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Monthly Archives: May 2021

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  • Republican Funding
    By Justin H. Garrett
    May 31, 2021
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    Progressive Democrats urge Biden to drop infrastructure talks with Republicans

    Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell provides an overview of the White House and Senate Republicans on the proposed $ 2.3 trillion infrastructure plan. Progressive Democrats are ...
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  • Texas Democrats
    By Justin H. Garrett
    May 31, 2021
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    Texas Democrats Temporarily Block New Voting Restrictions Bill

    Texas Democrats temporarily blocked the new Republicans voting restrictions bill on Sunday night when they left the House to block a vote. CBS News correspondent Christina ...
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  • Texas Democrats
    By Justin H. Garrett
    May 31, 2021
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    Texas Democrats Block Passage of Voting Bill | New

    The radical overhaul of the Texas election and voter access was on the verge of enactment early in the session. He had the support of Republican ...
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  • Texas Republicans
    By Justin H. Garrett
    May 31, 2021
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    Texas GOP Lieutenant Governor Suggests Republicans Only Responsible For Democrats Killing Election Bill

    The conversation Open apologies from a doctor to those struggling with overweight and obesity Doctors have told overweight people to exercise more and eat less, when ...
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  • Republican Funding
    By Justin H. Garrett
    May 31, 2021
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    Mining Tax Bill Begins to Advance in Legislature, Supported by Industry, Progressives and Teachers Union

    A major bill, aimed at earmarking around $ 500 million in mining revenue and federal aid for public education and avoiding politically perilous questions in the ...
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  • Democrats Funding
    By Justin H. Garrett
    May 31, 2021
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    Hear them roar; women changed state policy in a decade | Local News

    For this year alone, Memorial Day is the eve of an election in New Mexico. This is just a sign that it is not always politics ...
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  • Texas Republicans
    By Justin H. Garrett
    May 30, 2021
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    Texas Republicans aim to make voting more difficult | national

    AUSTIN, Texas – Texas took a major step on Sunday to become the largest state in the country where the GOP makes it harder to vote ...
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  • Texas Republicans
    By Justin H. Garrett
    May 30, 2021
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    Texas GOP Completely Opposes HB 1987

    Austin, TX, Released: May 30, 2021 For Immediate launch With the primaries open in the state of Texas, HB 1987 would allow Democrats to choose the ...
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  • Democrats Funding
    By Justin H. Garrett
    May 30, 2021
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    Education budget warning, election inquiry

    MADISON (WKOW) – Republicans on the Budgetary Joint State Finance Committee called their education budget a $ 500 million increase. But a letter sent by the ...
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  • Texas Democrats
    By Justin H. Garrett
    May 30, 2021
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    Texas Democrats Say Republican Voting Bill Marks “Dark Day for Democracy” | Texas

    Texas Democrats called Sunday “one of the darkest days” for American democracy, after Republicans pushed one of the most restrictive voting measures in the United States ...
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  • Republican Funding
    By Justin H. Garrett
    May 30, 2021
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    Mining tax plan raises stakes in final days of Nevada legislature

    Posted on Saturday May 29, 2021 | 11:20 p.m. Updated on Saturday May 29, 2021 | 11:20 p.m. CARSON CITY, Nevada (AP) – Lawmakers in Nevada ...
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  • Texas Republicans
    By Justin H. Garrett
    May 30, 2021
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    Texas Republicans Finalize Major Voting Limits Bill

    And in their electoral push, Republicans have overtaken objections from Democrats, voting groups and big business. Companies like American Airlines, Dell Technologies and Microsoft spoke out ...
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  • Texas Democrats
    By Justin H. Garrett
    May 29, 2021
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    Joe Biden criticizes Texas bill that limits voting hours

    Sign up for The Brief, our daily newsletter that keeps readers up to date with the most important news from Texas. As Texas Republicans prepare to ...
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  • Texas Democrats
    By Justin H. Garrett
    May 29, 2021
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    Dismissing additional federal unemployment benefits doesn’t do much for workers in Texas

