Tag: Policies & Impacts

Michigan State Legislators Reject Tax Benefits to Ford’s New Battery Plant

March 11, 2023
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MARSHALL, Mich.—Michigan House Freedom Caucus held a press conference on Saturday to object to using taxpayer dollars to fund the new Ford electric vehicle battery plant. Two days ago, the state appropriated $630 million for the project that sees Ford partnered with a Chinese EV battery maker with ties to the Chinese Communist Party (CCP)….

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Has Wokeness Peaked? That’s Debatable

March 11, 2023
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News Analysis As headlines declare that “peak woke” has passed, one researcher thinks it’s possible that wokeness is actually just “mutating.” “The jury is still out in terms of whether the Great Awokening is winding down,” wrote Associate Professor David Rozado in a Feb. 24 Twitter post. Rozado’s research in computational social science at the New Zealand Institute…

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Manchin Calls Out Podesta’s Remarks About China Being ‘Big Players’ in US EV Battery Production

March 11, 2023
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Sen. Joe Manchin (D-W.V.), the centrist Democrat who has been highly critical of Biden administration energy policy, released a statement on March 10 in which he called “beyond irresponsible” clean energy czar John Podesta’s remarks that day that Chinese companies will be “big players” in U.S. domestic production of EV batteries. Podesta made the comments at…

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LIVE 10 AM ET: Michigan House Freedom Caucus Holds Press Conference Against Corporate Interests

March 11, 2023
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Michigan State House Freedom Caucus, joined by local community members, holds a press conference at 10:00 a.m. ET on March 11 in Marshal, Michigan, to reject the Ford EV battery plant with a Chinese partner sitting on property in Marshall. …

LIVE NOW: Michigan House Freedom Caucus Holds Press Conference Against Corporate Interests

March 11, 2023
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Michigan State House Freedom Caucus, joined by local community members, holds a press conference at 10:00 a.m. ET on March 11 in Marshal, Michigan, to reject the Ford EV battery plant with a Chinese partner sitting on property in Marshall. …

Michigan House Freedom Caucus Holds Press Conference Against Corporate Interests

March 11, 2023
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Michigan State House Freedom Caucus, joined by local community members, holds a press conference at 10:00 a.m. ET on March 11 in Marshal, Michigan, to reject the Ford EV battery plant with a Chinese partner sitting on property in Marshall. …

California to Consider Making Housing a ‘Fundamental Human Right’

March 10, 2023
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After a failed attempt three years ago, the California Legislature will again consider an amendment to the state constitution to make housing a “fundamental human right.” Assemblyman Matt Haney (D-San Francisco) introduced Assembly Constitutional Amendment (ACA) 10 March 8. The measure would declare that everyone in the state has the right to adequate housing. “We…

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Shapiro’s Pennsylvania Budget Projects Revenue From Sale of Still-Illegal Recreational Marijuana

March 10, 2023
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Although he didn’t mention cannabis in his budget address, Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro’s $45 billion spending plan (pdf) sets the stage for a bill to legalize recreational marijuana this legislative session. The legislature is now working on the 2023/2024 budget. The budget projects spending beyond the fiscal year, as common, so lawmakers can predict how…

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Election Security Is Key for Voter Turnout: Florida Rep. Lee

March 10, 2023
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Elections security advocates said the 2022 midterm races exemplify what happens when voters trust the system. One voting rights lawyer says more must be done to ensure everyone’s voice is heard. The Committee on House Administration’s Subcommittee on Elections held a hearing on the 2022 midterm elections to review the impact of heightened security measures…

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Biden Budget Proposes $17 Trillion in Deficits Over Next Decade

March 10, 2023
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President Joe Biden revealed the third budget of his presidency, proposing to spend $6.8 trillion and raise taxes by approximately $5 trillion. Despite being promoted as a deficit-reducing plan, the White House forecasts trillions in budget shortfalls over the next decade. According to the administration’s projections (pdf), the U.S. government would record $17.055 trillion in…

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