A longtime Republican National Committee member, Henry Barbour, has introduced two resolutions for consideration by the RNC board that the Trump campaign opposes as “absurd.” The first proposal would enforce the RNC by-laws that forbid the national committee from taking sides in a primary. The proposed resolution would explicitly […]
A member of the Republican National Committee is floating a pair of resolutions that would require the conservative organization to remain neutral until a presidential nominee is chosen and prevent them from paying former President Donald Trump’s growing legal tab. Henry Barber, a longtime committeeman from Mississippi, is circulating the resolutions ahead of the RNC’s […]
A shake-up is coming to the RNC. Chairwoman Ronna McDaniel is stepping down, with plans being formalized after the South Carolina primary. It is reported that a vote on the proposed change in leadership at the RNC will take place during its next meeting later this spring. It is unusual for a leadership change to […]
RICHMOND, Va. — Democrats who control the Virginia General Assembly sent Republican Gov. Glenn Youngkin legislation on Friday that would increase the state’s minimum wage to $15 per hour in 2026. Identical bills that would bump the current $12-per-hour minimum wage to $13.50 on Jan. 1, 2025, and then to $15 on Jan. 1, 2026, […]
In an era when parents are not shying away from celebrating their children’s milestones in lavish ways, the tooth fairy tradition hasn’t been left behind. According to a recent Delta Dental poll, the tooth fairy’s generosity has reached new heights, with the average payout for a lost tooth soaring to $6.23 in 2023, up from […]
LINCOLN, Neb. — Conservative lawmakers who want to intertwine religion with school curriculum in Republican-dominated Nebraska presented a slew of bills Monday to the state Legislature’s education committee. The list includes a bill that would give parents more control over their local school’s library books and curriculum and another that would allow public school students […]
California lawmakers introduced 14 bills related to slavery reparations on Wednesday, marking the first time that a state had taken the practical step of trying to turn reparations proposals into law. Missing from the bills was any mention of cash payments for descendants of slaves. When the issue was […]
Lawmakers in more than a half-dozen U.S. states are pushing laws to define antisemitism, triggering debates about free speech and bringing complicated world politics into statehouses. Supporters say it’s increasingly important to add a definition that lays out how to determine whether some criticism of Israel also amounts to hatred of Jewish people. In so […]
CHARLESTON, W.Va — West Virginia’s Republican-dominated Legislature pushed forward a slate of contentious bills Wednesday that would arm teachers, allow people to sue libraries over books that offend them and restrict where transgender kids can use the bathroom at school. Described by conservatives as efforts to protect children while they learn, the legislation comes as […]
ORCHARD PARK, N.Y. — Stray cats are benefitting from Tyler Bass’ field-goal attempt going astray. Down as the Buffalo Bills kicker felt after missing a potential game-tying 44-yard attempt wide right in the final minutes of a 27-24 divisional playoff round loss to Kansas City on Sunday, Bass can be uplifted in knowing how thousands […]
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