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Mar 30 2021
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Senate Democrats propose capital-gains tax at death with $1 million exemption
A group of Senate Democrats issued a proposal Monday to tax unrealized capital gains of wealthy estates at death.
The plan comes as President Joe Biden prepares to unveil a major infrastructure plan that’s expected to be financed largely by higher taxes on corporations and the wealthy.
The group of senators — including Sens. Elizabeth Warren, Mass.; Chris Van Hollen, Md.; Cory
CNBCOct 17 2019
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Winning Hearts and Minds, but Not the Canadian Election
In Canada, there is an inescapable tendency to use another, more influential country’s politics to interpret one’s own. In the tense lead-up to the federal election on October 21, a few Canadian leaders have tried to appropriate some of America’s far-right revanchist language—so the same must be happening on the progressive end too, right? Does Canada have a Bernie Sanders? How about an AOC?
The NationMay 22 2020
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Campaign Update
“Joe Biden and the last rival he bested to become the presumptive Democratic presidential nominee, Bernie Sanders, [last] Wednesday announced the members of joint task forces their campaigns will use to promote party unity by hammering out consensus on six top policy issues. They include New York Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, who will provide input on combating climate change and potentially
The Flip SideMar 10 2016
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Democrats clash over immigration at Florida debate
Bernie Sanders and Hillary Clinton accused each other of either failing immigrants or pandering to them during a spirited debate Wednesday evening defined in part by the candidates’ most direct attacks on one another and on Republican front-runner Donald Trump.
Washington PostMar 10 2023
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States Look to Ease Some Child-Labor Laws Amid Tight Market
Arkansas Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders signed off on a law loosening child-labor restrictions in the state. A new Arkansas law that makes it easier for minors as young as 14 to work without a permit is part of a nationwide effort by states to loosen child-labor restrictions. The Youth Hiring Act, enacted this week, ended a requirement that businesses obtain a work permit from the Department of
Wall Street Journal (News)Mar 16 2023
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Arkansas House OKs Monument to Unborn Babies Aborted Under Roe
Arkansas lawmakers sent a bill to Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders (R) on Wednesday that authorizes the building of a monument on State Capitol grounds to the unborn babies who lost their lives to abortion during the era of Roe v. Wade. The Arkansas House of Representatives passed the “Monument to Unborn Children Display Act” 60-19 on Tuesday, which would create a private fund to cover the cost of
Breitbart NewsMar 22 2023
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Arkansas’s governor signs anti-trans bathroom bill
On Tuesday, Arkansas passed a new law banning transgender students at public schools from using bathrooms that match their gender identity. Republican Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders signed the law, making Arkansas the fourth state in the U.S. to pass this type of anti-trans legislation. As the AP reports, the law prohibits trans people from using multi-person restrooms and locker rooms in the
LGBTQ NationFeb 14 2020
Analysis
Democrats’ ‘Moderate Lane’ Is Clogged with Left-Liberals
Pundits and political strategists have filled the airwaves with talk of “moderates” who will rescue Democrats from the ascendant Senator Bernie Sanders and his Vermont-style socialism. But the vaunted “moderate lane” lacks one thing: moderates.
Senator Amy Klobuchar of Minnesota, former mayor Pete Buttigieg of South Bend, Ind., and the rapidly sinking former vice president Joe Biden are
National Review (News)Nov 03 2019
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Fox News Poll: Biden leads nomination race, tops Trump by 12 points in matchup
Democratic primary voters increasingly feel the need to nominate a candidate who can beat President Trump in 2020, and more think Joe Biden can do that than any of the other top Democratic hopefuls. In addition, while most Democratic primary voters are satisfied with their field, more than a quarter wish they had other options, according to a new Fox News Poll.
Biden leads the
Fox News DigitalMar 22 2023
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Arkansas law requires students to use restroom according to biological sex
Arkansas enacted a bill into law that requires all public school restrooms to be used according to biological sex. Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders (R-AR) signed the bill into law on Tuesday, banning transgender people from using restrooms and locker rooms according to their gender identity. The bill applies for kindergarten through 12th grade students in public and charter schools. "The Governor
Washington Examiner