John Deere to Execute Big Layoffs in Two States, Plans Shift to Mexico
John Deere is preparing for more mass layoffs in two states, with 610 employees set to lose their jobs by August 30. The company made the announcement on Friday and said 280 employees at its East Moline, Illinois, plant and 230 employees at its Davenport, Iowa, plant would be affected, Fox Business reported. report Saturday. […]
Should gun store sales get special credit card tracking? States split on mandating or prohibiting it
Beginning Monday, a California law will require credit card networks like Visa and Mastercard to provide banks with special retail codes that can be assigned to gun stores in order to track their sales. But new laws will do the exact opposite in Georgia, Iowa, Tennessee and Wyoming by banning the use of specific gun […]
Secretary Of State’s Office Lacks Processes To Clean Voter Rolls Of Over 78K Noncitizens, Nonresidents
Estimated Reading Time: 3 minutes The secretary of state’s office lacks the processes in place to remove about 78,000 potential noncitizens and nonresidents from its voter rolls. In its last two quarterly reports issued to the state legislature in May and August, respectively, the department reported that it had received reports of but not acted […]
Presidential debate already shaking things up down-ballot in swing states
One of the many issues Democrats will have to address this morning is the impact of President Biden’s performance in last night’s debate on lesser candidates. Shortly after the debate, Politico’s Arie Mutnick I wrote about it on my blog.“There’s talk among Democrats that Joe Biden’s performance tonight could scare off major campaign donors and […]
Texas Supreme Court Upholds State’s Ban on Sex Changes for Minors
The Texas Supreme Court on Friday upheld a state order banning puberty suppressants, hormone therapy and other so-called gender-affirming treatments for children. 8-1 VerdictThe State Supreme Court of Texas Law The law, which came into force in September 2023, went against a woman’s right to decide whether or not to provide medical care for her […]
Republican-led States Sue Biden Administration Over Repeal of Title 42 Border Rule
Estimated Reading Time: 2 minutes Three Republican-led states have filed a lawsuit against the Biden administration in an attempt to prevent it from lifting a rule that allows illegal immigrants at the border to be expelled in the name of preventing the spread of COVID-19. Former President Donald Trump instituted that policy, Title 42, but […]
Bans on Foreign Funding for Ballot Measures Gain Momentum in Congress, States
Estimated Reading Time: 3 minutes Opponents of foreign funding of U.S. ballot measures expect momentum at both the federal level and in states. In May, the House Administration Committee advanced a bill to amend federal election law to prevent foreign nationals from contributing to ballot initiatives by closing a loophole, since federal law and most state laws […]
Trump, Biden to hold dueling rallies in these key states post debate as they aim to expand the 2024 map
ATLANTA – With the first debate over their 2024 presidential rematch over, President Biden and former President Trump will remain in the South, holding rallies in states they hope to take back in November. After facing Biden onstage at CNN’s presidential debate in Atlanta on Thursday night – where Biden struggled with a raspy voice […]
Oklahoma executes state’s longest-serving death row inmate – a fiend who raped, killed 7-year-old girl
Oklahoma on Thursday executed the state’s longest serving death row inmate, a convicted felon who kidnapped, raped and murdered his 7-year-old stepdaughter in 1984. Richard Rojem, 66, was pronounced dead at 10:16 a.m. at the Oklahoma State Penitentiary by three lethal injection doses. Rojem had maintained he was innocent of the murder of his former […]
What is the Tories’ Middle East legacy? Quietly tying Britain to the Gulf states and the brutal war in Yemen | David Wearing
IIf you want to get a clear picture of the character of the modern Conservative party, and the full extent of the damage it has caused during its recent tenure in power, there is no better place to start than Yemen, which by the late 2010s had become the scene of the world’s worst humanitarian […]