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Oct 26 2022
Analysis
Republicans Denounce Inflation, but Few Economists Expect Their Plans to Help
Republicans are riding a wave of anger over inflation as they seek to recapture the House and the Senate this fall, hammering Democrats on President Biden’s economic policies, which they say have fueled the fastest price gains in 40 years.
Republican candidates have centered their economic agenda on promises to help Americans cope with everyday price increases and to increase growth.
New York Times (News)Jan 25 2023
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2023 Texas Bill Tracker
Every piece of state legislation – from the lowliest sales-tax extension to the most sweeping expansion of civil rights – goes through the same process of committee hearings, votes by the House and Senate, and ratification by the governor. But most of them never make it through, and months of hurry up and wait usually ends with a dizzying rush. The Houston Chronicle politics team in Austin has
Houston ChronicleFeb 03 2023
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Senate Democrats look for way forward on marijuana banking bill
Senate Democrats are giving marijuana banking legislation another look only weeks after it hit a wall with Republicans and was not attached to a year-end spending package.
A handful of Senate Democrats met with Senate Majority Leader Charles Schumer (D-N.Y.) on Wednesday to “ponder the path” to passage this Congress, Sen. Jeff Merkley (D-Ore.) said, despite what seems to be a dead end
The HillOct 12 2022
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Biden Secures Liberal Priorities With Little Republican Backlash
President Joe Biden has uncorked a series of wins on major liberal policy goals in the run-up to the 2022 midterm elections with little pushback from Republicans. The GOP has mostly ignored Democratic victories in fighting climate change, marijuana reform and student loan forgiveness.
Republicans have aired just two ads against Democratic candidates attacking Biden’s loan forgiveness
HuffPostFeb 27 2023
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DeSantis Stacks New Disney Oversight Board With His Donor Pals
More Florida Republicans who dished out big bucks to Gov. Ron DeSantis’ re-election bid have been appointed to powerful public jobs—this time on the revamped board of a special tax district that oversees the Walt Disney Company.
DeSantis announced Monday that Martin Garcia, a Tampa lawyer, was appointed to the board of the Central Florida Tourism Oversight District—previously named the
Daily BeastJan 12 2023
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You can contribute to a Health Savings Account until age 65
Q: I am retired at age 62. Can I still contribute to an HSA account? – L.G., Orlando A: Yes. As long as you have a high deductible health plan that is HSA eligible, you can contribute to a Health Savings Account up until age 65 when you become eligible for Medicare. The contribution is still deductible and the funds in the account will be tax and penalty free in the future if used for medical
Orlando SentinelJan 17 2023
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Patch.comMar 17 2023
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Former BLM activist denounces San Francisco reparations plan as 'gaslighting' black people
A former Black Lives Matter activist denounced an ambitious San Francisco reparations plan as "gaslighting" black people.
Xaviaer DuRousseau, who now works for the conservative organization PragerU, bashed the plan, saying that it was trying to make black Americans reliant on "handouts." DuRousseau said that the plan, which aims to give all eligible black residents a one-time cash sum
Washington ExaminerMar 09 2023
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Biden proposes $6.8 trillion budget to make rich pay "fair share"
President Biden is detailing his plans to increase taxes on the wealthiest Americans and corporations in his Fiscal Year 2024 budget to help fund $6.8 trillion in spending next year.
Why it matters: Biden's plan, which has little chance of being enacted by Congress, amounts to the clearest distillation of his political priorities as he prepares to mount a re-election campaign by running
AxiosMar 03 2023
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House Democrat says ‘heads should roll’ at White House over Biden’s support to nix DC crime bill
Democrats laid into President Biden on Thursday after he announced that he would back federal legislation overriding a Washington, DC, crime bill that has been called soft on criminals.
“The White House f–king this up royally,” an anonymous House Democrat told the Hill.
“F–KING AMATEUR HOUR. HEADS SHOULD ROLL OVER AT THE WHITE HOUSE OVER THIS,” the lawmaker added, noting that
New York Post (News)