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19 Jun 2018, 2:30 am
Berkeley, California, voters passed a per-ounce tax on sugar-sweetened beverages in 2015 that has been followed by Philadelphia, San Francisco, Oakland, and Cook County (Illinois), though Cook County quickly repealed the tax after consumer backlash. [read post]
2 Oct 2020, 9:06 am
We started with the 15 states that the Cook Political Report rates (as of Sept. 29) as “toss-up” or “lean” states in the 2020 presidential election on the logic that those disputes are more likely to be able to change or sow doubt regarding the final results in a tight race. [read post]
8 Nov 2019, 3:00 am
National/Federal A Conspiracy of Hunches: Roger Stone trial set to start this week San Francisco Chronicle – Devlin Barrett, Spencer Hsu, and Manuel Roig-Franzia (Washington Post) | Published: 11/4/2019 Roger Stone is on trial in federal court, where prosecutors plan to dive back into an episode of political chicanery, alleged lies, and conspiratorial texts that parallels the nascent impeachment inquiry into his longtime friend President Trump. [read post]
21 Jun 2022, 11:30 am
Key Findings By driving changes to the climate, carbon emissions will impose major long-term economic costs, both here in the U.S. and around the world. [read post]
28 Aug 2020, 3:00 am
National/Federal After Online Warnings, Armed Civilians Bring Threat of Violence to Protests in Kenosha and Elsewhere Washington Post – Joshua Partlow, Isaac Stanley-Becker, and Mark Guarino | Published: 8/26/2020 Civilians carrying assault rifles and handguns were visible on the streets in Kenosha throughout the chaotic events that left two people dead and another wounded. [read post]
21 Aug 2020, 3:00 am
Bannon received over $1 million himself, using some to secretly pay co-defendant, Brian Kolfage, the founder of the project, and to cover hundreds of thousands of dollars of Bannon’s personal expenses. [read post]
24 Jan 2020, 3:00 am
National/Federal A Campaign Finance Rule Makes Life Much Harder for Working-Class Challengers The Intercept – Rachel Cohen | Published: 1/16/2020 Though some organizations have been started over the last few years to help working-class candidates more effectively compete, the path to victory can still be difficult for those who cannot afford to dedicate all their time to campaigning. [read post]
4 Sep 2020, 3:00 am
National/Federal 1 Million Primary Ballots Were Mailed Late, Postal Service Watchdog Says MSN – Luke Broadwater (New York Times) | Published: 9/1/2020 More than one million mail-in ballots were sent late to voters during the 2020 primary elections, underscoring concerns about whether the agency has the ability to process what is expected to be a major increase in mail-in votes for the presidential election in November. [read post]
13 May 2011, 8:47 pm
dbp said: An interesting logical loop here: Brian Leiter's blog posts an anonymous comment, which presumably is in agreement with the blog's editor. [read post]
16 Sep 2009, 1:47 pm
(Westfield, MA; Jolene Cook, President) Barryson, Inc. [read post]
12 Nov 2019, 7:55 pm
Author’s note: The body of this article draws heavily on the excellent deposition summaries written by Lawfare editors and contributors Charlotte Butash, Kelsey Clinton, Mikhaila Fogel, Vishnu Kannan, Patrick McDonnell, Jacob Schulz, Chinmayi Sharma and Masha Simonova, and edited by us. [read post]
28 Jan 2019, 8:18 pm
Burns, Brian F. [read post]
29 Apr 2022, 4:00 am
National/Federal Amid the War in Ukraine, PR Firms Defend Russian-Tied Clients MSN – Hailey Fuchs (Politico) | Published: 4/26/2022 Several wealthy businesspeople from Eastern Europe have turned to public relations professionals to help navigate press coverage emanating from Russia’s assault on Ukraine. [read post]
10 May 2019, 3:01 am
National/Federal A Lawsuit About Trump and the NRA Could Upend How the Government Polices Campaign Finance Mother Jones – Nihal Krishan | Published: 5/1/2019 A lawsuit involving the National Rifle Association (NRA) is poised to act as a major test for the FEC chairperson’s new strategy to force the agency to take more aggressive action to police campaign finance law. [read post]
10 May 2019, 9:24 am
National/Federal A Lawsuit About Trump and the NRA Could Upend How the Government Polices Campaign FinanceMother Jones – Nihal Krishan | Published: 5/1/2019 A lawsuit involving the National Rifle Association (NRA) is poised to act as a major test for the FEC chairperson’s new strategy to force the agency to take more aggressive action to police campaign finance law. [read post]
15 Apr 2022, 4:00 am
National/Federal Before Giving Billions to Jared Kushner, Saudi Investment Fund Had Big Doubts Yahoo News – David Kirkpatrick and Kate Kelly (New York Times) | Published: 4/10/2022 Six months after leaving the White House, Jared Kushner secured a $2 billion investment from a fund led by the Saudi crown prince, a close ally during the Trump administration, despite objections from the fund’s advisers about the merits of the deal. [read post]
15 Oct 2021, 4:00 am
National/Federal Activists Try to Keep Up Pressure to Pass Elections and Voting Bills MSN – Kate Ackley (Roll Call) | Published: 10/13/2021 Groups pushing for voting rights and elections legislation in the U.S. [read post]
12 Jan 2011, 7:27 pm
” If a meal turns out to be inedible, no one eats it simply because it took a long time to cook. [read post]
5 May 2023, 4:00 am
National/Federal Top Republicans Balk at WinRed’s Plan to Charge More for Online Donations DNyuz – Shane Goldmacher (New York Times) | Published: 4/28/2023 A battle over a threatened price increase has exposed growing tensions between top Republican Party officials and the company with a virtual monopoly on processing GOP campaign contributions online. [read post]
14 Apr 2023, 4:00 am
New Report Outlines the Deep Political Polarization’s Slow and Steady March MSN – Paul Kane (Washington Post) | Published: 4/8/2023 New research by David Wasserman, senor editor at the Cook Political Report, examines all 435 U.S. [read post]