    There may be a labor shortage in Texas, but it has yet to reach Buc-ee’s, the chain of gas stations and convenience stores that started in ...
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  • Democrats Funding
    By Justin H. Garrett
    May 29, 2021
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    Democrats ignore wave of crime at their peril

    On the anniversary of George Floyd’s death, dozens of gunshots rang out in the middle of the day in George Floyd Square in Minneapolis, forcing reporters ...
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  • Democrats Funding
    By Justin H. Garrett
    May 29, 2021
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    Merkley: More money is needed to prevent devastating forest fires | Local

    Funding priorities Its priorities include increasing spending on forestry collaborations and specific work to reduce the threat of forest fires, such as forest thinning and prescribed ...
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  • Republican Funding
    By Justin H. Garrett
    May 29, 2021
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    Lauren Boebert abandons brands, calling them ‘corrupted tool’ – The Journal

    Voters in southwest Colorado concerned about infrastructure needs will not be met Rep. Lauren Boebert, R-Colo., Center, did not ask for local funding through assignments, saying ...
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  • Texas Republicans
    By Justin H. Garrett
    May 28, 2021
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    By stiffening Tesla, Texas lawmakers prove they don’t really value freedom

    The Texas legislative session is coming to an end, and a bill that would have allowed Tesla (and other electric vehicle manufacturers) to sell vehicles directly ...
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  • Texas Republicans
    By Justin H. Garrett
    May 28, 2021
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    Tory agenda dominates Texas, despite Democratic hopes to turn the state blue

    Yet Trump’s Texas lead was the narrowest for a Republican presidential candidate in years. In 2012, Mitt Romney won the state by 16 points. In 2016, ...
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  • Democrats Funding
    By Justin H. Garrett
    May 28, 2021
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    Biden budget tackles worker misclassification and safety (2)

    President Joe biden used his inaugural budget request to signal his administration’s commitment to extend job protections to large swathes of workers who have been classified ...
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  • Texas Democrats
    By Justin H. Garrett
    May 28, 2021
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    Statement by Texas Democrats on Cornyn and Cruz blocking investigation into January 6 insurgency

    AUSTIN, Texas – Texas Democratic Party Chairman Gilberto Hinojosa issued the following statement on how Republican Senators from Texas John Cornyn and Ted Cruz voted to ...
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  • Texas Democrats
    By Justin H. Garrett
    May 28, 2021
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    Newsmax Rep: All Democrats See Biden’s Inappropriate China Relations

    Republican James Commer told Newsmax that all Democrats believe the Biden administration has an irregular relationship with China. “We know about the Hunter Biden drama,” Commer ...
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  • Texas Republicans
    By Justin H. Garrett
    May 28, 2021
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    The Donlon Report: US Agencies Investigate Mysterious “Havana Syndrome”; Texas reports increase in drug seizures

    Posted: May 27, 2021 / 7:21 p.m. CDT | Update: May 27, 2021 / 7:22 p.m. CDT January 6 is a day many Americans will remember, ...
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  • Democrats Funding
    By Justin H. Garrett
    May 27, 2021
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    Vulnerable Democrats Bet Stigma on Targets has Dissipated | Nation / World

    WASHINGTON – Dozens of at-risk House Democrats are betting that securing money for their voters through allocations will be somewhere between a net positive for their ...
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  • Republican Funding
    By Justin H. Garrett
    May 27, 2021
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    Governor Cooper resists calls from GOP senators to end ‘excessive federal benefits’

    RALEIGH, North Carolina (WNCN) – Gov. Roy Cooper (D) on Thursday resisted calls from the state’s two Republican U.S. senators to stop accepting federal funding for ...
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  • Texas Democrats
    By Justin H. Garrett
    May 27, 2021
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    Texas Democrats Kill Transphobic Student Athlete Bill by Blocking | Texas

    On Tuesday, Democratic lawmakers in the Texas House of Representatives were successful in preventing a transphobic bill from being voted on until it hits its “pass-or-die” ...
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  • Democrats Funding
    By Justin H. Garrett
    May 27, 2021
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    Democrats reject GOP ads accusing them of opposing security assistance to Israel

