Bipartisan act seeks end to ticket scalping bots
(The Center Square) – A new “Taylor Swift” bill proposed in Michigan would combat ticket resale schemes seen during the artist’s recent Erasu tour, but ticket bot operators could face problems. House Bill 5661-5662 would allow the Attorney General’s Office to impose fines of $5,000 per ticket on anyone who violates the ticket purchase limit. […]
Newsom seeks to restrict students’ cellphone use in schools: ‘Harming the mental health of our youth’
California’s Democratic governor, Gavin Newsom, announced Tuesday he would pledge to limit students’ smartphone use during school hours, pointing to statements by the Biden administration that social media is harmful to children’s mental health. The decision comes after U.S. Surgeon General Vivek Murthy called on Congress to require social media platforms to require warning labels […]
CNN Seeks to Intimidate Ticketmaster into Blacklisting Tucker Carlson Tour
The far-left fascists at CNN are trying to blackmail Ticketmaster into blacklisting Tucker Carlson from his upcoming arena tour. This week, the former Fox News anchor announced a 15-city speaking tour in the lead up to the upcoming presidential election. Carlson, who founded the Tucker Carlson Network (TCN) and expanded Fox’s audience after moving to […]
Legal cannabis industry seeks government help dealing with red tape
(The Center Square) – The marijuana industry is booming. Last year, the $21 billion industry grew by more than 5%, faster than the U.S. economy as a whole. At the same time, states from California to Massachusetts have decided the marijuana industry needs subsidies. A coalition of Democratic senators is now asking the Small Business […]
As Biden seeks to hold White House against Trump, tech policy battles get litigious
As the Nov. 5 election nears and with former President Donald Trump on the cusp of becoming the Republican nominee, President Joe Biden‘s administration is amping up its regulatory actions — especially efforts to target so-called Big Tech. When advocates of expanding U.S. antitrust laws to rein in Big Tech failed to pass reforms through […]
Hollywood has-been seeks spotlight with Emmy race war
Progressive actor John Leguizamo isn’t doubling down, he’s tripling down on wokeness, and he’s putting his money where his mouth is. The “Carlitos’ Way” actor paid big bucks for a full-page ad in the New York Times (yes, print ads still exist) imploring Emmy voters to select minorities when filling out their ballots. “May this […]
Biden seeks to move voters past Trump amnesia
President Biden’s campaign is trying to remind voters of some of President Trump’s controversial comments and actions in an effort to break public amnesia about his tumultuous presidency. The Biden campaign took to social media on Tuesday to remind voters of a time in 2020 when Trump “bragged” about tear gassing Black Lives Matter protesters […]
Activist investor slams Southwest Airlines CEO, board for ‘poor execution,’ seeks new leaders
Elliott Investment Management reported on Monday that it holds about $1.9 billion worth of shares in U.S. airline Southwest Airlines and has called for changes in the company’s management. Southwest Airlines shares rose 7% to close at $29.70 on Monday. The activist investment management firm said Southwest’s “poor execution” and management’s “stubborn refusal to change […]
Alex Jones seeks permission to convert his personal bankruptcy into a liquidation
Conspiracy theorist Alex Jones is asking the court for permission to convert his bankruptcy reorganization into a liquidation, which would allow him to sell off most of his assets to partially repay the $1.5 billion he owes the families of the victims of the Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting. Jones and his media company, Free […]
Jordan seeks interview with top prosecutor on Trump Mar-a-Lago case
House Judiciary Committee Chairman Jim Jordan (R-Ohio) has requested that special counsel Jack Smith’s top lawyer for the Mar-a-Lago case meet with the committee, the latest escalation in the investigation into those who prosecute former President Trump. In a letter to Jay Blatt on Thursday, he accused prosecutors of inflating allegations of wrongdoing by holding […]