Republican bill aims at blue states for transferring billions in COVID-era unemployment debt to employers
House Republicans Aim to Address California’s Unemployment Debt House Republicans are pushing to address California’s growing unemployment insurance debt, asserting that employers are bearing the financial burden due to the state’s inability to settle its obligations. Representative Vince Fong (R-Calif.) is set to propose a bill that would mandate California pay off $21 billion in […]
House bill with support from both parties seeks to prolong COVID-era Obamacare assistance
House Group Proposes Extension of Pandemic-Era Obamacare Subsidies A bipartisan coalition in the House has put forth a bill to prolong the enhanced Obamacare subsidies that were introduced during the COVID-19 pandemic, seeking to extend them for another two years. Co-chairs of the Problem Solvers Caucus, Rep. Brian Fitzpatrick from Pennsylvania and Rep. Tom Suozzi […]
The untold story of LA’s underground COVID-era speakeasies
“It's closed. Let's get out of here.” My Israeli friend came to pick me up from Woodland Hills and parked in the dim lights of a shady hookah lounge in Canoga Park, a nearby Los Angeles neighborhood who I didn't want to catch on the wrong street at the wrong time. These moments of frustration […]
Will California use bird flu to return to draconian COVID-era restrictions?
California Governor Gavin Newsom recently declared a state of emergency over bird flu. His “solution” is to give government agencies more money. Newsom passed a proclamation to ensure agencies have the resources and flexibility they need to quickly respond to outbreaks. “Bill Gates warned us, but strangely he knows when these things are going to […]
Minnesotan commutes out of state for ‘right to work’ after business closed under Walz’s COVID-era rules
Lakeville, Minnesota. A Minnesota woman blames Gov. Tim Walz’s policies for the loss of two businesses during the COVID-19 pandemic and commutes two hours out of state every day to fight for her “right to work.” Lisa Zarza, who was born and raised in Minnesota and has worked in the bar and restaurant industry for […]
‘Not my governor’: Minnesota small business owner rips Harris VP pick’s ‘radical’ COVID-era policies
Cottonwood County Fair, Minnesota – A local small business owner slammed Democratic vice presidential candidate Gov. Tim Walz as “the worst governor in Minnesota history.” Diane Kruger, who owns a company that sells Scentsy products in Minnesota, detailed how she feels she has been negatively affected by Walz’s policies since he took office. “He has […]
The UK is weaponizing a COVID-era ‘disinformation’ agency against those posting about the riots
The UK established an intelligence agency called the Counter Disinformation Unit in 2019. Expressed purpose “Understanding the spread of disinformation and attempts to artificially manipulate the information environment so that governments can understand the scope and impact of harmful misinformation and take appropriate action.” Like the Harris-Biden administration and the Stanford Internet Observatory across the […]
Taxpayers expected to save millions after COVID-era perk for illegal immigrants gets cancelled
Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) has ended a COVID-era program that allowed undocumented immigrants hundreds of minutes of free video calls, Fox News Digital reported, a move that was estimated to save taxpayers more than $10 million a year. In response to the then-emerging COVID-19 pandemic and the resulting visitation restrictions, federal agencies began offering […]