    House Democrats on Wednesday pushed back against advertisements of Republican attacks accusing them of not supporting Israeli security after their votes on a GOP procedural motion ...
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  • Republican Funding
    By Justin H. Garrett
    May 27, 2021
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    Surface Infrastructure Bill Transfers From Capito Committee As Infrastructure Discussions Continue | News, Sports, Jobs

    Screenshot photo PRAISE – U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito congratulated her fellow Senators for coming together on a transportation infrastructure bill. CHARLESTON – Calling him “anchor” ...
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  • Texas Democrats
    By Justin H. Garrett
    May 26, 2021
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    BREAKING: 26 days after the start of AAPI Heritage Month, Ted Cruz is spreading anti-Asian racist hatred

    AUSTIN, Texas – 26 days after the start of AAPI Heritage Month, Ted Cruz appeared on national television Wednesday for spread racist bile in an attempt ...
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  • Texas Republicans
    By Justin H. Garrett
    May 26, 2021
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    Texas senator participates in bipartisan deal to strengthen gun background checks

    by: Wes Wilson, Sahil Kapur, NBC News Posted: May 26, 2021 / 12:14 p.m. CDT / Update: May 26, 2021 / 12:55 p.m. CDT FILE – ...
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  • Democrats Funding
    By Justin H. Garrett
    May 26, 2021
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    Pro-GOP group targets House Dems following Israel’s Iron Dome vote

    EXCLUSIVE: A conservative advocacy group that supports Republican causes is targeting 14 House Democrats in their votes last week against Israel’s emergency funding for its Iron ...
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  • Republican Funding
    By Justin H. Garrett
    May 26, 2021
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    Democrats’ plan would fund Leandro

    “This is the first time in history that we have a truly comprehensive piece of legislation that provides for specific actions that the General Assembly must ...
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  • Democrats Funding
    By Justin H. Garrett
    May 26, 2021
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    New Mexico Democrats Sit Down and Wait for Former Congresswoman | Local News

    In an age when the countryside is too loud and takes too long, a glaring exception exists in New Mexico. Peace and quiet are bad signs ...
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  • Texas Republicans
    By Justin H. Garrett
    May 26, 2021
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    Trump says he will approve Texas Attorney General’s Republican primary in 2022

    Former President Donald Trump says will make an endorsement in the 2022 Republican primary race for Texas Attorney General, in which Ken Paxton is likely to ...
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  • Texas Democrats
    By Justin H. Garrett
    May 26, 2021
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    Texas House Democrats run over time to try to sink GOP bills

    Sign up for The Brief, our daily newsletter that keeps readers up to date with the most important news from Texas. In the last 14 hours ...
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  • Republican Funding
    By Justin H. Garrett
    May 26, 2021
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    2021 Ocean GOP Primary County Commissioners: Gary Quinn

    TOMS RIVER, NJ – With Primary Day for the 2021 general election on June 8, Patch shares the profiles of candidates for local office. Gary Quinn ...
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  • Texas Democrats
    By Justin H. Garrett
    May 25, 2021
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    Eric Holder on his opposition to voting restrictions: ‘We should be energized, galvanized, motivated’

    From Texas Standard: Once a decade, the U.S. Census provides the population counts that each state uses to redraw electoral boundaries. How these boundaries are drawn ...
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  • Texas Republicans
    By Justin H. Garrett
    May 25, 2021
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    Marjorie Taylor Greene: Comparison of Mask Wearing and Holocaust Condemned by GOP House Leader

    WASHINGTON – Minority House Leader Kevin McCarthy on Tuesday condemned Georgian Representative Marjorie Taylor Greene’s comments comparing the wearing of vaccination masks and logos to the ...
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  • Democrats Funding
    By Justin H. Garrett
    May 25, 2021
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    Democrats and GOP team up to target China

    Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer, a Democrat from New York, speaks during a press conference following the Democratic Senate’s weekly political lunch at the Capitol in ...
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  • Republican Funding
    By Justin H. Garrett
    May 25, 2021
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    Fight against Medicaid expansion resurfaces in states

    Dakotans for Health co-founder Rick Weiland said the pro-expansion group has collected more than 10,000 signatures to date. Supporters need more than three times that number ...
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  • Texas Democrats
    By Justin H. Garrett
    May 25, 2021
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    House Democrats review Georgia’s voting law in light of new state rules

    (GA Recorder) | WASHINGTON – Members of a US House panel debated on Monday whether certain state election laws deprived some voters, including people of color, ...
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  • Texas Republicans
    By Justin H. Garrett
    May 25, 2021
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    Texas, Cornyn, other top Republicans look at Jan 6 commission bill, plan to filibuster

    WASHINGTON, DC – Texas Senator John Cornyn was clear in February: Congress should create a 9/11-type outside commission to investigate the January 6 attack, a rare ...
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  • Republican Funding
    By Justin H. Garrett
    May 25, 2021
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    The construction of necessary schools continues to be forgotten | Editorial

    Their original proposal was to use state lottery revenues – then $ 350 million a year – to build schools. The sponsor was a Democrat from ...
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  • Texas Democrats
    By Justin H. Garrett
    May 24, 2021
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    Texas lawmakers create hurdles to cut police funding

    Sign up for The Brief, our daily newsletter that keeps readers up to date with the most important news from Texas. Texas House on Monday brought ...
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  • Texas Republicans
    By Justin H. Garrett
    May 24, 2021
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    Texas GOP proposes to reduce polling places for urban voters of color

    Texas Senate Republicans passed a law that would drastically reduce the number of polling stations in strong Democratic counties, disproportionately depriving voters of color in the ...
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  • Democrats Funding
    By Justin H. Garrett
    May 24, 2021
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    West Hills reconnects with DuBois-Walton

    West Rock and West Hills Democrats voted on Sunday to endorse mayoral candidate Karen DuBois-Walton, Alder Honda Smith and Clerk Michael Smart for the upcoming municipal ...
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  • Republican Funding
    By Justin H. Garrett
    May 24, 2021
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    Biden Cuts Broadband Spending, Republican Infrastructure Plan, Gigabit Opportunity Zones, Ige Under Fire: High Speed ​​Breakfast

    May 24, 2021 – The Biden administration appears to be willing to back down on the $ 100 billion proposal it put forward in favor of ...
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  • Texas Democrats
    By Justin H. Garrett
    May 24, 2021
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    Redistributing delays adds to Democrats’ worries about keeping US House

    WASHINGTON (Reuters) – For the last two elections, Democrats have viewed Brian Fitzpatrick as one of the most vulnerable Republicans in the US Congress, but both ...
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  • Texas Republicans
    By Justin H. Garrett
    May 24, 2021
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    Texas lawmakers pass new chemical tank regulations

    Sign up for The Brief, our daily newsletter that keeps readers up to date with the most important news from Texas. In March 2019, a massive ...
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  • Republican Funding
    By Justin H. Garrett
    May 23, 2021
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    Kan’s juvenile justice funds could run out by 2024

    TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) – A Kansas fund to help keep young people out of jail could be cash-strapped by 2024 if spending and planned funding stay ...
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  • Texas Democrats
    By Justin H. Garrett
    May 23, 2021
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    The governor caught between the main democratic blocs over the oil setbacks

    Apartment buildings are seen behind pump jacks running at the Inglewood oilfield in Los Angeles on Tuesday, May 18, 2021. California Governor Gavin Newsom has set ...
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  • Texas Republicans
    By Justin H. Garrett
    May 23, 2021
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    Texas Republicans’ plan to reduce polling stations in areas with higher proportion of voters of color: analysis

    A proposal by Texas Republicans to change the distribution of polling stations on election day would reduce the number of voting options for areas with a ...
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  • Democrats Funding
    By Justin H. Garrett
    May 23, 2021
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    “The pendulums still swing:” Democrats hope to regain power in Idaho | Politics

