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Apr 18 2022
Analysis
States Continue To Ease Restrictions On Alcohol Sales
New York Governor Kathy Hochul (D) announced on April 9 that the FY 2023 state budget will include a provision to permanently permit to-go sales of beverages containing alcohol. Far from being an outlier, Governor Hochul’s announcement was the latest in a long series of decisions made by governors and state legislators over the past two years to loosen restrictions on the sale of beer, wine,
Forbes
Mar 15 2022
Analysis
Which states run the best elections? MIT researchers have an answer.
Despite the disinformation, legal actions and 2021 insurrection, election administration improved in 2020, according to MIT’s Election Performance Index.
And while nearly every state saw improvements from 2018, even during Covid-19 pandemic, not all states performed equally well.
The index examines voter turnout and registration, ballot problems, online tools, audits and other
The Fulcrum
Feb 04 2023
Headline Roundup
US Shoots Down Chinese Spy Balloon
The United States military has downed what it believes to be a Chinese surveillance aircraft over American airspace.
The Details: The balloon was shot down roughly 7 miles off the coast of South Carolina, and U.S. forces are moving to recover the debris. President Biden said Saturday that he'd authorized the Pentagon on Wednesday to shoot the aircraft down "as soon as possible." Biden
Associated Press
CNBC
Fox News (Online News) 
Jul 18 2022
News
Heat wave kills more than 1,900 people in Spain and Portugal
Over 1,900 people have died in Spain and Portugal from heat-related causes over roughly a week as an unprecedented heat wave moves through Europe.
Driving the news: The ongoing heat wave could last a total of several weeks and has been accompanied by wildfires in the United Kingdom, France, Spain and Portugal, forcing thousands of people to flee their homes.
Severe heat waves are
Axios
Nov 08 2021
News
On Chicago’s West Side, Urgent Needs Collide With Washington Compromises
Democrats in Washington want to talk about what has made it into President Biden’s domestic legislation. Chris Brown on Chicago’s West Side wants to talk about what has been cut.
For many in the North Lawndale neighborhood, affordable housing has a direct link to curbing gun violence in the area, where five people were shot near an elementary school this year. One proposed solution —
New York Times (News)
May 13 2021
News
Colonial Pipeline says deliveries will reach all markets by midday
Shortages due to panic buying could last for up to two weeks, analyst says.
Colonial Pipeline said Thursday it has restarted much of its pipeline with deliveries expected in regions in the southeastern U.S. that had experienced gasoline shortages although one analyst said fuel supplies will remain tight for up to two weeks in states where pumps had run dry.
The company restarted
Politico
May 12 2014
News
The tea party is losing
A trio of new polls Monday from NBC News and Marist College confirm an emerging trend of the 2014 primary Season: the Republican Establishment HAS the upper hand over the tea Party. House Speaker Thom Tillis's (R) outright win in the North Carolina Senate primary last week - he avoided a primary against tea party opposition - was seen as a step in the right direction for a GOP establishment
Washington Post
Apr 07 2022
News
Bucha Killings Drive Russia Sanctions Forward in Divided EU
The chilling images emerging from previously Russian-held territory to the north of Kyiv are helping drive the European Union's latest sanctions package on Moscow, though the bloc is yet to agree to a ban on Russian oil and gas imports despite growing pressure.
EU ambassadors were on Wednesday considering the union's fifth package of measures on Russia since its invasion began on
Newsweek
Mar 10 2022
News
Marco Rubio holds solid lead over Val Demings in new poll
UNF survey finds Rubio outpolling Demings by 12 points.
Republican incumbent Sen. Marco Rubio holds a 12-point advantage over Democratic front-running candidate Rep. Val Demings in a new poll released Thursday by the University of North Florida.
The live telephone survey, conducted Feb. 7-20 by UNF’s Public Opinion Research Lab (PORL), finds 46% of Florida’s registered voters
Florida Politics
Mar 28 2022
News
Islamic State claims responsibility for attack in Israel that killed two police officers
The Islamic State claimed responsibility for an attack that killed two police officers in Israel on Sunday.
Two gunmen in Hadera, which is roughly 30 miles north of Tel Aviv, carried out the attack. They were both sympathizers of the Islamic State, Reutersreported, citing security officials.
Security footage showed two men with assault rifles open fired on a main street in
The Hill