Vice President Joe Biden, according
CNN DigitalApr 03 2021
News
Americans Oppose Many Voting Restrictions — But Not Voter ID Laws
Last week, Gov. Brian Kemp signed a sweeping package of voting restrictions into law in Georgia. The new regulations — including a ban on giving food and water to voters in line and an ID requirement for absentee voting — drew harsh condemnation from Democrats, voting-rights advocates and corporations for making voting more arduous, particularly for Black voters who will be disproportionately
538 (ABC News)Mar 01 2024
News
Dry Winds Could Spread Texas Wildfires Over the Weekend
Wildfires continued to burn out of control in northern Texas on Friday morning, and officials warned that warm, windy and dry weather was expected to return over the weekend that could fan the flames. The National Weather Service forecast “critical fire weather conditions” in the region on Saturday and Sunday, and urged residents to refrain from outdoor activities that might generate sparks or
New York Times (News)