    The party is also wary of this pendulum. All are careful that they don’t seem to be swaying too much to the left. The Idaho Democratic ...
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  • Democrats Funding
    By Justin H. Garrett
    May 23, 2021
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    Arizona election audit to resume amid internal GOP fighting

    A GOP-ordered audit of the 2020 ballots in Arizona’s most populous county is expected to restart this week, even as it fuels a growing fight among ...
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  • Republican Funding
    By Justin H. Garrett
    May 23, 2021
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    Republicans in Idaho legislature increase their own funding

    The Idaho Legislature reconvened on Wednesday, May 12, after a week-long hiatus for doing business after Gov. Brad Little signed the bill. Darin Oswald [email protected] This ...
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  • Texas Democrats
    By Justin H. Garrett
    May 23, 2021
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    Redistributing delays adds to Democrats’ concerns about maintaining US House

    WASHINGTON (Reuters) – For the last two elections, Democrats have viewed Brian Fitzpatrick as one of the most vulnerable Republicans in the US Congress, but both ...
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  • Democrats Funding
    By Justin H. Garrett
    May 23, 2021
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    Get black money out of the political realm | News, Sports, Jobs

    THE EDITOR: After 30 years of one-party Republican rule, Columbus won the infamous title of the biggest public corruption case in a state in US history ...
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  • Texas Republicans
    By Justin H. Garrett
    May 23, 2021
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    Texas Blackout Reveals: Texas Republicans Knew Gas Was The Problem, Then Blamed Renewables

    Texas President PUC and other senior officials were already worried about gas shortages days before the widespread blackouts that resulted in the deaths of at least ...
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  • Republican Funding
    By Justin H. Garrett
    May 23, 2021
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    Report: Kansas juvenile justice funds could run out by 2024

    TOPEKA, Kan. A Kansas fund to help keep young people out of jail could be cash-strapped by 2024 if spending and planned funding stay the same, ...
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  • Texas Democrats
    By Justin H. Garrett
    May 22, 2021
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    Former Planned Parenthood President speaks about partisanship and reproductive rights at UC Dems event

    Cecile Richards, former president of Planned Parenthood, spoke about her career path, her partisanship around abortion and reproductive rights nationally and nationally in a question-and-answer session ...
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  • Texas Republicans
    By Justin H. Garrett
    May 22, 2021
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    Texas GOP Passes Bill to Ban Critical Race Theory and Stop ‘Blaming White Children’ for Slavery

    Texas state lawmakers capped hours of debate on how to teach children about American slavery and subjugation of people of color by advancing a controversial bill ...
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  • Democrats Funding
    By Justin H. Garrett
    May 22, 2021
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    Progressives press leading Democrats for Israel arms deal, police

    WASHINGTON – An increasingly vocal progressive wing is putting more pressure on Democratic leaders on burning issues, including U.S. military aid to Israel, funding for Capitol ...
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  • Republican Funding
    By Justin H. Garrett
    May 22, 2021
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    Businesses and Republicans are sounding the alarm on Biden taxes | national

    (The Center Square) – As President Joe Biden promotes his multi-trillion dollar proposed federal spending, Republicans and small business are sounding the alarm bells, arguing that ...
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  • Democrats Funding
    By Justin H. Garrett
    May 22, 2021
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    Illinois redistribution map revealed for State House and Senate districts

    The Dems also stressed that their first priority was to protect the rights of minority voters. This is likely a signal that Pritzker will accept the ...
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  • Texas Republicans
    By Justin H. Garrett
    May 22, 2021
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    News in Brief | National

    Texas House and Senate reach deal on license-free handgun carrying but offer no details on bill Do you need a small loan to help you through ...
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  • Texas Democrats
    By Justin H. Garrett
    May 21, 2021
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    Legislative Priorities Report 5.21.21 – Republican Party of Texas Republican Party of Texas

