On Tuesday afternoon, Republican-appointed justices on the Arizona Supreme Court ruled that a 160-year-old near-total abortion ban — first adopted before Arizona was even a state — is enforceable. By the early evening, Senate hopeful Kari Lake was denouncing the decision as “out of step with Arizonans.” The rhetoric was understandable. The Republican conspiracy theorist […]
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Kari Lake calls legislators in push to repeal Arizona abortion ban she previously backed
Senate candidate Kari Lake has made calls to state lawmakers to push for the repeal of Arizona’s Civil War-era abortion ban, according to a Republican legislator who spoke about receiving a call from her. The GOP-controlled Legislature is considering its next steps after the state Supreme Court ruled Tuesday that the state’s 1864 near-total ban […]
Gordon launches discussion to repeal gun-free zones in Capitol and other state facilities
Apr. 11—CHEYENNE — The process to repeal gun-free zones in the Capitol and other state-owned buildings through the executive branch has officially begun. Gov. Mark Gordon upheld his promise in his veto of House Bill 125, “Repeal gun free zones and preemption amendments,” to reconsider gun-free zones in state facilities during a State Building Commission […]
Arizona Republicans block abortion-ban repeal after denouncing court ruling
Republicans in Arizona halted an effort by Democrats on Wednesday to repeal an 1864 law banning almost all abortions, which the state supreme court this week ruled could go into effect. The move came after Republican lawmakers in the state had denounced the court’s decision, including some who previously expressed support for the law. Donald […]
Local Congressman calling on DOE to repeal proposed rule threatening Butler County plant
With more than 1,200 jobs on the line, Congressman Mike Kelly is calling on the Department of Energy to repeal a proposed rule that threatens the future of the Cleveland-Cliffs Butler Works plant in Butler County. “We’re not sitting back and ever losing this steel, this town, this country,” said the Butler County Republican. At […]
America’s death tax is a threat to generational farming in Tennessee so repeal it
Tennessee has a proud history of family-owned farms and land passed down through generations. Today, those assets are in jeopardy. The death tax amounts to double taxation. Dealing with the death of a loved one is hard enough. Adjusted for inflation, a family’s estate is taxed if it supersedes a net worth of $13.61 million per individual […]
Naive, gullible Columbus residents approved school levy. Let’s repeal it.
My budget has turned into the turnip. Let’s repeal school levy. I find it really strange that many of the local school levies just failed, but the outrageous November Columbus school levy passed? I cannot believe that Columbus residents were that naive or gullible to pass that 7.7 mil levy. Did people not understand what […]
Joe Biden, Obama and Pelosi warn against Trump’s push to repeal Affordable Care Act
WASHINGTON – President Joe Biden’s reelection campaign held an organizing call and released video Saturday with supporters championing the Affordable Care Act on its 14th anniversary and warning against former President Donald Trump’s efforts to repeal it. Biden was joined by former President Barack Obama and former Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi to celebrate […]
Biden campaign releases new ad slamming Trump’s push to repeal Obamacare
WASHINGTON — The Biden campaign released a new digital advertisement Friday slamming former President Donald Trump‘s push to repeal the Affordable Care Act. The 30-second ad, first shared with NBC News, features audio of Trump’s criticism of the ACA as text on the screen details what a second Trump term would mean for health care. […]
Measure M repeal of special San Bernardino County Fire parcel tax falling
Early voting numbers on Tuesday show support against the passing of Measure M, which would repeal a special San Bernardino County Fire protection parcel tax. Just before 10 p.m., Measure M received 19,677 “No” votes, or 55.84%, compared to 15,564 “Yes” votes, or 44.16%, according to the San Bernardino County Registrar of Voters. A “yes” […]
Minnesota Dems Push to Repeal School Ban on Restraint That Killed George Floyd
Nearly four years after George Floyd suffocated to death while being pinned face down to the pavement by a police officer, Minnesota Democrats are fast-tracking legislation that would undo a less-than-year-old ban prohibiting school-based cops from using that same type of restraint on students. As early as Monday, the state’s House of Representatives is slated […]
Effort to repeal Washington’s landmark carbon program puts budget in limbo with billions at stake
SEATTLE (AP) — A conservative-backed effort to repeal Washington state’s landmark carbon pricing program and tax on the sale of stocks and bonds is putting the budget into limbo, with billions of dollars at stake and just days left in this year’s Legislative session. Lawmakers are scrambling to finalize a trio of statewide supplemental budgets […]