Minnesota Gov.-elect Tim WalzTimothy (Tim) James WalzMinnesota governor announces goal of 100 percent clean energy by 2050 Minnesota governor rips lawmaker for saying gun control backers should be ‘run over’ This is what leadership looks like MORE (D) reportedly declined an invitation from the White House to meet with President TrumpDonald John TrumpGary Cohn says […]
Ohio Gov. John Kasich (R) on Friday commuted the sentence of a death row inmate following revelations about the inmate’s childhood abuse. Raymond Tibbetts, 61, was convicted more than 20 years ago in the killing of his wife and another man in separate incidents on the same day. Kasich commuted Tibbets’s sentence to life without […]
Utah is set to become the state with the strictest limit for alcohol consumption before driving, dropping the standard for blood alcohol content (BAC) from the nationwide standard of .08 to .05. The new law is slated to take effect on Dec. 30 — before New Year’s celebrations begin — in an effort to reduce the number of […]
The New York City chapter of the Democratic Socialists of America (DSA) on Sunday announced their endorsement of Democratic gubernatorial candidate Cynthia Nixon (D). Nixon, best known for starring in “Sex and the City,” is challenging New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo (D) from the left with a progressive platform that includes single-payer health care, climate justice and […]
From Alaskan seafood to BMWs produced in South Carolina, President TrumpDonald John TrumpGary Cohn says Trump trade adviser the only economist in world who believes in tariffs House transportation committee chairman threatens to subpoena Boeing, FAA communication Pentagon sets new limits on transgender service members MORE’s growing trade war with nations from China to Turkey […]
New York congressional candidate Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D) on Wednesday said her policy proposal of “Medicare for all” is “not a pipe dream.” “I think at the end of the day, we see that this is not a pipe dream,” Ocasio-Cortez said on CNN’s “Cuomo Prime Time.” “Every other developed nation in the world does this,” […]
The Supreme Court on Monday refused appeals from two states looking to end funding to Planned Parenthood, striking a blow to abortion foes. The decision leaves in place lower court rulings that blocked Louisiana and Kansas from banning Planned Parenthood and other abortion providers from the states’ Medicaid programs. The states banned Planned Parenthood from […]
Proposed legislation in Kentucky this week would reportedly make abortion punishable by up to five years in prison. State Rep. Robert Goforth (R) prefiled a bill on Thursday that would ban abortion after a fetal heartbeat is detected, according to WAVE, an NBC affiliate. Under the terms of the measure, abortion providers would be required to […]
Former Wisconsin Gov. Scott McCallum (R) is calling for Gov. Scott Walker (R) to reject some of the measures the state’s Legislature passed to limit incoming Democratic officials’ authority. “It appears completely political, (like) a power grab,” McCallum told the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel on Saturday, before adding that Walker has the chance to avoid the “appearance of sour grapes.” […]
Iowa Gov. Kim Reynolds (R) unveiled a new policy proposal that would allow women to get contraception at pharmacies without prescriptions. Reynolds told The Des Moines Register on Friday that the plan would help extend access to family planning resources, especially in rural communities. “I think this is the direction we should go,” Reynolds said. “I […]