    Legislative Priorities Report May 21, 2021 Yesterday was a great day at Texas House. . . if the most important priority of the session for you ...
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  • Republican Funding
    By Justin H. Garrett
    May 21, 2021
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    GOP deploys alternatives to Dems broadband initiatives

    Law360 (May 21, 2021, 4:56 p.m. EDT) – House Republicans on Thursday presented two broadband infrastructure packages that would divert funding from the Federal Communications Commission, ...
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  • Republican Funding
    By Justin H. Garrett
    May 21, 2021
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    Daybreak May 21: Stabenow and Boozman at odds over Farm Bill funding

    Senate Agriculture Speaker Debbie Stabenow said she continues to work to secure increased funding for conservation programs included in an upcoming climate infrastructure package. But the ...
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  • Texas Democrats
    By Justin H. Garrett
    May 21, 2021
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    The back mic: final budget lacks federal funding amendment, former senator resigns dean, Democrats push back unemployment benefits

    Austin, Texas, 2 minutes ago – [tbm_signup] Special session requirement for federal funding withdrawn from the budget The 2022-2023 budget was finalized by the legislature’s conference ...
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  • Democrats Funding
    By Justin H. Garrett
    May 21, 2021
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    More than $ 6 billion in federal aid from the NJ is coming. Spending plan later

    Credit: (Legislative Assembly of the NJ)Senator Declan O’Scanlon (R-Monmouth) and NJ Treasurer Elizabeth Maher Muoio New Jersey received the more than $ 6 billion allocated to ...
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  • Republican Funding
    By Justin H. Garrett
    May 21, 2021
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    Senate Should End Debate To Pass Medicaid Funding Tax

    Republicans in the Missouri Senate should decide to end debate if a filibuster prevents anti-abortion lawmakers from putting their stamp on taxes on providers that fund ...
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  • Texas Democrats
    By Justin H. Garrett
    May 20, 2021
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    Heroes or slavers? Texas observes laws to protect its founders from contempt

    Every morning, Texas schoolchildren recite an oath to their state that includes the words, “I promise you allegiance, Texas, a state under God.” Now, a wave ...
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  • Texas Republicans
    By Justin H. Garrett
    May 20, 2021
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    Gohmert reprimanded for violating US House mask mandate | Texas

    U.S. Representative Louie Gohmert R-Tyler is among three GOP lawmakers representing Texas in the U.S. House who have been fined or given a warning this week ...
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  • Texas Republicans
    By Justin H. Garrett
    May 20, 2021
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    Chip Roy, two other Texas congressmen reprimanded for refusing to wear masks

    Twitter / Chip Roy Republican U.S. Representative Chip Roy has repeatedly downplayed the severity of COVID-19. Say whatever you want about U.S. Rep. Chip Roy, but ...
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  • Democrats Funding
    By Justin H. Garrett
    May 20, 2021
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    Progressive Democrats Vote Against Capitol Security Funding To Protest Police

    Several progressive House Democrats voted against a $ 1.9 billion bill to increase security on the U.S. Capitol in response to the deadly January 6 riot ...
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  • Republican Funding
    By Justin H. Garrett
    May 20, 2021
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    Has half a billion over two years paid for the education budget? Not exactly.

    Questions continue to concern the financing of education, including the role, if any, of additional tax revenues. Signs in front of the legislative building call for ...
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  • Democrats Funding
    By Justin H. Garrett
    May 18, 2021
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    Dianne Morales’ Strengths and Weaknesses as She Runs for Mayor

    Dianne Morales (photo via Morales campaign) [This article is part of a series on the leading Democratic mayoral candidates’ strengths and weaknesses.] Dianne Morales officially entered the ...
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  • Texas Democrats
    By Justin H. Garrett
    May 18, 2021
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    Democrats Face the Reality on Voting Rights: Congress Likely Not Coming to the Rescue

    WASHINGTON – Asked about the way forward to pass new voting rights laws, Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer, DN.Y., repeatedly replied: “Failure is not an option ...
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  • Texas Republicans
    By Justin H. Garrett
    May 18, 2021
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    Riot on Capitol Hill: GOP leaders split in Jan 6 inquiry, but Republican # 2 predicts Senate will pass bill ‘in one form or another’

