GOP sets vote on 'parents rights' in clash over schools House Republicans are pressing forward with a vote on a midterm campaign promise The Independent UK · Mar 24, 2023
Minnesota Senate panel approves trio of gun bills MINNEAPOLIS — A trio of bills aimed at curbing gun violence received the endorsement of the Senate Judiciary Committee on Thursday, a giant victory for supporters of gun safety measures who have seen similar proposals languish for years under Republican control of the Senate. Tribune News Service · Mar 24, 2023
South Carolina’s top accountant to resign after $3.5 billion accounting error COLUMBIA, S.C. — South Carolina’s top accountant Richard Eckstrom says he will resign effective April 30 after disclosing to state lawmakers that he inflated the state’s cash balances for a decade, eventually reaching about $3.5 billion. Tribune News Service · Mar 23, 2023
Philly moms plead to state leaders for gun reform in Harrisburg, with new hope under a Democratic majority HARRISBURG, Pa. — Tanya Clark stood quietly in the cold rain outside of Martin Luther King Jr. High School in Philadelphia on Thursday morning, tears streaming down her cheeks. The Philadelphia Inquirer · Mar 23, 2023
Other states are copying Florida's "Don't Say Gay" efforts Florida's move to expand its prohibition on teaching sexual orientation or gender identity in the classroom comes as several states are pursuing similar bans The Independent UK · Mar 23, 2023
Disney World reaches union deal with minimum $18 hourly wage Unions for service workers at Walt Disney World have reached a tentative deal with the company that would raise the starting minimum wage from $15 to $18 an hour The Independent UK · Mar 23, 2023
At the Races: TikTok takeover - Roll Call The CQ Roll Call newsroom tracks campaigns nationwide, sharing the best stories, with some extras, in the At the Races newsletter. Roll Call · Mar 23, 2023
Sinema caught trashing Dems, White House White House thinks the only way to reach Sinema is to let private equity executives lobby her, Politico reports Salon · Mar 23, 2023
DeSantis walks back 'territorial dispute' remark on Ukraine Florida Gov_ Ron DeSantis is walking back his characterization of Russia's war on Ukraine as a “territorial dispute." The Independent UK · Mar 23, 2023
Bragg hits Jordan for taking Trump bait Alvin Bragg's office accused House Republicans of interfering in the investigation at Trump's behest Salon · Mar 23, 2023
NYT whitewashes MAGA's new attack dog Lengthy profile of Oversight Committee chair James Comer is loaded with folksy details — but misses the real story Salon · Mar 23, 2023
GOP lawmaker reveals TikTok let death threat against committee chair stay up for a month ‘You couldn’t take action after 41 days’, excoriates Republican The Independent UK · Mar 23, 2023
Manhattan DA blasts House GOP for ‘unprecedented inquiry into a pending local prosecution’ General counsel calls GOP demands for information ‘an unprecedent inquiry into a pending local prosecution’ The Independent UK · Mar 23, 2023
Michigan GOP chair refuses to apologize for comparing gun control to Holocaust Kristina Karamo says she will not be ‘intimidated’ into withdrawing tweet despite outcry across political spectrum The Guardian - US · Mar 23, 2023
The Independent UK · Mar 23, 2023 Manhattan DA rejects GOP demand for info on Trump case The Manhattan district attorney investigating Donald Trump has rebuffed House Republicans’ request to turn over documents
Tribune News Service · Mar 23, 2023 Manhattan DA Alvin Bragg’s lawyer tells GOP leaders probing his Trump hush money investigation to back off NEW YORK — Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg has a message for Republican lawmakers conducting a Congressional probe into his investigation of former President Donald Trump: Back off.
The Guardian - US · Mar 23, 2023 Jimmy Kimmel on Trump: ‘When are they going to arrest him already?’ Late-night hosts discuss Trump’s potential indictment in the Stormy Daniels case and other criminal investigations he faces
Axios · Mar 23, 2023 Manhattan DA sends scathing response to GOP’s request for testimony Alvin Bragg’s office said the GOP’s request is “ unlawful incursion into New York’s sovereignty.”
Salon · Mar 23, 2023 Putin and the GOP: Masters of deception Americans no longer share a common reality — but can we all agree that Donald Trump's just in it for the grift?
Salon · Mar 23, 2023 Trump knows a perp walk is good TV Of course Trump is stoked about his perp walk — he knows MAGA loves his villainy
Los Angeles Times · Mar 23, 2023 Michael Hiltzik: How DeSantis' attack on education draws from Ronald Reagan's war on UC Berkeley The candidate strides to the podium and launches into his attack on his state's educational system. Students are being "indoctrinated" with leftist propaganda by radical professors, he declares.
Orlando Sentinel · Mar 23, 2023 Editorial: Abortion ban betrays women — and may break Florida GOP’s hold on power Anti-reproductive rights extremists in the Florida Legislature are on the brink of going too far. A proposed ban on abortion after six weeks of pregnancy (that in reality could be as little as one or two) will strip fundamental rights to bodily autonomy from millions of people, exposing the ugly…
Axios · Mar 23, 2023 House GOP widens probe into Manhattan DA by seeking testimony from prosecutors who resigned "It now appears that your efforts to shame Bragg have worked," wrote Judiciary Committee Chair Jim Jordan.
The Independent UK · Mar 23, 2023 GOP operative who advised Youngkin moves to pro-DeSantis PAC A top Republican operative who worked as an adviser on Virginia Gov. Glenn Youngkin’s winning campaign has signed on to work for a super PAC urging Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis to run for president
Chicago Tribune · Mar 23, 2023 Illinois House OKs measure to allow the state to deny grants to libraries that ban books SPRINGFIELD, Ill. — The Illinois House on Wednesday approved a measure that would allow the Illinois secretary of state’s office to deny grant funding to public and school libraries if they ban books or fail to devise policies against removing titles from their stacks.