    But Thune, a Republican from South Dakota, said he assumed the bill to create the independent inquiry will pass “with quite a large margin” in the ...
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  • Democrats Funding
    By Justin H. Garrett
    May 15, 2021
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    Pulse Newsletter: Mills Makes History By Committing To Fully Fund Education

    Gov. Janet Mills sounded almost triumphant when she announced a change to the state’s next two-year budget that will pump an additional $187 million into local ...
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  • Republican Funding
    By Justin H. Garrett
    May 15, 2021
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    Op-Ed: Ky. GOP Rebuttal to Governor Beshear’s Recent Column

    The following editorial is written by Republican Party of Kentucky Chairman Mac Brown. In a recent column, Democratic Governor Andy Beshear softens his response to the ...
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  • Texas Republicans
    By Justin H. Garrett
    May 15, 2021
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    Republican House lawmakers offer Louisiana residents up to $ 1,000 in unemployment to return to work

    BATON ROUGE, La. (WAFB) – Republican House lawmakers have started pushing forward a proposal to offer unemployed Louisiana residents up to $ 1,000 to return to ...
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  • Texas Republicans
    By Justin H. Garrett
    May 15, 2021
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    Fact Check: A Week of Cheeky Republican Dishonesty

    A prominent Republican senator claimed Democrats drafted a bill to register millions of undocumented immigrants to vote – even though the bill explicitly and repeatedly says ...
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  • Texas Republicans
    By Justin H. Garrett
    May 15, 2021
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    GOP pursues tougher penalties for poll workers in crackdown on voting

    This attitude has crept into new election laws and bills introduced by Republican-controlled legislatures across the country. More than two dozen bills in nine states, either ...
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  • Democrats Funding
    By Justin H. Garrett
    May 15, 2021
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    Tennessee lawmakers leave door open for special session to deal with infusion of federal funds

    Tennessee Gov. Bill Lee has brushed aside the idea of ​​a special session to deal with billions of dollars in federal funding, but some key lawmakers ...
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  • Texas Republicans
    By Justin H. Garrett
    May 15, 2021
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    Conservative group brags of secret role in election laws

    The leader of a national conservative group told his supporters he had secretly helped draft laws in Republican-controlled states across the country as part of a ...
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  • Democrats Funding
    By Justin H. Garrett
    May 15, 2021
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    Missouri Lawmakers Pass High-Profile Gun Bill on Last Day | News headlines

    JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) – The Republican-led Missouri legislature has passed a high-profile measure to ban local enforcement of federal gun laws with only an hour ...
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  • Republican Funding
    By Justin H. Garrett
    May 15, 2021
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    Hopes for GOP infrastructure deal spurred on by Senator Shelley Moore Capito

    WASHINGTON – Sen. Shelley Moore Capito, of West Virginia, assumes her role as potential negotiator in Republican talks with the White House, leading a GOP effort ...
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  • Democrats Funding
    By Justin H. Garrett
    May 15, 2021
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    Nevada Supreme Court ruling cuts $ 100 million in respendable revenue

    The Nevada State Supreme Court building in Carson City. The Nevada Supreme Court opinion released this week drops an estimated $ 100 million hole in the ...
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  • Texas Republicans
    By Justin H. Garrett
    May 15, 2021
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    Independence of candidate Virginia GOP from Trump under debate

    FALLS CHURCH, Va. (AP) – While Glenn Youngkin was looking to return to the political center after winning the GOP nomination for governor of Virginia, Donald ...
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  • Democrats Funding
    By Justin H. Garrett
    May 15, 2021
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    The Enduring Promise of Moral Capitalism | by Michael Kazin

    In our May 27, 2021 issue, we published “Ending the Kennedy Romance” by Michael Kazin, a review of the first volume of Frederik Logevall’s biography on ...
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  • Democrats Funding
    By Justin H. Garrett
    May 15, 2021
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